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Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Maccabi (sports), Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club () known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi XT Haifa () is a professional basketball club based in the city of Haifa in Israel. It is the basketball section of the Maccabi Haifa association. The team plays in the Liga Artzit (basketball), Liga Artzit (the third tier of Israeli basketball). The team currently plays in the Romema Arena, which is home to 5,000 spectators . History 1950s Maccabi Haifa basketball Club was established in 1954 in the port city of Haifa in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa, known as "The Greens," is one of the oldest basketball teams in Israel, and is one of the original eight teams that formed the top division in 1953."U.S. billionaire aims to turn pet team into a powerhouse" ''Haaretz'', 21 May 2008 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel (; ), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias (; ), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situated there, most notably Haifa, Israel's third largest city, located on the northern and western slopes. Etymology The word ''karmel'' ("garden-land") has been explained as a compound of ''kerem'' and ''el'' meaning "vineyard of El (deity), God" or a clipping of ''kar male,'' meaning "full kernel." Martin Jan Mulder suggested a third etymology, that of ''kerem + l'' with a lamed wiktionary:sufformative, sufformative, meaning only "vineyard", but this is considered unlikely as evidence for the existence of a lamed sufformative is weak. In Song of Songs 7:6, ''karmel'' is generally interpreted as a color, perhaps "crimson" or "yellow". suggests connecting it to the yellow "''karmel'' lily" mentioned by the Jerusalem Talmudy. Sukkah 3:6) in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASVEL Basket
ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports club, competes at the highest level of French basketball, the LNB Élite. The club's home games are played in both the OL Arena and the Astroballe which have a seated capacities of 12,523 and 5,560 respectively. Founded in 1948, the team is the most successful in French basketball with 21 LNB Élite championships and 10 French Cup titles. In 2014, Tony Parker became the president of the club. In 2017, Nicolas Batum became the club's director of basketball operations. In June 2019, football club Olympique Lyonnais's holding company OL Groupe purchased a 25% stake in the ASVEL men's team, plus a 10% stake in the ASVEL women's team, in a deal worth around €3.7 million. The deal also included a plan for a new EuroLeague-standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davon Jefferson
Davon Jefferson (born November 3, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He attended and played college basketball at the University of Southern California. High school Jefferson attended Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California. He then attended The Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina in 2006, before attending the University of Southern California (USC). College He played collegiately with the University of Southern California (USC). Jefferson was all Pac-10 honorable mention and first team all-freshman. Professional career Jefferson entered the 2008 NBA draft and hired an agent, thereby ending his college eligibility. However, he was not drafted. After being undrafted he signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli League. The 2010–11 season he spent playing in France with ASVEL Basket. In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Triumph Lyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doron Perkins
Doron Perkins (born on May 6, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) he can play as either a point guard or a shooting guard. He was the 2009 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, and the 2010 and 2011 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. College career Perkins played two years of college basketball at Santa Clara University with the Santa Clara Broncos, playing in the WCC, where he was twice selected to the All-WCC First Team (2004, 2005). He also led the league in steals during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. Professional career Perkins started his professional career in the 2005–06 season in the Japanese League, where he played for Toyota Alvark. He was named the MVP of the league, after leading his team to the championship. In the final game, Perkins had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. Perkins th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Doron may refer to: People Given name * Doron Almog (born 1951), Israeli soldier * Doron Ben-Ami (born 1965), Israeli archaeologist * Doron Egozi (born 1980), Israeli Olympic sport shooter * Doron Galezer (born 1952), Israeli journalist * Doron Gazit (born 1953), Israeli environmental artist, activist and industrial designer * Doron Gepner (born 1956), Israeli theoretical physicist * Doron Jamchi (born 1961), Israeli former basketball player * Doron Kliger, professor * Doron Lamb (born 1991), American college basketball player * Doron Matalon (born 1993), Miss Israel 2014 * Doron Perkins (born 1983), American professional basketball player * Doron Shefa (born 1961), Israeli professional basketball player * Doron Sheffer (born 1972), Israeli professional basketball player * Doron Zeilberger (born 1950), Israeli mathematician Surname * Dina Doron, Israeli actress * Helen Doron (born 1955), British linguist * Shay Doron (born 1985), Israeli-American professional basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bnei Herzliya Basket
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya. In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon. The merger was done because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's relegation from the top-level Israeli Basketball Premier League, following the 2001–02 season. At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the city of Herzliya Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a populatio .... In 2012, the club was re-named B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Gaines
Corey Yasuto Gaines (born June 1, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played five seasons in the NBA, and was a four-time Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1999 and in 2001 to 2003. He was also a former head coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Professional career Gaines was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. A guard from UCLA and Loyola Marymount University, Gaines played in 5 NBA seasons for 4 different teams. He played for the New Jersey Nets (1988–89), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–90, 1994–95), Denver Nuggets (1990–91) and New York Knicks (1993–94). In his NBA career, he played in 80 games and scored a total of 248 points. Throughout his NBA career, he also spent time playing in Continental Basketball Association for multiple teams. Gaines also played in multiple international basketball leagues (including the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Brundy
Stanley Dwayne Brundy (; born November 13, 1967) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. A , forward from DePaul University, Brundy played in just one NBA season for the Nets ( 1989–90), averaging 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds a game. He was suspended for the majority of that season after failing a drug test. Brundy played for the Rapid City Thrillers in the Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball m ... (CBA) from 1991 to 1993 and was selected as the CBA Newcomer of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team in 1993, All-CBA Second Team in 1992 and All-Defensive Team in 1993. Brundy also played in Venezuela, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinascita Basket Rimini
Rinascita Basket Rimini (RBR), formerly known as Basket Rimini and Basket Rimini Crabs, is an Italian basketball team based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. From the 1978–79 to the 2010–11 season, the team continuously played in professional basketball between Serie A1 and Serie A2/Legadue, with one exception, the 1990–91 season (played in Serie B1). History The team was officially established in 1947. As Polisportiva Libertas, they spent their first decades in the regional leagues. In 1972, the team was promoted for the first time to Serie B, the second highest league in Italy at the time. It was also renamed Basket Rimini. In 1974, Alberto Bucci was appointed as the new head coach. During his five-year stint, he led the team from Serie D to its first historic Serie A2 participation in the 1978–79 season, which also brought the first American basketball players to Rimini. On April 8, 1984, the team was promoted to Serie A1, the top tier of the Italian league system, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup was the 29th edition of FIBA's Korać Cup basketball competition. The French Limoges CSP defeated the Spanish Unicaja in the final. This was Limoges' third time winning the title following victories in 1982 and 1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the .... Country ranking For the 1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1996–97 to 1998–99. Team allocation The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: * 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs * WC: Wild card ;Notes First Round Secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Alexander (basketball)
Gary R. Alexander (born November 1, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7" forward born in Jacksonville, Florida, Alexander played at William M. Raines High School and the University of South Florida before having an 11-game stint in the National Basketball Association. He played for the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ... during the 1993–94 season. In 1992–93 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Alexander retired from basketball. He stated that basketball had served its purpose for him. References External linksCareer statistics 1969 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
