Israel
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem is Israeli champion
Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem sits atop Israeli Basketball for the first time in its history after outgunning Hapoel Fattal Eilat to win the Premier League title. The club cruised to the title with a 68-88 road win in Game 2 of the two leg finanls series to brush past Eilat to make history. Eilat was the…
Read MoreTaylor Rochestie joins Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Taylor Rochestie (185 cm, Washington State’09) will continue his professional career with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Winner League) this coming 2015/16 season. Rochestie is an American player who also holds a Montenegrin passport. He spent the 2014/15 season on the roster of BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB). Taylor logged 21 games for Novgorod in the…
Read MoreMaccabi Tel Aviv stunned by Eilat in semi-final
A seismic event occurred in the Israel Premier League as Maccabi Tel Aviv was knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage. The spoils for one of the biggest shocks ever in Israeli Basketball go to Hapoel Eilat, with the unfancied visitors grabbing a shock 76-79 win in the series decider. There are plenty…
Read MoreYancy Gates moves to Hapoel Jerusalem
Yancy Gates (206 cm, Cincinnati’12) will be suiting up for Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel-Winner League) this 2015/16, moving from Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). The 25-year-old Gates played a total 36 games for Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the 2014/15 season and was able to record averages of 16.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg . His strong play for the…
Read MoreMaccabi Kiryat Gat wins Israel National League
Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been crowned the champion of the Israel National League (Liga Leumit) for 2015, and will now be promoted to the Super League top flight. The second tier club clashed with National League opponent Ironi Kiryat-Ata in what was a make or break game in the finals series. After going toe to…
Read MoreMaccabi Haifa upsets Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-78
There are four rounds remaining in the regular season of the Israeli Winner League and Maccabi Haifa is ending 2014/15 on a high note. They recently defended their homecourt and upset the league leaders Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv 87-78. They have now won eight of their last ten games. Maccabi Tel-Aviv, on the other hand, are…
Read MoreCurtis Kelly switches to Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Curtis Kelly (205 cm, Kansas State’11) is switching to Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League) after starting the 2014/15 season with Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-Winner League). The 27-year-old Kelly played 22 games for his former club and was able to post averages of 13.1 ppg and 6.4 rpg. In the 2013/14 season Curtis spent his time on the…
Read MoreAdrian Henning moves back to Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Bazan Haifa from Israel’s Winner league is bringing in veteran Adrian Henning (203 cm, Austin Peay State’04) to reinforce their roster. Adrian is moving all the way from Mexico’s LNBP where he played the early part of the 2014/15 season for Halcones UV Xalapa. He appeared in 49 games for his former team and…
Read MoreDevin Smith extends with Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Devin Smith (196 cm, Virginia’05) has truly found a home with Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv (Israel-Winner League). He has been with the club since 2012 and has received a contract extension which will keep him with the team until 2018. This 2014/15 he has played 21 games for them in the ongoing Turkish Airlines Euroleague and…
Read MoreEuroleague, Barca, ALBA Berlin, and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria impress
There was an abundance of huge games in the Euroleague on Thursday as the Top 16 entered its thirteenth week of action. The evening threw up historic derby games and huge contests that went some way to clearing the qualification picture for the Play-offs. With the Euroleague Top 16 just two weeks away from closing…
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