Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.

מ.כ. מכבי "אלקטרה" תל אביב Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv B.C.
מ.כ. מכבי "אלקטרה" תל אביב Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv B.C. logo
Leagues	Israeli Super League Euroleague Adriatic
Founded	1932
History	1932 – present
Arena	Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv (capacity: 11,700)
Location	Tel Aviv, Israel
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
President	Shimon Mizrahi
Head coach	David Blatt
Championships	5 Triple Crowns 5 European Championships 49 Israeli Championships 38 Israeli State Cups 1 Intercontinental Cup 3 League Cups
Website	maccabi.co.il
Home Away

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv B.C. (Template:Lang-he) is a professional Israeli basketball club based in Tel Aviv. The team plays in three leagues: the Euroleague, the Israeli Basketball Super League, and the Adriatic League.

The club started in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club, which had been founded in 1906.

With 5 European championships, 49 Israeli championships, 38 Israeli Cups, and 3 League Cups, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel. It is also the fourth-most successful club in European history, and one of the most successful teams of the past decade in European basketball, having won three titles and reached the finals five times in that period. Its players such as Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi, Earl Williams, and Aulcie Perry, and more recently Derrick Sharp, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, and Jordan Farmar, have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.

History

The Israeli Basketball Super League started in 1954, and Maccabi Tel Aviv was the first champion. It has dominated the championship ever since, winning the title 49 times, including a run of 23 titles in a row between 1970 and 1992. The team has also won the Israeli Basketball State Cup 38 times. Maccabi is considered Israel's national sporting representative in the world.

From 1969 until 2008, Maccabi Tel Aviv was sponsored by Elite, Israel's largest food company, and carried its name. Since July 2008, Maccabi has had a new sponsor – Electra.

Yad Eliyahu

Since 1963, the club's home court has been the Yad Eliyahu Arena in the Yad Eliyahu neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. It started as an open air court for 5,000 spectators. Currently, it is a modern arena with a capacity of 11,700.

Most Maccabi head coaches have been former players of the club. Yehoshua Rozin was involved with the club for 40 years. Ralph Klein started as an 18-year-old player and later had several spells as a coach, and led the club to its first European title in 1977. Zvi Sherf played for Maccabi's second team, and coached the team for three spells. Pini Gershon played in the Youth Section, and as a coach led Maccabi to three European titles; in 2001, 2004, and 2005.

Maccabi Tel Aviv has always provided the national team with a large number of players. Five Maccabi players, headed by Avraham Shneur, were on the team that represented Israel in its first European Championship, in 1953 in Moscow.

Tanhum Cohen-Mintz was one of Europe's top centers in the sixties, and was selected for the first European All Star Team which played in Madrid in 1964. Mickey Berkowitz, Motty Aroesti, Lou Silver, and Eric Minkin played a major part in winning the silver medal in the European Championship in 1979 in Torino. Doron Jamchy played 16 years for the national team, and holds the record for appearances (191 international games) and points scored (3,515).

David Blu

Five Maccabi players are members of the national team: Tal Burstein, Yaniv Green, Guy Pnini, Lior Eliyahu, and David Blu.

Maccabi Tel Aviv was the first Israeli club to enter the European Cup for Champions in 1958. Since then, kt nas played over 600 games in European competitions, and was the first and only Israeli club to play in a Final (1967 Cup Winners Cup) and to win the Champions Cup on five occasions (1977, 1981, 2001, 2004, and 2005). Maccabi has played in 13 Champions Cup Finals (1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008). In 1994 and 2004, Maccabi organized the European Final Four in Tel Aviv.

The first basketball game between an NBA and an FIBA team was held in 1978 in Tel Aviv. Maccabi Tel Aviv beat the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets, 98–97.

Maccabi has played a record 18 times vs. NBA teams, and became the first European team to win on an NBA floor when it beat Toronto, 105–103, in 2005. It also beat the Suns and Nets in 1984, to win a tournament in Tel Aviv.

Through the decades

1950s

5 Israeli Championships, 3 Israeli Cups.

Early success in the Israeli League. Rivalry with Hapoel Tel Aviv begins.

