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Hapoel Kfar Saba B.C.
Hapoel Kfar Saba ( he, הפועל כפר סבא) is a professional basketball club based in Kfar Saba in the Sharon region, Central District of Israel. The team plays in the Liga Artzit. History Hapoel Kfar Saba was founded in 1957 and played in the Liga Artzit (the third-tier division). In 2009, Kfar Saba was merged with Elitzur Kohav Yair and since then playing in the Liga Leumit (the second-tier division). In the 2016–17 season, Kfar Saba have reached the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the second seed but eventually lost to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Semifinals. In the 2017–18 season, Kfar Saba have reached the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the eighth seed but eventually lost to Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the Quarterfinals. In the 2018–19 season, Kfar Saba have been relegated to the Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga Artzit (basketball)
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית. ''Artzit'') is the third tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the second tier level Liga Leumit. Until the 1991-92 season it was the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. League system The league contains 12 clubs (in two districts), which compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the first team from each district (South/North) is promoted to the Liga Leumit. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to the fourth tier, Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar .... Current teams League champions External linksEurobasket page 3 Isr Professional sports leagues in Israel {{basketball-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallis Joyner
Dallis Terrell Joyner (born February 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hebraica Macabi of the Uruguayan Basketball League. He played college basketball for Stony Brook University before playing professionally in Israel, Slovakia, Colombia and Uruguay. Early life and college career Joyner attended Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where averaged 15 points and 14 rebounds per game as senior. Joyner was named first team All-District selection and third-team All-Region honoree. Joyner played college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ... for Stony Brook University's Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball, Seawolves, where he averaged 9 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior. Joyner led America East in field goal percentage in overa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Kfar Saba
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Israel
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Levi
Nimrod Levi ( he, נמרוד לוי) (born March 24, 1995) is an Israeli-Swedish professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2018. Early life Levi was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. He grew up in Modiin and started playing basketball when he was 9 years old. Levi played for Otzma Modiin and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams. He joined Wingate Institute Youth Academy in his late teens. Professional career Early years (2013–2017) In 2013, Levi started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit. Later that season, he joined Maccabi Be'er Yaakov. In 2014, Levi joined Ironi Ramat Gan as part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth project, alongside Dragan Bender and Ben Altit. On August 5, 2015, Levi signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2015–16 season. In 26 games played for Galil Elyon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roi Huber
Roi Huber ( he, רועי הובר; born February 10, 1997) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Early life Huber was born in Kadima, Israel. He played for Hapoel Lev Hasharon youth team and helped them to win the Israeli Youth State Cup in 2012, alongside his teammate Tamir Blatt. Huber joined Wingate Institute Academy in his late teens. Professional career In 2014, Huber started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba. On July 5, 2015, Huber signed with A.S. Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli National League. In 26 games played for Ramat HaSharon, he averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Huber led the National League in 3-point percentage with 47 percent. On July 26, 2016, Huber signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem. Two days later, He was loaned to Hapoel Holon for the 2016–17 season. Huber helped Holon reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the first seed, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomi Harush
Shlomi Harush ( he, שלומי הרוש; born November 3, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. Early years Harush was born in Kfar Saba, Israel. He played for the Hapoel Kfar Saba youth team. Professional career On July 26, 2011, Harush signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Holon. On his first month with the club, Harush won the Young Player of the Month award for his performance on October '11. On July 22, 2015, Harush signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2015–2016. However, In January 2016, Harush parted ways with Eilat and returned to Hapoel Holon for the remainder of the season. On July 13, 2016, Harush signed a three-year contract extension with 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 .... Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie McDonald
Leslie Vernard McDonald, Jr. (born February 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. High school career Born in Memphis, Tennessee to Leslie Sr. and Wanda, McDonald attended Briarcrest Christian School in Eads, Tennessee where he played for coach John Harrington, and is a two-time Tennessee Division 2 AA Mr. Basketball and the all-time leading scorer in Memphis private school history with 2,353 points. As a junior in 2007–08, he averaged 21.5 points per game and led Briarcrest to the state title. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 20.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. McDonald committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on June 9, 2008 after also receiving scholarship offers from Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Memphis, Ohio State, Tennessee, Wake Forest. College career In his four-year caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrin Dorsey
Darrin Dorsey (born May 17, 1987) is an American-born Cambodian professional basketball player who last played for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. He is a 1.88 m. tall point guard. High school career Dorsey played high school basketball at Glendale High School in Glendale, Arizona. College career After high school, Dorsey played college basketball at Bakersfield, Dakota Wesleyan and Berea College from 2007 to 2011. Professional career On September 7, 2015, he signed in France at Poitiers which is playing in the second division in 2015–2016 for 32,000 euros in season. In the 11th game, the team won its third consecutive victory by winning against Le Portel ; Dorsey ends the match with 18 points in 7/10 shots including 2/4 at three points, 1 rebound and 4 assists in 29 minutes. The following weekend, Poitiers wins its fourth game in a row by beating Saint-Quentin; Dorsey had his best game with 30 points at 5/7 to 3-points shots, 6 rebounds and 2 assists for 30 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Shorter
Shannon Jerod Shorter (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Texan has played for teams in eleven countries including China, Argentina, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Turkey and France. College career Shorter played four years of college basketball between 2007 and 2011. After spending his freshman season with Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Shorter joined Paris Junior College for his sophomore year. He returned to a Division 1 school in 2009, joining North Texas. In 66 games for North Texas over two seasons, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Professional career Shorter, who went undrafted in 2011, spent time playing across Mexico, Argentina, Israel, Japan and China between 2012 and 2016. On September 23, 2016, Shorter signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of the Turkish Basketball Super League. In March 2017, he left Ankara and joined French team Le Mans S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Goodridge
Vernon Goodridge (born February 18, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. College career Goodridge attended Mississippi State University and La Salle University. He is from Brooklyn, New York. Professional career Goodridge was the 5th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Development League Draft by the Springfield Armor. In 33 games with the Armor, Goodridge averaged 9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 23.2 minutes per game, after which he was traded to the Maine Red Claws for Eugene Spates. In the summer of 2011, Goodridge signed with Argentinian team 9 de Julio de Río Tercero but left before making an appearance. In September 2011, he signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine. In July 2012, he signed with Khimik Yuzhny. In March 2013, he moved to Turkey and signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye for the rest of the season. In November 2013, he signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba of Israel. In January 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa for the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence Watson
Terrence Watson (born March 3, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League. A forward, he played college basketball for Mott Community College, University of Mississippi and Ball State University before playing professionally in Iceland, Israel, Finland and the Philippines. Early life and college career Watson attended Murray–Wright High School in Detroit, Michigan, where he averaged 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game as a senior. He helped his team to 20-plus win seasons three straight times, including a 21-5 record in his last year. Watson was named second team All-City as a senior and also participated in track and cross country, earning All-City honors in cross country. Watson started his college basketball career with Mott Community College, where he averaged 12.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.4 blocks and 2.8 steals per game, leading Mott to the NJCAA Division II National Championship w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
