Israel Gonzalez is expected to stay in ALBA Berlin / News - Basketnews.com

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The head coach of ALBA Berlin, Israel Gonzalez, is set to extend the contract with the German powerhouse, according to BasketNews sources.

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Both sides are negotiating the details of the deal. The contract should be for at least two years, per sources.

Gonzalez penned a one-year agreement and took over ALBA last summer when long-time head coach Aito Garcia Reneses stepped down from the position.

Israel Gonzalez has been active as a coach in professional basketball for 18 years.

He began his career in 2004 with Cantabria Baloncesto as an assistant, taking the head coach duties in December 2007.

CB Gran Canaria was the next long-term stop for the 47-year-old Spanish specialist (2009-17). He worked there as an assistant.

Gonzalez and Reneses' paths crossed in the 2014-15 season. At that time, Reneses became the head coach of the Gran Canaria club. After two seasons in which the team finished fifth and eighth in the Spanish ACB, they both moved to Berlin.

Gonzalez is a two-time German League champion (2020, 2021) and German Cup winner (2020) as an assistant and the German Cup winner as the head coach this season.

Israel Gonzalez navigated ALBA to the tenth position in the 2021-22 EuroLeague regular season with a record of 12 wins and 16 defeats.

ALBA sit second in the German League with 24 wins and 6 losses.

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