Hapoel Haifa B.C.

Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in Haifa, Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. It was founded in 1924, and is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust - Ultras Gate 5.

הפועל חיפה
Hapoel Haifa
LeaguesIsraeli Super League
Founded1924 (99 years ago)
HistoryHapoel Haifa B.C.
1924–present
ArenaRomema Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationHaifa, Israel
PresidentYuval Rusman
Head coachSharon Drucker
Team captainOfek Avital
OwnershipVoluntary association "Hapoel Haifa B.C.- Red Heart"
Websitewww.hapoelhaifabc.co.il
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Team colours

Uniform

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Team colours

Uniform

Departments of Hapoel Haifa
Football Basketball Woman Basketball
Handball Swimming Judo

History

Hapoel Haifa was founded in 1924.[1] It began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955.[2]

The club has a rich history, and has been part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for many years. Hapoel Haifa finished as runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965.[3][4] It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013.[5]

In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again.[2] Hapoel Haifa was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015, and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020.[1]

Hapoel Haifa plays its home games in Romema Arena.[5]

Roster
Hapoel Haifa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 United States Allen, Kadeem 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993
PG 1 United States Hickey, Anthony 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 30 – (1992-11-22)22 November 1992
PF 2 United States Tillman, Justin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1996-02-02)2 February 1996
C 3 United States Upson, Devonte 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 30 – (1993-03-23)23 March 1993
F 4 Israel Lavy, Gur 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-03-27)27 March 2001
G 6 Israel Naor, Tom 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2004-07-15)15 July 2004
G / PG 7 United States Cousins, Isaiah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1994-03-13)13 March 1994
G/F 8 Israel Simhon, Amit 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1989-10-22)22 October 1989
SG 10 United States Israel Weisz, Spencer 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1995-05-31)31 May 1995
PF 11 United States Israel Rayman, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 26 – (1997-04-01)1 April 1997
PG 12 Israel Avital, Ofek 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1997-08-28)28 August 1997
F 21 United States Hungary Jones, Jarrod 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1990-05-27)27 May 1990
C 22 United States Jones, Shawn 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – (1992-03-25)25 March 1992
PG 23 Israel Lutati, Muriel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (1999-12-12)12 December 1999
PG 24 United States Vital, Christian 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Ilan Amar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 24, 2022

Depth chart
Kadeem Allen
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jarrod Jones Will Rayman injuredDevonte Upson
PF Justin Tillman Gur lavy injuredShawn Jones
SF Amit Simhon Tom Naor
SG Spencer Weisz Isaiah Cousins
PG Muriel Lutati Ofek Avital injuredAnthony Hickey
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Honors
Romema Arena, the team's home stadium.

Notable players
Bar Timor

References
  1. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. "English – הפועל חיפה כדורסל".
  3. David A. Goldstein (2017). Alley-Oop to Aliyah; African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land
  4. "הפועל חיפה חוזרת". big.one.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
  5. "Basketball - Maccabi Haifa B.C. (Israel): palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org.
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