Maccabi Ra'anana
Basketball team in Ra'anana
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Maccabi Ra'anana (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני רעננה) is an Israeli professional basketball club based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club currently plays in the Liga Leumit, the second tier on the basketball pyramid of Israel, following their relegation from the Israeli Basketball Premier League at the end of the 2025–26 season.[1]
1980–2002
Bnei Hasharon
2002–2011
Maccabi Ra'anana
2011–present
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| Leagues | Liga Leumit | ||
| Founded | 1980 | ||
| History | Maccabi Ra'anana 1980–2002 Bnei Hasharon 2002–2011 Maccabi Ra'anana 2011–present | ||
| Arena | Metro West | ||
| Capacity | 1,850 | ||
| Location | Ra'anana | ||
| Team colors | Blue and white | ||
| Head coach | Guni Israeli | ||
| Team captain | Willy Workman | ||
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History
Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 1980. The team won the Israeli 2nd Division championship of the 1995–96 season. The club then competed in Israel's top-level Israeli Super League, for the first time, in the following 1996–97 season.
Maccabi Ra'anana competed in the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup, in the 1999–00 season. They also finished as the runner-up of the Israeli Super League in the 1999–00 season. After that, the team subsequently competed in one of the two top-level European-wide competitions at that time, the FIBA SuproLeague, in the following 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season, they competed in the Pan-European third-level competition, the FIBA Korac Cup.
In 2002, due to financial problems, the club merged with Hapoel Herzliya, which was then renamed to Bnei Hasharon. In 2011, the merger of the two clubs ended, and from that point, the club again competed under its original Maccabi Ra'anana name.[2] Maccabi Ra'anana won the Israeli Basketball Association Cup (Israel's 2nd Division Cup), in the 2011–12 season.
In 2022, Maccabi Ra'anana made a preseason tour through the United States, facing three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams: the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder, losing all three games.[3]
In 2023, Maccabi Ra'anana made another preseason tour through the United States, facing three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams: the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, losing all three games. However, the tour was overshadowed by the October 7 attacks that occurred five days prior and the outbreak of the Gaza war.[4]
Titles and honors
Domestic competitions
- Runners-up (1): 2000
Lower division competitions
- Champions (1): 1996
- Association Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Josh Hawley | Ori Ovadia | Ariel Atzmon |
| PF | Braelee Albert | Willy Workman | Yahel Peleg |
| SF | Chen Guy | Jarron Cumberland | Alon Simmons |
| SG | Davon Barnes | Omri Shelef | Oren Bokobza |
| PG | Ron Cohen | Joe Ragland | Eyal Sultan |
- The Israeli league rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
- There should be maximum 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
Notable former players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Games against NBA teams
1 October 2022 |
Maccabi Ra'anana  |
81–121 |  Los Angeles Clippers |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–37, 14–28, 29–29, 22–27 | ||
| Pts: Morse 20 Rebs: Workman 10 Asts: Sapir 5 |
Pts: Kennard 16 Rebs: Brown 13 Asts: Preston 10 | |
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA Attendance: 9,333 Referees: Tony Brothers, Kevin Cutler, John Butler |
6 October 2022 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana |
85–138 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 26–24, 23–41, 14–34 | ||
| Pts: Cole 19 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Cole 6 |
Pts: Sharpe 27 Rebs: Walker 7 Asts: Johnson 11 | |
9 October 2022 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana |
97–144 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 25–38, 23–48, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Siggers 40 Rebs: Workman 10 Asts: Cole 6 |
Pts: Omoruyi 25 Rebs: Omoruyi, Jay. Williams 12 Asts: Jal. Williams 13 | |
12 October 2023 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana |
103–135 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–34, 21–40, 25–30, 18–31 | ||
| Pts: Bacon, Weatherspoon 17 Rebs: Caboclo 7 Asts: Alber, Bacon 5 |
Pts: Bridges 23 Rebs: Bazley 14 Asts: Simmons 9 | |
16 October 2023 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana |
89–120 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 23–34, 27–31, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Diakite 17 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Weatherspoon 5 |
Pts: Bates 16 Rebs: Wade 8 Asts: Jerome, Porter Jr. 6 | |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH Attendance: 13,377 Referees: Zach Zarba, Jason Goldenberg, Tyler Ricks |