Moran Roth

Moran Roth was born in 1982 in Ashdod

Moran Roth was born on November 10, 1982, in Ashdod, where he grew up. As a child he played in the youth section of Maccabi Ashdod. At 16 he moved to Kiryat Sharet high school in Holon to join its basketball team, and later followed his coach to the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team.

At 18 he moved to Kibbutz Be'eri, began his senior career with Hapoel Be'eri in Liga Artzit and worked in the kibbutz printing house. He did his military service in the Military Police Corps. He then played in Liga Leumit for Maccabi Ashdod and for Elitzur Ramla from 2002 to 2004.

In 2004 he joined A.S. Ramat HaSharon in the Super League and was named Discovery of the Year. He won the league title with Hapoel Holon in 2007-08 and the Winner Cup with Hapoel Jerusalem the next season. Back at Holon, he led the league in assists in 2011-12.

In 2012 he signed a 3-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv and won the State Cup and the Winner Cup, but left after one season due to little playing time. He then joined Maccabi Haifa and reached the playoff final. He played for the Israeli national team at EuroBasket 2007 and 2009.