1960s

6 Israeli Championships, 6 Israeli Cups.

Establishment as an elite club with European All-Stars like center Tanhum Cohen-Mints. Fierce rivalry with home-town foes Hapoel Tel-Aviv.

Tal Brody came to Israel in 1966 from the United States, after having been drafted # 12 in the 1965 National Basketball Association Draft, originally just to take one year out of his life to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Ralph Klein, Israel's most successful coach at the time, said that up until the enthusiastic Brody's arrival, Israelis had only viewed basketball as a fun game. But within a year, with his serious attitude and his inspirational commitment, Brody had inculcated his teammates with his view of basketball as a way of life. At his urging, the team doubled the number of practices it held every week.

To capitalize on Brody's quickness and speed, the coach abandoned the team's formerly slow pace in favor of a fast-paced motion game, built around fast breaks. Brody was the most dominant player in the Euroleague in 1966–67. In 1967, he was named Israel's Sportsman of the Year. The team made it through the first, second, and third rounds of the league playoffs and reached the European Cup Championships, finishing second in the league.

For the first time, the Israeli Prime Minister (Levi Eshkol), the Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff, and Knesset members came to games. Demand for tickets to games in the team's 5,000-seat stadium was so high that they became exceedingly difficult to obtain.

1970s

1 European Championship, 10 Israeli Championships, 8 Israeli Cups.

The rise to the top in Europe. The first European championship in 1977 was soon followed by another final appearance in 1980. Tal Brody 1966–69, and 1970–80, was the captain of that Maccabi team.

1977 European Championship: "We are on the map!"

The year 1977 was the apex of the Cold War, and the Soviet Union was boycotting Israel. In the first round of the European Cup basketball championship, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Madrid, 94–85. In the second round, it beat Brno, Czechoslovakia, for the first time, 91–76, on February 15, 1977.

In the European Cup semi-finals, Maccabi Tel Aviv was matched against CSKA Moscow—the Red Army team. CSKA Moscow was a powerhouse. The Soviet Army team had won the prior four European Cup basketball titles, and had been undefeated during those four years. Six of its players had played on the Soviet team that had defeated the United States in the Olympics, and their captain was Sergei Belov. And the Communists were well known for using sports to glorify what they billed as their supremacy over the West.

The Soviet Union had broken off diplomatic relations with Israel a decade earlier, and politically and militarily backed Israel's Arab enemies. For political reasons, therefore, CSKA Moscow refused to play in Tel Aviv. And the Soviets also refused to grant visas to the Israelis, to allow them to come play in Moscow. In the end, Maccabi Tel Aviv's "home game" was played in the small, neutral town of Virton, Belgium.

The game took place in an emotional atmosphere. It was of huge symbolic value for Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, and for many Israelis who ordinarily had no interest in basketball. The game pitted the capitalist West against the Communist East, and Israel against the country that was supplying its enemies with weapons. The game also matched the country of Israel, with a total of a mere 4 million inhabitants, against the Soviets, with their 290 million people. The newspaper Maariv billed the February 17, 1977, game as "the fight between David and Goliath." Most of Israel's population watched the game, which was broadcast on Israel's only TV channel at the time.

Maccabi Tel Aviv upset the heavily favored Soviets, 91–79. The feeling among Israelis was not only that CSKA Moscow had been defeated, but that a victory–albeit small–had been achieved against the mighty Soviet Union. The game has for decades been recognized as a key event in the forging of Israel's national identity. Even decades later, it was being replayed repeatedly on Israeli television.

"We are on the map!" proclaimed a euphoric Tal Brody in his heavily American-accented Hebrew, as a TV announcer pushed a microphone in front of him for a post-game quote, while people danced the hora around him in excitement and celebration. "And we are staying on the map – not only in sports, but in everything." The phrase "We are on the map!" ("anachnu al hamapa, ve'anahnu nisharim al hamapa!"), a literal translation of an English phrase into his adopted language, but a novel saying in Hebrew, became a new, popular phrase in Israel. It reflected a physical victory by the nascent Jewish Zionist idea, and national pride. It became Israel's most famous quote, and a staple of Israeli speech.

