The holder of the State Cup continues to build the staff: Bnei Herzliya announced today (Friday) the extension of Sandy Cohen’s contract for the upcoming season with an option for another season. As you may recall, yesterday Cohen was officially released from Maccabi Tel Aviv, and now he is deepening his commitment to Oren Aharoni’s team.
Cohen (26, 1.98) averaged 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the league this season and was one of the league’s top defenders. In the State Cup, Cohen finished the semifinals and finals as a player with the highest plus-minus index in each game (plus 24 in the semifinals, plus 8 in the final). In the semifinals he scored 14 points and added 5 rebounds and in the finals he scored 9 points without a miss and picked up 6 rebounds.
The professional manager, Zofi AbdiaHe said of him: “Sandy is the man of the team for special missions. You always need such a player in the team, and in my eyes he is the best defensive player in the league. I am a big believer in creating continuity and very happy we managed to keep Sandy in the team. His that he surpasses in Money Time. “
The team coach, Oren Aharoni He added: “I’m very happy we were able to keep Sandy at the club. In our team building plan we set ourselves the goal of creating as much continuity as possible. Sandy is a talented player who does a lot of things not seen in the statistics and was a defensive anchor for us this season.