Israeli Youth Basketball Stars Eye College Careers and European Opportunities

The Israeli youth basketball team was eliminated from the European Championship after a 95-87 loss to Slovenia on July 30, 2026, but still has a chance to qualify for the World Championship through upcoming ranking games. Attention now turns to the future prospects of the team’s top players.

David Moses, regarded as one of Israel’s top basketball talents, has committed to Florida Atlantic University, a smaller NCAA Division I school that did not make the college championship last year. His agent, Hanoch Mintz, explained the strategy was to start at a smaller program and progress upward.

Aviv Aronov, who played last season at Huntington Prep in West Virginia, a school known for preparing players for college basketball, will join Eastern Michigan University next season. He recently arrived in the U.S. with his younger brother Tom.

Omri Orland, just 16 years old and one of the youngest players in the tournament, is expected to continue leading the youth team in future competitions. He plays for Hapoel Emek Hefer and scored 12 points per game in the EuroLeague Next Gen tournament earlier this year.

Rom Stoller, also 16 and a youth player for Maccabi Tel Aviv, scored 17 points in the round of 16 and is considered a major talent, having led Maccabi’s youth team to a double championship.

Oren Trushkin, who plays for Hapoel Gilboa Galil, was invited to the EuroLeague Next Gen tournament and received an offer in February to train with Serbian club Mega from top agent Mishko Raznatovic. Last season, Trushkin averaged 17.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

These promising players represent the future of Israeli basketball as they transition to college and professional opportunities abroad.