Back home, hundreds of thousands of Israelis celebrated spontaneously in the streets, and 150,000 in Tel Aviv congregated in celebration in what is now Rabin Square. Many jumped into its fountain, splashing in water and champagne. Recalling the moment, an Israeli quoted in the book From Beirut to Jerusalem told Thomas Friedman that on one level it was Brody the star basketball player and his teammates beating the Russians, but on another level it was "my grandfather beating them. It was our retroactive victory over the Cossacks."

The European Cup finals were played in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on April 7, 1977. Yugoslavia was a Non-Aligned country that supported Palestine and with which Israel did not have diplomatic relations, and the El Al plane that brought the Maccabi Tel Aviv players over to it for the game was the first Israeli plane ever allowed to land there.

The Israelis were pitted against the highly favored Mobilgirgi Varese, the champions of Italy. Mobilgirgi Varese had beaten the Israelis twice that year, and had beaten them in the finals ten years earlier when Brody first started playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. Back in Israel, the entire country watched the game on television.

Maccabi Tel Aviv went on to defeat Mobilgirgi Varese by one point, 78–77, in the European Cup finals. Brody, as the team captain, received the European Cup from FIBA's Secretary General, and lifted it over his head.

It was Israel's first European Cup Basketball Championship in the 23-nation league. It was also the first time that Israel had won a championship of that caliber in any sport, and was, at the time, Israel's greatest achievement in international sports. The victory greatly lifted the spirit and morale of the country. In Israel, 200,000 people gathered to celebrate in Israel's National Park, and the event was celebrated as a national holiday. When the team returned home, it found 150,000 Israelis waiting for it.

1980s

1 European Championship, 10 Israeli Championships, 8 Israeli Cups.

A golden era of the Maccabi ball club. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Maccabi dominated the Israeli league, winning all 20 league championships in a row. Winning the European title in 1981 and reaching the finals for four more times in 1982, 1987, 1988, and 1989. Miki Berkovich 1971–75 and 1976–88, Motti Aroesti 1974–88, Doron Jamchi 1985–96 and 1999–2000, Kevin Magee 1984–90, Lou Silver 1975–85, Ken Barlow 1987–90, Aulcie Perry 1976–85, and LaVon Mercer 1988–95 were the superstars of that Maccabi run.

1981 European Championship

Beating Virtus Bologna 80–79 in the final game in Strasbourg under head coach Rudy D'Amico. Proof that Maccabi was at the top for good.

1990s

9 Israeli Championships, 5 Israeli Cups.

No European title in the decade, still considered one of the European powerhouses with European All-Stars such as Jamchy, Kattash, and LaVon Mercer. Reached the European title game in 2000, which marked the start of Maccabis' second "golden era", the most successful to date.

2000s

3 European Championships, 8 Israeli Championships, 7 Israeli Cups, 2 League Cup.

The "second golden era" of Maccabi, making it the second most successful European basketball club of that decade. Winning three European championships in 2001, 2004, and 2005 respectively. Reaching the European title game on two more occasions in 2006 and 2008. Ariel McDonald 1999–2002, Anthony Parker 2000–02 and 2003–06, Nate Huffman 1999–2002, Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2003–05, Maceo Baston 2003–06, Derrick Sharp 1996–2011, and Tal Burstein 2000–09 and 2010-today have been recognised as European All-Stars for their accomplishments with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

2001 European Championship

The return to European glory. Only year in European history with two recognized European champions for two different organizations. Maccabi as the winner of the traditional Suproleague (FIBA) and Virtus Bologna as the champion of the newly established Euroleague.

