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Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club based in Herzliya
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...

, in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. 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. The merge has been made because a couple of reasons: Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei Herzliya's relegation.

At the end of 2010/11 season, the merge ended. And the team play only for the city of Herzliya
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...

.

Achievements by year since foundation

Season Coach Final league position State Cup
Israeli Basketball State Cup
The Israeli Basketball State Cup is the second most important basketball competition in Israel, after Ligat HaAl. The tournament began in the 1955-56 season, and is run by the Israel Basketball Association....

International Competition
2010/11 Dan Shamir 4 1/8 final
2009/10 Dan Shamir 8 Final
2008/09 Ariel Beit HaLahmi 6 Quarter final ULEB Eurocup – Regular Season
2007/08 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:...

3 Quarter final
2006/07 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:...

4 Final
2005/06 Yaacov Gino 9 Semi final
2004/05 Ronen Ginzburg 9 Final Eurocup – Group stage
2003/04 Yaacov Gino 3 Quarter final
2002/03 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:...

5 Semi final Champions Cup – Second Group stage

Current roster

Notable past players

Jason Williams
Jason Williams (basketball born 1983)
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 Jarod Stevenson
Jarod Stevenson
Jarod Cameron Stevenson is an Korean-American professional basketball player. He plays at the small forward position...

 Ndudi Ebi
Ndudi Ebi
Ndudi Hamani Ebi is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA.He committed to the University of Arizona, in the U.S., but reneged by making himself eligible for the NBA Draft...

 Anthony Grundy
Anthony Grundy
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 Meir Tapiro
Meir 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....

 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:...

 Ira Newble
Ira Newble
Ira Newble is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Los Angeles Lakers.-College career:After graduating from Southfield...


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