Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya Open Basketball Season

Maccabi Ramat Gan and Bnei Herzliya will tip off the new 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 season with a significantly revamped roster. Coach Elad Chassin will lead a team that retains only three players from the previous season: new captain Gil Beni, Yonatan Attias, and the young 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 preparation games but expressing confidence in the team's potential. "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 should 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 committed in the fullest sense of the word."

For Bnei Herzliya, Lucas Goldenberg is set to make his debut for coach Yehu Orland's squad. The team will be without the injured Amit Menachem for this opening game.