Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion | |||
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Leagues | Israeli Premier League Balkan League | ||
Founded | 1978 | ||
History | Hapoel Galil Elyon 1978–2008, 2009–present | ||
Arena | |||
Capacity | 2,200 | ||
Location | Kfar Blum, Israel | ||
Team colors | Red and white | ||
President | Nir Wasserman | ||
Team captain | |||
Championships | 1 Israeli Championship 2 Israeli State Cups | ||
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Hapoel Galil Elyon (Hebrew: הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and internationally in the Balkan League. The team represents the northern region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
In June 2008, the club rights in the Israeli Basketball Premier League transferred to Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained their independence) to form a new club, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, which represents the Gilboa and Lower Galilee regions. The team was re-established in 2009.[1]
History[]
American-Israeli Brad Leaf played for 12 years for Hapoel Galil Elyon.[2][3][4] He won the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award in 1989–90.[4] In both 1989-1990 and 1991-1992 he was voted a member of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet, an award given to the five best players of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5]
In 1992–1993 the club, then coached by Pini Gershon – became the first club based outside Tel Aviv to win the Israeli Championship, ending Maccabi Tel Aviv's 23-year winning streak. They also won the State Cup twice, in 1988 and 1992.
Between 1990 and 2008, several of the Israel's most successful basketball players came through the club, including Nadav Henefeld, Oded Kattash, Doron Sheffer, Gur Shelef, Lior Eliyahu, and Sharon Sasson, earning the team the nickname "the Israeli basketball college".
In 2021, the club would be promoted from the Israeli National League to the Israeli Premier League for the first time since the merger.
Honours[]
Total titles: 3
- Israeli Championship
- Winners: 1993
- Runners-up: 1990, 1995
- State Cup
- Winners: 1988, 1992
- Runners-up: 1987, 1990, 1998
- Israeli National League (Second Division)
- Winners: 2021
Players[]
Current roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | |||
PF | Bryce Washington | Kyle Gibson | Yuval Levin |
SF | Nimrod Levi | Isaiah Eisendorf | |
SG | Johnathan Stove | ||
PG | Ike Iroegbu | Chavaughn Lewis |
- The Israeli league rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
- There should be maximum 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
Source: basket.co.il
Season by season[]
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Cup Competitions | European Competitions | |
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2012–13 | 2 | Liga Leumit | |||||
2013–14 | Second round | ||||||
2014–15 | First round | ||||||
2015–16 | |||||||
2016–17 | First round | ||||||
2017–18 | 6 | Quarter-finals | First round | ||||
2018–19 | 3 | Runner-up | |||||
2019–20 | 7 | 7th place | Round of 16 | ||||
2020–21 | 1 | Champion | First round | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | Premier League | TBD | Quarter-finals |
Notable players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Jo Lual-Acuil
- Teo Čizmić
- Pero Dujmović
- Omri Casspi
- Lior Eliyahu
- Or Goren
- Nadav Henefeld
- Oded Kattash
- Ido Kozikaro
- Yogev Ohayon
- Yoav Saffar
- Sharon Sasson
- Doron Sheffer
- Gur Shelef
- Alon Stein
- Andrew Kennedy
- Evaldas Jocys
- Rimantas Kaukėnas
- Kenny Adeleke
- Christian Dalmau
- Saša Bratić
- Jamie Arnold
- Mark Brisker
- Brad Leaf
- Steve Malovic
- Jerry Simon
- Demetrius Alexander
- Michael Ansley
- Darren Daye
- Mike Gibson
- Sam Hoskin
- Randell Jackson
- Mike James
- Lamont Jones
- Rashad Madden
- Chester Simmons
- Jawad Williams
Notable coaches[]
References[]
- ^ "אופס! תקלה". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Euroleague Qualifying Rounds team profile: Hapoel Galil Gilboa". EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Leaf Happy to be "Home" in Indiana". Indiana Pacers. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Israel-born T.J. Leaf drafted by NBA's Pacers in first round". Times of Israel. June 23, 2017.
- ^ Marks, Jon (March 18, 2018). "Meet the NBA's Israeli-born rookie, a 6' 10" forward named T.J. Leaf". Times of Israel. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
External links[]
- Hapoel Galil Elyon
- Basketball teams established in 1978
- Basketball teams in Israel
- Former Israeli Basketball Premier League teams