Israel Sports Weekend Review for July 14-15, 2018

By Joshua Halickman

Jul 15, 2018 | Other Sports

1) Heartbreak! The Israel U20 basketball team fell 60-59 to Germany after Deni Avdija’s potential game winning 3-pointer rattles off the rim in their opening game of the European Championships. Richard Freedenberg’s 3 with one second left was all the difference as the Blue & White come up short. Michael Brisker led Israel with 13 points while Avdija added 10 in the defeat. Coach Ariel Beit Halachmi’s squad held a 30-29 halftime lead but came out flat in the 3rd quarter as they were outscored 14-2, 7 minutes in to the frame. The Blue & White took a 57-54 lead with two minutes left in the contest but couldn’t hold on for the victory.

Courtesy FIBA

2) On Sunday the Israel U20s took down Romania 95-48 in a game that was never in doubt as the Blue & White moved their record to 1-1. Michael Brisker led Israel in scoring for the second straight game with 15 points as Ido Shabbat added 11 points while Raz Adam and Ido Flaiser each dropped 10 points in the win. Deni Avdija also chipped in with 8 points and 10 board. On Monday, Israel will finish off group play against Greec at 18:00 Israel Time.

NBA Summer League
Friday
Shawn Dawson scored 5 points in 10 minutes of play for the Nets
Bogdan Bliznyuk scored no points in 17 minutes for the Clippers
Egor Koulechov scored 3 points in 5 minutes for the Timberwolves

Saturday
TJ Cline of Hapoel Holon played 14 minutes and was scoreless for the Bucks.
Jonah Bolden of Maccabi Tel Aviv scored 13 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in 23 minutes for the 76ers.
Kendrick Ray Of Maccabi Tel Aviv scored 8 points, grabbed 4 boards, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals in 20 minutes for the Jazz.

Quick Hits – Maccabi Haifa FC defeated the Utrecht U23 6:0 in a preseason friendly…Maccabi Netanya won 2:1 in a preseason match…Hapoel Tel Aviv heads to Poznan, Poland for preseason training camp…Tomer Hemed scores via header for Brighton in a 1:1 draw versus St. Gallen…Hapoel Haifa fall 3:1 to Club Brugge as Lior Refaelov scores for the Belgium outfit…Uruguayan guard Luciano Parodi signs with Hapoel Beer Sheva BC…BC Lietkabelis from Lithuania replaces Eskişehir Basket of Turkey in Basketball Champions League…