Hapoel Eilat B.C.

Hapoel Eilat (Hebrew: הפועל אילת‎), for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club.[1][2][3] The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The team represents the far-South region of the country - the Arabah area, and the city of Eilat.

Hapoel Eilat
Nickname"Ha Krishim" (The Sharks)
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Founded1970 (1970)
ArenaBegin Arena
Capacity1200
LocationEilat, Israel
Team colorsBlue, Black
   
PresidentTal pinchas
Team managerOren Almog
Head coachAriel Beit-Halahmy
Team captainJonathan Skjöldebrand
Websitehapoeleilat.com

History

The team earned promotion to the First Division (known variously as Ligat HaAl, the Super League, or the Israeli Basketball Premier League) 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 (Liga Leumit, or the National League). Later the team disbanded and re-established 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 with the 2012–13 season.

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

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Postseason State Cup League Cup European competitions
2010–11 3 Liga Artzit 4th – – – –
2011–12 3rd – – – –
2012–13 1 Premier League 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist – –
2013–14 5th Semifinalist Runners-up Semifinalist –
2014–15 4th Runners-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist –
2015–16 4th Semifinalist Round of 16 Runners-up –
2016–17 2nd Quarterfinalist Round of 16 Quarterfinalist –
2017–18 7th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2018–19 4th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2019–20 10th — Round of 16 Quarterfinalist –
2020–21 Round of 16 Quarterfinalist Balkan LeagueRS

Source: Eurobasket.com

Players

Current roster

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

Hapoel Eilat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 1 Ragland, Joe 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1989-11-11)11 November 1989
SG 2 Prather, Casey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1991-05-29)29 May 1991
F/C 3 Ruina, Miron 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
G 7 Hayun, Raziel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
PG 10 Huber, Roi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1997-02-10)10 February 1997
G 11 Davidi, Ido 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-08-02)2 August 1996
PF 13 Carter, Ben 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994
F 15 Edri, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G 18 Ben-Moshe, Tsuf 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
G 22 Brown, Markel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1992-01-29)29 January 1992
G 24 Ofir, Tal 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2002-03-19)19 March 2002
F/C 32 Nebo, Josh 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1997-07-17)17 July 1997
G 66 Ashkenazi, Yarden 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
PG 77 Harel, Ido 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2003-02-16)16 February 2003
PF 83 Skjöldebrand, Jonathan (C) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Amit Levi
  • Goran Miljevic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 1, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Josh Nebo Miron Ruina
PF Ben Carter Jonathan Skjöldebrand
SF Casey Prather Tsuf Ben-Moshe Noam Edri
SG Markel Brown Joaquin Szuchman Ido Davidi Yarden Ashkenazi
PG Joe Ragland Roi Huber Tal Ofir Ido Harel
  • 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 nationality not displayed.

Participation in Europe
Chanan Colman
Elishay Kadir

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

Former managers

References
  1. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat". basket.co.il.
  2. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
  3. "Hapoel Eilat News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
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