Israel national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 37 
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| Joined FIBA | 1939 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | איגוד הכדורסל בישראל (Israel Basketball Association) | ||
| Coach | Erez Edelstein | ||
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| Appearances | 1 | ||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||
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| Appearances | 29 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 1979 |
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| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: 1966, 1974 Silver: 1970
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The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in (men's) international competition and managed by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 37th in the world by FIBA (as of 3 October 2015) and 14th in Europe. Until now, Israel has participated in 34 international competitions and won a silver medal in EuroBasket 1979.
Israel made their European championship tournament debut in the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, coming within a tie-breaker of taking the silver medal.
In the preliminary round, the Israeli squad won their group by tie-breaker after being one of three teams to finish with a 3–1 record. They advanced to the final round, managing to defeat perennial power Czechoslovakia and taking revenge on Yugoslavia for their preliminary round loss. Their record in the final round was 4–3, putting them in a 4-way tie for second place behind the undefeated Soviet Union. Israel came out on the bottom of that tie-breaker, finishing in 5th place of the 17 teams.
Israel's overall record of 7 wins and 4 losses included two wins by forfeit over Lebanon (in the preliminary round) and Egypt (in the final round), each of which had refused to play against Israel.
In the following years, the squad emerged as a serious competitor that, at times, even challenged the world elite teams. Its major accomplishments remain its silver medal at the EuroBasket 1979 and its qualifications to the Basketball World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Israel's basketball program was especially honored when FIBA awarded the country hosting rights for preliminary round games of the official EuroBasket 2017.
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