Maccabi Haifa announced Ben Reis

The Maccabi Bazan Haifa professional basketball team, the 2013 Israeli Super League defending champions, announced today the team has signed guard/forward Ben Reis for the 2013-14 season with a team option for the 2014-15 season.

Reis, 23, joins Maccabi Bazan Haifa after spending four seasons with Bnei Herzilya. The 6-foot-5-inch guard/forward posted a breakout year last season, appearing in 27 games and averaged 10.0 points (eighth most among Israelis), 3.8 rebounds (seventh most among Israelis) and 1.6 assists while shooting 35.6% (31-87) from beyond the arc in 27.2 minutes per game. He recorded a career-high in points scored last season with 27 and grabbed seven rebounds in the eighth round against Maccabi Bazan Haifa.

"We're excited to add Ben Reis to our Maccabi Bazan Haifa roster as he is an up and coming Israeli player who has the potential to be a force in our league," said Maccabi Bazan Haifa owner Jeffrey Rosen.

"I'm happy to work with Ben Reis again. Ben is one of the most talented prospects that the Israeli basketball has seen in the last couple of years," said Maccabi Bazan Haifa head coach Danny Franco. "I'm sure Ben will step it up in the Green uniform."

"I am pleased and excited to join Maccabi Bazan Haifa," said Reis . "I believe we will be a tough team that will fight for the title and will be appreciated by our adoring fans in Haifa. Additionally, I want to thank the Bnei Herzliya club who treated and supported me very well over the last five years. I'll always adore that club, which was a kind of second home for me".

"The addition of Ben Reis is another significant building block for our Israeli roster, which is now one of the best in the league", said Maccabi Bazan Haifa Vice Chairman, Arnon Shiran. "Reis has great potential and is another example of a good player who really wanted to play for our esteemed club."

A native of Eilat, Reis holds both Israeli and German citizenship.