Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and internationally in the EuroLeague. Maccabi Tel Aviv is known as one of the best teams in Europe, winning 6 Euroleague titles since joining, and sending numerous players to the NBA draft.
Brian Charles Randle is an American assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He played college basketball at the University of Illinois. He is a former professional basketball player. He was a three-time Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, and was the 2010 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.
Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club, for sponsorships reasons Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem, is a professional basketball club based out of the City of Jerusalem, and competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the Israeli State Cup, and the Basketball Champions League. It has won several titles, including the ULEB Cup in 2004, the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship in 2015 and 2017, and six state Cups. In 2013, a new ownership group headed by Ori Allon took over, and the club has since seen a remarkable advancement and expansion. The team began playing in the Jerusalem Arena in 2014.
Yotam Halperin is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the interim head coach for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1.93 m tall combo guard. He was named to the 2007–08 All-EuroLeague Second Team.
David Michael Blatt, is an Israeli American professional basketball executive. He is also a former coach and player.
Oded Kattash is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm tall, he played at the point guard position. He was the 1998 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. As a player, he won the EuroLeague title in the 1999–2000 season, while playing with Panathinaikos.
Pinhas "Pini" Gershon, is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He won the FIBA SuproLeague championship in 2001, and the EuroLeague championship in 2004 and 2005.
Matan Naor is an Israeli former basketball player.
Hapoel Galil Elyon is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The team represents the north-east region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights.
Gal Mekel is an Israeli professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB and EuroCup Basketball.
Neven Spahija is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.
Ainars Bagatskis is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach, who currently works as the head coach of Kyiv-Basket of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and the senior Ukraine national team.
Arik Shivek is an Israeli professional basketball head coach. Shivek is the former head coach of the senior Israeli national basketball team, serving from 2009 to 2014, succeeding Zvi Sherf.
Alexander Trent Tyus is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and Basketball Champions League (BCL). He was the 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. Having been naturalized as an Israeli citizen, he also represented the senior Israeli national basketball team. Standing at 2.03 meters tall, he is an athletic frontcourt player and good rebounder.
Jacob Greer Cohen is an American-Israeli 6' 10 3⁄4" tall professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israeli national team in international competitions.
Danny Franco is an Israeli basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.
The 2016–2017 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 63rd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Maccabi Rishon LeZion was the defending champion. The regular season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 15, 2017.
Rami Hadar is an Israeli basketball coach for the Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.
Dan Shamir is an Israeli professional basketball coach. He is the head coach for the New Zealand Breakers of the New Zealand National Basketball League. In 2007 and 2008 he led Hapoel Jerusalem to consecutive Israeli State Cup titles, and in 2018 he led Hapoel Holon to the Israeli State Cup title. In 2018, Shamir was also named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year.
Adi Gordon is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He was a two-time Israeli State Cup winner with Hapoel Jerusalem. He was a four-time Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1992 to 1994, and 1996. Gordon is widely considered one of the greatest point guards in Israeli basketball history.
