Hapoel Eilat B.C.

Hapoel Mall Hayam Eilat
Leagues Israeli Premier League
Founded 1970
History Hapoel Eilat B.C.
(1970–present)
Arena Begin Arena
Capacity 1,190
Location Eilat, Israel
Team colors Azure and Dark Blue
         
President Nachi Indik
Team manager Alex Shtendel
Head coach Sharon Drucker
Team captain Avi Ben-Chimol
Website hapoeleilat.com
Uniforms

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. Overall, the team played in first divisions for eight seasons (1992–1999).

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 has 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 has sensationally 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 aggregrate.

Season by season

Hapoel Eilat Old Logo (2012–2018)
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 Super League 3 Semifinalist – – –
2013–14 1 Super League 5 Semifinalist Runners-up Semifinalist –
2014–15 1 Super League 4 Runners-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist –
2015–16 1 Super League 4 Semifinalist – Runners-up –
2016–17 1 Super League 2 Quarterfinalist Round of 16 Quarterfinalist –
2017–18 1 Super League – – – Quarterfinalist –

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
F 1 United States Tokoto, JP 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1993-09-15)15 September 1993
F/C 2 United States Thomas, Devin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1994-05-17)17 May 1994
G 3 United States Bryant, Elijah 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1995-04-19)19 April 1995
F 5 Israel Moshiashvili, Eliav 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (1994-01-30)30 January 1994
G/F 8 France Israel Bourdillon, Frédéric 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1991-03-16)16 March 1991
G 9 Israel Shriki, Itay 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (1998-02-04)4 February 1998
PG 11 Israel Ben-Chimol, Avi 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
C 20 Israel Zalmanson, Idan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995
G 24 Israel Indik, Roy 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2000-08-11)11 August 2000
G/F 32 United States Smith Jr., Lenzelle 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1991-10-03)3 October 1991
G 34 United States Israel Cohn, David 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1995-03-28)28 March 1995
PF 83 Sweden Israel Skjöldebrand, Jonathan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Eran Itzhak
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 29, 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Idan Zalmanson Devin Thomas
PF JP Tokoto Jonathan Skjöldebrand
SF Lenzelle Smith Jr. Eliav Moshiashvili
SG Elijah Bryant Frédéric Bourdillon Itay Shriki
PG Avi Ben-Chimol David Cohn Roy Indik

  • The “Russian Rule” requires every team to have at least two Israelis on the floor at all times.

Notable players

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Participation in Europe

Former managers

References

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