Hapoel Haifa B.C.

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הפועל חיפה
Hapoel Haifa
LeaguesIsraeli Super League
Europe Cup
Founded1924 (98 years ago)
HistoryHapoel Haifa B.C.
1924–present
ArenaRomema Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationHaifa, Israel
PresidentYuval Rusman
Head coachElad Hasin[1]
Team captainOfek Avital
OwnershipVoluntary association "Hapoel Haifa B.C.- Red Heart"
Websitehapoelhaifabc.com
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Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in Haifa, in Haifa metropolitan area, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. It is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust.

History[]

The club was founded in 1924.[2] The club began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955.[3]

The club had a rich history, and was part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for many years. It finished as runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965.[4][5] It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013.[6]

In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again.[3] The club was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015 and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020.[2]

The team plays its home games in Romema Arena.[6]

Roster[]

Hapoel Haifa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Allen, Kadeem 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993
PG 5 Sweden Israel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1994-08-21)21 August 1994
G/F 8 Israel Simhon, Amit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1989-10-22)22 October 1989
SG 10 United States Israel Weisz, Spencer 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1995-05-31)31 May 1995
PF 11 United States Israel Rayman, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
PG 12 Israel  (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997
PG 16 Venezuela Vargas, Gregory 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 35 – (1986-02-18)18 February 1986
C 18 Ukraine Israel Nesterenko, Igor 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1990-08-18)18 August 1990
C 21 United States 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1996-11-28)28 November 1996
F 25 Israel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2001-03-27)27 March 2001
F 31 United States James, Scottie 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 25 – (1996-11-07)7 November 1996
F 73 Israel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2003-01-19)19 January 2003
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel lan Amar
  • Israel Shahar Miller
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Igor Nesterenko Mike Watkins
PF Scottie James Will Rayman
SF Amit Simhon Spencer Weisz
SG Kadeem Allen
PG Gregory Vargas
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Honours[]

Romema Arena, the team's home stadium.
  • Domestic Championship:
    • Runners-up (1): 1961-62,
  • Israeli National League:
    • Champions (1): 1998-99
  • Liga Bet:
    • Champions (1): 2006-07
  • Liga Alef:
    • Champions (1): 2007-08
  • Liga Artzit:
    • Champions (1): 2008-09
    • Champions (2): 2015/16

Notable players[]

Bar Timor

References[]

  1. ^ "Examining Israel's basketball teams and new players before season start". The Jerusalem Post.
  2. ^ a b "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. ^ a b "English – הפועל חיפה כדורסל".
  4. ^ David A. Goldstein (2017). Alley-Oop to Aliyah; African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land
  5. ^ "הפועל חיפה חוזרת". big.one.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Basketball - Maccabi Haifa B.C. (Israel): palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.

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