Jerusalem basketball

Uruguay basketball team invited to play in Israel next summer

A delegation, including former player Esteban Batista, visited the IBA. Chairman Amos Frishman invited the South American team for a warm-up game ahead of the World Cup.

|ByOR SHKEDI
Amos Frishman with representatives of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation.
Hapoel Jerusalem forward Yotam Hanochi (center) celebrates with teammates during the Reds’ 92-69 victory over Hapoel Holon.

Maccabi Tel Aviv drops 120 on Galil Elyon as Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv claim basketball win

Clark led the way with 16 points, TJ Leaf added 15, and Will Rayman and Keaton Wallace scored 14 apiece. Maurice Kemp led Galil Elyon with 27 points.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
A screenshot of hapoel HaShisha's social media home page.

New Jerusalem basketball club ‘Hapoel HaShisha’ turns sport into a platform for community and hope

Hapoel HaShisha, or “The Beautiful Six” Basketball Club, was established two years after the brutal murder of six hostages in Gaza.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
AFTER A lengthy injury absence, Lonnie Walker found his form right away in his return for Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring 18 points in the yellow-and-blue 111-80 league win over Ironi Ness Ziona.

Tel Aviv teams keep winning while Jerusalem, Beersheba clubs triumph

Maccabi Tel Aviv cruised past Ironi Ness Ziona 111-80, Hapoel Tel Aviv got by Hapoel Holon 89-83, Hapoel Jerusalem downed Maccabi Ramat Gan 97-87, and Hapoel Beersheba crushed Maccabi Ra’anana.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

State Cup surprises galore in quarterfinals

Jerusalem ousts Hap TA, which fires Franco • Mac TA, Kiryat Ata advance • Beersheba bounces Holon

APRIL 3, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL JERUSALEM’S Levi Randolph passes around Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Kyle Alexander during the Capital City Reds’ 84-79 State Cup quarterfinal victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv, which parted ways with coach Danny Franco (inset) after the contest.

Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv notch crucial victories

Hapoel Tel Aviv downed Hapoel Holon 90-78 to exact an ounce of revenge for the last time the two faced one another in a game that the Purples won at home.

MARCH 4, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BRYNTON LEMAR and Hapoel Jerusalem have a big month coming up, with key games in Europe and locally

Hapoel Jerusalem wins the game, but loses Coach Dzikic

Colorful Serbian bench boss parts ways with Hapoel, while Maccabi Tel Aviv falls to Fener in Euroleague.

JANUARY 7, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER 18 months as the coach of Hapoel Jerusalem, Aleksandar Dzikic and the Reds have parted ways over issues related to the war and the location of Hapoel’s games.

Hapoel Jerusalem seals 1st place in group

Reds host released hostage Ofir Engel and others in Belgrade • Hapoel Tel Aviv flying in EuroCup.

DECEMBER 15, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL JERUSALEM players and management pose on the Pionir Arena court in Belgrade with a group of fans – including released hostage Ofir Engel and his family – who were flown in for the Reds’ 71-61 Champions League win over PAOK.

2nd-tier Leumit League brings the sizzle

With no foreign players this season, up-and-coming Israel stars will get their chance to shine.

DECEMBER 6, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BEN EISENHARDT (with ball) of Elitzur Ashkelon tussles with Maccabi Maale Adumim’s Barak Orion during the teams’ Leumit League clash this week at Jerusalem’s Malha Arena, which Ashkelon won in a tight 92-90 affair.

Israeli men's basketball team in limbo as worried foreign players stay abroad

"The players expressed their deep concern about the security situation in Israel and said that they do not feel safe playing in Israel as early as next week," Hapoel said in a statement on Saturday.

DECEMBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
HAPOEL TEL AVIV and Reyer Venice players stand for a moment of silence for war victims prior to their EuroCup game in Italy.

Israelis are in the top 10 supporters of the NBA worldwide

Israel's large fanbase for the NBA can be thanks, in part, to the growing population of American and Canadian immigrants, or Olim.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A basketball passing through a hoop.

Yovel Zoosman brings his talents to Hapoel Jerusalem

Busy beginning for Hapoel owner Adelson • Dzikic, Speedy Smith return, Chris Johnson is back

JULY 10, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL JERUSALEM new signees Gaby Chachashvili (left) and Yovel Zoosman (right) pose at their introductory press conference yesterday in the Israeli capital.

Hapoel Jerusalem needs to wake up against Herzliya

No one for Jerusalem played well and stepped up in this game and that has to be concerning for the entire club from player 1 to 12 as well as management and the coaching staff.

MAY 23, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
YAIR KRAVETZ (left) and Bnei Herzliya have given Khadeen Carrington (right) and Hapoel Jerusalem all they can handle through the first two games of their best-of-five Winner League quarterfinal series, which is tied 1-1 heading into Wednesday's contest in the capital.

Hapoel Jerusalem seals Final Four berth

Reds notch 40-point victory in decisive Champions League quarterfinal game vs AEK Athens

APRIL 20, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
LEVI RANDOLPH (2) and Hapoel Jerusalem players celebrate at the end of their dominant 91-51 victory over AEK Athens to advance to the Champions League semifinals