{"id":85048,"date":"2023-04-19T15:32:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=85048"},"modified":"2023-04-19T15:32:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:32:32","slug":"ramla-looks-to-sweep-ashdod-as-israel-womens-eurobasket-squad-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/ramla-looks-to-sweep-ashdod-as-israel-womens-eurobasket-squad-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramla looks to sweep Ashdod as Israel Women\u2019s EuroBasket squad named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the focus on Israeli women\u2019s basketball is on the best of five finals series of the Athena Winner League \u2013 the Israeli Women\u2019s Premier Basketball League \u2013 which Elitzur Ramla can sweep with a victory over Maccabi Bnot Ashdod tomorrow (Thursday) evening in Ashdod (19:00 IDT \/ 12:00 EDT), the national team is already looking ahead towards this summer\u2019s 2023 EuroBasket tournament, which kicks off in the middle of June.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, team announced its squad of 22 for the tournament, selected by head coach Sharon Druker, together with assistants Roee Lazare and Netanel Dayan, which features seven players who are currently playing in the Athena Winner League finals series: national team captain Eden Rotberg, Alyssa Baron, Jennifer Fleischer and Noor Kayuf for Elitzur Ramla; and Alex Cohen, Drew Edelman and Tal Sahar fpr Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.<\/p>\n<p>American fans will be excited to see recently-naturalized Israeli Jennie Simms (Phoenix Mercury), as well as college players, Yarden Garzon (Indiana Hoosiers), Lior Garzon (Oklahoma State), Romi Levi (Auburn) and Emmi Rinat (Rhode Island) in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The squad also includes Daniel Karash (A.S. 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