Maccabi Ra'anana (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני רעננה) is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel.[1]
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| Leagues | Israeli National League | ||
| Founded | 1980 | ||
| History | Maccabi Ra'anana 1980–2002 Bnei Hasharon 2002–2011 Maccabi Ra'anana 2011–present | ||
| Arena | Metro West | ||
| Capacity | 1,850 | ||
| Location | Ra'anana | ||
| Head coach | Ofer Berkovich | ||
| Team captain | Willy Workman | ||
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History
editMaccabi Ra'anana was founded in 1980. The team won the Israeli 2nd Division championship of the 1995–96 season. The club then competed in Israel's top-level Israeli Super League, for the first time, in the following 1996–97 season.
Maccabi Ra'anana competed in the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup, in the 1999–00 season. They also finished as the runner-up of the Israeli Super League in the 1999–00 season. After that, the team subsequently competed in one of the two top-level European-wide competitions at that time, the FIBA SuproLeague, in the following 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season, they competed in the Pan-European third-level competition, the FIBA Korac Cup.
In 2002, due to financial problems, the club merged with Hapoel Herzliya, which was then renamed to Bnei Hasharon. In 2011, the merger of the two clubs ended, and from that point, the club again competed under its original Maccabi Ra'anana name.[2] Maccabi Ra'anana won the Israeli Basketball Association Cup (Israel's 2nd Division Cup), in the 2011–12 season.
In 2022, Maccabi Ra'anana made a preseason tour through the United States, facing three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams: the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, losing all three games.[3]
In 2023, Maccabi Ra'anana made another preseason tour through the United States, facing three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams: the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, losing all three games. However, the tour was overshadowed by the October 7 attacks that occurred five days prior and the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war.[4]
Titles and honors
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Domestic competitions
edit- Runners-up (1): 2000
Lower division competitions
edit- Champions (1): 1996
- Winners (1): 2012
Players
editCurrent roster
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Notable former players
edit- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Dror Cohen- Austin Price (born 1995), American
Games against NBA teams
edit1 October 2022
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Maccabi Ra'anana  |
81–121 |  Los Angeles Clippers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–37, 14–28, 29–29, 22–27 | ||
| Pts: Morse 20 Rebs: Workman 10 Asts: Sapir 5 |
Pts: Kennard 16 Rebs: Brown 13 Asts: Preston 10 | |
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,333 Referees: Tony Brothers, Kevin Cutler, John Butler |
6 October 2022
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| Maccabi Ra'anana |
85–138 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 26–24, 23–41, 14–34 | ||
| Pts: Cole 19 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Cole 6 |
Pts: Sharpe 27 Rebs: Walker 7 Asts: Johnson 11 | |
9 October 2022
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| Maccabi Ra'anana |
97–144 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 25–38, 23–48, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Siggers 40 Rebs: Workman 10 Asts: Cole 6 |
Pts: Omoruyi 25 Rebs: Omoruyi, Jay. Williams 12 Asts: Jal. Williams 13 | |
12 October 2023
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| Maccabi Ra'anana |
103–135 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–34, 21–40, 25–30, 18–31 | ||
| Pts: Bacon, Weatherspoon 17 Rebs: Caboclo 7 Asts: Alber, Bacon 5 |
Pts: Bridges 23 Rebs: Bazley 14 Asts: Simmons 9 | |
16 October 2023
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| Maccabi Ra'anana |
89–120 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 23–34, 27–31, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Diakite 17 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Weatherspoon 5 |
Pts: Bates 16 Rebs: Wade 8 Asts: Jerome, Porter Jr. 6 | |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 13,377 Referees: Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg, Tyler Ricks |
References
edit- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Maccabi Raanana". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Who are Maccabi Ra'anana? Israeli club set to face Clippers, Trail Blazers and Thunder during NBA preseason". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ https://jewishinsider.com/2023/10/maccabi-raanana-brooklyn-nets-nba-new-york-israel-basketball/
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