Israel at the EuroBasket 2009
Israel at the EuroBasket | |
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IOC code | ISR |
NOC | Israel Basketball Association |
EuroBasket appearances | |
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Other related appearances | |
Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1954, 1986) |
Israel competed in the EuroBasket 2009, the 36th FIBA EuroBasket, Israel’s 25th time competing, and finished thirteenth. Games were broadcast in Israel on Sport 5 and Channel 1.
Referees
Several Israeli referees worked the tournament as well.
Omer Esteron worked Qualification Round, Group C, Ukraine vs Turkey,[1] and Relegation Round, Ukraine vs Czech Republic.[2] Shmuel Bachar worked Qualification Round, Group A, Serbia vs Bulgaria,[3] Group C, Turkey vs France,[4] and Relegation Round, Ukraine vs Hungary.[5] During the Preliminary Round he worked Group D, Poland vs Bulgaria,[6] Bulgaria vs Turkey,[7] and Poland vs Turkey.[8] During the Second Round, Group F, he worked Turkey vs Spain,[9] Slovenia vs Poland,[10] and Poland vs Spain.[11] During the quarterfinals he worked Turkey vs Greece.[12]
Seffi Shemmesh worked Qualification Round, Group A, Serbia vs Italy,[13] and Group C, Turkey vs Belgium.[14]
Moise Bitton worked Qualification Round, Group C, Turkey vs Ukraine.[15]
Gil Oved worked Qualification Round, Group C, Ukraine vs Belgium.[16]
Gili Cohen worked Additional Qualifying Round, Group A, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal.[17]
Qualification
Qualifying round – Group D
Standings
Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Great Britain | 10 | 4 | 2 | 504 | 482 | +22 |
Israel | 9 | 3 | 3 | 515 | 491 | +24 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 3 | 3 | 465 | 470 | −5 |
Czech Republic | 8 | 2 | 4 | 432 | 473 | −41 |
Games
3 September 2008 19:00 |
Israel | 102–92 (OT) | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 23–22, 27–20, 16–18, Overtime: 17–7 | ||
Pts: Tapiro 27 Rebs: Green 6 Asts: Tapiro 6 |
Pts: Deng 30 Rebs: Freeland 9 Asts: Mensah-Bonsu 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Petr Sudek (Slovakia), Charalampos Karakatsounis (Greece), Ismail Özgün (Turkey) |
6 September 2008 20:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77–71 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 19–18, 17–24, 19–14 | ||
Pts: Bajramović, Opačak 13 Rebs: Jazvin 9 Asts: Gordić 3 |
Pts: Tamir 13 Rebs: Green 7 Asts: Tapiro 3 |
SKPC Mejdan, Tuzla Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece), Marko Juras (Serbia), Radomir Vojinović (Montenegro) |
10 September 2008 18:00 |
Czech Republic | 91–70 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 18–16, 27–19, 28–23 | ||
Pts: Welsch, Benda 20 Rebs: Starosta 9 Asts: Welsch 8 |
Pts: Pnini 22 Rebs: Casspi 8 Asts: Casspi, Halperin, Pnini 2 |
13 September 2008 19:00 |
Great Britain | 96–86 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 31–21, 23–14, 20–32 | ||
Pts: Mensah-Bonsu 22 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 11 Asts: Deng, Reinking 5 |
Pts: Eliyahu 24 Rebs: Pnini 5 Asts: Tapiro 4 |
Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (Spain), Eddie Viator (France), Oliver Krause (Germany) |
17 September 2008 18:00 |
Israel | 88–74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–21, 25–14, 23–15 | ||
Pts: Halperin 22 Rebs: Eliyahu 17 Asts: Eliyahu 6 |
Pts: Ikonić 17 Rebs: Opačak 7 Asts: Gordić 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Fabio Facchini (Italy), Mehmet Keseratar (Turkey), Panagiotis Anastopoulos (Greece) |
20 September 2008 21:00 |
Israel | 98–61 | Czech Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 21–18, 29–19, 20–7 | ||
Pts: Halperin 25 Rebs: Eliyahu 9 Asts: Halperin 7 |
Pts: Benda 16 Rebs: Benda 5 Asts: Welsch 6 |
Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey), Antonis Demetriou (Cyprus) |
First Round – Group A
Standings
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 202 | +66 | 6 |
Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 226 | +9 | 5 |
Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 246 | −39 | 4 |
Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 238 | 274 | −36 | 3 |
Games
7 September 19:15 |
Croatia | 86–79 | Israel |
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–20, 17–22, 27–20 | ||
Pts: Vujčić 21 Rebs: Kasun, Planinić 7 Asts: Planinić 3 |
Pts: Eliyahu 31 Rebs: Eliyahu 6 Asts: Halperin 4 |
Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL) |
8 September 16:30 |
Israel | 79–82 | Macedonia |
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20–23, 16–20, 24–22 | ||
Pts: Burstein 25 Rebs: Mekel 7 Asts: Burstein, Eliyahu 4 |
Pts: Antić 19 Rebs: Stefanov 8 Asts: Stefanov 4 |
Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO) |
9 September 19:15 |
Israel | 80–106 | Greece |
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 17–25, 23–23, 15–27 | ||
Pts: Eliyahu 21 Rebs: Green, Eliyahu 8 Asts: Eliyahu 4 |
Pts: Spanoulis 18 Rebs: Koufos 8 Asts: Spanoulis 5 |
Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Jakub Zamojski (POL) |
Roster
Coach: Zvi Sherf
No | Player | Height (m) | Height (f) | Position | Year born | Current Club |
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4 | Moran Rot | 1.83 | 6' 00" | Guard | 1982 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
5 | Yuval Naimi | 1.87 | 6' 02" | Guard | 1988 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
6 | Gal Mekel | 1.95 | 6' 05" | Guard | 1988 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
7 | Raviv Limonad | 1.91 | 6' 03" | Guard | 1984 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
8 | Guy Pnini | 2.01 | 6' 07" | Forward | 1983 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
9 | Yotam Halperin | 1.96 | 6' 05" | Guard | 1984 | Olympiacos |
10 | Tal Burstein | 1.98 | 6' 06" | Guard | 1980 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
11 | Lior Eliyahu | 2.07 | 6' 09" | Forward | 1985 | Caja Laboral |
12 | Moshe Mizrahi | 2.02 | 6' 08" | Forward | 1980 | Maccabi Haifa |
13 | Ido Kozikaro | 2.02 | 6' 08" | Forward | 1978 | Maccabi Haifa |
14 | Yaniv Green | 2.06 | 6' 09" | Center | 1980 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
15 | Amit Tamir | 2.09 | 6' 10" | Center | 1979 | Ironi Ashkelon |