| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34) 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 |
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.
Personal life
Eisenhardt was born in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and is Jewish. He is 6' 10" tall (208 cm), and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg). He made aliyah, becoming an Israeli citizen.
Basketball career
Eisenhardt attended Bainbridge High School. He averaged 12 points per game and seven rebounds per game as a senior.
As a freshman in 2010–11, Eisenhardt played basketball for California Polytechnic State University.
He attended Whitman College, playing for the Missionaries, and graduated in 2014. 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). 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. In his senior season, he missed a significant number of games with concussion symptoms.
Eisenhardt plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the power forward/center positions.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "An athlete's perspective from the sideline – interview; Hapoel Beersheba basketball player Ben Eisenhardt opens up about frustration of current hiatus". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Ben Eisenhardt – 2013–2014 – Men's Basketball". Whitman College Athletics.
- ^ Snyder, Dylan. "Dream continues for Whitman's own Ben Eisenhardt". Whitman Wire.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Washington (state)
- Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Israeli men's basketball players
- Jewish American basketball players
- Naturalised basketball players
- People from Bainbridge Island, Washington
- Sportspeople from Kitsap County, Washington
- Power forwards
- Whitman Blues men's basketball players
- 21st-century American Jews
- Jews from Washington (state)
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen