Maya Zilbershlag to Play in U20 and U18 Women's EuroBasket This SummerMaya Zilbershlag to Play in U20 and U18 Women's EuroBasket This Summer

Maya Zilbershlag to Play in U20 and U18 Women's EuroBasket This Summer

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by Ian MacDougall

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue women’s basketball incoming freshman guard Maya Zilbershlag will represent Israel in two EuroBasket tournaments this summer, competing at the U20 event in Lithuania July 4-12, before playing in the U18 tournament in Romania July 31-Aug. 9.

Zilbershlag will arrive in West Lafayette at the conclusion of the tournaments. All games will be streamed on the FIBA Youtube channel.

Prior to this summer’s events, Zilbershlag has represented Israel at five EuroBasket Championships throughout her prep career, averaging 14.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

She played in two same two events last season. The Kfar Saba native made her U20 debut in 2025 to guide Israel to a sixth-place finish, while averaging 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and shooting 45.5% from distance.

Her breakout junior performance came at the 2025 U18 EuroBasket when she was named one of the top-10 players the Tournament, leading the event in scoring with 18.4 points per game and free throws attempted and made (39-of-49), ranking second in the event with an 80% free throw clip, finished eighth in rebounding (8.3) and seventh in efficiency, also recorded three double-doubles.

Zilbershlag Career EuroBasket

Year

Division

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Note

2025

U20

8.5

3.0

0.7

6th Place

2025

U18

18.4

8.3

2.9

Top-10 Player, 1st in PPG

2024

U16

18.9

8.3

3.0

2nd in Scoring

2023

U16

14.0

8.6

2.6

11th in PPG

2022

U16

13.1

6.9

1.0

3rd Place B Division

 

U20 Women’s EuroBasket - Website
July 4 – 8:30 AM ET – Israel vs. Spain
July 5 – 6 AM ET – Israel vs. Croatia
July 7 – 11 AM ET – Israel vs. Lithuania
July 8-12 – Knockout Stages

U18 Women’s EuroBasket - Website
July 31 – 9 AM – Israel vs. Switzerland
Aug. 1 – 11:30 AM – Israel vs. Norway
Aug. 2 – 9 AM ET – Israel vs. Belarus
Aug. 4 – 6:30 AM – Israel vs. Ukraine
Aug. 7-9 – Knockout Stages

 

Maya Team Israel Edited (1)