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Israeli Basketball All-Star Game
The Israeli Basketball All-Star Game is an annual basketball event in Israel. The event was first played in the 1990s and it returned in the 2010-11 season after a lengthy hiatus. The All-Star Game includes a match between a selection of the best players of the Israeli League, a slam-dunk and a three-point contest. The rosters for the All-Star Game are chosen by an online voting, with fans choosing one international player and one local player from each team. It is organized by the Israeli Basketball Premier League. List of games Bold: Team that won the game. Three-Point Shoot Contest Slam-Dunk Contest Players with most appearances (2011-present) 2001 All-Star Game rosters Group A: Tal Burstein, Ariel McDonald, Nate Huffman, Nadav Henefeld, Derrick Sharp, Anthony Parker (all Maccabi Tel Aviv players), Yariv Yatzkan, Andre Spencer (both Ironi Ramat Gan players), Amir Muchtary (from Haifa B.C), Itzik Ochanon (from Bney Herzelia). Group B: Lamont Jones, Yoav Saffar, Rim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 62nd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The regular season started on October 11, 2015 and ended on March 6, 2016. The last game was played on June 9, 2016. This season, the league had a different format. After the eight best teams qualified for the Playoffs, the winners of the series would play in a Final Four tournament. Hapoel Jerusalem was the defending champion. Hapoel failed to reclaim its title, because Maccabi Rishon LeZion won in the Final. It was the first championship ever for Rishon LeZion. Teams Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been promoted to the league after winning 2014–15 National League. Hapoel Gilboa Galil, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League. Stadia and locations Regular season Playoffs Quarterfinals The Quarterfinals were played as best-of-five playoff series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ironi Ashkelon
Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 2006 EuroBasket and also won the 2006 League Cup. The team dissolved in 2017. Honours * :Winners (1): 2006Notable former players * |
Amit Simhon
Amit Simhon ( he, עמית שמחון; born October 22, 1989) is an Israeli basketball player at the small forward position for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named All-Israeli League First Team in 2018, and is a two-time Israeli League All-Star (2016, 2018). Early life Simhon was born in Ramat Gan, He played for the Hapoel Givatayim, Hapoel Aviv, and Ironi Ramat Gan youth teams. Professional career Ironi Ramat Gan (2007–2009) In 2007, Simhon started his professional career in Ironi Ramat Gan. Maccabi Hod HaSharon (2009–2010) In 2009, Simhon signed with Maccabi Hod HaSharon of the Liga Leumit. During that season, Simhon was the Liga Leumit leading scorer by averaging 19.9 points per game and was named All-Liga Leumit First Team. Hapoel Jerusalem / Barak Netanya (2010–2011) On July 6, 2010, Simhon signed a two-year deal Hapoel Jerusalem. However, on March 4, 2011, Simhon was loaned to Barak Netanya for the rest of the season. Ironi Ashke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner. History The club was founded in 2008 after Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained its independence) receive the top-division license in the Israeli Basketball Premier League of Hapoel Galil Elyon.The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team' ''Haaretz'', 15 June 2008. Initially it was believed to be a merger agreement, as they originally planned to play 70% of the club's home domestic league games at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McClinton
Jack Paul McClinton (born January 19, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. McClinton played shooting guard for the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball, University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team. He was selected in the second round by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2009 NBA draft. After being waived by the Spurs, he played for Aliağa Petkim (Turkey), Gilboa Galil (Israel), BC Budivelnyk (Ukraine), and the Reno Bighorns (D-League). High school career McClinton attended South Kent School in Connecticut for one season, where one of his teammates was future NBA player Dorell Wright, following a four-year career at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore. College career After graduating from high school, McClinton received a few scholarship offers for basketball, and decided to attend Siena College, a small college in New York. He transferred out of Siena as his coach, Rob Lanier, was fired at the end of the season. Several schools were inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Pnini
Guy Pnini (Hebrew: גיא פניני) (born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of tall, he plays at the small forward position. Early life Pnini is Jewish, and was born in Israel. Professional career Maccabi Ra'anana / Bnei Hasharon (2001–2006) After the 2001 season, Pnini began his professional career, by playing with Maccabi Ra'anana in the Israeli Super League. Maccabi Rannana merged with Bnei Herzeliya and became Bnei Hasharon. Pnini became the captain of the team in the 2004–05 season, and in 2006, he was chosen to the Israeli Super League's "All Israeli League Team". At the 2005 Maccabiah Games, Pnini was named tournament MVP as Team Israel won a gold medal in men's basketball. Hapoel Jerusalem (2006–2008) In the 2006–07 season, Pnini signed with Hapoel Jerusalem, and with them, he won two Israeli State Cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JP Tokoto
Jean-Pierre Tokoto II (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Australia, Israel and Spain. High school career Born in Rockford, Illinois, Tokoto attended Menomonee Falls High School in southern Wisconsin, where he averaged 21.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.1 assists as a junior and 24.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals as a senior, earning three-time first-team all-state selection, set several school records, among them, career scoring, rebounding and steals and the school's single-game record with 48 points against Catholic Memorial High School. He also earned Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year honors as a junior and won the 2012 American Family Insurance Slam Dunk contest in New Orleans as a senior. College career Tokoto played thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Jackson
Pierre Deshawn Jackson (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University in which he was one of the top college players in the 2012–13 season. High school and junior college career Jackson attended Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas. Following a standout career, where he led the state of Nevada in assists as a senior, he went to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). At CSI, Jackson led the Golden Eagles to a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in 2011, earning tournament MVP honors. He averaged 18.6 points and 4.4 assists per game in 2010–11 and was named a first-team All-American and the NJCAA Player of the Year at the conclusion of the season. College career After concluding his junior college career, Jackson moved to Baylor to complete his college car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amare Stoudemire
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire ( ; he, אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003 with the Phoenix Suns, who selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. He made six appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and was named to the All-NBA Team five times, including one first-team selection in 2007. Stoudemire played high school basketball for three different schools, ultimately graduating from Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, and declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro player. He won several prep honors, including being selected as Florida's Mr. Basketball. Stoudemire suffered from chronic knee problems during his career and underwent microfracture surgery on both knees. He playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
