Hapoel Hevel Modi'in ( he, הפועל חבל מודיעין) is a professional basketball club based in
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council
Hevel Modi'in Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית חבל מודיעין, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hevel Modi'in'', ''lit.'' Modi'in Region Regional Council) is a regional council in central Israel. It was founded in 1950 and covers an area fro ...
of
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The team plays in the
Israeli National League
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
.
History
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in have played most of their years in
Liga Alef, the fourth and lowest level tier in Israeli basketball, until the 2017–18 season, where they have qualified to the
Liga Artzit as the Liga Alef champions. On June 11, 2017, They have appointed
Pini Gershon
Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He wo ...
as Hevel Modi'in new general manager. He has resigned from his position on August 8, 2019.
In the 2018–19 season, Hevel Modi'in have won the
2019 Liga Artzit championship title, earning a promotion to the
Israeli National League
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
for the first time in their history.
Current roster
Notable alumni
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Jimmy Hall
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Hall was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and reared in Mobile, Alabama. He first gained notoriety in 1970 as the lead vocal ...
(born 1994)
References
External links
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Basketball teams in Israel