_by_Sandro_Halank%25E2%2580%2593099.jpg) Pnini with Maccabi Tel Aviv in December 2022 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Ligat HaAl EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1983-09-04)September 4, 1983 (age 41) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2001–2023 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2001–2002 | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| 2002–2006 | Bnei Hasharon |
| 2006–2008 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2008–2009 | FMP |
| 2009 | Keravnos |
| 2009–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2017–2022 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| As coach: | |
| 2023–present | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Guy Pnini (Hebrew:גיא פניני; born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli former professionalbasketball player and basketball coach, currently serving as anassistant coach forMaccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League and theEuroLeague. Standing at a height of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall, he plays at thesmall forward position.
Pnini is Jewish, and was born inIsrael.
After the 2001 season, Pnini began his professional career, by playing withMaccabi Ra'anana in theIsraeli Super League.
Maccabi Rannana merged with Bnei Herzeliya and becameBnei Hasharon. Pnini became thecaptain of the team in the 2004–05 season, and in 2006, he was chosen to the Israeli Super League's "All Israeli League Team".
At the2005 Maccabiah Games, Pnini was named tournament MVP as Team Israel won a gold medal in men's basketball.[1]
In the 2006–07 season, Pnini signed withHapoel Jerusalem, and with them, he won twoIsraeli State Cups – one in 2007, after beating his former team, Bnei Hasharon, in the final, and the other in2008, after beatingMaccabi Tel Aviv. In Jerusalem, Pnini became one of the most dominant Israeli players in the league.[citation needed]
Before the 2008–09 season, with one year remaining on his contract withHapoel Jerusalem, Pnini signed a 3-year contract withMaccabi Tel Aviv, starting from the 2009–10 season. Hapoel Jerusalem appealed against the agreement to theIBA court, claiming that it was an unsportsmanlike situation that their player had a signed contract with their league opponents. The IBA court determined that Pnini had to spend the 2008–09 season playing outside of theIsraeli Super League.
After the verdict, Pnini signed with theSerbian teamKK FMP. In January 2009, Pnini left KK FMP, and signed with theCypriot teamKeravnos, where he reached theCyprus Basketball Division final, where his team lost 3:1 toAPOEL Nicosia.
After spending a season abroad, Pnini was allowed to fulfill his 3-year contract withMaccabi Tel Aviv, and he joined the team for the 2009–10 season. In December 2012, he was finedNIS 100,000, stripped of his role as the team'scaptain, and suspended, as the result of a Nazi slur that he used against another player, during a game.[2]
On July 1, 2017, after 8 seasons with the club,Maccabi Tel Aviv have parted ways with Pnini.[3]
On July 3, 2017, Pnini signed a two-year deal withHapoel Holon.[4] On February 15, 2018, Pnini recorded 15 points, along with 2 rebounds and 2 assists and helped Holon to win the2018 Israeli State Cup after an 88–86 win over his former teamMaccabi Tel Aviv in the final match, becoming the first player who won the Israeli State Cup with three different teams.[5] On March 1, 2018, Pnini was namedIsraeli Player of the Month for games played in February.[6]
On January 3, 2019, Pnini signed a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Holon.[7] On April 4, 2019, Pnini was namedIsraeli Player of the Month after averaging 12.4 points and 5.2 assists, shooting 46 percent from three-point range in four games played in March.[8] On April 12, 2019, Pnini won the three-point shootout during the2019 Israeli All-Star Event.[9]
On June 23, 2022, Pnini signed withMaccabi Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Premier League and theEuroLeague.[10]
On August 7, 2023, Pnini announced his retirement from professional basketball and joined Maccabi's coaching staff, under head coachOded Kattash.
Pnini is a member of theIsraeli National Team, he participated at the2007,2009,2011,2013 and2017EuroBasket tournaments.
| 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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Pnini won theEuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Maccabi | 20 | 11 | 15.2 | .414 | .400 | .680 | 1.8 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 5 | 19.8 | .486 | .458 | .778 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 0 | 7.2 | 6.0 | |
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 12.6 | .367 | .317 | .889 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| 2012–13 | 23 | 2 | 13.4 | .431 | .302 | .810 | 1.2 | 1 | .3 | .1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
| 2013–14† | 27 | 20 | 18.4 | .424 | .413 | .583 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 20.7 | .565 | .467 | .625 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .8 | — | 9.5 | 7.5 | |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 2 | 15.4 | .472 | .467 | .833 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .4 | — | 5.3 | 4.6 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 12.7 | .365 | .277 | .533 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .3 | — | 2.6 | 3.1 | |
| Career | 154 | 42 | 15.5 | .430 | .387 | .704 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
