The Israeli junior basketball team won the International Basketball Federation's Under-20 European Championship on Sunday, for the second year running. The game was hosted in Tel Aviv.
The squad defeated Spain 92-84 after results during much of the game placed the teams neck-and-neck. The victory sent the home crowd of over 3,000 into a delirium of chants and applause.
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NBA draft prospect Deni Avdija scored 23 points and picked up the Most Valuable Player award.
The youth squad has now been in the finals for three consecutive years, winning its first championship in 2018, in Germany. In 2017 the team lost to Greece.
The Israeli team secured its spot in this year's championship with its 81-70 victory over France on Saturday.
Spain, which had gone undefeated until the final, beat Germany 80-62 to qualify for the game.
Avdija is a rising star of Israeli basketball and in 2017 was signed up by the Maccabi Tel Aviv professional team.
