Hapoel Ramat Gan B.C.

Hapoel Ramat Gan B.C. was an Israeli professional basketball club, based in Givatayim, Israel. The club played in the Israeli Basketball Super League for several years, and for six years the team was the runner-up in Israel. The team was dismantled in 1988.

History[]

The team was founded in 1957. In 1960 the team was promoted for the first time to the Israeli Basketball Premier League, under the name Hapoel Ramat Gan - Givatayim, and relegated after only one season. In 1964 the group rose again, the first snowfall, but the temporal change Nsra League second group. In 1966 the group fell in League (League then the third), after one season it was back to League Group A, but in 1969 it again fell in the group League. It was back in Group A League in 1971.

In 1973 it rose League first group (then called for the group of Ramat Gan and Hapoel Ramat Gan - Givataim) movement has already finished the first group and the fourth place until the year 1984 the group did not do worse than fourth place.

Prominent players for the team were: Steve Kaplan, Hanan Keren, Or Goren, Avigdor Moskovitch (also played in Mtazrhim and abroad as well): , Neal Walk, Cliff Fondkstr, and Steve Malovik. In addition Aimno the group of senior trainers such as: Zvika Sherf and Arie Maliniak, but despite everything the team failed to win a championship. The team finished second six times instead of daring Cup finals five times in the country, but never managed to win a Cup.

The biggest surprise in 1984 was an amazing team to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semifinal of the State Cup after it defeated 76-80. and It seems group would finally win the title, but missed the final to Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. 73-79.

After the 1984 broke the association concerned to cover the debt each year groups the team began its deterioration. In 1987 League second group fell a new year fell another group broke third League final.

Notable players[]

Albert Hemmo

References[]

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