Guy Goodes

Guy Goodes (Hebrew: גיא גודס‎, born 13 March 1971) is a British-Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player.[1] He is currently the head coach of Maccabi Rishon Lezion of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national under-20 basketball team.

Guy Goodes
גיא גודס
Goodes in 2011
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1970-03-13) 13 March 1970
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
NBA draft1992 / Undrafted
Playing career1985–2004
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1985–1990Hapoel Haifa
1990–1997Maccabi Tel Aviv
1997–1998Caserta
1998–1999Maccabi Tel Aviv
1999–2000Caja Cantabria
2000–2001Cordiviari Roseto
2001Maccabi Raanana
2001–2002Hapoel Tel Aviv
2002–2004Maccabi Rishon Lezion
As coach:
2004–2006Maccabi Rishon Lezion
2006–2008Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2008–2010Hapoel Jerusalem
2010–2014Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2014–2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2015Great Britain (assistant)
2017–2018Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2018–presentMaccabi Rishon Lezion
2019–presentIsrael Under-20
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Professional career

Goodes was a professional basketball point guard from 1994–2004, primarily with Maccabi Tel Aviv (1990–97 and 1998–99).[2] He was on the Israel basketball national team from 1995–99.

Coaching career

He was head coach of Maccabi Rishon Lezion in 2004–06.[2] Later, he was an assistant coach at Maccabi Tel Aviv from 2006–08.[2]

In June 2008, Hapoel Jerusalem hired him as its head coach, to a one-year contract with a team option for a second year.[2][3] He coached the team from 2008 until 2010.[4] Since then, he has been an assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1][5] In 2014, he won the EuroLeague title with Maccabi. Later in June 2014, after the departure of David Blatt, he was named the new head coach of the team.[6] He was fired on November 9, 2015, due to the poor results.[7]

On June 27, 2017, Goodes returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv as the assistant coach.[8] Goodes helped Maccabi to win the 2018 Israeli League Championship.

On November 30, 2018, Goodes returned to Maccabi Rishon Lezion as the new head coach, replacing Zvika Sherf.[9] Goodes led Rishon LeZion to the 2019 Israeli League Final, where they eventually lost to his former team Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On November 16, 2019, Goodes was named Israel national under-20 basketball team new head coach, replacing Ariel Beit-Halahmy.[10]

References
  1. Efrat, Maayan (November 17, 2010). "Basketball / Coming together on the defensive end". Haaretz. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. "Jerusalem names Guy Goodes head coach". Euroleague.net. June 16, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. Boteach, Shmuley (June 20, 2008). "The Friday Interview: Taking a gamble on Hapoel Jerusalem". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  4. Boteach, Shmuley (June 16, 2009). "Basketball: Casspi impresses in pre-NBA Draft workouts". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  5. Allon Sinai (July 21, 2011). "Yellow-and-blue legend Sharp calls it a career". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  6. "Maccabi promotes Goodes to head coach". euroleague.net. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  7. "Goodes gone as coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv". jpost.com. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  8. "Maccabi brings back Goodes as assistant coach". maccabi.co.il. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  9. "חוזר לראשל"צ: גודס יאמן את הכתומים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  10. "שלושה כובעים: גיא גודס ישמש גם כמאמן העתודה ועוזר הנבחרת הבוגרת". Haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew). November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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