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2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup
The 2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 14th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On September 28, 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem have won the title for the fifth time after an 84–83 dramatic win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final. Suleiman Braimoh was named the Tournament MVP. Bracket First Round I. Nes Ziona vs. M.Haifa M. Rishon LeZion vs. I. Nahariya H. Be'er Sheva vs. H. Gilboa Galil H. Tel Aviv vs. M. Ashdod Quarterfinals H. Eilat vs. I. Nes Ziona H. Jerusalem vs. H. Be'er Sheva H. Holon vs. I.Nahariya M. Tel Aviv vs. H. Tel Aviv Semifinals H. Jerusalem vs. I. Nes Ziona M. Tel Aviv vs. I. Nahariya Final M. Tel Aviv vs. H. Jerusalem References {{2019–20 in European men's basketball 2019 League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive In Arena
The Drive in Arena ( he, היכל הדרייב אין), officially named Shlomo Group Arena ( he, היכל קבוצת שלמה) due to commercial sponsorship, is a multi-purpose hall in the northern part of Tel Aviv. Built on the grounds of what was once Israel's only Drive-in theater and opened in November 2014, it is used primarily as the home arena for the basketball team Hapoel Tel Aviv. Features The building has an area about of and is accessible for the disabled. The hall has 3,504 seats, 300 of which are collapsible to allow the facility to host volleyball and handball games. The hall also accommodates concerts and conferences. It features red and white chairs and blue plaid pattern. Besides the hall of the building, there are four dressing rooms, a gym, a dressing room for officials, press rooms, a VIP lounge and an entryway with glass fronts. Background In July 2007, Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv decided to demolish Ussishkin Arena, the arena of Hapoel Tel Aviv b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Tel Aviv B
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ness Ziona
Ness Ziona ( he, נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a town in central Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams (). History Early history Lying within Ness Ziona's city bounds is the ruin of an Arab village, formerly known as ''Ṣarfān'' (צרפאן), but called in Hebrew ''Ginnot Tzarifin'' (), not to be confused with the IDF base Tzrifin ( he, צְרִיפִין). A story is related in the Babylonian Talmud about ''Ginnot Tzarifin'', that during the time of the Second Temple it was customary to enquire where the first of the barley harvest and wheat harvest ( ''Omer'') were reaped when they were brought to the Temple, as it was not permissible to bring them from outside the land of Israel. Once, when the ''Omer'' was brought to Jerusalem, they knew not whence it had come. They enquired of a deaf-mute who knew where it had come from and who, mimicking with his hands, pointed to makeshift booths (Heb. "tzarifin"), and pointed to roofto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cohn
David Cohn (דייוויד כהן; born March 28, 1995) is an American-Israeli basketball player. He plays for the Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League. Cohn earlier played in Israel and Germany. He plays the point guard position. Biography Cohn was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois. His parents are Paula and Dave Cohn. Has a younger sister, Olivia, and a younger brother, Erik. He is 6' 2" feet (1.88 meters) tall, and weighs 167 pounds (76 kg). He went to York Community High School ('13) in Elmhurst. Cohn averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game as a junior in 2011–12, and set a school single-game scoring record with 47 points during the season. He averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists per game in his senior year. He was an All-State selection his junior and senior seasons, and as a senior both ''Chicago Sun-Times All-Area and ''Daily Herald'' DuPage County All-Area. He scored more than 1,600 career points, second i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Workman
Willy Workman ( he, וילי וורקמן; born March 14, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at Amherst. Workman holds dual-American and Israeli citizenship. Early life Workman is Jewish and was born to a Jewish mother in Northampton, Massachusetts. He attended Northampton High School before completing a postgraduate year at nearby Deerfield Academy, where he resumed playing basketball after enduring injuries earlier in his high school career. Workman's father, Danny, is a longtime restaurateur. His mother, Dina Fein, is a judge in Springfield, Massachusetts. College career Workman attended Amherst College from 2009 to 2013, winning the NCAA3 Championship his senior year. He averaged 10.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists for his four-year career at Amherst, earning D3hoops.com men's All-America Third Team, ECAC Division III New England First Team and NE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Anderson (basketball, Born 1993)
Eric Anderson (born April 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for FC Porto in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. He played college basketball for the University of New Haven before playing professionally in Germany, Luxembourg, Japan, Argentina and Israel. Early life and college career Anderson attended Newark Tech High School in Newark, New Jersey, where he was named an All-Conference, All-County and All-State selection in 2010–11 as a senior. Anderson played college basketball at the University of New Haven, where he played for head coach Ted Hotaling. He was named the Northeast-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons. Anderson averaged an NCAA Division II best 13.1 rebounds, to go with 16.7 points, 3.8 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in his senior year. Professional career 2015–16 season On August 3, 2015, Anderson started his professional career with Gladiators Trier of the German ProA. In 10 games, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Withey
Jeffree David Withey (born March 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas where he became known for his shot-blocking ability and his defensive presence. He was drafted 39th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. High school career Withey led Horizon High School to the state Division IV title in his sophomore season (2006) and he graduated in the class of 2008. In the game preceding the state championship game, Withey and his teammates had to face a San Joaquin Memorial High School team in the Southern California Regional Championship game that featured three seniors who were future NBA players, Robin & Brook Lopez and Quincy Pondexter. In a dramatic double-overtime game, Withey and his teammates overcame the San Joaquin squad and went on to win the title in the following game. In his senior season he averaged 20.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 7.3 blocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golan Gutt
Golan Gutt ( he, גולן גוט; born November 7, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , Gutt plays at the shooting guard position. Early years Gutt was born in Netanya, Israel. He played for Even Yehuda youth teams. In 2012, Gutt joined KK Split youth academy in Croatia. Professional career Early years (2011–2016) Gutt started his professional career with Hapoel Lev Hasharon of the Liga Leumit in the 2011–12 season. On August 11, 2013, Gutt signed a three-year contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv. In his second season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Gutt was loaned to Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit. In 12 games for Ra'anana, he averaged 6.1 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game. On July 23, 2015, Gutt signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Rishon LeZion. He helped Rishon LeZion win the 2016 Israeli League championship Ironi Nes Ziona (2016–2020) On August 23, 2016, Gutt signed a two-yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Eilat B
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in the Holon Toto Hall, which is home to 5,500 spectators. One of Hapoel Holon's most notable title victories came in 2008, as the club pulled one of the biggest upsets in league history by defeating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League final. The club also went on to win the Israeli Basketball State Cup in 2009, defeating Maccabi Haifa, and also in 2018, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Holon won its first-ever international title in 2021 in the form of the Balkan International Basketball League, defeating Bulgarian side Academic Plovdiv. History Hapoel Holo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maccabi Haifa B
A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabee, leader of the Maccabean Revolt Other * Maccabi (sports) or Maccabi World Union, international Jewish sports association ** List of Maccabi sports clubs and organisations * Maccabi Sherutei Briut, an Israeli Health Maintenance Organization * Maccabi youth movement, a Zionist youth movement established in 1929 * Maccabim-Re'ut, a former local council in central Israel * Operation Maccabi, a 1948 military operation * Maccabee (beer), produced by Tempo Beer Industries See also * Maccabees (other) * Maccabeus (other) * Maccabiah (other) Maccabiah may refer to: * Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport competition ** Maccabiah Games by year held ** Maccabiah sports, the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) 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 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.The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team' ''Haaretz'', 15 June 2008. 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 |
