Hapoel Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry ...

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 Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

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 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 ...

(the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the

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. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in the

Holon Toto Hall Holon Toto Hall is an indoor arena that is located in the Tel Aviv District city of Holon, Israel. The arena is mainly used to host basketball games. It has a seating capacity of 5,500. History Holon Toto Hall was opened in March 2015. In 2016, ...

, which is home to 5,500 spectators. One of Hapoel Holon's most notable title victories came in

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, as the club pulled one of the biggest upsets in league history by defeating perennial champions

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

in the Premier League final. The club also went on to win the

Israeli Basketball State Cup The Israeli Basketball State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Basketball Super League, Israeli Super League. It is the national federation ...

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, defeating

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

, and also in

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, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Holon won its first-ever international title in

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in the form of the

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, defeating Bulgarian side

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History

Hapoel Holon was founded in 1947. It was one of the founding clubs of the top division in 1954, finishing second in their first season. Hapoel Holon returned to the top division at the end of the 2006–07 season, after playing for 7 years in the second and third divisions. They finished the 2007–08 regular season at the top of the table. They reached the playoff final, where they defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 73–72 to claim their first championship, with

Malik Dixon Malik Dixon (born September 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the top scorer in the 2005 Israel Basketball Premier League. He currently resides in Sydney, and plays amateur An amateur () is generally consid ...

scoring the winning shot two seconds prior to the end of the game. Former and future NBA player

P. J. Tucker Anthony Leon "P. J." Tucker Jr. (born May 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. He was the 2008 Israe ...

won the MVP title. It was the first time Maccabi Tel Aviv had failed to win the championship in 14 years. The club has reached the final of the

six times, but did not pick up their first prize in that competition until 2009, when Brian Tolbert hit a three-pointer as time expired to give them a 69–68 win over

in that year's final. On January 16, 2010, Hapoel Holon celebrated its 1,000th game in the

Ligat HaAl The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. In 2018, Hapoel Holon won its second State Cup after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final, behind MVP and former NBA player

Glen Rice Jr. Glen Anthony Rice Jr. (born January 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Brillantes del Zulia of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 NBA draft, but was imme ...

Arena

Between the years 1953–2015, Hapoel Holon played its home games in the May 1 hall in Holon, Also known as the "tin hall" due to its being made of tin-like irons. It was inaugurated on the 5th Independence Day of the State of

, in 1953, in a game against Hapoel Tel Aviv, in which Hapoel Holon won 41:38. The hall was the first in the country to have lighting installed that made it possible to play in the dark. Due to its low capacity of 2,800 seats, the tin hall was deemed unfit for hosting

Israeli basketball premiere 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 co ...

games. In 2012, A construction began of a new Hall in Park Peres - the Holon Toto Hall, named after

Ofer Eshed Ofer Eshed ( he, עופר אשד; 1942-2007) was an Israeli basketball player and coach. He played and coached in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and was third in the league in career scoring. He also played for and was Captain of the Isra ...

, an iconic Hapoel Holon player in the past. Since its completion in 2015, Hapoel Holon plays its home games at in the 5,500 seat

Honors

Total titles: 5

Domestic

* Israeli Championships :Winners (2):

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:''Runners-up (3):'' 1954, 1955, 2018 :''semi-finals (9):'' 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2012, 2018 *

State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...

:Winners (2):

:''Runners-up (5):'' 1959, 1961, 1986, 1991, 1995 *

League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...

