Nadav Henefeld
Personal information | |
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Born | Ramat Hasharon, Israel | June 19, 1968
Nationality | Israeli |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
Career information | |
College | UConn (1989–1990) |
NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1988–2002 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1988–1989 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
1991–2002 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Nadav Henefeld (Hebrew: נדב הנפלד; born June 19, 1968) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was a 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall power forward.
Early career[]
Henefeld was born in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, and he initially played pro basketball in his home country, for 2 seasons (1987–88, and 1988–89).
College career[]
Henefeld joined the University of Connecticut, and played with the Connecticut Huskies, in the 1989–90 "Dream Season", where he was selected as the Big East Conference Rookie of the Year, and set an all-time NCAA Division I freshman record, with 138 steals.[1]
Professional career[]
Henefeld returned to Israel for the 1990–91 season, and played with Maccabi Tel Aviv for 12 years, until his retirement from basketball. During that time, he helped his team reach the EuroLeague Final Four on four occasions, in 1991, 2000, 2001 (FIBA SuproLeague), and 2002, winning the FIBA SuproLeague trophy in 2001.
National team career[]
Henefeld was a regular member of the senior Israeli national team.
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Hapoel Galil Elyon players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Israeli expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli men's basketball players
- Jewish men's basketball players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- UConn Huskies men's basketball players