2011 BSL All-Star Game
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On December 8, the BSL League Administration announced the re-establishment of the BSL All-Star Game, which will be played on January 11, 2011. The main event will be the game between the Israeli All-Stars (coached by Effi Birnbaum
and Oded Kattash
) and the Foreign All-Stars (coached by David Blatt
and Dan Shamir). The players will be chosen by an online voting.
Effi Birnbaum
Efraim "Effi" Birnbaum , is an Israeli basketball coach. He was coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv for the beginning of 2008-09 season until he was terminated on November 24, 2008.-Coaching career:-References:...
and Oded Kattash
Oded Kattash
Oded Kattash is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem BC. As a player, he won a Euroleague title in the 1999–2000 season while playing with Panathinaikos....
) and the Foreign All-Stars (coached by David Blatt
David Blatt
David Blatt is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. Today, Blatt is one of the most successful American coaches in European basketball, and is currently the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Russia national basketball team.-Playing...
and Dan Shamir). The players will be chosen by an online voting.
Roster
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| G |  Meir TapiroMeir Tapiro Meir Tapiro , born 28 March 1975) is an Israeli basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Ashdod. Tapiro plays in the Point Guard position.... |
Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. Maccabi Ashdod is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod. It is the basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club.The team played in the Second league since 1999.and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010.... |
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| G | Shmuel Brener |
Barak Netanya Barak Netanya Elitzur Maccabi Barak Netanya is a professional basketball team based in Netanya, Israel. The team qualified for the first Israeli league in 1985 under the name "Elitzur Netanya"... |
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| F | Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m in height and he weighs 102 kg . He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play small forward. The Houston Rockets own his NBA Draft rights... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| G | Erez Katz |
Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... |
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| F | Guy Pnini Guy Pnini Guy Pnini is an Israeli small forward playing for European powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.Pnini played in the Maccabi Tel-Aviv youth division with which he won the Israeli league double in 2001.-Bnei Hasharon:... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| C |  Chris Watson |
Barak Netanya Barak Netanya Elitzur Maccabi Barak Netanya is a professional basketball team based in Netanya, Israel. The team qualified for the first Israeli league in 1985 under the name "Elitzur Netanya"... |
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| G | Gal Mekel Gal Mekel Gal Mekel is an Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball for 2 years at Wichita State.-External links:*... |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | ||
| G | Dror Hajaj Dror Hajaj Dror Hagag is an Israeli professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position. He currently plays with the pro club Maccabi Ashdod. He also played for the Israeli National Team.-Pro career:... |
Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... |
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| C | Ido Kozikaro |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | ||
| G | Yehu Orland |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
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| F/C | Lior Hakmon |
Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| F | Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir is an Israeli professional basketball player. He can play at the power forward position. He is 203 cm in height. He currently plays with the pro club Maccabi Haifa.- References :... |
Maccabi Hafia Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:... |
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| Head coach: Oded Kattash Oded Kattash Oded Kattash is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem BC. As a player, he won a Euroleague title in the 1999–2000 season while playing with Panathinaikos.... (Hapoel Jerusalem)Effi Birnbaum Effi Birnbaum Efraim "Effi" Birnbaum , is an Israeli basketball coach. He was coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv for the beginning of 2008-09 season until he was terminated on November 24, 2008.-Coaching career:-References:... (Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... ) |
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| Pos. | |Player | |Team | ||
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| G | Ramel Bradley Ramel Bradley Ramel Bradley is a former American college basketball point guard for the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team currently playing for Maccabi Ashdod.-High school:... |
Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. Maccabi Ashdod is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod. It is the basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club.The team played in the Second league since 1999.and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010.... |
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| C | Shawn James Shawn James Shawn James is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with Maccabi Tel Aviv, for whom he plays the center and forward positions.-Basketball career:... |
Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... |
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| C |  Sofoklis SchortsanitisSofoklis Schortsanitis Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| F | Lee Nailon Lee Nailon Lee Nailon is an American professional basketball player. Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where along with former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship.After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, Nailon was... |
Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... |
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| F | Rodney Green |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | ||
| F | Rich Meltzer |
Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... |
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| G | Will Solomon Will Solomon William "Will" James Solomon is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Cherkassky Mavpy in Ukraine. He has also played with the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.-Amateur career:... |
Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| F | Rahshon Turner Rahshon Turner Rahshon Turner, is an American basketball player, born on March 10, 1975 in Passaic, New Jersey, . Rahshon Turner is a veteran of the European leagues, playing for teams in Holland, France and Spain. He is currently plays in Israel for Ironi Ashkelon.... |
Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... |
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| G | Jason Rich |
Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| F | Aaron McGhee Aaron McGhee Aaron DeShon McGhee is an American professional basketball forward, currently playing for Khimik Yuzhny in Ukrainian League.- College career :... |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
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| G | Adrian Banks |
Barak Netanya Barak Netanya Elitzur Maccabi Barak Netanya is a professional basketball team based in Netanya, Israel. The team qualified for the first Israeli league in 1985 under the name "Elitzur Netanya"... |
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| F/C | Marco Killingsworth |
Maccabi Hafia Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:... |
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| Head coach: David Blatt David Blatt David Blatt is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. Today, Blatt is one of the most successful American coaches in European basketball, and is currently the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Russia national basketball team.-Playing... (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Dan Shamir (Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... ) |
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Game
Three-point shootout
| Pos. | |Player | |Team | First round | Final round |
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| G | Jack McClinton Jack McClinton Jack Paul McClinton is an American professional basketball player. A former college basketball player, he was the starting shooting guard for the University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team. He was selected in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2009 NBA Draft... |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 17 | 21 |
| F | David Blu |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 18 |
| G | Dagan Yavzuri |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 15 | — |
| F | Josh Carter Josh Carter Joshua Neville Carter is an American professional basketball player at guard/forward. He played college basketball for Texas A&M. He also played for the Athletes in Action basketball team in 2006 and 2007, helping the team win the William Jones Cup in 2006... |
Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. Maccabi Ashdod is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod. It is the basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club.The team played in the Second league since 1999.and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010.... |
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| G | Frank Robinson Frank Robinson Frank Robinson , is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played from 1956–1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues... |
Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:... |
10 | — |
| G | Yehu Orland |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
10 | — |
Slam Dunk Contest
| Pos. | |Player | |Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Robert Hite Robert Hite Robert J. Hite, II is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat, currently playing for Cholet Basket in France.-University of Miami:... |
Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... |
| G | Jeremy Pargo Jeremy Pargo Jeremy Pargo is a professional basketball player.Pargo is from Chicago, Illinois, and attended Robeson High School.Pargo was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| G | Adrian Banks |
Barak Netanya Barak Netanya Elitzur Maccabi Barak Netanya is a professional basketball team based in Netanya, Israel. The team qualified for the first Israeli league in 1985 under the name "Elitzur Netanya"... |
| F | Tyler Wilkerson |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil |