{"id":505516,"date":"2020-06-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/maccabi-signed-frederic-bourdillon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:30:42","slug":"maccabi-signed-frederic-bourdillon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/maccabi-signed-frederic-bourdillon\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi signed Frederic Bourdillon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-video-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-_3ep1NwoA\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"> \t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv signed Frederic Bourdillon until the end of the current gaming season. Following the injury of John Dibartolomeo, management and the professional team decided to take a quick course, so the 29-year-old guard (1.93m), who opened the current season in Maccabi Rishon Lezion uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8220;We decided to bring a good player after the injury of John Dibartolomeo in order to give us quality. A player that has the character to fight for the goals of Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv&#8221;, said coach <strong>Giannis Sfairopoulos<\/strong> to maccabi.co.il. &#8220;I want to add that We are all with John, we all love him and wish him to come back stronger than ever&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\">&#8220;For a Jewish French guy it&rsquo;s the biggest accomplishment to play in Israel and for Maccabi. The biggest thing you can dream of&#8221;, <strong>Bourdillon<\/strong> told maccabi.co.il. &#8220;I want to help the team take the championship. We won&#8217;t let anyone else grab it. I know the Maccabi fans, Basketball is everything for them and we will win every game for them as like they are with us in the gym. I really hope they could be with us during the playoffs&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Frederic<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&nbsp;Bourdillon was born to a Jewish family in Grass, France, in March 1991. He played on the French youth team and at an early age joined INSEP, France&#8217;s national sporting institute where stars such as Tony Parker, Boris Diao and Evan Fournier were also trained. He started his professional career with Antibes, won the French Cup with Chalon and also moved to Etouille Charleville and Rueil before returning to Antibes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">In September 2017, Bourdillon signed with Maccabi Haifa and later continued the season with Hapoel Eilat. In June 2018, he signed a new contract in the southern city and last season helped it reach the Israeli Final Four, where he and his teammates lost to Maccabi in the semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Last October, Bourdillon signed with Maccabi Rishon Lezion on a two-month contract with an extension option. The team was pleased with the guard and in January granted him a one-and-a-half-year contract extension, but the season&#8217;s pause due to the Corona epidemic also left him at home and away from the basketball court.<\/span><br \/> \t<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Last season with Eilat Bourdillon played 32 games, averaged 24.1 minutes per night and provided 8.7 points (57% for 2pt, 40% for 3pt) along with 2.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals. This season with Rishon he contributed 7.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 assists in 24.9 minutes per game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bourdillon20vs20jd20169.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 14px; width: 980px; height: 551px;\" class=\"wp-image-505514 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bourdillon20vs20jd20169.jpg 980w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bourdillon20vs20jd20169-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bourdillon20vs20jd20169-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tough guard, who started the season with Rishon Lezion, was recruited after Dibartolomeo&#8217;s injury: &#8220;I want to help the team take the championship&#8221;. 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