basketball
Maccabi Lakers’ Keyan Kramer regains possession in the team’s grand final win against the Inner City Raptors. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
May 2, 2019, 10:14 am
Maccabi men achieve club record
The Maccabi Lakers showed that last November's extra-time Season 3 grand final triumph over UNSW Black was no fluke by winning the 2019 Season 1 decider 112-97 over minor premiers the Inner City Raptors on Monday night.
By Shane Desiatnik
The Maccabi United under-12 boys basketball team won the City of Sydney competition.
May 22, 2017, 12:09 pm
Grand final glory for Maccabi juniors
TWO Maccabi basketball teams won grand finals on the weekend while another two lost in the biggest match of the season.
January 13, 2017, 1:16 pm
Athletes ready for Maccabi junior carnival
EXCITEMENT is building for the 2017 Maccabi Australia Junior Carnival, which begins this Sunday in Perth.
May 28, 2014, 9:00 am
Maccabi Tel Aviv toast of Europe
MACCABI Electra Tel Aviv have reached the pinnacle of European basketball for the sixth time in their storied history after winning the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Championship early Monday morning (Australian time).
January 16, 2014, 9:00 am
Tamir takes his talents to the Holy Land
MELBOURNE basketball star Benji Tamir is plying his trade in Israel with third division club Hapoel Gezer-Na’an, which signed the young gun to a one-year deal after he impressed at the Maccabiah Games in July last year.
December 16, 2013, 4:04 pm
Juniors’ premiership joy
THREE junior Maccabi basketball teams celebrated premiership success over the weekend, with the boys’ under-16 Jets, under-14 Devils and under-12 Warriors all recording victories in their respective grand finals.
November 11, 2013, 3:31 pm
Israelis make history in NBA
BASKETBALLERS Omri Casspi and Gal Mekel made history last week, when they became the first ever Israeli pair to face off in an NBA game when Casspi’s Houston Rockets took on Mekel’s Dallas Mavericks.
August 19, 2013, 4:00 pm
Junior ballers’ triple treat
THREE of Maccabi’s junior teams took out grand finals in the City of Sydney Basketball Association on the weekend, with the under-16 girls Cheetahs, boys under-12 Kings and under-14 Devils coming away with their respective premierships.
July 15, 2013, 2:58 pm
Warriors’ winning end to roller-coaster year
THE Maccabi Warriors have had a successful finish to a horrid season in the Big V Division Two competition, knocking off finals hopefuls Coburg 72-56 in a superb away win on the weekend.
July 2, 2013, 2:30 pm
Like new: York’s half-century on the court
EXACTLY 44 years after representing Australia at the eighth Maccabiah Games in 1969, Maccabi Australia stalwart Tom York will return to Israel for the 19th edition of the Games, before heading to the World Masters Games in Turin, Italy.
June 25, 2013, 11:00 am
High hopes for Aussie ballers
FIVE strong teams will don the green and gold on the basketball courts at the 19th Maccabiah Games, with two junior and two open sides, as well as a masters team making the trip to the Holy Land.
June 11, 2013, 4:30 pm
Warriors’ winning effort
THE Maccabi Warriors registered their third victory for the year, after trumping Casey Cavaliers 83-70 in an impressive display at Bialik Stadium on the weekend.
May 14, 2013, 2:30 pm
Maccabiah basketball prep ramps up
THE junior boys and girls basketball teams heading to Israel for the Maccabiah Games in July have ramped up their preparation, with Maccabi gaining the services of two big names in basketball.
April 2, 2013, 4:00 pm
Warriors’ worrying start
THE Maccabi Warriors remain winless after their first two matches for 2013, going down to Casey Cavaliers 74-62 in a tough battle at Cranbourne Stadium on the weekend.
April 24, 2012, 6:04 am
Mixed bag for Warriors
THE Maccabi Warriors have dropped out of the top four after a tough double-header on the weekend, recording one win and one loss against Mornington Breakers and Melton Thoroughbreds respectively.
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