Hapoel HaEmek

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Hapoel HaEmek
Hapoel HaEmek logo
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded2008; 17 years ago (2008)
HistoryHapoel Gilboa Galil
2008–2025
Hapoel HaEmek
2025–present
ArenaGan Ner Sports Hall
Capacity2,250
LocationGan Ner, Israel
CEOArtzi Frati
Head coachSharon Abrahami
Team captainYotam Hanochi
OwnershipGidon Yadin
Championships1 Israeli Championships
2 Balkan Leagues
Websitegilboa-galil.co.il
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Hapoel HaEmek (Hebrew: הפועל העמק) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner.

History

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The club was founded in 2008 after Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained its independence) receive the top-division license in the Israeli Basketball Premier League of Hapoel Galil Elyon.[1][2]

Initially it was believed to be a merger agreement, as they originally planned to play 70% of the club's home domestic league games at Gan Ner Sports Hall in Gan Ner (a village of 2,700 people near Mount Gilboa, in the Galilee in northern Israel)[3] and 30% of their home domestic league games in Hapoel Galil Elyon's arena in Kfar Blum. But the agreement never came to fruition as Hapoel Galil Elyon rejected the merger, and all of the club's home domestic league games were played in Gan Ner,[2] essentially making them a new team. Galil Elyon was re-established in 2009, as a lower-division team.

In May 2010, Hapoel Gilboa Galil won the Israeli Championship, after defeating defending champions Maccabi Tel Aviv by a score of 90–77 in the finals of the playoffs.

In the summer of 2018, the club had financial difficulties, and a large part of it was purchased by fans.

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Hapoel HaEmek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 1 United States Edwards, Kyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999
G 2 Israel Kochavi, Yuval 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-12-21)21 December 2001
C 5 United States Shedrick, Kadin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2001-07-27)27 July 2001
SF 8 Israel Menco, Rafi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1994-03-05)5 March 1994
PF 10 United States Childs, Elijah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
F 11 United States Wheeler, Aaron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-09-24)24 September 1998
G 13 Israel Malul, Yonatan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2007-03-29)29 March 2007
F 14 Israel Netzia, Roey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-11-27)27 November 1997
G 15 United States Henry, Cameron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1999-03-08)8 March 1999
G/F 20 Argentina Israel Goldenberg, Lucas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-08-03)3 August 1993
PG 25 Israel Noyovitch, Gil 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001
G 35 Israel Rinski, Adi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2007-01-18)18 January 2007
PG 44 Israel Misgav, Niv 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 30 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
F 50 Israel Erez, Shahar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2004-02-24)24 February 2004
G United States Smith, Adam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Guni Israeli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 15, 2023

Honors

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Gal Mekel

Total titles: 3

Domestic competitions

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Regional competitions

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Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball - Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon (Israël) : palmares, résultats et identité". www.les-sports.info.
  2. ^ a b The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team' Haaretz, 15 June 2008.
  3. ^ "The mouse that scored: Gilboa/Galil is conquering Israel's basketball behemoths". Haaretz.
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