Israel at the EuroBasket 2015

Israel at the EuroBasket

IOC code	ISR
NOC	Israel Basketball Association
EuroBasket appearances
Israel at the EuroBasket 1935 - 1937 - 1939 - 1946 - 1947 - 1949 - 1951 - 1953 - 1955 - 1957 - 1959 - 1961 - 1963 - 1965 - 1967 - 1969 - 1971 - 1973 - 1975 - 1977 - 1979 02 ! - 1981 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2017 Israel at the EuroBasket Women 1938 - 1950 - 1952 - 1954 - 1956 - 1958 - 1960 - 1962 - 1964 - 1966 - 1968 - 1970 - 1972 - 1974 - 1981 - 1978 - 1980 - 1993 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015
Other related appearances
Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1954, 1986)

Israel competed in the EuroBasket 2015, the 39th FIBA EuroBasket, Israel’s 28th time competing, and finished tenth.^[1] Games were broadcast in Israel on Sport 5.

Qualifying round – Group B

Standings


Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Israel	6	4	2	487	435	+52	10	2–0
Netherlands	6	4	2	378	374	+4	10	0–2
Montenegro	6	3	3	434	447	−13	9
Bulgaria	6	1	5	400	443	−43	7

Games

10 August 2014
19:00

Boxscore

Israel	97–100 (OT)	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–22, 18–27, 28–20, Overtime: 11–14
Pts: Casspi 28 Rebs: Casspi 10 Asts: Mekel 6		Pts: Rochestie 17 Rebs: Dragičević, Šehović 6 Asts: Rochestie 9

Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 400
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Marius Ciulin (ROU)

13 August 2014
19:30

Boxscore

Netherlands	57–66	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 19–24, 12–13, 4–8
Pts: Schaftenaar 12 Rebs: Oudendag 11 Asts: Slagter 7		Pts: Pnini 16 Rebs: Casspi 8 Asts: Mekel 5

MartiniPlaza, Groningen
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Semen Ovinov (RUS), Haydn Jones (WAL)

17 August 2014
20:30

Boxscore

Bulgaria	84–100	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 16–17, 20–34, 26–20
Pts: Vezenkov 18 Rebs: Varbanov 12 Asts: Marinov 5		Pts: Casspi 19 Rebs: Fischer 13 Asts: Mekel 7

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Benjamin Jiménez (ESP), Nikolaos Somos (GRE), Saša Maričić (SRB)

20 August 2014
21:00

Boxscore

Montenegro	65–80	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 12–17, 19–24, 14–19
Pts: Dragičević 19 Rebs: Borisov 7 Asts: Rochestie 5		Pts: Casspi 17 Rebs: Mekel 11 Asts: Mekel 11

Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Vicente Bulto (ESP), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE)

24 August 2014
19:00

Boxscore

Israel	83–60	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 26–5, 22–18, 14–19, 21–18
Pts: Casspi 22 Rebs: Casspi 8 Asts: Mekel, Pnini 6		Pts: De Jong 15 Rebs: Oudendag 9 Asts: Williams 4

Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 300
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Oscar Perea (ESP), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE)

27 August 2014
20:45

Boxscore

Israel	61–69	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–12, 11–17, 9–24
Pts: Eliyahu 16 Rebs: Eliyahu 7 Asts: Pnini 6		Pts: Vezenkov 20 Rebs: Vezenkov 8 Asts: Avramov 4

Kition Athletic Center, Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 100
Referees: Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU), Tomislav Vovk (CRO)

Preliminary round – Group A

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	5	0	407	335	+72	10	Advanced to Knockout stage
2	Israel	5	3	2	375	384	−9	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Poland	5	3	2	367	352	+15	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Finland	5	2	3	387	392	−5	7
5	Russia	5	1	4	379	374	+5	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	1	4	324	402	−78	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1 2 Poland–Israel 73–75
1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina–Russia 61–81

Games

5 September 2015
17:30

Boxscore

Israel	76–73	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 11–18, 21–10, 26–24
Pts: Casspi 21 Rebs: Casspi 9 Asts: Ohayon 5		Pts: Khvostov, Vorontsevich 15 Rebs: Vorontsevich 13 Asts: Khvostov, Vorontsevich 5

Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)

6 September 2015
17:30

Boxscore

Finland	66–79	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 18–21, 23–16, 12–17
Pts: Murphy 24 Rebs: Murphy 9 Asts: Koponen 5		Pts: Eliyahu 22 Rebs: Fischer 11 Asts: Eliyahu 6

Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Renaud Geller (BEL)

7 September 2015
17:30

Boxscore

Israel	84–86 (OT)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 16–19, 15–25, 15–15, Overtime: 9–11
Pts: Casspi 29 Rebs: Fischer 8 Asts: Mekel 7		Pts: Gordić 22 Rebs: Stipanović 18 Asts: Renfroe 8

Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 6,288
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Anthonie Sinterniklaas (NED)

