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Maccabi "Elite" Tel-Aviv (מכבי תל-אביב) is a basketball team based in Tel-Aviv , Israel . It is part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club, and their main sponsors for years have been the Elite confections company. Maccabi Tel-Aviv is without doubt Israel's best basketball team (having won the Israeli championship 43 times), and among Europe's best basketball teams, having won the European cup 5 times since 1977, and finishing second 6 other times. Maccabi's first European championship was in 1977. In the words of its captain Tal Brody , this win put Maccabi on the map to stay. Maccabi won European championships again in 1981, 2001 ( Suproleague ), and in 2004, 2005 ( Euroleague ). Though not even considered a real competitor to Mac. Tel-Aviv, the club's most bitter rivals in Israel have always been crosstown nemesis Hapoel Tel-Aviv, which has not won a league championship since 1968/69. Although within Israel there are many fan communities behind Hap. Tel-Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, B'nei HaSharon, and several others, Mac. Tel-Aviv's is the largest, and except for a few hard-core fans of other clubs, almost every Israeli identifies with Maccabi during international competition as representing them. One of the problems with Maccabi's dominance is that although the team excels in Europe, most of its players are American or European. Their demolition of local clubs, who tend to have slightly higher numbers of locals, is that support for the development of a domestic market of players is trails lightyears behind the investment put into local football clubs. Football continues to be the street game in Israel, as it is in most of the world, while basketball is a game played in better developed cities. In May 2004, Maccabi defeated Skipper Bologna in the Euroleague final game in an unprecedented landslide (118:74). They returned to the Euroleague Final Four in 2005, facing unprecedented odds due to the rise of the dominating CSKA Moscow club that was favoured and was also hosting the event. They were also matched in the semifinal against the highly touted Panathinaikos , known for one of the best defenses in Europe. However TAU Cerámica stunned CSKA Moscow and Maccabi downed Panathinaikos in a scenario that the European basketball community hadn't predicted. Maccabi proceeded to defeat TAU Cerámica in a very competitive final 90:78 on May 8, 2005. Mac-TA's head coach, Pinchas "Pini" Gershon , benefited greatly from the last Euroleague title, his third, and has become the most sought-after coach in Europe, not to mention a national hero. However, while rumours swirl around several members of the championship roster, notably Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Gershon has signed with the club for one more season, ensuring that the club will remain power at least for now.1
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( Hebrew name: "מ.כ. מכבי אלקטרה תל-אביב", transliterated into English as: Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv B.C.) is a professional Israeli basketball team that is based in Tel Aviv .The club plays in the Israeli and European basketball first leagues.It is the basketball division of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club.From July 1, 2008, the team's sponsor has been Israeli electronics conglomerate "Electra", and the club therefore carries its name for sponsorship reasons .Maccabi is among Europe's most illustrious clubs, having won the European Cup 5 times since 1977, and finishing second a further 8 times.The club dominates Israeli basketball, having won 48 Israeli National Championship titles (including 23 in a row between 1970 and 1992) and 37 Israeli State Cups .The club also holds the record for the most Triple Crowns won with 5.Well-known players that have played with the club over the years include: Miki Berkovich , Tom Chambers , Anthony Parker , Omri Casspi , Beno Udrih , Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Maceo Baston , Will Bynum , Victor Alexander and Nikola Vujčić .As of today - Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv , official Maccabi Tel Aviv website (accessed, July 1, 2008)
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( ), currently known as Maccabi Electra for sponsorship reasons is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv , Israel .The team plays in the Israeli Premier League and internationally in the Euroleague .The club started in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club , which had been founded in 1906.With six European Championships, one Adriatic Championship, 51 Israeli Championships, 41 Israeli Cups, and five League Cups, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel.It is also one of the most successful teams of the European basketball in all times.Its players such as Tal Brody , Miki Berkovich , Jim Boatwright , Kevin Magee , Earl Williams and Aulcie Perry , and more recently Derrick Sharp , Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Anthony Parker and Nikola Vujčić , have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.
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( ), known for sponsorship reasons as the Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv ( ), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv , Israel . The team plays in the Israeli Premier League and internationally in the EuroLeague . The club started in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club , which had been founded in 1906. With 6 EuroLeague championships (including the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague ), one Adriatic League championship, 52 Israeli League championships, 44 Israeli State Cup titles, and 7 Israeli League Cup titles, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel, and is also one of the most successful basketball teams outside of North America. Players such as Tal Brody , Miki Berkovich , Jim Boatwright , Kevin Magee , Earl Williams , and Aulcie Perry ; and more recently, Derrick Sharp , Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Tal Burstein , Anthony Parker , and Nikola Vujčić , have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.
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Basketball club in Israel For the football club, see Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( ), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ( מכבי פלייטיקה תל אביב ), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv , Israel .The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the EuroLeague .Maccabi Tel Aviv is known as one of the best teams in Europe, having won 6 Euroleague titles since joining, and having sent numerous players to the NBA draft. The club started in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club , which had been founded in 1906. With six EuroLeague championships (including the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague ), one Adriatic League championship, 55 Israeli Basketball Premier League championships, 45 Israeli State Cup titles, and 10 Israeli League Cup titles, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel, and is also one of the most successful basketball teams outside of North America. Players such as Tal Brody , Miki Berkovich , Jim Boatwright , Kevin Magee , Earl Williams , and Aulcie Perry ; and more recently Derrick Sharp , Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Tal Burstein , Anthony Parker , and Nikola Vujčić , have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.
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Basketball club in Israel For the football club, see Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( Hebrew : מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב ), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ( מכבי פלייטיקה תל אביב ), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv , Israel .The team plays in the Ligat HaAl (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the EuroLeague . Maccabi Tel Aviv is known as one of the best teams in Europe, having won 6 Euroleague titles since joining, and having sent numerous players to the NBA draft. The club was established in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club , which had been founded in 1906. With six EuroLeague championships (including the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague ), one Adriatic League championship, 57 Israeli Basketball Premier League championships, 45 Israeli State Cup titles, and 11 Israeli League Cup titles, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel. Players such as Tal Brody , Miki Berkovich , Jim Boatwright , Kevin Magee , Earl Williams , and Aulcie Perry ; and more recently Derrick Sharp , Šarūnas Jasikevičius , Tal Burstein , Anthony Parker and Nikola Vujčić , have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.
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