Yuval Naimy

Yuval Naimy
Unieuro Forlì
Position Point guard
League Serie A2 Basket
Personal information
Born (1985-08-31) August 31, 1985
Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing 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
2014–2015 Bnei Herzliya
2015–2016 Ironi Nes Ziona
2016–2017 Scafati Basket
2016–2017 Unieuro Forlì
Career highlights and awards

Yuval Naimy (Hebrew: יובל נעימי‎‎) (Born August 31, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays with Unieuro Forlì of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He plays at the point guard position. He is represents the senior Israeli national basketball team. He is the brother-in-law of Danny Klein, the team's Chairman at the time.[1]

Professional career

Naimy started his career with Hapoel Jeruslaem, with whom he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) championship in the 2003–04 season. In the 2005–06 season, he played with Maccabi Rosh HaAiyn of the Israeli 2nd Division Liga Leumit. Between 2005 and 2007, Naimy played with Maccabi Givat Shmuel. During the 2007–08 season, he played with Ironi Ashkelon, for which he averaged 14.4 points per game, in 27 games played.[1][2][3]

In 2008, he returned to Hapoel Jerusalem[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] as the team's captain, as well as its main play maker.[11][12][13] The newspaper Haaretz described him as "one of the most talented players Jerusalem has seen in years".[14] In the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, he led Hapoel Jerusalem to win the Winner Cup, and to reach Israeli Super League Final Four.

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

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

On July 20, 2017, Naimy signed with the Italian club Unieuro Forlì of the Serie A2 Basket for the 2017-18 season. [17]

Israeli national team

Naimy has been a member of the senior Israeli National Basketball Team, and in the summer of 2010, he led the Israeli national team at the EuroBasket 2011.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Yuval Naimy inks with Unieuro Forlì". Sportando. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  18. ↑ Allon Sinai (August 24, 2010). "Israel trounces Latvia to close on EuroBasket qualification". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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