The former Maccabi player has led the team to playoffs in each of the last two seasons
Maccabi pens Coach Kattash to two-year extension
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv announced on Wednesday that it has signed head coach Oded Kattash to a two-year contract extension. Kattash has guided Maccabi to a 40-28 regular season record in his two seasons with the club and in both years the Israeli champs have pushed their playoff opponents the distance before losing Game 5s on the road.
“I am happy and proud to sign for two more seasons with Maccabi,” Kattash said. “I am very appreciative, grateful for the confidence in me this shows and ready for the challenges that await us. Right now, we are all focused on the mission in front of us, to win the Israeli championship.”
This is the second stint at the Maccabi helm for Kattash, who had an illustrious playing career with his boyhood club Maccabi and Panathinaikos Athens. He helped Panathinaikos win the EuroLeague in 2000 before a knee injury prematurely ended his playing career as Kattash was entering his prime at age 28. He began his coaching career in 2004 with Hapoel Galil Elyon and debuted as a EuroLeague coach in 2007 with Maccabi, where he went 6-3 before resigning.
Kattash has since coached Hapoel Galil Elyon, Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and Panathinaikos as well as Israel's national team. He won the Israeli League with Galil in 2010 and Israeli Cups with Jerusalem in 2019 and 2020. Kattash guided Panathinaikos to the 2021 Greek championship and won the Israeli League with Maccabi last season.
"It seems only natural to me that Oded will continue in his role as coach of the Maccabi Tel Aviv team for the next two years," Maccabi president Shimon Mizrahi said. "This basketball season has proven and strengthened his abilities. Oded knew how to navigate and strengthen the relationship with the team's players despite the difficult conditions that we had in the last eight months, and he succeeded during this period with significant achievements. I wish him continued success with the club."