Ben Saraf

Ben Saraf
	Saraf with Ulm in 2024
No. 77 – Ratiopharm Ulm
Position	Point guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga; EuroCup
Personal information
Born	April 15, 2006 (age 18)
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	Elitzur Netanya
2023–2024	Elitzur Kiryat Ata
2024–present	Ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards
	Israeli League Premier Rising Star (2024); Israeli National League Sixth Man of the Year (2023); Israeli National League Rising Star (2023); FIBA U18 European Championship MVP (2024);

Ben Saraf (Hebrew: בן שרף; born April 14, 2006) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup.

Professional career

Saraf began his professional career at 16 years old while playing for Elitzur Netanya of the second-division Israeli Basketball National League. He averaged 14 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3 assists during the 2022–23 season.^[1]

Saraf signed with Elitzur Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League on July 11, 2023.^[2] He was named the Israeli League Premier Rising Star after averaging 10.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.^[3]^[4]

Saraf signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on June 20, 2024.^[5]

Saraf played for the Israel under-16 basketball team in the 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship. He led the tournament in scoring with 24.3 points per game.^[6] Saraf was named to the under-18 national team to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket.^[7] He again led the tournament in scoring with 28.1 points per game and was named the tournament MVP as Israel finished fourth.^[8]