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 marks Bittman's second tenure with the Danish squad.
- Denmark is currently ranked 60th in the FIBA rankings.
- The team will begin European Championship qualifiers in November.
- Bittman has extensive coaching experience in Israel and Europe.
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 holds the 60th position in the FIBA rankings. The team has participated in the European Basketball Championship three times, all in the 1950s. Denmark's upcoming challenge will be the European Championship qualifiers, starting with an away game against Bulgaria on November 26th. Bittman's coaching career began in the 1990s as an assistant to David Blatt at Hapoel Galil Elyon, followed by a stint as an assistant to Pini Gershon at Maccabi Tel Aviv. He also coached Bnei Herzliya before embarking on his international career. His initial overseas experience included coaching in Denmark with Copenhagen, and he also coached in Germany's Bundesliga and the Belgian league before his first appointment with the Danish national team. He is now returning to lead the team for a second time.
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