Austin Hollins joined The Sports Rabbi as we wrapped up the Maccabi Tel Aviv season, one that the guard was unable to play for the majority of with an injury. We also touched on a number of topics from social media, player challenges, playing abroad and much more!...
Omer Mayer is no doubt one of the up and coming stars in Israeli basketball and will be one of the key players for the Israel Under-18 team as they embark on their European Championship campaign which begins this weekend in Nis, Serbia. With much success by the young...
Maccabi Haifa eased into the second round of UEFA Champions League qualifying after knocking off Hamrun Spartans 2-1 (6-1 on aggregate) at a jam packed Sammy Ofer Stadium. Two second half goals by Erik Shuranov and Frantzdy Pierrot wiped out a Joseph Mbong first half...
The Israel National Basketball Team opened up training camp ahead of the Olympic Pre-Qualifying tournament that will take place in Estonia in mid-August. The blue-and-white will be pitted against Macedonia, Czechia and the host nation Estonia in group stage play was...
The Israel Under-20 National Basketball Team were honoured for capturing the Silver Medal at the European Championships in Crete as the Israel Basketball Association held a festive gathering at their headquarters in Tel Aviv. Despite falling to France 89-79 in the...
Ben Pask and The Sports Rabbi wrap up the Israel Under-20 National Team's performance at the European Championships held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. With a Silver medal showing the Blue & White exceeded expectations thanks to Noam Yaacov and Danny Wolf as we spoke...
Tears poured out of Danny Wolf’s eyes following Israel’s dramatic 89-79 overtime defeat to France at the Under-20 FIBA European Championships. The Yale University product was inconsolable as he languished on the court following the final whistle. His teammate Noam...
The Israel Under-20 National Basketball Team’s European Championship dream run ended with a 89-79 overtime loss to France in the final as they come away with the silver medal. Both teams went neck and neck throughout the 45 minutes of play as Noam Yaacov and Danny...
This is it! The Israel Under-20 National Team will go for gold as they tipoff against France in the final of the European Championship on Sunday (9pm Israel time) after taking out Belgium 67-46 in their semifinal matchup on Saturday night. There is no question that...
The Israel Basketball National Team will play for the Under-20 Gold medal at the European Championships on Sunday at 9pm in Heraklion, Crete. The young blue-and-white advanced to the title game for the 4th time in the past seven years after disposing of Belgium 67-46...
