Hapoel Haifa B.C.

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הפועל חיפה
Hapoel Haifa
Leagues Israeli Super League
Founded1930 (94 years ago)
HistoryHapoel Haifa B.C.
1930–present
Arena Romema Arena
Capacity5,000
Location Haifa, Israel
PresidentYuval Rusman
Head coach Elad Hasin
Team captainOfek Avital
OwnershipVoluntary association "Hapoel Haifa B.C.- Red Heart"
Website www.hapoelhaifabc.co.il
Departments of Hapoel Haifa
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Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in Haifa, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. It was founded in 1930, and is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust - Ultras Gate 5.

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History

Hapoel Haifa was founded in 1924 in the port city of Haifa in the . [1] It began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955. [2]

The club has a rich history, and has been part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for many years. Hapoel Haifa finished as runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965. [3] [4] It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013. [5]

In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again. [2] Hapoel Haifa was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015, and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020. [1]

Hapoel Haifa plays its home games in Romema Arena. [5]

Roster

Hapoel Haifa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 0 Flag of the United States.svg Bey, Tyler 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)24 – (2000-02-10)10 February 2000
SF 1 Flag of Israel.svg Flag of the United States.svg Workman, Willy 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)34 – (1990-03-14)14 March 1990
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Coleman III, Matt 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1998-01-22)22 January 1998
PF 5 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Jaylen 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)28 – (1996-08-07)7 August 1996
PG 7 Flag of Israel.svg Ovadia, Rotem 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)29 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Israel.svg Rosenbaum, Daniel 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1996-02-11)11 February 1996
SG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Young, Cameron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1995-12-05)5 December 1995
SF 15 Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Austria.svg Landesberg, Sylven 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)34 – (1990-04-10)10 April 1990
SG 18 Flag of Israel.svg Schneider, Itay 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)18 – (2006-09-18)18 September 2006
SG 20 Flag of Israel.svg Gershon, Amit 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)28 – (1995-12-05)5 December 1995
PG 25 Flag of Israel.svg Noyovitch, Gil 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)23 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001
SF 30 Flag of Israel.svg Bokovza, Liav 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)19 – (2005-07-20)20 July 2005
PF 31 Flag of Israel.svg Flag of the United States.svg Sobel, Alex 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (2000-03-14)14 March 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Israel.svg Ilan Amar
  • Flag of Israel.svg Ohad Zohar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 3, 2024

Depth chart

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Kadeem Allen
Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Jaylen Johnson Alex Sobel
PF Tyler Bey Daniel Rosenbaum Liav Bokovza
SF Willy Workman
SG Cameron Young Amit Gershon Rotem Ovadia
PG Matt Coleman III Gil Noyovitch Itay Schneider
  • 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.

Honors

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Romema Arena, the team's home stadium.

Notable players

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Bar Timor

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