Ben Eisenhardt (בן אייזנהארט; December 3, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the power forward/center positions.[1]
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 3, 1990 Bainbridge Island, Washington |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island, Washington) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Elitzur Yavne |
| 2015–2016 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2016–2023 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Personal life
editEisenhardt was born in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and is Jewish.[2][1] He is 6' 10" tall (208 cm), and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg).[1] He made aliyah, becoming an Israeli citizen.[3]
Basketball career
editEisenhardt attended Bainbridge High School.[1] He averaged 12 points per game and seven rebounds per game as a senior.[4]
As a freshman in 2010–11, Eisenhardt played basketball for California Polytechnic State University.[4]
He attended Whitman College, playing for the Missionaries, and graduated in 2014.[1] As a junior in 2012–13 Eisenhardt led the Northwest Conference (NWC) in scoring (442 points), was 4th in conference scoring average (16.4 ppg.) and field goal percentage (54.9%), and was 7th in rebounding (6.2 per game).[4] He became the first Missionary to be named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division 3 All-American Third-Team as a junior, and was selected to the D3Hoops.com All-Region Team, and named NWC Player of the Year and First Team All-NWC.[4][5] In his senior season, he missed a significant number of games with concussion symptoms.[5]
Eisenhardt plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the power forward/center positions.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Ben Eisenhardt Basketball Player Profile, Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva, Whitman, News, Winner League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "2007 Bainbridge hoops team reconnecting their roots". Kitsap Sun.
- ^ a b "An athlete's perspective from the sideline – interview; Hapoel Beersheba basketball player Ben Eisenhardt opens up about frustration of current hiatus". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b c d "Ben Eisenhardt – 2013–2014 – Men's Basketball". Whitman College Athletics.
- ^ a b Snyder, Dylan. "Dream continues for Whitman's own Ben Eisenhardt". Whitman Wire.