Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya Open Basketball Season
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya are set to open the 2026/2027 Israeli Basketball Premier League season on Monday. The teams have a 3-3 record against each other since 2023/2024. Ramat Gan features a new roster under coach Elad Chassin, while Herzliya will see the debut of player Lucas Goldenberg, though Amit Menachem is out injured.
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- Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya open the 2026/2027 Israeli Basketball Premier League season on Monday.
- The teams' head-to-head record is tied 3-3 since Ramat Gan's return to the league in 2023/2024.
- Ramat Gan has a nearly entirely new roster and a new coach, Elad Chassin.
- Lucas Goldenberg will make his debut for Bnei Herzliya.
- Amit Menachem of Herzliya will miss the game due to injury.
Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya will tip off the 2026/2027 Israeli Basketball Premier League season on Monday evening at the Yuval Hall. The two teams have met six times since Ramat Gan returned to the league in the 2023/2024 season, with their head-to-head record currently tied at 3-3.
Ramat Gan enters the new season with a significantly revamped roster. Under new coach Elad Chassin, only three players from the previous season remain: new captain Gil Beni, Yonatan Attias, and young player Elai Gabay. All other players, both Israeli and foreign, are new additions.
Player Lior Karara spoke ahead of the game, acknowledging a slow start in their Winner League warm-up games. "We believe we have a good team and continue to work hard to connect and realize our individual and team potential," Karara stated. He added, "We are a very cohesive team and our togetherness needs to bring out the professional potential of all of us. The burden of proof is on us. Tomorrow is our 'money time' and we all come fully committed."
For Herzliya, the game marks the debut of player Lucas Goldenberg under coach Yehu Orland. The team will be without the injured Amit Menachem.
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