2004 and 2005, back-to-back European Championships

Maccabi fans did not have to wait too much for another big title, as it all clicked in the 2003–04 season. Sharp's miracle three-pointer to survive the Top 16 that year has become one of the classic shots in European basketball history, unforgettable for any Maccabi fan. Once in the 2004 Final Four, Maccabi turned to record breaking with an outstanding 118-point title game performance. Maccabi managed to win back-to-back Euroleague titles in 2005, becoming the first team to do so since 1991. Jasikevicius, Parker, Tal Burstein, Maceo Baston and Vujčić, coached by Pini Gershon, became a classic lineup in European basketball history. This team of 2003–04 and 2004–05 is generally conceived as the best basketball team in European history and certainly one of the most fun to watch ever in basketball history. After starting point guard "Saras" Jasikevicius left the team to fullfill his lifelong dream and play in the NBA, Maccabi went back to the Euroleague final in the 2005–06 season, but CSKA Moscow stood in the way of a three-peat. Anthony Parker and Maceo Baston left after that year and returned home, signing multi-million dollar contracts with NBA teams. Center Nikola Vujčić stayed with Maccabi for two more years playing one more final in the 2007–08 season before leaving the team and signing a multi million dollar deal with Olympiakos Piräus. Israeli legends Derrick Sharp and Tal Burstein remained with Maccabi and continue to play for their team to this very day.

2010, on

1 Israeli Championship, 1 Israeli Cup, 1 League Cup.

For the 2010–11 season, management brought back head coach David Blatt, and adding new premier players. Maccabi reeled off nine consecutive wins to finish the regular season. Highlights included David Blu's game-winning triple against Khimki, Sofoklis Schortsanitis's dominance inside, and the defense of steals leaders Chuck Eidson and Doron Perkins. The momentum ended with a road loss at Regal FC Barcelona at the start of the Top 16, but Maccabi surged again with three straight wins to reach the playoffs. Barca handed Maccabi another loss, this time in Tel Aviv – the only home defeat of the season – and ended Blatt's hopes for home-court advantage in the next stage against Laboral.

Maccabi prevailed in the series, as the injured Perkins’ replacement in the starting lineup, Guy Pnini, set a game-career-high in scoring along the way and moved on to the Final Four. Pargo finished with the best performance index ranking, and the second-most points per game, among all playoffs participants. He also ranked among the top five players in three-pointers made, assists, and steals. Backup forward Richard Hendrix was named MVP of the first round of the Euroleague Playoffs, and finished as the overall playoff leader in rebounds and blocks. Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Real Madrid in the semi-final 82–63, advancing to the final game. On May 8, 2011, Maccabi lost the final game, 70–78 to Panathinaikos Athens.

In order to add income ($3 million dollars per year) and quality games to its schedule, Maccabi announced that it would join the Adriatic League for the 2011–12 season for the second time since the 2002–03 season, when it reached the final game. This was supposed to bridge the gap between the highest basketball level Maccabi engages in, the Euroleague, and the low-level Israeli league. The Adriatic League is generally regarded as the third-highest European basketball competition, behind the Euroleague and the Spanish ACB.

2011; Scheyer and Farmar signings

In June 2011, guard Jon Scheyer signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, worth a reported $450,000. While the team is limited to no more than four players who are both non-Israeli and non-Jewish, because Scheyer is Jewish and was thus entitled to Israeli citizenship, a right he availed himself of by taking becoming an Israeli citizen in September 2011, he does not count towards that limit. Scheyer led his high school team to an Illinois state basketball championship as a high school All-American while he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball, and the 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA Basketball Championship as the team's captain and point guard and a college All-American. He was a prolific high school scorer, and later an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) leader in numerous statistical categories, ranging from free throw percentage and three point shots/game to assists/turnover ratio.

Jordan Farmar playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On August 3, 2011, NBA point guard Jordan Farmar of the New York Nets signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the wake of the 2011 NBA lockout. He will play for the team, whose season begins September 1, as long as the lockout continues. Farmar said that he was very excited to be coming to Tel Aviv, because his step-father is from the city, he spent time there as a child, and it is a beautiful beach city.

Because Farmar is Jewish, he is eligible to obtain Israeli citizenship, which he indicated he would apply for. If he becomes an Israeli citizen, he will be considered an Israeli player, and thereby avoid being counted against the Israeli league's limit of four non-Israeli players per team. If he is granted Israeli citizenship, Farmar will also be eligible to play for the Israel national basketball team in the Olympics and other international competitions.

