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

Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional

basketball 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 h ...

club that is based in north-east

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 club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in

Gan Ner Gan Ner ( he, גַּן נֵר) is a community settlement (Israel), community settlement in northern Israel. Located near the Green Line (Israel), Green Line to the south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In , it ...

History

The club was founded in 2008 after Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained its independence) receive the top-division license in the Israeli Basketball Premier League of

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

.The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team'
''Haaretz'', 15 June 2008. Initially it was believed to be a merger agreement, as they originally planned to play 70% of the club's home domestic league games at

Gan Ner Sports Hall The Gan Ner Sports Hall ( he, היכל הספורט גן נר) is an indoor sporting arena located in Gan Ner, Israel, and is the home of basketball team Hapoel Gilboa Galil. When the arena was inaugurated in 2008 it held 900 seats. The arena wa ...

(a village of 2,700 people near

Mount Gilboa Mount Gilboa ( he, הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ, translit=Har hagGīlbōaʿ ; ar, جبل جلبوع ''Jabal Jarbūʿ'' or ''Jabal Fuqqāʿa''), sometimes referred to as the Mountains of Gilboa, is the name for a mountain range in Israel. It ...

, in the Galilee in northern Israel) and 30% of their home domestic league games in Hapoel Galil Elyon's arena in

Kfar Blum Kfar Blum ( he, כְּפַר בְּלוּם, ''lit.'' Blum Village) is a kibbutz in the Hula Valley part of the Upper Galilee in Israel. Located about southeast of the town of Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regio ...

. But the agreement never came to fruition as Hapoel Galil Elyon rejected the merger, and all of the club's home domestic league games were played in Gan Ner, essentially making them a new team. Galil Elyon was re-established in 2009, as a lower-division team. In May 2010, Hapoel Gilboa Galil won the Israeli Championship, after defeating defending 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 ...

by a score of 90–77 in the finals of the playoffs. In the summer of 2018, the club had financial difficulties, and a large part of it was purchased by fans.

Current roster

Honors

''Total titles: 3''

Domestic competitions

* Israeli Championships **Winners (1): 2010 **''Runners-up (1):'' 2011

Regional competitions

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**Winners (2):

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**''Runners-up (1):''

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Notable players

* Dagan Yivzori 5 seasons: '08-'13 * Brian Roberts 1 season: '08-'09 *

Elishay Kadir Elishay Kadir ( he, אלישי כדיר) (born November 4, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player, who plays for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League. He plays in the power forward position, and is 202 cm (6'8") tall. He w ...

2 seasons: '08-'10 *

Brian Randle Brian Charles Randle (born February 8, 1985) is an American assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He played college basketball at the University of Illinois. He is a former professional basketball player. He was a three-time Israeli ...

2 seasons: '08-'10 *

Dion Dowell Dion Dowell (born June 11, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. Early life A 6' 7" forward born in Berlin, Germany, Dowell helped lead his Texas City High School basketball team to the playoffs during his junior and senior seaso ...

2 seasons: '08-'10 *

Gal Mekel Gal Mekel ( he, גל מקל, pronounced ; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks and spent time in Europe and Israel. He played college basketball for two years at Wichita Sta ...

3 seasons: '08-'11 * Guni Israeli 3 seasons: '08-'11 *

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4 seasons: '08-'12 *

Jeremy Pargo Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an ...

1 season: '09-'10 *

Isaiah Swann Isaiah Swann (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Juvecaserta of the Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for Florida State University before playing professionally in Italy, Israel, Turkey, Germany, ...

1 season: '09-'10 * Tyler Wilkerson 1 season: '10-'11 * Marco Killingsworth 1 season: '10-'11 * Ido Kozikaro 2 seasons: '10-'12 *

Romeo Travis Romeo Travis (born December 10, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Akron. High school career Travis ...

1 season: '11-'12 * Courtney Fells 1 season: '11-'12 * Joseph Jones 1 season: '11-'12 * Jan Martín 1 season: '11-'12 *

Nimrod Tishman Nimrod Tishman (נמרוד טישמן; born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida before playin ...

