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Danny Franco
Danny Franco (דני פרנקו; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League. Franco began his coaching path as coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth teams, and during that time he also coached the Israeli youth national team. Among the many teams Franco has coached are: Ironi Ramat Gan, Hapoel Afula, Hapoel Gilboa Galil (as Hapoel Galil Elyon), Hapoel Holon with whom he won the Israeli State Cup in 2009, Barak Netanya, and Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem, Ironi Nahariya and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Beginning of career and youth coach Franco grew up in Holon, where he played for Hapoel Holon's youth team. At age 16, he participated in an instructor's course at the Wingate Institute, and was invited by legendary coach Yehoshua Rozin to coach in the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth division. Over the years, Franco also coached the Blich High School team, in the Israeli High School's top division. Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other Coach (sport), coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in Manager (association football), association football and Manager (baseball), professional baseball. In other sports, such as Australian rules football, the head coach is generally termed a senior coach. A head coach normally reports to a sporting director or a general manager of the team. Other coaches are usually subordinate to the head coach, often in offense (sports), offensive positions or defense (sport), defensive positions, and occasionally proceed down into individualized position coaches. American football Head coaching responsibilities in American football vary depending on the level of the sport. High school football As with most other head coaches, high school coaches are primarily tasked with organizing and train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is the possibility for " minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. The current holders of the State Cup are the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa, who beat Beitar Jerusalem in the 2018 final on May 9, 2018. Maccabi Tel Aviv have 23 titles, having the record for most titles won. Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1937–1939 and 2010–2012 are the only club to have retained the State Cup for three consecutive seasons. Format The competition is a knockout tournament which includes all of the Israeli league clubs with pairings for each round drawn at random – there a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Hall
Jermaine Hall (born November 24, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Wagner College. College career Hall led the Wagner Seahawks men's basketball The Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College in Staten Island, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Donald Copeland and play their ... to the NCAA Tournament where he won the NEC Player of the Year, All-NEC First Team, was the NEC Tournament MVP and made the NEC All-Tournament Team. Professional career After graduating from Wagner College in 2003, he tried out for several teams in the USA before moving to Europe. After competing in Portugal he spent the past twelve seasons in Israel competing in both the first and second divisions. Was playing for Maccabi Ashdod. Currently plays for Nof HaGali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunji Awojobi
Tunji Femi Awojobi (born July 30, 1973) is a retired Nigerian professional basketball player. A former boxer, Awojobi graduated from Boston University in 1997. Following graduation, he played in several European countries, most notably in Israel. Awojobi was also a member of the Nigerian national team, and participated in the 1998 and 2006 FIBA World Championship. His best achievement in European basketball was winning the ULEB Cup as the starting center for Hapoel Jerusalem from Israel. In the finals, Jerusalem beat Real Madrid 83:72. College career Awojobi played college basketball at Boston University (BU) for four years (1993–1997). He is the first player in New England college basketball history to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Awojobi concluded his outstanding career as just one of five Division I players to register career totals of 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 300 blocked shots. He joined a select group composed of Alonzo Mourning ( Georgetown), Perv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehu Orland
Yehu Orland (יהוא אורלנד; born September 14, 1981) is an Israeli basketball coach of Hapoel Emek Hefer Afula, and former basketball player. He played the shooting guard position. He was the 2013 Israeli Basketball Premier League Sixth Man of the Year. Biography Orland was born in Israel, and is 6' 4" (193 cm) tall, and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg). He has played basketball for Hapoel Jerusalem in 2007-08, GreenTops Netanya in 2011-14, and Maccabi Ashdod in 2014-16. Orland was named the 2013 Israeli Basketball Premier League Sixth Man of the Year The Israeli Basketball Premier League 6th Man of the Year, or Israeli Basketball Super League 6th Man of the Year, is an award given to the best 6th man of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, which is the top-tier level men's pr .... In 2019-20 Orland was head coach of Hapoel Emek Hefer Afula. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Orland, Yehu Living people Israeli Basketball Premier League players 1981 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Premier League. League system The league contains 15 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is played on a best-of-three basis. The four winning clubs advance to two best-of-five playoffs, the winners of which are promoted to the Super League. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit. Current teams Promotion and relegation See also *Israel Basketball Association *Basketball in Israel References External links Facebook page(in Hebrew) Twitter account(in Hebrew) 2 Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erez Edelstein
Erez Edelstein (born August 23, 1961) is an Israeli basketball coach. Coaching career In 2014, Edelstein was hired as a head coach of the Israel national basketball team. On June 9, 2016, Edelstein was announced as the new head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. On October 22, 2016, he parted ways with the club. On September 13, 2017, Edelstein parted ways with the Israel national basketball team after a disappointing Eurobasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ... campaign. References 1961 births Living people Israeli expatriate basketball people in Greece Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. coaches Israeli basketball coaches Israeli expatriates in Greece Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. coaches People from Migdal HaEmek {{Israel-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final. Participating teams Venues Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500) Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est ... Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800) Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500) Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 until August 3. The hosts, Greeks, emerged as the champions after beating the Lithuanians in the final, 57–50 to clinch their first European Under-18 championship. The tournament served as the European Qualifiers for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Participating teams Squads At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster. Venues Format * PRELIMINARY ROUND: 4 groups of 4 teams each, playing in a single round-robin elimination. The top 3 teams advance to the second round while the last placed team being eliminated. * SECOND ROUND: 12 teams left will be divided into 2 groups of six teams. All of the results earned from the second round shall be carried over to this round. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the semifinals and to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. The remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Ierapetra, Rethymno and Heraklion, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Serbia won the trophy for the first time since the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Slovenia and Portugal were relegated to Division B. Competition system The tournament format changed from previously years. The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The first three teams in each group qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th position in the Classification Games. The twelve teams qualified for the qualifying round were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in the qualifying round. The two top teams of each group qualified for the semifinals. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elishay Kadir
Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He was the 2010 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. Professional career Elishay born and raised in Yavne. He started playing in the youth team of Ironi Ramat Gan simultaneously with his high school team. He has been promoted to the pro team during 2004–05 season, playing four games for the team, who played in the Second League. In the same year, Kadir led his high school team to the national final averaging 30 points and 5 rebounds per game. In the summer he participated in the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and led the Israeli team to 7th place, averaging 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Before 2005–06 season, Kadir signed a three-year contract with his childhood club Ironi Ramat Gan. Kadir gained some playing minutes, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lior Eliyahu
Lior Eliyahu ( he, לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ; born 9 September 1985) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (225 pounds). He plays at the power forward position. He was named the 2012 and 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. Early life Eliyahu is Jewish, and was born in Ramat-Gan, Israel. Professional career Eliyahu grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, but moved to Galil for the 2004–05 season, in order to further his career. The move paid off when, under the guidance of Oded Katash, Eliyahu made great strides in improving his game. After the 2005–06 season, Eliyahu entered the 2006 NBA draft, a move criticized by Hanoch Mintz, Eliyahu's coach during his time in Ramat Gan. In pre-draft camps in Europe, Eliyahu impressed along with fellow Israeli Yotam Halperin and when the camp was finished in Treviso, Italy, both had dramatically climbed the mock draft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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