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.

Bnei Herzliya
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1985; 41 years ago (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

History

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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

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Domestic competitions

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Season by season

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Players

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Current roster

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Bnei Herzliya roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 1 United States Varnado, Jordon 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (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) 29 – (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
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: March 1, 2026

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