Israel at the EuroBasket 1977

Israel at the EuroBasket
IOC code	ISR
NOC	Israel Basketball Association
EuroBasket appearances
Israel at the EuroBasket 1935 - 1937 - 1939 - 1946 - 1947 - 1949 - 1951 - 1953 - 1955 - 1957 - 1959 - 1961 - 1963 - 1965 - 1967 - 1969 - 1971 - 1973 - 1975 - 1977 - 1979 02 ! - 1981 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015 - 2017 Israel at the EuroBasket Women 1938 - 1950 - 1952 - 1954 - 1956 - 1958 - 1960 - 1962 - 1964 - 1966 - 1968 - 1970 - 1972 - 1974 - 1981 - 1978 - 1980 - 1993 - 1983 - 1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2013 - 2015
Other related appearances
Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup (1954, 1986)

Israel competed in the EuroBasket 1977, the twentieth FIBA EuroBasket, Israel’s eleventh time competing, and finished fifth.

First round – Group A

Standings

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	428	370	+58	10
Soviet Union	5	4	1	523	395	+128	9
Bulgaria	5	3	2	444	464	−20	8
Israel	5	2	3	427	438	−11	7
France	5	1	4	377	449	−72	6
Austria	5	0	5	384	467	−83	5

Games

Team 1	Team 2	Results
Bulgaria	Israel	88–86
Italy	Israel	78–73
Israel	Soviet Union	69–103
Austria	Israel	87–103
Israel	France	96–82

Knockout stage – Places 5-8

Standings

1.  Yugoslavia
2.  Soviet Union
3.  Czechoslovakia
4.  Italy
5.  Israel
6.  Bulgaria
7.  Netherlands
8.  Belgium
9.  Spain
10.  Finland
11.  France
12.  Austria

Games

Israel defeated both Belgium and Bulgaria in the Places 5-8 Round, finishing in fifth place.^[1]

	Classification round				Fifth place
	Bulgaria	108
	Netherlands	85
					Bulgaria	78
					Israel	88
					Seventh place
	Belgium	74		Netherlands	104
	Israel	81			Belgium	89

Roster

Coach: Ralph Klein

• Mickey Berkowitz
• Shuki Schwartz
• Hanan Keren
• Barry Leibowitz
• Shamuel Nachmias
• Aor Goren
• Pinhas Hozez
• Avigdor Moskowitz
• Steve Kaplan
• Itamar Marzel
• Boaz Yanai

References