Hapoel Hapoel (, ) 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 with Maccabi World Union, Maccab ...

Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in

Holon Holon (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. In , it had a population of , making it the List of cities in Israel, tenth most populous city in Isra ...

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. The team plays in the

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(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, t ...

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

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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

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

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, defeating

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, and also in

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

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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

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

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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. 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. In 2022, Hapoel Holon won its second Israeli Premier League championship, defeating

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in the semifinals and

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in the finals, sweeping the series 2-0. That same year, Hapoel Holon reached the

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of the

for the first time, which was held in

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. The team, however, was unable to secure a victory in either game, losing to

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in the semifinals and to

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in the third-place playoff.

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

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, 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

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

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, an iconic Hapoel Holon player in the past. Since its completion in 2015, Hapoel Holon plays its home games 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 :Winners (2):

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

Depth chart

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.

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(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

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. Over the years the club has signed several former

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players, including

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, and

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, 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 *

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9 seasons: '78–'85, '99–'01 *

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14 seasons: '78–'91, '95–'96 *

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 *

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6 seasons: '84–'90 *

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

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1 season: '88–'89 *

1 season: '90–'91 * Kobi Baloul 6 seasons: '90–'94, '99–'01 * David Henderson 2 seasons: '92–'94 *

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1 season: '93–'94 *

David Thirdkill David Thirdkill (born April 12, 1960) is an American former professional 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 o ...

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. ...

2 seasons: '94–'95, '96 *

Yoav Saffar Yoav Saffar (; 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, Tel Aviv, Israe ...

4 seasons: '94–'98 *

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1 season: '95–'96 * Derrick Hamilton 1 season: '95–'96 *

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2 seasons: '97–'98, '00–'01 * Greg Sutton 1 season: '98–'99 * Moshe Mizrahi 3 seasons: '98–'01 *

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1 season: 2000 *

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 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 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 *

1 season: '09–'10 *

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1 season: '10 *

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1 season: '10–'11 * Jamie Arnold 1 season: '10–'11 *

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1 season: '11–'12 * Ron Lewis 1 season: '11–'12 *

Shlomi Harush Shlomi Harush (; born November 3, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. Early years Harush was born in Kfar Saba, Israel. He played for the Hapoel Kfar Saba youth team. Professional c ...

8 seasons: '11–'15, '16–'20 *

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1 season: '12–'13 *

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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 3 seasons: '13–'16 *

1 season: '14–'15 * Tony Crocker 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 * Glen Rice Jr. 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, '21 *

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2 seasons: '17–'19 *

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1 season: '18–'19 *

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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 a large Felidae, cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is ...

. 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