Sean Leon Labanowski ( he, שון לבנובסקי; born December 9, 1992) is an Israeli-American professional

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player for Hapoel Afula of 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 ...

Early life

Labanowski was born in

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. Labanowski lived his first 6 years in the United States before growing up in

Hefer Valley The Hefer Valley Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית עמק חפר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Emek Hefer'') is a regional council in the Hefer Valley region of the Sharon plain in central Israel. It is named after an administrative district in ...

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 ...

. He played for Beitar Binyamina youth team and Sharet Netanya high school team. Labanowski joined

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 ...

youth team in his late teens.

Professional career

In 2010, Labanowski started his professional career with

. On May 12, 2011, he made his professional debut in a playoff win over

Barak Netanya Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in Netanya, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, since its promotion in 2021. History Eli ...

. On September 8, 2011, Labanowski signed a three-year deal with

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 ...

. On November 28, 2012, Labanowski was loaned to Maccabi Kiryat Bialik of the

. In 22 games played for Kiryat Bialik, he averaged 10 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. On August 21, 2013, Labanowski signed a three-year deal with

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

. On February 14, 2018, Labanowski signed with

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

for the rest of the season. Labanowski helped Gilboa Galil to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

. On August 1, 2018, Labanowski signed a one-year contract extension with Gilboa Galil. On July 23, 2019, Labanowski signed with Hapoel Afula of the

for the 2019–20 season.

Israel national team

Labanowski was a member of the U-16, U-18 and U-20 Israel national teams.

Personal life

His father, Kenny Labanowski, is an American-Israeli former basketball player who played in Israel in the '80s.

References

External links

RealGM profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Labanowski, Sean 1992 births Living people American emigrants to Israel Centers (basketball) Hapoel Afula players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Ironi Ramat Gan players Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Israeli Jews Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Power forwards (basketball)