Yuval Naimi is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

 for Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem, Israel as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem...

. He is the team's captain, as well as its playmaker. In 2008, the newspaper Haaretz

Haaretz

Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...

described him as "one of the most talented players Jerusalem has seen in years". He is also the brother-in-law of Danny Klein, the team's Chairman.

Naimi has also played for Givat Shmuel (2005–07) and Ironi Ashkelon

Ironi Ashkelon

Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they...

 (for which he averaged 14.4 points in 27 games in 2007–08).

Naimi also plays for the Israeli national basketball team.

External links

• Hapoel Midgal Jerusalem profile
• BSL profile
• Eurobasket profile