Bnei Herzliya Basket

Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1985 (1985)
ArenaHaYovel Arena
Capacity1,500
LocationHerzliya, Israel
Team colorsBlue, White
   
CEOAmit Zedekiah
PresidentEldad Akunis
General managerZufer Avdija
Head coachYehu Orland
OwnershipLenny Rekanati
Tal Rekanati
ChampionshipsIsraeli State Cup (2)
Websitebhbasket.co.il

Bnei Herzliya Basket (Hebrew: בני הרצליה, lit. Sons of Herzliya), are a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.

History

The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya.[1] In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon.[2][1][3] The merger was done 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 city of Herzliya. In 2012, the club was re-named Bnei Herzliya.[1] In 2022, the club won the Israeli State Cup for the second time, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 87:82 in the final.[4]

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Israeli State Cup
Winners (2): 1994–95, 2021–22.
Runners-up (4): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2025–26.

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 Cup R2 5–7
2017–18 10th 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS 4–6
2018–19 12th
2019–20 2 National League 2nd
2020–21 1 Premier League 11th    Balkan League RS 2–2
2021–22 2nd
2022–23 QF 3 Champions League RS 2–4
2023–24 10th 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS Withdrew
2024–25 QF

Players

Current roster

Bnei Herzliya roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 1 United States Varnado, Jordon 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997
F 2 United States Jones, Denver 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-11-02)2 November 2000
PG 5 United States Francis, Daeshon 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1997-01-26)26 January 1997
SG 8 Israel France Bourdillon, Frédéric 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
G 11 Israel Sadeh, Omer 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2001-12-27)27 December 2001
G 13 Israel Obziler, Kai 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2007-04-23)23 April 2007
SG 15 Israel Lugashi, Shalev 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001
PG 21 United States Israel Heidegger, Max 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-06-05)5 June 1997
PG 23 Israel Lutaty, Moriel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1999-12-12)12 December 1999
G 26 Israel Lazar, Jordan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2006-04-09)9 April 2006
F/C 30 United States Burns, D. J. 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-07-13)13 July 2000
F/C 32 United States Onuaku, Chinanu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996
SG 34 Israel Shalem, Nitay 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2005-12-07)7 December 2005
F 35 United States Carter, Noah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2000-11-13)13 November 2000
SF 44 United States Stewart, Elijah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1995-11-14)14 November 1995
Head coach
  • Israel Yehu Orland
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Elishay Kadir
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 1, 2026

References

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