Albert Abraham Hemmo (אברהם חמו; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the

Israeli Basketball Premier 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 sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

and for the

Israel national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

Biography

Hemmo is 6' 4" (1.93 m), was born in Egypt, and is Jewish."אומרים שהיה פה שמח"
''Israel HaYom'', August 29, 2018. In Egypt, he played basketball for Maccabi Cairo. He immigrated from Egypt to Israel in 1948. He played 15 seasons in the

. During that time Hemmo played for

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...

, Hapoel Gvat, and Hapoel Megido. Hemmo played for the

in the 1959 European Championship for Men, 1961 European Championship for Men, 1963 European Championship for Men, and 1964 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men. In 1973-75 he coached the Israeli national basketball team. He was a policeman in the

Israel Police The Israel Police ( he, משטרת ישראל, ''Mišteret Yisra'el''; ar, شرطة إسرائيل, ''Shurtat Isrāʼīl'') is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fightin ...

by profession, and ultimately a deputy chief of police in the Yarkon region.

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