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Hapoel Haifa B.C.
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 1924, and is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust - Ultras Gate 5. History Hapoel Haifa was founded in 1924. It began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955. 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 B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965. It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013. In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again. Hapoel Haifa was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015, and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020. Hapoel Haifa plays its home games in Romema Arena. Roster Depth chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Basketball Super League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal ( he, ליגת ווינר סל), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devonte Upson
Zwencyl DeVonte Upson (born March 23, 1993) is an American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the center position. He played college basketball for Trinidad State College and Southeastern Louisiana University. Early life Upson was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Zwencyl Upson and Lelinda Parksand, and lived in Amarillo, Texas. He is tall, and weighs . He attended Harrison High School (Colorado), Harrison High School ('11) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Playing basketball for the high school as a senior, Upson averaged 11.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.4 blocks per game. College career In 2011-13, Upson attended and played basketball at Trinidad State College. In his freshman season, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 61.8% from the field. In his sophomore year, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks (2nd in NJCAA Region IX) per game. In 2013-15, he attended and played basketball ... [...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 Basketball Premier League, Israeli Premier League. League system The league contains 15 clubs that compete in a home-and-away Round-robin tournament, 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 (basketball), 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) Liga Leumit (basketball), Basketball leagues in Israel, 2 Second level basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligat HaAl (basketball)
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal ( he, ליגת ווינר סל), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Arena
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Lutati
Muriel may refer to: Places *Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement *Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada *Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada *Muriel Peak, a summit in California People *Muriel (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with this name *Alma Muriel (1951–2013), Mexican actress *Luis Muriel (born 1991), Colombian footballer Other uses * 2982 Muriel, an asteroid * Muriel (angel), in Christianity * ''Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour'' (''Muriel, or The Time of Return''), a 1963 French film * "Muriel", a song by Tom Waits on his 1977 album ''Foreign Affairs'' * ''Muriel'', a trawler built in 1907 * Cyclone Maggie/Muriel (1971), in the Indian Ocean * '' Muriel's Wedding,'' a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film See also * Murielle (given name) Murielle is a feminine given name. People with the name include: *Murielle Ahouré (born 1987), Ivorian sprinter *Murielle Celimene, a repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofek Avital
Ofeq, also spelled Offek or Ofek ( he, אופק, ''lit.'' Horizon) is the designation of a series of Israeli reconnaissance satellites first launched in 1988. Most Ofeq satellites have been carried on top of Shavit 2 launch vehicles from Palmachim Airbase in Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. The low Earth orbit satellites complete one Earth orbit every 90 minutes. The satellite launches made Israel the eighth nation to gain an indigenous launch capability. Both the satellites and the launchers were designed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with Elbit Systems' El-Op division supplying the optical payload. Description While exact technical details and capabilities are classified, it is assumed that the Ofeq satellites have an effective operational lifespan of 1–3 years and ultraviolet and visible imaging sensors (except Ofeq-8 and -10 which utilize synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) for all-weather and nighttime reconnaissance). Some reports place the ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Weisz
Spencer Weisz (ספנסר וייס; born May 31, 1995) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers, completing his college career in the 2016–17 season. Playing for gold medal-winning Team USA, Weisz was the Most Valuable Player of the Under-18 basketball competition in the 2013 Maccabiah Games. He earned the 2014 Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year Award and the 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year Award, and was a 3-time first or second team All-Ivy selection. During the summer of 2015, he was a member of the Israel national under-20 basketball team at the 2015 FIBA U-20 European Championship. Early life Weisz is a native of Florham Park, New Jersey, and is Jewish. He attended Seton Hall Prep. As a junior, he was first-team All-County. As a senior, ''The Star-Ledger'' recognized Weisz as a second-team All-State selection in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gur Lavy
Gur or GUR may refer to: People * Gür, a Turkish given name and surname * Aliza Gur (born 1940), Israeli actress * Batya Gur (1947–2005), Israeli writer * Efraim Gur (born 1955), Israeli politician * Haviv Rettig Gur (born 1981), Israeli journalist * Janna Gur, Israeli food writer * Mordechai Gur (1930–1995), Israeli politician; Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces * Nándor Gúr (born 1957), Hungarian politician * Sergei Gur (born 1978), Belarusian kickboxer Places * Gur, Tibet, China * Gur, Iran * Gur (river), Russian Far East Other * Gur (Hasidic dynasty) * Gur languages * Gurney Airport, in Papua New Guinea * Jaggery, a sugar product of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan * Persian onager, a subspecies of Asiatic wild ass * TCG ''Gür'' (S-334), a Turkish submarine * Gur, an Ancient Mesopotamian unit of measurement for grain * GUR, a form of Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene used for joint replacements * ''Gur'', the standard abbreviation for the orchid genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Rayman
William Henry Rayman (born April 1, 1997) is an American-Israeli basketball player who plays the power forward position for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Colgate, for whom in his senior year he was Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot League First Team."2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster; Will Rayman," Colgate Athletics. Early life Rayman was born in New York City to Graham Rayman (a journalist and author) and Bronwen Hruska (a novelist and head of ), and grew up on the |
Shawn Jones (basketball)
Shawn Jones (born March 25, 1992) is an American-born Kosovan professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Middle Tennessee State University, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2014. High school career Jones attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 23.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 9.1 blocks per game as he earned first team All-Dade County and third team All-State honors. College career In his four-year career at Middle Tennessee State, Jones played 131 games (62 starts), averaging 8.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. In his senior season in 2013–14, he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also named to the Conference USA first team and NABC Division I All-District 11 first team, while also being named a participant of the Reese's College All-Star Game. Professional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hickey
Anthony Hickey (born November 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa from the Israeli Basketball Premier League. High school career In high school, Hickey was named the 2011 Kentucky Mr. Basketball winner while playing for Christian County High School. His team also won the State Championship his senior year. College career LSU As a freshman for LSU in 2011–12, Hickey averaged 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He started 31 of 33 games and played in a first round loss in the 2012 National Invitation Tournament. The following year, Hickey was suspended for a time in the beginning of the season for university-related disciplinary reasons, which drew some national attention. His absence was short-lived, and throughout his sophomore season he ranked toward the top of the national leader board in steals per game average. Head coach and LSU alumnus Johnny Jones, who played for the Tigers from 1980 to 1984 and registered 136 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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