Ben Altit

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Ben Altit
בן אלטיט
No. 8 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 (age 33)
Herzliya, Israel
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolRothberg (Tel Aviv, Israel)
CollegeBryant (2011–2012)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Bnei Herzliya
2013–2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014–2015→Ironi Ramat Gan
2015–2016Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2017Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2019Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2019Ironi Nahariya
2019–2020Hapoel Beer Sheva
2020–2021Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
2021–2023Maccabi Ramat Gan
2023–2024CS Rapid București
2025–presentU-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Ben Avi Albert Altit (Hebrew: בן אלטיט; born April 4, 1993) is an Israeli basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională. He played college basketball for Bryant University before playing professionally in Israel.

Early years

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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

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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

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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.

Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Altit won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14† Maccabi 3 1 1.7 .000 — — — — — .3 0.0 -0.3
2014–15 1 0 1.0 — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0
Career 4 0 1.3 .000 — — — — — .3 0.0 -0.3

References

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