Maccabi Tel Aviv announced Avi Even as new sport director

Avi Even, who has held various professional roles in the system for the past 17 years, will be appointed as the Sports Director of Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club starting from the end of the season, replacing Nikola Vujčić in this role.

The club’s chairman, Shimon Mizrahi, commented on the decision: “It was only natural for me that Avi Even, who recently served as the head of scouting and player development at the club, would be appointed to such a significant and responsible role as our Sports Director, especially after being the right-hand man of Nikola Vujčić, to whom we extend our deepest gratitude for his loyal service both as a player and as a sports director.”

“I feel a great privilege to be appointed as the Sports Director of such a prestigious club as Maccabi Tel Aviv,” Avi Even said following the decision on his appointment. “This is my chance to thank the owners and management for the great trust they place in me after 17 years in various roles at the club. I am happy to be here.”

Even further added on Maccabi’s official website: “We have built a worthy squad for the current season and will work to create the continuity we want here.”

“It is the right choice for the right person in the right place,” stressed the Chairman of the Professional Committee at Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club, David Blatt. “Avi’s experience and knowledge, as well as his familiarity with the player market, make him a successful choice as the club’s next Sports Director.”