Dror Hagag (, alternate spelling: Hajaj, born December 31, 1978) is an Israeli former professional basketball player of Tunisian-Jewish descent. He played at the

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position. He also played for the senior Israeli National Team.

Professional career

Hagag was the Israeli Super League's 6th Man of the Year in 2004, and a

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in 2007. In 2008, Hagag signed a two-year contract with the Israeli

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club

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. On 12 August 2009, he was released from his Maccabi Tel Aviv contract, and he signed with the then-Israeli Super League runner-ups

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. Hagag finished his professional career with the Israeli club

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National team career

Hagag was a member of the senior men's Israeli national team. He played with Israel at the

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and the

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References

External links

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