Hapoel Eilat B.C.

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.

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

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 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 –

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/C 0 Davenport, Kyvon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (1996-08-28)28 August 1996
G 2 Mason, Nate 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
G 3 Gray, Geoffrey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1997-05-05)5 May 1997
F 5 Brown, Gilbert 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987
PG 6 Ben-Zvi, Ziv 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1992-05-28)28 May 1992
G 7 Hayun, Raziel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
PG 11 Ben-Chimol, Avi (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
F 15 Edri, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2001-06-09)9 June 2001
G 22 Reuven, Daniel 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (1999-08-25)25 August 1999
SG 23 Jenkins, John 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1991-03-06)6 March 1991
C 32 Thompson, Eric 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993
G 66 Ashkenazi, Yarden 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2000-05-28)28 May 2000
F/C 77 Ben-Shemen, Nave 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000
PF 83 Skjöldebrand, Jonathan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
G Shorter, Shannon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1989-08-01)1 August 1989
PG Ragland, Joe 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1989-11-11)11 November 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ran Gescheit
  • Goran Miljevic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: August 1, 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

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Participation in Europe
  • 1993–1994: Korać Cup
  • 1994–1995: Korać Cup
  • 1997–1998: ULEB Eurocup
  • 1998–1999: Saporta Cup

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

Former managers

References
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