Hapoel Galil Elyon Explained

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Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion
Leagues:Israeli Basketball Premier League
Balkan League
History:Hapoel Kfar Giladi (1972-1978)
Hapoel Galil Elyon
(1978–2008, 2009–present)
Arena:Heihal HaPais
Capacity:2,200
Location:Kfar Blum, Israel
Colors:Red and white
President:Nir Wasserman
Coach:Guni Israeli
Captain:Nimrod Levi
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Hapoel Galil Elyon (Hebrew: 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 basketball, and internationally in the Balkan League. The team represents the northern region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Golan Heights.

In June 2008, the club rights in the Israeli Basketball Premier League transferred to Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained their independence) to form a new club, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, which represents the Gilboa and Lower Galilee regions. The team was re-established in 2009.[1]

History

American-Israeli Brad Leaf played for 12 years for Hapoel Galil Elyon.[2] [3] [4] He won the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award in 1989–90.[4] In both 1989-90 and 1991-92 he was voted a member of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet, an award given to the five best players of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5]

In 1992–93 the club, then coached by Pini Gershon, became the first club based outside Tel Aviv to win the Israeli Championship, ending Maccabi Tel Aviv's 23-year winning streak. They also won the State Cup twice, in 1988 and 1992.

Between 1990 and 2008, several of the Israel's most successful basketball players came through the club, including Nadav Henefeld, Oded Kattash, Doron Sheffer, Gur Shelef, Lior Eliyahu, and Sharon Sasson, earning the team the nickname "the Israeli basketball college".

In 2021, the club was promoted from the Israeli National League to the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the first time since the merger.

Honors

Total titles: 4

Domestic competitions

Winners: 1993

Runners-up: 1990, 1995

Winners: 1988, 1992

Runners-up: 1987, 1990, 1998

Lower division competitions

Winners: 1979 , 2021

European competitions

Semifinalist (1): 1992–93

Regional competitions

Winners: 2022

Players

Depth chart

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePostseasonCup Competitions European Competitions
2012–132Liga Leumitalign=center colspan=2
2013–14Second roundalign=center colspan=2
2014–15First roundalign=center colspan=2
2015–16align=center colspan=2
2016–17First roundalign=center colspan=2
2017–186Quarter-finalsFirst roundalign=center colspan=2
2018–19bgcolor=Peru align=center3bgcolor=silverRunner-upalign=center colspan=2
2019–2077th placeRound of 16align=center colspan=2
2020–21align=center bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=goldChampion First roundalign=center colspan=2
2021–221Premier League5Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsbgcolor=goldbgcolor=goldChampion
2022–235Quarter-finals Europe CupRegular season
2023–2411First roundWithdrew

Notable players

Notable coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: אופס! תקלה. basket.co.il.
  2. Web site: Euroleague Qualifying Rounds team profile: Hapoel Galil Gilboa. EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. October 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Leaf Happy to be "Home" in Indiana. Indiana Pacers. June 23, 2017. October 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: Israel-born T.J. Leaf drafted by NBA's Pacers in first round. Times of Israel. June 23, 2017.
  5. Web site: Meet the NBA's Israeli-born rookie, a 6' 10" forward named T.J. Leaf. Jon. Marks. Times of Israel. March 18, 2018. October 25, 2020.