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Yuval Naimy
Naimy with Maccabi Rehovot in April 2019
No. 11 – Elitzur Ashkelon
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli National League
Personal information
Born (1985-08-31) August 31, 1985 (age 39)
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2004Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–2005Maccabi Rosh HaAyin
2005–2007Maccabi Givat Shmuel
2007–2008Ironi Ashkelon
2008–2012Hapoel Jerusalem
2012–2013Triumph Lyubertsy
2013Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2014Hapoel Eilat
2014–2015Bnei Herzliya
2015–2016Ironi Nes Ziona
2016–2017Scafati Basket
2017–2018Unieuro Forlì
2018–2019Maccabi Rehovot
2020–presentElitzur Eito Ashkelon
Career highlights and awards

Yuval Naimy (Template:Lang-he) (Born August 31, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He plays at the point guard position, standing at 1.88 (6 ft 2 in).

Early life

Naimy was born in Jerusalem, Israel. He played for Hapoel Jerusalem youth team.

Professional career

Naimy started his professional career with Hapoel Jeruslaem, with whom he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) championship in the 2003–04 season. In the 2005–06 season, he played with Maccabi Rosh HaAiyn of the Israeli 2nd Division Liga Leumit. Between 2005 and 2007, Naimy played with Maccabi Givat Shmuel. During the 2007–08 season, he played with Ironi Ashkelon, for which he averaged 14.4 points per game, in 27 games played.[1][2][3]

Naimy with Hapoel Jerusalem in May 2010

In 2008, he returned to Hapoel Jerusalem The newspaper Haaretz described him as "one of the most talented players Jerusalem has seen in years".[4] In the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, he led Hapoel Jerusalem to win the Winner Cup, and to reach Israeli Super League Final Four.

On June 10, 2012, Naimy signed a one-year contract with the Russian team Triumph Lyubertsy.[5] On October 14, 2012, Naimy recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 7-of-12 from 3-point range, along with three rebounds and six assists in an 80–76 overtime win over Žalgiris.[6]

On August 6, 2013, Naimy signed a three-year contract with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.[7] However, on December 10, 2013, Naimy parted ways with Maccabi and joined Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season.[8]

On July 22, 2014, Naimy signed with Bnei Herzliya for the 2014–15 season.[9]

On July 15, 2015, Naimy signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nes Ziona.[10] On February 1, 2016, Naimy recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 12-of-23 from the field, along with four rebounds and five assists in an 86–91 loss to Maccabi Ashdod.[11]

On September 22, 2016, Naimy signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Scafati Basket of the Serie A2 Basket.[12] In 24 games played for Scafati, Naimy finished the season as the Serie A2 leading player in assists with 7.5 per game, he also averaged 15.6 points, 3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

On July 20, 2017, Naimy signed with Unieuro Forlì for the 2017–18 season.[13] On March 11, 2018, Naimy recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 8-of-12 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 96–82 win over Gagà Milano Orzibasket.[14]

On August 9, 2018, Naimy signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rehovot of the Israeli National League.[15]

On February 5, 2020, Naimy signed with Elitzur Eito Ashkelon for the rest of the season.[16]

Israeli national team

Naimy was a member of the senior Israeli national basketball team. He participated at the 2009 and the 2011 EuroBasket tournaments.[17]

Personal life

Naimy is the brother-in-law of Danny Klein, Hapoel Jerusalem former chairman.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 14 12 27.6 .471 .388 .828 1.1 4.2 1.2 .0 11.2 11.4
2010–11 5 0 13.0 .333 .250 .400 1.4 1.6 .6 .0 3.6 2.6
2011–12 4 4 28.2 .348 .056 1.000 1.7 4.0 1.7 .0 11.2 9.0
2012–13 Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 12 6 22.0 .440 .472 .667 1.5 2.0 .3 .0 10.0 6.1

References

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Vered (April 2, 2008). "Basketball / Player profile / Naimi's swagger may be Achilles' heel". Haaretz. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Jeremy Last (February 6, 2009). "Maccabi, Hapoel back, just the way we like it". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd (BSL) | Yuval Naimi". Basket.co.il. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Hirsch, Udi (April 2, 2008). "The Last Word / Spinning wheels". Haaretz. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Sinai, Allon (June 10, 2012). "Naimi leaves Hapoel Jerusalem for Russia". jpost.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Zenit Saint Petersburg 76 at Zalgiris 80". RealGM.com. October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv announced Yuval Naimi". Sportando.basketball. August 6, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Yuval Naimy leaves Maccabi Tel Aviv to sign with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando.basketball. December 10, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "רשמית: יובל נעימי חתם בבני הרצליה". makorrishon.co.il (in Hebrew). July 22, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ironi Nes Ziona signs Yuval Naimy to a one-year deal". Sportando.basketball. September 22, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Winner League, Game 18: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Nes Ziona". basket.co.il. February 1, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "Givova Scafati inks Yuval Naimy". Sportando.basketball. September 22, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Yuval Naimy inks with Unieuro Forlì". Sportando.basketball. July 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "GaGa Milano OrziBasket Orzinuovi 82 at Unieruo Forli 96". RealGM.com. March 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  15. ^ "הרכש של הקיץ: יובל נעימי חתם במכבי רחובות". one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "יובל נעימי חתם באליצור אשקלון עד תום העונה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  17. ^ Allon Sinai (August 24, 2010). "Israel trounces Latvia to close on EuroBasket qualification". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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