:''Runner-up (2):'' 2011, 2020

European

:''Semifinalist (1):'' 2021–22 :''Final 8 (1):''

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:''Semifinalist (1):'' 2018–19

Regional competitions

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:Winners (1):

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Holon's best homegrown player was

who played for the club between 1957 and 1972. He is the all-time points leader in the team, with 7,495 points. Israel Elimelech (nicknamed – The King) is considered to be the club's biggest symbol. He played in Holon during two decades, and led the team to many successful seasons in the Premier League. He played on the legendary home-grown team of Holon in the 1980s, with Niv Boogin (Doctor Boogin), Motti Daniel, Avi Maor, and the

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player Mike Carter (The Crazy – Meshugah), who was known for driving the fans crazy. Other notable players were: Tzahi Peled, Danny Hadar, Rami Zeig, and from very early days and the contingent of ex Egyptian players: Marcel Hefetz. The team's 2 titles were won by 2 winning baskets, scored by the 2007–08 PG

, and 2008–09 SG Brian Tolbert. Dixon scored a two-pointer 2 seconds before the end of the championship match against Maccabi Tel-Aviv, leaving Maccabi a 2-second possession which they failed to score in. Tolbert scored a three-point buzzer-beater in the cup final, after he got the ball from an inbound pass by

Deron Washington Deron Washington (born December 12, 1985) is an American basketball player who last played for Mitteldeutscher BC, Mitteldeutscher of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played in college for the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team. ...

. Over the years the club has signed several former

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players, including

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Clarence Kea Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) power forward. High school Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kea attended New Hanover High School, ...

, Cliff Pondexter,

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Richard Dumas Richard Wayne Dumas (born May 19, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he is the son of former American Basketball Association player Rich Dumas. Basketball career Dumas, a 6' 7" small forward f ...

, and Dominic McGuire. John Thomas, who played in the 2009–10 season, is also a former NBA player, with a history in five teams, including the

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and

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. *

13 seasons: '57–'72 * Rami Zeig-Barak 13 seasons: '57–'72 *

Moti Daniel Mordecai "Moti" Daniel (מוטי דניאל; also "Motti"; born July 24, 1963) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball tea ...

9 seasons: '78–'85, '99–'01 * Niv Boogin 14 seasons: '78–'91, '95–'96 * Israel Elimelech 16 seasons: '78–'92, '95–'97 * Ofer Fleischer 4 seasons: '82–'83, '99–'02 * Mike Carter 5 seasons: '82–'84, '92–'95 *

1 season: '84–'85 * Desi Barmore 6 seasons: '84–'90 *

1 season: '86–'87 * Joe Dawson 2 seasons: '87–'88, '01–'02 * Earl Williams 2 seasons: '88–'89, '90–'91 *

Ben McDonald Larry Benard McDonald (born November 24, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The first overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft, McDonald played for the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers from 1989 through 1997. Baseball career Col ...

1 season: '88–'89 *

1 season: '90–'91 *

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6 seasons: '90–'94, '99–'01 * David Henderson 2 seasons: '92–'94 *

Richard Rellford Richard Allen Rellford (born February 16, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Riviera Beach, Florida, he was a 6' 6" (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) power forward. He played four games in the NBA, and three seaso ...

1 season: '93–'94 *

David Thirdkill David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960) is an American retired basketball player. He played in the NBA, and was the 1993 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. NBA career He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (15th overall) of th ...

1 season: '94–'95 *

Shelton Jones Shelton Jones (born April 4, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played collegiately at St. John's University. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Sh ...

2 seasons: '94–'95, '96 *

Yoav Saffar Yoav Saffar (יואב ספר; September 30, 1975) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the power forward position. He was a member of the 2000 and 2001 Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet. Biography Saffar was born in Jaffa, ...

4 seasons: '94–'98 *

Milt Wagner Milton Wagner Jr. (born February 20, 1963) is an American basketball coach. After playing college basketball at Louisville, Wagner played in the NBA. He served as assistant coach for the UTEP Miners and the Auburn Tigers. Biography Wagner played ...

1 season: '95–'96 *

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1 season: '95–'96 *

Joe Wylie Joseph Jay Wylie Sr. (born February 10, 1968), is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he is listed at 6'9" and weighed 210 lbs. Wylie played collegiate ball with the University of Miami Hurricanes fr ...

