Yam Madar
 Madar playing for Israel in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Israeli Basketball Super League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 2000 Beit Dagan, Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Yam Madar (Hebrew: ים מדר; born 21 December 2000) is an Israeli professional basketball player. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg), he plays the point guard position.
He joined Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League in 2018. He debuted for their senior team in 2018, at age 18, becoming one of the youngest players in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player.
Madar was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA draft.[1]
Madar is also a member of the Israel senior national team. He has won a gold medal for Israel at the youth level, playing at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship. Madar also has earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team.[2]
Early life
Madar was born in Beit Dagan, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent. His father Zohar Madar is a former mayor of Beit Dagan.[3] He played for Maccabi Beit Dagan and Hapoel Tel Aviv youth teams.[4]
Professional career
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018–present)
On June 24, 2018, Madar signed a four-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[5] On September 21, 2018, he made his debut in a FIBA Champions League qualifying round match against Spirou Charleroi, playing 15 minutes off the bench.[6]
On July 3, 2020, Madar recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field and 3-of-3 from the line in a 106–105 loss to Maccabi Ashdod.[7] In the quarter-finals series vs league leaders, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Madar was the leading scorer with 17.3 points while shooting 45% FG and 89% FT. He added 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals, but despite his performance, Maccabi won 2–1.[8] In Hapoel's only win of the series, he had 22 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line. He added 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
On July 26 Madar was selected as the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player.[9] In 2020, Madar was the youngest player to ever win the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player.
NBA
Madar was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, [1] in the same draft as fellow Israel national basketball teammate Deni Avdija.
National team career
Junior team
In July 2018, Madar participated at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B with the Israeli Under-18 team, and averaged 11.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.[10]
In July 2019, Madar won the 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with the Israeli Under-20 team. Madar led the tournament in assists with 7.7 per game, along with 15.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals for 19.6 PIR per game, earning a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate Deni Avdija.[2]
Senior team
In February 2019, Madar was named for the Israel senior national team.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Boston Celtics Roster". ESPN.
- ^ a b "Spain and Israel dominate the All-Star Five, with MVP Avdija grabbing the headlines". FIBA.basketball. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "חודר לתוך הפנקס: ים מדר פותח לסקאוטים את העיניים". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "ים של תקוות". IsraelHayom.co.il (in Hebrew). October 28, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "חושבים קדימה: ים מדר אדום עד 2022". Basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv v Spirou Charleroi - Basketball Champions League - Qualification Rounds". ChampionsLeague.basketball. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Regular season finally winds down". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel SP Tel Aviv | Yam Madar". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Deni Avdija named Winner League's Israeli Player of the Year". Eurohoops. July 26, 2020.
- ^ "Yam Madar at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division B 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/626661