Rafi Menco

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Rafi Menco
רפי מנקו
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Menco with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022
Free Agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 32)
Jerusalem, Israel
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2017Hapoel Jerusalem
2014–2015→ Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2016–2017→ Hapoel Eilat
2017–2018Hapoel Tel Aviv
2018–2020Hapoel Eilat
2020–2021Élan Chalon
2021–2022Hapoel Holon
2022–2025Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Rafael "Rafi" Menco (Hebrew: רפי מנקו; born 5 March 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2017, and an Israeli Basketball Premier League All-Star in 2019.

Early life

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Menco was born in Jerusalem. He played basketball for Wingate Institute youth academy.[1]

Professional career

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Early years (2012–2016)

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In 2012, Menco started his professional career with Hapoel Jerusalem. On 21 October 2012, Menco made his professional debut in a match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.[2]

On 17 July 2014, Menco was loaned to Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2014–15 season.[3] On 25 April 2015, Menco recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field, along with five rebounds, two assists, and three steals in an 89–72 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] In 31 games played for Gilboa Galil, he averaged 7.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

On 20 June 2015, Menco signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[5] On 3 February 2016, Menco recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with five rebounds and four steals in a 94–103 loss to Avtodor Saratov.[6] Menco won the 2016 Israeli League Cup title with Jerusalem.

Hapoel Eilat (2016–2017)

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On 25 November 2016, Menco was loaned to Hapoel Eilat for the 2016–17 season.[7] On 20 March 2017, Menco recorded a double-double of 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, leading Eilat to a 94–85 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 23 MVP.[8][9] On 29 March, Menco was named the Israeli Player of the Month for games played in March.[10]

In 28 games played for Eilat, he averaged 9.3 points, 6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Menco helped Eilat reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the second seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Quarterfinals. On 6 June 2017, Menco was named co-Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player, alongside Idan Zalmanson[11] and earned a spot in the All-Israeli League Second Team.[12]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2017–2018)

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On 26 July 2017, Menco joined Hapoel Tel Aviv, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[13] On 2 January 2018, Menco recorded a season-high 17 points, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, along with six rebounds and two assists in a 77–73 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.[14] Menco helped Hapoel reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four for the first time in 13 years.

On 5 July 2018, Menco signed a one-year contract extension with Hapoel.[15] However, on 5 December 2018, Menco parted ways with Hapoel.[16]

Return to Eilat (2018–2020)

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On 24 December 2018, Menco returned to Hapoel Eilat for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.[17] In 28 games played for Eilat during the 2018–-19 season, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 43.2 percent from three-point range. Menco helped Eilat reach the 2019 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On 3 November 2019, Menco recorded a then career-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field in a 90–81 win over Hapoel Holon. Three days later, he was named Israeli League Round 5 MVP.[18] On 16 February 2020, Menco recorded a career-high 25 points, while shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists, leading Eilat to an 89-84 win over Ironi Nahariya. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 19 MVP.[19] He averaged 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[20]

Élan Chalon (2020–2021)

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On 17 July 2020, Menco signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[20] On 13 September 2020, Élan Chalon won the pre-season LUXTROPHY tournament, and Menco rewarded to be the MVP[21] of the tournament with 17 points and evaluation of 21.

Hapoel Holon (2021–2022)

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On 29 July 2021, Menco signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[22]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–present)

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On 28 June 2022, Menco signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague.[23] He won the 2022–23 and 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League with Maccabi.

National team career

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Menco is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On 24 November 2017, he made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Estonia.[24]

Menco was also a member of the U-16, U-18 and U-20 Israeli national teams.

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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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 0 5.5 .370 .235 1.000 .9 .3 .2 — 1.2 0.7
2023–24 20 0 8.3 .426 .423 .500 1.4 .3 .2 .1 2.7 1.7
Career 42 0 6.8 .405 .349 .714 1.1 .3 .2 .0 1.9 1.2

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Hapoel Jerusalem 1 0 1.0 — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0
2013–14 14 0 6.1 .333 .222 1.000 .5 .1 .1 — 1.4 -0.1
2015–16 8 0 7.5 .600 .600 .500 1.4 .1 .6 — 3.5 3.5
2016–17 1 0 1.0 — — — — — — — 0.0 0.0
Career 24 0 6.2 .455 .357 .750 .8 .1 .3 — 2.0 1.1

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Hapoel Holon 19 14 21.7 .388 .377 .758 3.8 1.1 .6 .2 8.2
Career 19 14 21.7 .388 .377 .758 3.8 1.1 .6 .2 8.2

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Ligat HaAl 8 2.4 .500 — .500 .4 .2 — — 0.4
2013–14 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Ligat HaAl 28 7.9 .368 .320 .875 .8 .4 .2 — 2.0
2014–15 Israel Hapoel Gilboa Galil Ligat HaAl 31 25.9 .399 .268 .889 4.7 1.8 1.1 .2 7.9
2015–16 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Ligat HaAl 36 12.1 .462 .448 .652 2.3 .9 .5 .1 3.8
2016–17 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Ligat HaAl 6 7.5 .000 — 1.000 1.2 .2 .3 — 0.3
2016–17 Israel Hapoel Eilat Ligat HaAl 28 27.1 .490 .382 .700 6.0 1.9 1.1 .4 9.3
2017–18 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 38 25.6 .414 .347 .708 4.7 1.7 .8 .2 8.7
2018–19 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 7 22.4 .432 .375 .667 2.9 1.9 1.3 .1 6.9
2018–19 Israel Hapoel Eilat Ligat HaAl 28 19.6 .505 .432 .690 3.1 1.6 .7 .1 8.9
2019–20 Israel Hapoel Eilat Ligat HaAl 28 30.0 .490 .347 .769 5.2 1.9 .9 .1 13.4
2020–21 Error creating thumbnail: Élan Chalon Pro A 33 22.0 .442 .369 .706 3.5 1.7 .7 .1 7.7
2021–22 Israel Hapoel Holon Ligat HaAl 35 23.2 .444 .390 .686 4.3 1.9 .6 .2 9.3
2022–23 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 35 20.0 .388 .331 .844 3.3 1.3 .7 .0 6.6
2023–24 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 34 20.8 .438 .319 .657 4.5 1.0 .8 .2 8.0

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