2 seasons: '97–'98, '00–'01 * Greg Sutton 1 season: '98–'99 *

Moshe Mizrahi Moshe Mizrahi ( he, משה מזרחי; 20 September 1950 – 11 December 2022) was a senior Israel Police official and a member of Knesset for the Labor Party (2013–2015) and Zionist Union (2018–2019). Mizrahi received a bachelor of Law de ...

3 seasons: '98–'01 *

Corey Crowder Jonathan Corey Crowder (born April 13, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A guard- forward from Kentucky Wesleyan Colleg ...

1 season: '99–'00 *

Dušan Bocevski Dušan Bocevski (born 5 November 1973) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Macedonia national team. Achievements KK Rabotnički * Macedonian First League : 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-19 ...

1 season: '99–'00 *

1 season: '07–'08 *

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1 season: '07–'08 * Eric Campbell 1 season: '07–'08 *

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2 seasons: '07–'09 *

Moran Roth Moran Roth ( he, מורן רוט) (born November 10, 1982) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Super League. He plays at the point guard position. He won the Israeli Super League champio ...

3 seasons: '07–'08, '10–'12 *

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5 seasons: '07–'08, '13–'17 *

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1 season: '08 * Luis Flores 1 season: '08–'09 *

1 season: '08–'09 * Dwayne Mitchell 1 season: '09–'10 * John Thomas 1 season: '09–'10 * Saša Bratić 1 season: '10 * Richard Melzer 1 season: '10–'11 * Jamie Arnold 1 season: '10–'11 * Bryant Dunston 1 season: '11–'12 *

Ron Lewis Ronald Edward Lewis (born September 14, 1946) is an American retired politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 to 2009, having represented the 2nd congressional district of Kentucky. Lewis a ...

1 season: '11–'12 *

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8 seasons: '11–'15, '16–present *

Dominic Waters Dominic Wayne Waters (born September 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position. In 2013, ...

1 season: '12–'13 *

Jerome Dyson Jerome Clifton Dyson (born May 1, 1987) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Spójnia Stargard. He played college basketball with the Connecticut Huskies before playing professionally in the NBA with the New Orlean ...

1 season: '12–'13 *

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1 season: '12–'13 *

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1 season: '13–'14 *

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3 seasons: '13–'14, '16, '19 *

Isaac Rosefelt Isaac Daniel "Ike" Rosefelt ( he, אייזק רוזפלט; born May 3, 1985) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played college basketball for Bowling Green Falcons and St. Thomas Tommies before ...

3 seasons: '13–'16 * Dominic McGuire 1 season: '14–'15 *

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1 season: '14–'15 * Jordan Taylor 2 seasons: '14–'15, '16–'17 *

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1 season: '15–'16 * James Bell 1 season: '16–'17 *

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2 seasons: '16–'17, '18–'19 *

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2 seasons: '16–'17, '18–'19 *

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1.5 seasons: '16–'18 *

1 season: '17–'18 *

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1 season: '17–'18 *

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1 season: '17–'18 *

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2 seasons: '17–'18, '19–present * Corey Walden 2 seasons: '17–'19 *

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1 season: '18–'19 * Ofer Yaakobi *

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Colors and mascot

The team's colors are yellow and purple after a

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ish

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fan of the

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donated uniforms in the colors of his favorite club. Before that, the team played in red and white uniforms, like almost every 'Hapoel' team. For many years Holon's mascot was a

tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on u ...

. It appeared on the team's logo for many years and in the 1990s the team's logo read 'Hapoel Tigers Holon'. After the team won the 2007–08 National League championship, and upgraded to the first division, the old symbol was changed and redesigned, keeping Holon's symbol, the tiger.

References

External links

Official website

Holoniafans – The Official fansite

Fansite – The Kometz From Gate 3
{{Balkan International Basketball League

Basketball teams established in 1947

Israeli Basketball Premier League teams Sport in Holon