Yuval Naimy (Born Aogust 31, 1985, Jerusalem, Israel

Israel

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

) is an Israeli point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

 and shooting guard

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

, who is currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem and Israel national basketball team

Israel national basketball team

The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in international competition.The Israeli team has participated 25 times in the European championship tournament. Their best achievements were a silver medal in Eurobasket 1979, and 5th place in 1953 and 1977...

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Naimy started his career in Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., with whom he won the ULEB Cup in 2003-2004 season. In the 2005-2006 season, he played for Maccabi Rosh HaAiyn on Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit (basketball)

Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super League.-League system:The league contains 14 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is...

. Between the 2005 and 2007, Naimy played in Maccabi Givat Shmuel. During 2007-2008 he played for 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...

. In 2008-2009 and in 2009-2010 seasons he led Hapoel Jerusalem to win the Winner Cup

Winner Cup

The Basketball League Cup is a pre-season basketball tournament held in Israel since 2006. It is held in Malha Arena, Jerusalem, on the week before the start of the League season. It is currently sponsored by Pais Lotto and therefore officially known as the Chance Cup, It was previously sponsored...

, and reaching Israeli Final Four.

On 2010 Summer he led Israel national basketball team

Israel national basketball team

The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in international competition.The Israeli team has participated 25 times in the European championship tournament. Their best achievements were a silver medal in Eurobasket 1979, and 5th place in 1953 and 1977...

 to EuroBasket 2011

Eurobasket 2011

EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...

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External links

• Yuval Naimy Info page at FIBA.com