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Hen Lippin

Hen Lippin is a retired Israeli basketball player who played point guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national team.

born 1965Point guard for Maccabi Tel AvivWinning shot against PesaroIsrael national basketball team

Born: 11 April 1965, Bitan Aharon
Occupation: basketball player

Hen Lippin was born in 1965 in Bitan Aharon

Hen Lippin was born in Bitan Aharon. He is the youngest of three brothers.

Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984 and wore number 10. With the club he won 8 national league titles and 6 State Cups. From the summer of 1988, coach Zvika Sherf made him the starting point guard after Moti Aroesti retired.

In the 1988/1989 season, Maccabi reached the European Cup final and lost to Jugoplastika Split. Against Pesaro that season, he scored 23 points and hit a three-pointer at the end of overtime for a 93:92 win that sent the team to the Final Four in Munich. He scored 490 points for Maccabi in Europe.

After leaving Maccabi in 1992, he played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He then spent a season with Hapoel Galil Elyon and retired.

For the Israel national team, he played at the 1985 and 1987 EuroBasket and the 1986 World Championship. He played 59 games and scored 229 points for the team.