Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1985 (1985)
HistoryHapoel Herzliya Basket
(1985–2002)
Bnei HaSharon Basket
(2002–2012)
Bnei Herzliya Basket
(2012–present)
ArenaHayovel Arena
Capacity1,500
LocationHerzliya, Israel
Team colorsBlue and White
  
CEOAmit Zdkiya
PresidentEldad Akunis
Team managerZeev Bara'am
Head coachDan Shamir
Team captainWilly Workman
OwnershipLenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
ChampionshipsIsraeli State Cup (2)
Websitebhbasket.co.il

Bnei Herzliya Basket (Hebrew: בני הרצליה, lit. Sons of Herzliya), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.[1] It has won the Israeli State Cup twice, most recently in 2022.[2]

History

The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya.[3] In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon.[4][3][5] The merger was entered into because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's relegation from the top-level Israeli Basketball Premier League, following the 2001–02 season.

At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the Israeli city of Herzliya. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya.[3] In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.[2]

Titles and honors

Domestic competitions

Winners (2): (1994–95, 2021–2022)
Runners-up (3): (2004–05, 2006–07, 2009-10)
Winners: (2019-20)

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. European competitions
2009–10 1 Premier League 8th
2010–11 5th
2011–12 10th
2012–13 11th
2013–14 11th
2014–15 9th
2015–16 7th
2016–17 5th 4 FIBA Europe CupR25–7
2017–18 10th 4 FIBA Europe CupRS4–6
2018–19 12th
2019–20 2 National League 1st
2020–21 1 Premier League 11th    Balkan LeagueRS2–2
2021–22 2nd
2022-23 1 Premier League 7th Champions League RS 2-4

Players

Current roster

Bnei Herzliya roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G/F 1 United States Israel Cohen, Sandy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-22)22 September 1995
SF 2 United States Israel Workman, Willy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-03-14)14 March 1990
SG 3 United States Israel Banks, Adrian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986
F/C 4 United States Stone (basketball), Tyler 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-10-04)4 October 1991
PG 5 Canada Carr, Marcus 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-06-27)27 June 1999
SG 8 France Israel Bourdillon, Frédéric 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991
PG 10 Israel Gat, Shoham 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
G 20 Israel Rotem, Orr 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2005-10-15)15 October 2005
C 22 United States Lynch, Reggie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1994-11-30)30 November 1994
PG 35 Israel Burg, Ethan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
G 77 Israel Mor Yosef, Evyatar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2002-09-04)4 September 2002
G/F 98 Israel Akrish, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
F 99 United States Thomas, Adonis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-03-25)25 March 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Golan Jablonowsky
  • Israel Liad Schneider
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 3, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Robert Carter Adonis Thomas
PF Reggie Lynch Willy Workman
SF Sandy Cohen Eitan Burg Batler
SG Adrian Banks Frédéric Bourdillon Evyatar Mor Yosef
PG Ryan Boatright Shoham Gat
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
  • The BCL requires at least 5 "homegrown" players on a 12-man game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

  1. ↑ "בני Ofek Dist הרצליה". Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "בני הרצליה ניצחה 82:87 את הפועל תל אביב וזכתה בגביע השני בתולדותיה". Walla! Sports (in Hebrew). February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Group A preview: Three teams with history to kick off in the BIBL". balkanleague.net.
  4. ↑ "2008-09 Club Profile: Bnei Hasharon". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.
  5. ↑ "Basketball - Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya (Israel) : palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.
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