Bnei HaSharon

בני השרון/הרצליה
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya
Leagues Ligat HaAl
State Cup
Founded 2002
History 2002 – present
Arena HaYovel Herzliya
(capacity: 1,750)
Location Herzliya
Team colors Blue and White
President Lenni Reknaty
Head coach Roi Hagai
Championships
Website www.shar.co.il
Uniforms
Home
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Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya (Hebrew: בני השרון/הרצליה‎, lit. Sons of the Sharon) is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.

The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002. The merge has been made because a couple of reasons: Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei Herzliya's relegation.

At the end of 2010/11 season, the merge ended. And the team play only for the city of Herzliya.

Achievements by year since foundation

Season Coach Final league position State Cup International Competition
2010/11 Dan Shamir 4 1/8 final
2009/10 Dan Shamir 8 Final
2008/09 Ariel Beit HaLahmi 6 Quarter final ULEB Eurocup – Regular Season
2007/08 Effi Birnbaum 3 Quarter final
2006/07 Effi Birnbaum 4 Final
2005/06 Yaacov Gino 9 Semi final
2004/05 Ronen Ginzburg 9 Final Eurocup – Group stage
2003/04 Yaacov Gino 3 Quarter final
2002/03 Effi Birnbaum 5 Semi final Champions Cup – Second Group stage

Current roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 4 Assaf, Dori 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 5 Marziano, Matan 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 6 Rice, Ben 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 7 Shasson, Sharon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 9 Rivera, Filiberto 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 10 Grunfeld, Dan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 11 Fligel, Vitaly 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 12 Nailon, Lee 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 13 Katz, Erez 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G – Dunn, LaceDarius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F/C – Udoh, Ekpe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach
  • Roi Hagai
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yonatan Alon
Legend
  • Injured

Notable past players