Israel competed in the EuroBasket 2011, the 37th FIBA EuroBasket, Israel’s 26th time competing, and finished thirteenth. Games were broadcast in Israel on IBA and Charlton. Each team during the tournament consisted of 12 players. Only 1 among the 12 could be a naturalized foreign player, who could not have been in the national team of another nation. Players that traced their ancestry to the teams they represent, were allowed to play for that team. US-born David Blu, who as Jewish was entitled to Israeli citizenship from birth.