Hapoel Galil Elyon

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Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion
Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion logo
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Balkan League
Founded1978; 44 years ago (1978)
HistoryHapoel Galil Elyon
1978–2008, 2009–present
Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationKfar Blum, Israel
Team colorsRed and white
PresidentNir Wasserman
Team captain
Championships1 Israeli Championship
2 Israeli State Cups

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.

Hapoel Galil Elyon roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2 Nigeria Iroegbu, Ike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1995-03-14)14 March 1995
F 5 United States Israel Eisendorf, Isaiah 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
PF 6 United States Washington, Bryce 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 26 – (1996-01-25)25 January 1996
G/F 7 Israel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2000-03-31)31 March 2000
F 8 Israel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1994-03-26)26 March 1994
G 9 Romania Israel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1992-10-15)15 October 1992
PG 10 Israel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2002-07-13)13 July 2002
G 13 Israel 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2003-06-15)15 June 2003
PF 22 United States Gibson, Kyle 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1996-01-25)25 January 1996
G 22 United States Stove, Johnathan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1995-12-23)23 December 1995
PF 30 Sweden Israel Levi, Nimrod 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 26 – (1995-03-24)24 March 1995
F/C 33 Israel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 22 – (1999-12-08)8 December 1999
G/F 40 United States Lewis, Chavaughn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 29 – (1993-02-01)1 February 1993
G/F 55 Israel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2003-09-21)21 September 2003
Head coach
  • Israel Barak Peleg
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Avishai Gordon
  • Israel Noam Cohen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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
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

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Notable coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ "אופס! תקלה". basket.co.il.
  2. ^ "Euroleague Qualifying Rounds team profile: Hapoel Galil Gilboa". EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Leaf Happy to be "Home" in Indiana". Indiana Pacers. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Israel-born T.J. Leaf drafted by NBA's Pacers in first round". Times of Israel. June 23, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.

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