Israeli NBA forward Omri Casspi signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv in November. It was reported on November 14, 2011, that according to Creative Artists Agency which represents Casspi, he would join the team in several weeks.

Accomplishments per season

Season	Israeli League	Israeli Cup	Adriatic League	European Championship	Head Coach	Hall of Fame
1953–54	Champion	–	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin
1954–55	Champion	–	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin
1955–56	not held due to war	Inauguration/Champion	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin
1956–57	Champion	not held due to war	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin
1957–58	Champion	Champion	–	Inaugural Season/First Round	Yehoshua Rozin
1958–59	Champion	Champion	–	First Round	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1959–60	Finalist	–	–	Qualifying Round	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1960–61	Finalist	Champion	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1961–62	Champion	Finalist	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1962–63	Champion	Champion	–	Qualifying Round	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1963–64	Champion	Champion	–	First Round	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1964–65	3rd place	Champion	–	Qualifying Round	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1965–66	Finalist	Champion	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz
1966–67	Champion	not held due to war	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody
1967–68	Champion	not held due to war	–	Quarter Finals	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody
1968–69	Finalist	Finalist	–	Quarter Finals	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody
1969–70	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody
1970–71	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich
1971–72	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich
1972–73	Champion	Champion	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich
1973–74	Champion	not held due to war	–	–	Yehoshua Rozin	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich
1974–75	Champion	Champion	–	–	Abraham Hamo	Tanhum Cohen-Minz, Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti
1975–76	Champion	–	–	–	Ralph Klein	Tal Brody, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver
1976–77	Champion	Champion	–	Champion	Ralph Klein	Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry
1977–78	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry
1978–79	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry
1979–80	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry, Earl Williams
1980–81	Champion	Champion	–	Champion	Rudy D'Amico	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry, Earl Williams
1981–82	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry, Earl Williams
1982–83	Champion	Champion	–	–	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry
1983–84	Champion	–	–	–	Zvi Sherf	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry,
1984–85	Champion	Champion	–	–	Zvi Sherf	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Lou Silver, Aulcie Perry, Kevin Magee
1985–86	Champion	Champion	–	–	Zvi Sherf	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi
1986–87	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Zvi Sherf	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi
1987–88	Champion	–	–	Finalist	Ralph Klein	Miki Berkovich, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi
1988–89	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Zvi Sherf	Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi,
1989–90	Champion	Champion	–	–	Zvi Sherf	Kevin Magee, Doron Jamchi,
1990–91	Champion	Champion	–	3rd place	Zvi Sherf	Doron Jamchi
1991–92	Champion	Semi-Finalist	–	Quarter Finals	Zvi Sherf	Doron Jamchi
1992–93	3rd place	Quarter Finals	–	First Round	Eli Kanti	Doron Jamchi
1993–94	Champion	Champion	–	–	Muli Katzurin	Doron Jamchi
1994–95	Champion	Semi-Finalist	–	Round of 16	Muli Katzurin	Doron Jamchi
1995–96	Champion	Finalist	–	Round of 16	Zvi Sherf	Doron Jamchi
1996–97	Champion	Finalist	–	Round of 16	Zvi Sherf	Derrick Sharp
1997–98	Champion	Champion	–	Round of 16	Vinko Jelovac	Derrick Sharp
1998–99	Champion	Champion	–	Round of 16	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp
1999-00	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Pini Gershon	Doron Jamchi, Derrick Sharp, Nate Huffman, Ariel McDonald
2000–01	Champion	Champion	–	Champion	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp, Nate Huffman, Ariel McDonald, Anthony Parker
2001–02	Champion	Champion	–	Final Four	David Blatt	Derrick Sharp, Nate Huffman, Ariel McDonald, Anthony Parker
2002–03	Champion	Champion	Finalist	Top 16	David Blatt	Derrick Sharp, Nikola Vujčić
2003–04	Champion	Champion	–	Champion	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, Šarūnas Jasikevičius
2004–05	Champion	Champion	–	Champion	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, Šarūnas Jasikevičius
2005–06	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić
2006–07	Champion	Semi-Finalist	–	Quarter Finals	Neven Spahija	Derrick Sharp, Nikola Vujčić
2007–08	Finalist	Finalist	–	Finalist	Oded Kattash, Zvi Sherf	Derrick Sharp, Nikola Vujčić
2008–09	Champion	Round of 16	–	Top 16	Effi Birnbaum, Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp
2009–10	Finalist	Champion	–	Quarter Finals	Pini Gershon	Derrick Sharp
2010–11	Champion	Champion	–	Finalist	David Blatt	Derrick Sharp, Sofoklis Schortsanitis