9 September 2015
17:30

Boxscore

Poland	73–75	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 8–13, 18–16, 23–24
Pts: Kulig, Waczyński 13 Rebs: Gortat 8 Asts: Ponitka 6		Pts: Casspi 35 Rebs: Fischer 8 Asts: Limonad, Mekel 5

Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Spyridon Gontas (GRE), Igor Dragojević (MNE)

10 September 2015
21:00

Boxscore

Israel	61–86	France
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 17–16, 21–24, 13–24
Pts: Limonad 13 Rebs: Kadir 9 Asts: three players 4		Pts: Gobert 15 Rebs: Gobert 10 Asts: De Colo, Parker 4

Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Attendance: 9,755
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Siniša Herceg (CRO), Igor Dragojević (MNE)

Round of 16

13 September 2015
18:30

Boxscore

Israel	52–82	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 17–18, 9–28, 13–14
Pts: Mekel 20 Rebs: Casspi 6 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Gentile 27 Rebs: Melli 7 Asts: Cinciarini 5

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 14,742
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Sreten Radović (CRO), Jurgis Laurinavičius (LTU)

Tournament highs

D'or Fischer finished in third place in the tournament for average blocks per game, with 1.8.

Yogev Ohayon finished in second place in the tournament for average steals per game, with 1.7.

Roster

Israel men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Age	Ht.	Club
2.0 !SG	5	Yivzori, Dagan	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Maccabi Tel Aviv	ISR !
2.5 !G/F	6	Dawson, Shawn	7001210000000000000♠21 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	ISR !
1.0 !PG	7	Mekel, Gal	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-03-04)4 March 1988	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Crvena zvezda	SRB !
4.0 !PF	8	Eliyahu, Lior	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1985-09-09)9 September 1985	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Hapoel Jerusalem	ISR !
3.0 !SF	9	Casspi, Omri (C)	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1988-06-22)22 June 1988	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Sacramento Kings	USA !
2.0 !SG	10	Limonad, Raviv	7001310000000000000♠31 – (1984-08-26)26 August 1984	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	ISR !
4.0 !PF	11	Kadir, Elishay	7001270000000000000♠27 – (1987-11-04)4 November 1987	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Hapoel Eilat	ISR !
1.0 !PG	12	Ohayon, Yogev	7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-04-24)24 April 1987	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Maccabi Tel Aviv	ISR !
5.0 !C	14	Green, Yaniv	7001350000000000000♠35 – (1980-05-16)16 May 1980	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Hapoel Jerusalem	ISR !
5.0 !C	15	Fischer, D'or	7001330000000000000♠33 – (1981-10-12)12 October 1981	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Hapoel Jerusalem	ISR !
5.0 !C	16	Rothbart, Robert	7001290000000000000♠29 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986	2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	ISR !
1.0 !PG	23	Timor, Bar	7001230000000000000♠23 – (1992-03-02)2 March 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Hapoel Jerusalem	ISR !

Head coach

Erez Edelstein

Assistants coach

General Manager

Pini Gershon

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 5 September 2015

References

Israel at international sports competitions

Multi-sport events

Olympics	1952s 1956s 1960s 1964s 1968s 1972s 1976s 1980 1984s 1988s 1992s 1994w 1996s 1998w 2000s 2002w 2004s 2006w 2008s 2010w 2012s 2014w 2016s

Paralympics	1960s 1964s 1968s 1972s 1976s 1980s 1984s 1988s 1992s 1996s 2000s 2004s 2008s 2012s 2016s

European Games	2015

Asian Games	1954 1958 1966 1970 1974

Universiade	1997s 1999s 2001s 2003s 2007s 2009s 2009w 2011s 2013s 2015s

World Championships in Athletics	1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

World Aquatics Championships	2011 2013 2015

Football

FIFA World Cup	Men's 1970 Women's

AFC Asian Cup	1956 1960 1964 1968

UEFA European Championship	Men's Women's

Basketball

FIBA Basketball World Cup	1954 1986

EuroBasket	Men 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 Women 1950 1991 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Baseball

World Baseball Classic	2013 2017

European Baseball Championship	2010 2012 2016

Lacrosse

European Championship	Men's 2012 2016 Women's

World Championship	Men's Women's

Ice hockey

IIHF	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

American football

European Championship

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w=Winter

Basketball in Israel

Israel Basketball Association Israeli Basketball Premier League Israeli Basketball State Cup Israeli Basketball League Cup Liga Leumit Liga Artzit

2015–16 BSL Teams	Ironi Nahariya Bnei Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Hapoel Holon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv Elitzur Kiryat Ata Maccabi Ashdod Hapoel Eilat Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Tel Aviv

BSL seasons	2005-06 (F) 2006-07 (F) 2007-08 (F) 2008-09 (F) 2009-10 (F) 2010–11 (F) 2011–12 (F) 2012–13 (F) 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 (F) 2016–17

State Cups	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

League Cups	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Awards	BSL MVP BSL Finals MVP

EuroBasket	1953 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

EuroBasket Women	1950 1991 1995 1997 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

FIBA World Cup	1954 1986

Other	2011 All-Star Game

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