Ben Altit
Ben Avi Albert Altit (Hebrew: בן אלטיט; born April 4, 1993) is an Israeli basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. He played college basketball for Bryant University before playing professionally in Israel.
| No. 1 – Rapid București | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 4, 1993 Herzliya, Israel |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rothberg (Tel Aviv, Israel) |
| College | Bryant (2011–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Bnei Herzliya |
| 2013–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2014–2015 | →Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2017–2019 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2019 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2019–2022 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2022–present | Rapid București |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years edit
Altit was born in Herzliya, Israel, He played for Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. Altit played college basketball for Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, In 30 games played during the 2011–12 season, he averaged 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
Professional career edit
Altit started his professional career with Bnei Herzliya in the 2012–13 season, averaging 4.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 14 Israeli League games.
For the 2013–14, Altit signed with Euroleague squad Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was part of the roster that won the 2013–14 Euroleague. In the 2014–15 season, he was loaned to Ironi Ramat Gan.
In the 2015 offseason, Altit signed with Israeli Premier League newcomer Maccabi Kiryat Gat.
On August 1, 2016, Altit signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season.[1]
On July 17, 2017, Altit signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season.[2] On December 4, 2017, Altit recorded a career-high 19 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, along with five rebounds in a 99–74 win over Bnei Herzliya.[3] Altit helped Gilboa Galil reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem.
On July 24, 2018, Altit signed a one-year contract extension with Gilboa Galil.[4] However, on January 21, 2019, Altit parted ways with Gilboa Galil to join Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season.[5]
On July 25, 2019, Altit signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[6] However, on August 25, 2019, Altit parted ways with Rishon LeZion due to a foot injury.[7] On September 25, 2019, Altit signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva for the 2019–20 season.[8]
On 2021, Altit participated in the 4th season of The X Factor Israel, as well as his brother Nimrod, in the goal of representing Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, however, neither of them passed the auditions.
National team career edit
Altit is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On November 24, 2017, He made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Estonia.
Altit was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 [9] and Under-20[10] national teams. He also participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
References edit
- ^ "Maccabi Ashdod inks Ben Altit". Sportando.com. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Gilboa Galil BC signs Ben Altit". Sportando.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Winner League, Game 8: Herzliya Vs Gilboa Galil". basket.co.il. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "בן אלטיט ממשיך עונה נוספת בגן נר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "בית חדש בצפון: אלטיט חתם בנהריה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Maccabi Rishon sign Ben Altit". Sportando.basketball. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "מכבי ראשון לציון: בן אלטיט שוחרר, אלכס צ'וברביץ' מועמד". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "יעד חדש: בן אלטיט הצטרף להפועל ב"ש לעונה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Altit at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Altit at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
External links edit
- Bryant bio
- RealGM profile
- Basket.co.il profile