Roster 2011/12

Template:Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv roster Jeremy Pargo's status in unclear.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Sofoklis Schortsanitis	Richard Hendrix	Shawn James
PF	Lior Eliyahu	David Blu
SF	Devin Smith	Guy Pnini	Tal Burstein
SG	Yogev Ohayon	Keith Langford	Jon Scheyer
PG	Jordan Farmar	Theo Papaloukas	Alon Stein

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	{{{pos}}}	USA	Jeff Foote (to Zastal Zielona Góra)
--	{{{pos}}}	SRB	Milan Mačvan (to KK Partizan)

Maccabi's top scorers in Europe

• Miki Berkovich – 3,588
• Doron Jamchi – 3,262
• Kevin Magee – 2,081
• - Aulcie Perry – 2,077
• - Lou Silver – 1,999
• Anthony Parker – 1,804
• - Derrick Sharp – 1,734
• Nikola Vujčić – 1,730

Maccabi against NBA teams

September 8, 1978

Washington Bullets

97–98

Maccabi Tel Aviv*

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv

August 28, 1984

New Jersey Nets

97–104

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv

August 29, 1984

Phoenix Suns

98–113

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv

October 9, 1988

Philadelphia 76ers

108–107

Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October 12, 1989

Miami Heat

101–95

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Miami Arena, Miami, Florida

October 16, 1990

Los Angeles Lakers

129–106

Maccabi Tel Aviv

The Forum, Inglewood, California

October 24, 1991

Los Angeles Clippers

146–112

Maccabi Tel Aviv

San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California

October 27, 1991

Los Angeles Clippers

98–93

Maccabi Tel Aviv

LA Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California

October 11, 1999

Miami Heat

126–91

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv

October 16, 2005

Toronto Raptors

103–105

Maccabi Tel Aviv **

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

October 19, 2005

Orlando Magic

93–79

Maccabi Tel Aviv

TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida

October 8, 2006

Boxscore

San Antonio Spurs

97–84

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

October 17, 2006

Boxscore

Cleveland Cavaliers

93–67

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

October 19, 2006

Boxscore

Toronto Raptors

118–84

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

October 11, 2007

Boxscore

New York Knicks

112–85

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Madison Square Garden, New York City

October 18, 2009

Boxscore

New York Knicks

106–91

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Madison Square Garden, New York City

October 20, 2009

Boxscore

Los Angeles Clippers

108–96

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

* First European team to defeat an NBA team . ** First European team to defeat an NBA team on North American soil.

Maccabi players who played in the NBA

Paul McCracken - Earl Williams - Jordan Farmar - Joel Kramer Donald Royal Frank Brickowski - Radisav Ćurčić Tom Chambers David Benoit

Willie Anderson Bruno Šundov Victor Alexander Dallas Comegys Nate Huffman Anthony Parker Quincy Lewis Alan Anderson

Beno Udrih Šarūnas Jasikevičius Maceo Baston Will Bynum Noel Felix Maciej Lampe Terence Morris Marcus Fizer

Alex Garcia Vonteego Cummings Esteban Batista Stephane Lasme Rodney White Will Solomon Marcus Brown Carlos Arroyo

Dee Brown Omri Casspi Kirk Penney Martin Müürsepp Mike Mitchell

For a listing of past rosters, see Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball) past rosters.

External links

• Official Website
• Official Fans Website Template:He icon
• EuroLeague Team Page
• List Of Former Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Players (1953–2007) Basketpedya.com

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