Israeli Coach Erez Bittman Appointed Head Coach of Denmark National Team
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- Erez Bittman appointed head coach of Denmark's national basketball team.
- This is Bittman's second tenure coaching the Danish squad.
- Denmark is currently ranked 60th by FIBA.
- The team will begin European Championship qualifiers in November.
- Bittman has coached in Israel and several European leagues.
Israeli basketball coach Erez Bittman has been appointed as the new head coach of the Denmark national team, marking his second tenure with the Scandinavian squad. Bittman previously coached the Danish team from 2017 to 2021. As of September, Denmark is ranked 60th in the FIBA rankings and has participated in the European Championship three times, all in the 1950s. The team is set to begin its European Championship qualifiers next month, facing Bulgaria on November 26th. Bittman's coaching career began in the 1990s as an assistant coach under David Blatt at Hapoel Galil Elyon, followed by a stint as an assistant to Pini Gershon at Maccabi Tel Aviv. He later coached Bnei Herzliya before moving abroad, where he coached Copenhagen in Denmark. His international experience also includes coaching in the German Bundesliga, the Belgian league, and the Danish league prior to his first stint with the national team. He is now returning to lead the Danish squad.
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