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Hapoel Holon
הפועל חולון
Leagues Ligat Winner
State Cup
Founded 1947
Arena Holon City Arena (capacity 2,850)
Location Holon
Team colors Yellow and Purple
President Miki Dorsman
Head coach Flag of Israel Miki Dorsman
Championships 1 (2007-08)
Website
www.hapoel-holon.co.il
Uniforms
 
Home jersey
Home jersey
  
Home shorts
Home
 
Away jersey
Away jersey
  
Away shorts
Away

Hapoel Holon is an Israeli basketball club based in Holon, playing in the Israeli and European basketball competitions. The Basketball State Cup ( גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important Basketball competition in Israel, after Ligat HaAl. Holon (חוֹלוֹן, Ḥōlōn is a City in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal Holon (חוֹלוֹן, Ḥōlōn is a City in Israel, on the central coastal strip south of Tel Aviv. EuroLeague WomenThe Euroleague (EL is one of the professional Basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries The club won their first championship in 2008, beating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final four final. Maccabi "Electra" Tel Aviv (מכבי "אלקטרה" תל-אביב is a professional Basketball team based in Tel Aviv, playing in the

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History

The club was was founded in 1947 and reached the top division in 1954, finishing second in their first season.

Holon returned to the top flight at the end of the 2006-07 season, and finished top in the 2007-08 regular season. They reached the play-off final, where they defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 73-72 to claim their first championship, with Malik Dixon scoring the winning two points four seconds from the end of the game. PJ Tucker won the MVP title. It was the first time Maccabi Tel Aviv had failed to win the trophy in 14 years. [1]

The club has reached the final of the State Cup final five times, but lost on every occasion. The Basketball State Cup ( גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important Basketball competition in Israel, after Ligat HaAl.

Notable players

Over the years the club has signed several former-NBA players, including PJ Tucker, Kenny Benister and Richie Dumas. Their best homegrown player was Ofer Eshed who played for the club between 1957 and 1972 and he is the all-time points leader in the team, with 7,495 points.

Arena

The club plays at the Holon City Arena, which has a capacity of 2,850. It was the first basketball arena in Israel, built in 1953. It is known as the "Cans Court", as the roof and the sides of the court are made of cans.

Honours

Colors and mascot

The team's colors are defined as yellow and purple after a Jewish American fan of the Los Angeles Lakers donated uniforms in the colors of his favorite club. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California.

For many years Holon's mascot was a tiger. The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family the largest and the most powerful of the four " Big cats quot in the Genus It appeared on the team's logo for many years and in the 90's the team called 'Hapoel Tigers Holon' on its logo. Today the tiger still exists but in another form.

Current roster

Hapoel Holon roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
SF 4 Flag of the United States Tucker, P.J. 1. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game 96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 5 Flag of Israel Gordon, Avishay 1. The Shooting guard ( SG) also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a Basketball team 92 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 6 Flag of Israel Yisraeli, Goony 1. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game 82 m (5 ft 12 in)
SF 7 Flag of the United States Flag of Israel Watson, Chris 2. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia 00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 8 Flag of the United States Flag of Israel Lexer, Ryan 2. Power forward is a position in the sport of Basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF" 04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Flag of Israel Rot, Moran 1. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game 82 m (5 ft 12 in)
PG 10 Flag of the United States Dixon, Malik 1. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game 87 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Flag of the United States Simmons, Chester 1. The Shooting guard ( SG) also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a Basketball team 98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 12 Flag of Israel Tamir, Amit 2. Power forward is a position in the sport of Basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF" Amit Yosef Tamir (born February 2, 1979) is an Israeli professional Basketball player 08 m (6 ft 10 in)
SF 13 Flag of the United States Campell, Erik 1. The small forward, or colloquially the three, is one of the five positions in a regulation Basketball game 99 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 14 Flag of the United States Brown, Elton 2. The center, colloquially the five, is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game For the basketball player see Elton Brown (basketball Elton Brown (born May 22, 1982, Hampton Virginia) is an American football 06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG 15 Flag of the United States Wisham, Tony 1. The Shooting guard ( SG) also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a Basketball team 98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 21 Flag of Israel Levy, Lior 1. The Shooting guard ( SG) also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a Basketball team 91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
  • Flag of Israel Miki Dorsman
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ofer Heruti
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Playing only in Euroleague
  • (INJ) Injured

Roster • updated 2008-05-29

References

  1. ^ Heroic Holon dethrones Maccabi Tel Aviv Haaretz

External links

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