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 Oren Aharoni
Team captainOfek Avital
OwnershipVoluntary association "Hapoel Haifa B.C.- Red Heart"
Website www.hapoelhaifabc.co.il
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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 1 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Israel.svg Levitch, Jax 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)27 – (1996-12-17)17 December 1996
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Jon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)27 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996
F 4 Flag of Israel.svg Lavy, Gur 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)22 – (2001-03-27)27 March 2001
G 5 Flag of Israel.svg Sela, Jonathan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)19 – (2004-09-15)15 September 2004
PG 7 Flag of Israel.svg Moshkowitz, Itay 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)23 – (2000-03-31)31 March 2000
SF 8 Flag of Israel.svg Simhon, Amit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)34 – (1989-10-22)22 October 1989
PG 9 Flag of Israel.svg Ovadia, Rotem 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)28 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg McGuirl, Mike 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)25 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
PG 12 Flag of Israel.svg Avital, Ofek  (C)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)26 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997
F/C 13 Flag of Israel.svg Mintz, Naveh 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)20 – (2003-12-09)9 December 2003
G/F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Tucker, Dakarai 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)29 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Griffin, Eric 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)33 – (1990-05-26)26 May 1990
SG 18 Flag of Israel.svg Schneider, Itay 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)17 – (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
G/F 21 Flag of Israel.svg Bokovza, Liav 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)18 – (2005-07-20)20 July 2005
C 30 Flag of the United States.svg Bingham Jr., Marcus 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)23 – (2000-07-14)14 July 2000
PG 44 Flag of Israel.svg Misgav, Dolev 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)21 – (2002-08-30)30 August 2002
F/C 50 Flag of the United States.svg Stormo, Jackson 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (1999-11-16)16 November 1999
G/F 51 Flag of the United States.svg Reddic, Juvonte 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)31 – (1992-05-23)23 May 1992
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 9, 2023

Depth chart

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Kadeem Allen
Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Marcus Bingham Jr. Neve Mintz
PF Gur lavy Juvonte Reddic
SF Dakarai Tucker Amit Simhon
SG Amit Gershon Daniel Rosenbaum
PG Mike McGuirl Ofek Avital Rotem Ovadia
  • 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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