Stefanos Dedas Offers to Coach Israeli National Basketball Team
Stefanos Dedas, currently an assistant coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv, has approached the Israeli Basketball Association with an unconventional offer to coach the national team, stating that compensation would not be an obstacle. Dedas, 44, also discussed the possibility with some current national team players.
Dedas proposed a joint coaching effort with Guy Pnini, an assistant coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv. The two reportedly have a good relationship and a shared past from their time at Hapoel Holon.
Dedas has prior experience as an assistant coach for the Slovenian national team from 2009 and between 2014-2016. Before joining Hapoel Tel Aviv, he served as an assistant to Dimitris Itoudis at Fenerbahçe and CSKA Moscow, and also coached AEK Athens and Hapoel Holon.
The Israeli Basketball Association responded by stating they are not currently discussing coaching appointments and that the current coach, Ariel Beit-Halahmi, has a contract with the association that extends until September 2027.
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