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Hapoel Eilat
Hapoel Eilat logo
Nickname"Ha Krishim" (The Sharks)
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
ArenaBegin Arena
Capacity1,490
LocationEilat, Israel
Team colorsBlue, Black
   
PresidentNachi Indik
Team managerAlex Shtendel
Head coachEric Alfasi
Team captainAvi Ben-Chimol
Websitehapoeleilat.com

Hapoel Eilat (Hebrew: הפועל אילת), for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Mall Hayam Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Super League. The team represents the Far-South region of the country - the Arabah Area, and the city of Eilat.

History

The team earned promotion to the First Division for the first time in the 1990–91 season, while being coached by Arik Shivek.

In the 1996–97 season, the team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Playoff semi-finals. A year later the team reached the finals, in which it lost 0-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In early 2000, the team found itself in serious financial difficulties, which resulted in relegation to the second division. Later the team disbanded and re-established later in the lowest league.

In the 2010–11 season, the team won the Igud Cup, the cup of the lower leagues, after beating Maccabi Kiryat Bialik in the final.

In June 2012, the team gained the license of Habik'a B.C. to play in the Israeli Basketball Super League, starting at the 2012–13 Season.

In June 2015, the team knocked out Israeli basketball powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the BSL semi-finals, winning 3–2 in a best of five series. The team faced Hapoel Jerusalem in the Finals, but lost on aggregate.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason State Cup League Cup European competitions
2010–11 3 Liga Artzit 4 – – – –
2011–12 3 Liga Artzit 3 – – – –
2012–13 1 Premier League 3 Semifinalist – – –
2013–14 1 Premier League 5 Semifinalist Runners-up Semifinalist –
2014–15 1 Premier League 4 Runners-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist –
2015–16 1 Premier League 4 Semifinalist – Runners-up –
2016–17 1 Premier League 2 Quarterfinalist Round of 16 Quarterfinalist –
2017–18 1 Premier League 7 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2018–19 1 Premier League 4 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –

Source: Eurobasket.com

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Hapoel Eilat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C 0 United States Davenport, Kyvon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1996-08-28)28 August 1996
G 2 United States Mason, Nate 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
G 3 United States Israel Gray, Geoffrey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-05-05)5 May 1997
F 5 United States Brown, Gilbert 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987
PG 6 Israel Ben-Zvi, Ziv 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-05-28)28 May 1992
G 7 Israel Hayun, Raziel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
PG 11 Israel Ben-Chimol, Avi (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
F 12 Israel Menco, Rafi 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-03-05)5 March 1994
F 15 Israel Edri, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G 22 Israel Reuven, Daniel 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1999-08-25)25 August 1999
SG 23 United States Jenkins, John 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991
C 32 United States Thompson, Eric 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993
G 66 Israel Ashkenazi, Yarden 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
F/C 77 Israel Ben-Shemen, Nave 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000
PF 83 Sweden Israel Skjöldebrand, Jonathan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 40 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
G United States Shorter, Shannon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 34 – (1989-08-01)1 August 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 27, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Eric Thompson Jonathan Skjöldebrand Nave Ben-Shemen
PF Kyvon Davenport Terrence Watson Raziel Hayun
SF Rafi Menco Gilbert Brown Geoffrey Gray Noam Edri
SG Nate Mason John Jenkins Daniel Reuven
PG Avi Ben-Chimol Ziv Ben-Zvi Yarden Ashkenazi
  • 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.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Participation in Europe

Even though Eilat has constantly qualified for European basketball they choose not to participate due to financial difficulties.

Former managers

References

External links

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