Israel at the EuroBasket
| Israel at the EuroBasket | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Israel Basketball Association |
| EuroBasket appearances | |
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Israel at the EuroBasket 1935 - 1937 - 1939 - 1946 - 1947 - 1949 - 1951 - 1953 - 1955 - 1957 - 1959 - 1961 - 1963 - 1965 - 1967 - 1969 - 1971 - 1973 - 1975 - 1977 - 1979  - 1981 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2017Israel at the EuroBasket Women 1938 - 1950 - 1952 - 1954 - 1956 - 1958 - 1960 - 1962 - 1964 - 1966 - 1968 - 1970 - 1972 - 1974 - 1981 - 1978 - 1980 - 1993 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1954, 1986) | |
Israel has competed in the FIBA EuroBasket, 28 out of the 39 competitions, as of EuroBasket 2015. Their best finish was in EuroBasket 1979 when they won the silver medal, finishing in second place, ranking them 16th among all teams.
At the EuroBasket 2007 Israeli David Blatt lead Russia to the EuroBasket Championship.[1]
During the EuroBasket 2017 Israel will be a host nation for the first time, along with Romania, Finland and Turkey. The games hosted in Israel will take place in Menora Mivtachim Arena, in Tel Aviv.[2]
EuroBasket record
| EuroBasket | |||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
 1935 | Did not qualify | ||||
 1937 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1939 | |||||
| 1946 | |||||
 1947 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1949 | |||||
 1951 | |||||
 1953 | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1955 | withdrew | ||||
 1957 | |||||
 1959 | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
 1961 | 11th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
 1963 | 9th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1965 | 6th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
 1967 | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
 1969 | 11th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
 1971 | 11th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
 1973 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1975 | 7th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1977 | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1979 | Silver | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1983 | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 9th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
 1987 | 11th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1991 | |||||
| 1993 | 15th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 9th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 9th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 10th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
 2003 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
 2005 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 11th place | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
 2011 | 13th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
 2013 | 21st place | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
 2015 | 10th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
 2017 | Qualified | ||||
| Total | — | 183 | 76 | 107 | |
Note:Red border indicates host nation
Honors
MVP award
- Miki Berkovich – 1979[3]
Top scorer
- Doron Jamchi – 1985 – 28.1 PPG[4]
- Oded Katash – 1997 – 22.0 PPG[5]
All-Tournament Team
- Miki Berkovich – 1977
- Miki Berkovich – 1979
All-time leading scorers
Miki Berkovich as of EuroBasket 2015 is ranked sixth all-time scorer in the EuroBasket. In 51 games he scored a total of 917 points, an average of 17.9 points per game.[6] Derrick Sharp as of EuroBasket 2015 is ranked sixth in all-time average points per game average, of 21.6, by scoring 108 points in five games.[7] Miki Berkovich and Doron Jamchi are tied for third as of EuroBasket 2015 in highest score during a single game, with 44. Berkovich reached this high in 1975 against Turkey, Jamchi reached this high in 1987 against Romania.[8]
Player awards
In 1991 FIBA released a list of the 50 greatest players. Miki Berkovich was the only Israel included in this list. In 2008 Berkovich was also included in the list of 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors. In addition, Tal Brody, Motti Aroesti, and Doron Jamchi were all nominated for the award. Pini Gershon also won the award as top 10 coaches, in addition to Ralph Klein who was nominated for the award.