3 seasons: '11-'14 *

Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian track & field athlete. His main event is the long jump and holds the current Oceania record for the long jump – 8.54m. He was the first ever Australian long jump medalist at a World Champio ...

1 season: '12-'13 * Jamar Smith 1 season: '12-'13 *

Rakim Sanders Rakim Sanders (born July 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles for three seasons, and with th ...

1 season: '12-'13 * Yaniv Green 2 seasons: '12-'14 *

Amit Simhon Amit Simhon ( he, עמית שמחון; born October 22, 1989) is an Israeli basketball player at the small forward position for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named All-Israeli League First Team in 2018, and is a t ...

2 seasons: '12-'14 *

Joaquin Szuchman Joaquin Szuchman ( he, חואקין שוכמן; born January 29, 1995) is an Israeli-Argentine professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Szuchman, a 1.91 m (6' 3") tall shooting guard, is pri ...

7 seasons: '12-'19 * Mike James 1 season: '13 * Adrian Banks 1 season: '13 * Stu Douglass 1 season: '13-'14 *

DeShawn Sims DeShawn Adrian Sims Jr. (born January 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Pistoia of the Serie A2 Basket. He has previously played for Sagesse and Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League, as well as teams in Gre ...

1 season: '13-'14 *

Kenny Boynton Kenny Boynton Jr. (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida. High school Boynton attended ...

1 season: '13-'14 * Gerald Robinson 1 season: '13-'14 * Alex Young 1 season: '14-'15 *

Oded Brandwein Oded David Brandwein ( he, עודד דוד ברנדווין; born 15 February 1988) is an Israeli-Polish professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Early life Brandwein was born in Petah Tikva, ...

1 season: '14-'15 *

Rafi Menco Rafael "Rafi" Menco ( he, רפי מנקו; born March 5, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most ...

1 season: '14-'15 *

Itay Segev Itay Segev ( he, איתי שגב; born June 15, 1995) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named the Israeli League Most Improved Player in 2016. Early years Segev wa ...

1 season: '14-'15 *

Demetrius Treadwell Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell (born 10 November 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Liga Leumit (basketball). He played college basketball for the Akron Zips, before playing professionally i ...

1 season: '15-'16 *

Jason Siggers Jason Siggers (born August 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for New Mexico Junior College and University at Albany before playing profess ...

2 seasons: '15-'17 *

Eric Griffin Eric Michael Griffin is an American heavy metal and rock guitarist. He has been the lead guitarist in the industrial metal band Genitorturers since 1999. He is most famous for playing bass in the horror punk band Murderdolls as well as guitar ...

1 season: '16-'17 *

Murphy Holloway Murphy McQuite Holloway (born April 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League. A power forward/center, he played college basketball for University of Mississippi before playing p ...

1 season: '16-'17 *

Tal Karpelesz Tal Karpelesz ( he, טל קרפלס; born February 25, 1990) is an Israeli-Romanian professional basketball player for Hapoel Kfar Kasem of the Liga Artzit. Standing at , he primarily plays at the small forward position. Early life Karpelesz was ...

3 seasons: '16-'19 * Ezequiel Skverer 3 seasons: '16-'19 *

J'Covan Brown J'Covan Marquis Brown (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Texas before playing professionally in G ...

1 season: '17-'18 *

Zach LeDay Zachary Vincent LeDay (born May 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian League, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the University of South Florida and ...

1 season: '17-'18 *

D'Angelo Harrison D'Angelo Damon Harrison (born August 14, 1993) is an American basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He completed his college career for the St. John's Red Storm before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel and Russi ...

1 season: '17-'18 *

Bryant Crawford Bryant DeJuan Crawford (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea of the Bosnian League, the Adriatic League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for Wake Forest University, where ...

1 season: '18-'19 * Ian Miller 1 season: '18-'19 *

Greg Whittington Greg Whittington (born February 17, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After a tumultuous college career with Georgetown, Whittington began his professional care ...

1 season: '18-'19 * James Kelly 1 season: '18-'19

References

External links

Club website
{{Balkan International Basketball League Gilboa Galil Basketball teams established in 2008 2008 establishments in Israel Gilboa Galil Israeli Basketball Premier League teams