Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion | |||
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Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League Balkan League | ||
Founded | 1972 | ||
History | Hapoel Kfar Giladi (1972-1978) Hapoel Galil Elyon (1978–2008, 2009–present) | ||
Arena | Heihal HaPais | ||
Capacity | 2,200 | ||
Location | Kfar Blum, Israel | ||
Team colors | Red and white | ||
President | Nir Wasserman | ||
Head coach | Guni Israeli | ||
Team captain | Nimrod Levi | ||
Championships | 1 Israeli Championship 1 Balkan International Basketball League | ||
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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 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
[edit]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 1989-90 and 1991-92 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 1992–93 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 was promoted from the Israeli National League to the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the first time since the merger.
Honors
[edit]Total titles: 4
Domestic competitions
[edit]- Winners: 1993
- Runners-up: 1990, 1995
- Winners: 1988, 1992
- Runners-up: 1987, 1990, 1998
Lower division competitions
[edit]- Liga Artzit / Israeli National League (2nd)
- Winners: 1979 (North Division), 2021
European competitions
[edit]- Semifinalist (1): 1992–93
Regional competitions
[edit]- Winners: 2022
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: December 2, 2023 |
Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | Brandon Garrett | Miron Ruina |
PF | Lior Carreira | Lotan Amsalem |
SF | Vincent Sanford | Daniel Rosenbaum |
SG | Mike Bothwell | Chen Guy |
PG | Roi Huber | Yahal Peleg |
- 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.
Source: basket.co.il
Season by season
[edit]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 | 5 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Balkan League | Champion |
2022–23 | 5 | Quarter-finals | — | 4 Europe Cup | Regular season | ||
2023–24 | 11 | — | First round | 4 Europe Cup | Withdrew |
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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
Ilan Berkovich
Omri Casspi
Lior Eliyahu
Avishai Gordon
Or Goren
Erez Hazan
Nadav Henefeld
Oded Kattash
Ido Kozikaro
Yogev Ohayon
Barak Peleg
Yoav Saffar
Sharon Sasson
Doron Sheffer
Gil Sela
Gur Shelef
Alon Stein
Andrew Kennedy
Evaldas Jocys
Rimantas Kaukėnas
Kenny Adeleke
Christian Dalmau
Saša Bratić
Ivan Krasić
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.