User:Galatz/Israel at the EuroBasket

Infobox EuroBasket Israel Israel has competed in the FIBA EuroBasket, 28 out of the 39 competitions, as of EuroBasket 2015. Their best finish was in EuroBasket 1979 when they won the silver medal, finishing in second place, ranking them 16th among all teams.

At the EuroBasket 2007 Israeli David Blatt lead Russia to the EuroBasket Championship.

During the EuroBasket 2017 Israel will be a host nation for the first time, along with Romania, Finland and Turkey. The games hosted in Israel will take place in Menora Mivtachim Arena, in Tel Aviv.

EuroBasket record
Note: Red border indicates host nation

MVP award

 * Miki Berkovich – 1979

Top scorer

 * Doron Jamchi – 1985 – 28.1 PPG
 * Oded Katash – 1997 – 22.0 PPG

All-Tournament Team

 * Miki Berkovich – 1977
 * Miki Berkovich – 1979

All-time leading scorers
Miki Berkovich as of EuroBasket 2015 is ranked sixth all-time scorer in the EuroBasket. In 51 games he scored a total of 917 points, an average of 17.9 points per game. Derrick Sharp as of EuroBasket 2015 is ranked sixth in all-time average points per game average, of 21.6, by scoring 108 points in five games. Miki Berkovich and Doron Jamchi are tied for third as of EuroBasket 2015 in highest score during a single game, with 44. Berkovich reached this high in 1975 against Turkey, Jamchi reached this high in 1987 against Romania.

Player awards
In 1991 FIBA released a list of the 50 greatest players. Miki Berkovich was the only Israel included in this list. In 2008 Berkovich was also included in the list of 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors. In addition, Tal Brody, Motti Aroesti, and Doron Jamchi were all nominated for the award. Pini Gershon also won the award as top 10 coaches, in addition to Ralph Klein who was nominated for the award.