Yuval Naimy

Yuval Naimy
No. 20 – Hapoel Eilat B.C.
Position Point guard
League Israeli Super League
Personal information
Born August 31, 1985
Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Pro career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2004 Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–2005 Maccabi Rosh HaAyin
2005–2007 Maccabi Givat Shmuel
2007–2008 Ironi Ashkelon
2009–2012 Hapoel Jerusalem
2012–2013 Triumph Lyubertsy
2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013-2014 Hapoel Eilat
2014-? Bnei Herzliya
Career highlights and awards
  • Israeli League birthright of the season: 2006
  • ULEB Cup champion (2003-2004)

Yuval Naimy (Hebrew: יובל נעימי‎) (Born Aogust 31, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays point guard for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Super League. He also plays for Israeli national basketball team. He is also the brother-in-law of Danny Klein, the team's Chairman at the time.[1]

Professional career

Naimy started his career in Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., with whom he won the ULEB Cup in 2003-2004 season. In the 2005-2006 season, he played for Maccabi Rosh HaAiyn on Liga Leumit. Between the 2005 and 2007, Naimy played in Maccabi Givat Shmuel. During 2007-2008 he played for Ironi Ashkelon, for which he averaged 14.4 points in 27 games in 2007–08.[1][2][3]

In 2008, he returned to Hapoel Jerusalem[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] as team's captain, as well as its playmaker.[11][12][13] The newspaper Haaretz described him as "one of the most talented players Jerusalem has seen in years".[14] In 2008-2009 and in 2009-2010 seasons he led Hapoel Jerusalem to win the Winner Cup, and reaching Israeli Final Four.

In June 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Triumph Lyubertsy.[15]

On August 6, 2013, Naimy signed a three-year contract with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.[16]

Israeli national team

Naimy has also played for the Israeli National Basketball Team, and in the summer of 2010, he led the National Team to EuroBasket 2011.[17]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cohen, Vered (April 2, 2008). "Basketball / Player profile / Naimi's swagger may be Achilles' heel". Haaretz. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Last (February 6, 2009). "Maccabi, Hapoel back, just the way we like it". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd (BSL) | Yuval Naimi". Basket.co.il. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ Allon Sinai (March 9, 2010). "Hapoel Jerusalem visits Turkey aiming for Eurocup". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ Allon Sinai (March 1, 2010). "Hap J'lem just pulls it out; Mac TA breezes". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ Allon Sinai (March 25, 2010). "Hap J'lem beats Alba in first leg at Malha, but not by enough". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 14: February 22–23, 2009". Euroleague.net. February 22, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sports Shorts". Haaretz. April 2, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Basketball / Hapoel Jerusalem survives late charge by Nahariya". Haaretz. April 2, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  10. ↑ Yarone Arbel (November 11, 2009). "Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 3: November 7–9, 2009". Euroleague.net. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  11. ↑ Livnat, Arie (April 2, 2008). "Galil sets up final with Maccabi". Haaretz. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ Allon Sinai (May 19, 2009). "It's do-or-die time in BSL Final Four. Mac TA faces surprise Galil/Gilboa in semifinal while Hap J'lem takes on Haifa". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ Allon Sinai (November 5, 2008). "Hapoel humbled by Kazan in Russia. Guy Goodes's Jerusalem side loses by 22 points in first leg of Eurocup qualifier". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  14. ↑ Hirsch, Udi (April 2, 2008). "The Last Word / Spinning wheels". Haaretz. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  15. ↑ Sinai, Allon. "Naimi leaves Hap J’lem for Russia". jpost.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv announced Yuval Naimi". Sportando. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  17. ↑ Allon Sinai (August 24, 2010). "Israel trounces Latvia to close on EuroBasket qualification". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

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