Hapoel_Eilat_B.C.
Hapoel Eilat B.C.
Basketball team in Eilat, Israel
Hapoel Eilat (Hebrew: הפועל אילת), for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club.[1][2][3] The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The team represents the far-South region of the country - the Arabah area, and the Red Sea city of Eilat.
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| Nickname | "Ha Krishim" (The Sharks) | ||
| Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League | ||
| Founded | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) | ||
| Arena | Begin Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1200 | ||
| Location | Eilat, Israel | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Black | ||
| President | Tal Pinchas | ||
| Team manager | Oren Almog | ||
| Head coach | Jurica Golemac | ||
| Team captain | Tyrus McGee | ||
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The team earned promotion to the First Division (known variously as Ligat HaAl, the Super League, or the Israeli Basketball Premier League) for the first time in the 1990–91 season, while being coached by Arik Shivek.
In the 1996–97 season, the team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the playoff semi-finals. A year later the team reached the finals, in which it lost 0-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In early 2000, the team found itself in serious financial difficulties, which resulted in relegation to the Second Division (Liga Leumit, or the National League). Later the team disbanded, and re-established in the lowest league.
In the 2010–11 season, the team won the Association Cup, the cup of the lower leagues, after beating Maccabi Kiryat Bialik in the final.
In June 2012, the team gained the license of Habik'a B.C. to play in the Israeli Basketball Super League, starting with the 2012–13 season.
In June 2015, the team knocked out Israeli basketball powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League semi-finals, winning 3–2 in a best-of-five series. The team faced Hapoel Jerusalem in the finals, but lost.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit | 4th | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011–12 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Premier League | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | — | |
| 2013–14 | 5th | Semifinalist | Runners-up | Semifinalist | — | |||
| 2014–15 | 4th | Runners-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | |||
| 2015–16 | 4th | Semifinalist | Round of 16 | Runners-up | — | |||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | Round of 16 | Quarterfinalist | — | |||
| 2017–18 | 7th | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | |||
| 2018–19 | 4th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | |||
| 2019–20 | 10th | — | Round of 16 | Quarterfinalist | — | |||
| 2020–21 | 4th | Semifinalist | Round of 16 | Quarterfinalist | Balkan League | RS | ||
| 2021–22 | 9th | — | — | Runners-up | 3 Champions League | Qualifying rounds | ||
| 4 Europe Cup | Regular season | |||||||
Source: Eurobasket.com
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Joan Johnson | Yonatan Levy | |||
| PF | Shaleak Bryant | Artyum Zabalin | |||
| SF | Amit Suss | Or Askhenzi | |||
| SG | Elijah Stewart | Anim Sacar | |||
| PG | Jermi Sangalin | Koren Jorno | Iddo Harel |
- 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
Chealey, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – 1 November 1995 PG 5 Israel Jorno, Koren 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 24 – 21 November 1998 CG 55 Israel
Domestic competitions
- Runners-up: 1998, 2015
- Runners-up: 2014
Lower division competitions
- Liga Artzit (2nd)
- Winners: 1991 (South Division)
- Association Cup
- Champions (1): 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Lior Arditty 2 seasons: '91–'93
Brian Rowsom 4 seasons: '91–'95- Joe Dawson 5 seasons: '91–'94, '96–'98
- Willie Sims 4 seasons: '92–'96
Nenad Marković 1 season: '96- Corey Gaines 1 season: '96–'97
- Meir Tapiro 2 seasons: '96–'98
- Amir Katz 3 seasons: '96–'99
- Dennis Hopson 1 season: '97
- Ed Elisma 1 season: '97–'98
- Derrick Hamilton 1 season: '97–'98
Greg Newton 1 season: '98–'99- Scotty Hopson 1 season: '12–'13
- Afik Nissim 6 seasons: '12–'18
- Christian Watford 1 season: '13–'14
- Yancy Gates 1 season: '13–'14
- Niv Berkowitz 3 seasons: '13–'15, '17–'18
- Elishay Kadir 3 seasons: '13–'16
- Kevin Palmer 3 seasons: '13–'16
Adrian Uter 1 season: '14–'15- Khalif Wyatt 2 seasons: '14–'16
- Amit Simhon 3 seasons: '14–'16, '17–'18
- DeAndre Kane 1 season: '16
Alade Aminu 1 season: '15–'16- Landon Milbourne 1 season: '16–'17
- Pierriá Henry 1 season: '16–'17
- Jordan Loyd 1 season: '17–'18
- Demetrius Treadwell 1 season: '17–'18
Frédéric Bourdillon 2 seasons: '17–'19- Elijah Bryant 1 season: '18–'19
- JP Tokoto 1 season: '18–'19
- Suleiman Braimoh 1 season: '18–'19
- 1993–1994: Korać Cup
- 1994–1995: Korać Cup
- 1997–1998: ULEB Eurocup
- 1998–1999: Saporta Cup
Even though Eilat has constantly qualified for European basketball they choose not to participate due to financial difficulties.
- Israel Lev
- Ralf Klein
- Effi Birnbaum
- Sharon Drucker
- Arik Shivek
- Udi Segal
- Moshe Weinkrantz