| Hapoel Holon | |||
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| Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League Champions League | ||
| Founded | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) | ||
| History | Hapoel Holon B.C. (1947–present) | ||
| Arena | Holon Toto Hall | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Location | Holon,Israel | ||
| Team colors | Purple and Yellow | ||
| CEO |  Roy Dvora | ||
| President | Eitan Lanciano | ||
| Head coach | Danny Franco | ||
| Team captain | Netanel Artzi | ||
| Ownership | Shlomo Issac | ||
| Championships | 2Israeli Championship 2Israeli State Cups 1Balkan League | ||
| Website | hapoel-holon.co.il | ||
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (Hebrew:מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון) is a professional basketball club based inHolon,Israel. The team plays in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in theBasketball Champions League. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in theHolon Toto Hall, which is home to 5,500 spectators.
One of Hapoel Holon's most notable title victories came in2008, as the club pulled one of the biggest upsets in league history by defeating perennial championsMaccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League final. The club also went on to win theIsraeli Basketball State Cup in2009, defeatingMaccabi Haifa, and also in2018, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Holon won its first-ever international title in2021 in the form of theBalkan International Basketball League, defeating Bulgarian sideAcademic Plovdiv.
Hapoel Holon was founded in 1947.[1][2][3] It was one of the founding clubs of thetop division in 1954, finishing second in their first season.
Hapoel Holon returned to the top division at the end of the 2006–07 season, after playing for 7 years in the second and third divisions. They finished the2007–08 regular season at the top of the table. They reached the playoff final, where they defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 73–72 to claim their first championship, withMalik Dixon scoring the winning shot two seconds prior to the end of the game.[4] Former and future NBA playerP. J. Tucker won the MVP title.[5] It was the first time Maccabi Tel Aviv had failed to win the championship in 14 years.[6]
The club has reached the final of theIsraeli Basketball State Cup six times, but did not pick up their first prize in that competition until 2009, when Brian Tolbert hit a three-pointer as time expired to give them a 69–68 win overMaccabi Haifa in that year's final.[7][4]
On January 16, 2010, Hapoel Holon celebrated its 1,000th game in theLigat HaAl.
In 2018, Hapoel Holon won its second State Cup after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final, behind MVP and former NBA playerGlen Rice Jr.[8][4]
In 2022, Hapoel Holon won its second Israeli Premier League championship, defeatingHapoel Jerusalem in the semifinals andBnei Herzliya in the finals, sweeping the series 2-0.[9]
That same year, Hapoel Holon reached theFinal Four of theBasketball Champions League for the first time, which was held inBilbao,Spain. The team, however, was unable to secure a victory in either game, losing toLenovo Tenerife in the semifinals and toRiesen Ludwigsburg in the third-place playoff.
Between the years 1953–2015, Hapoel Holon played its home games in the May 1 hall in Holon, Also known as the "tin hall" due to its being made of tin-like irons. It was inaugurated on the 5th Independence Day of the State ofIsrael, in 1953, in a game againstHapoel Tel Aviv, in which Hapoel Holon won 41:38. The hall was the first in the country to have lighting installed that made it possible to play in the dark.
Due to its low capacity of 2,800 seats, the tin hall was deemed unfit for hostingIsraeli basketball premiere league games.
In 2012, A construction began of a new Hall in Park Peres - the Holon Toto Hall, named afterOfer Eshed, an iconic Hapoel Holon player in the past.
Since its completion in 2015, Hapoel Holon plays its home games in the 5,500 seatHolon Toto Hall.[5]
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Total titles: 5
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Holon's best homegrown player wasOfer Eshed who played for the club between 1957 and 1972. He is the all-time points leader in the team, with 7,495 points.
Israel Elimelech (nicknamed – The King) is considered to be the club's biggest symbol. He played in Holon during two decades, and led the team to many successful seasons in the Premier League. He played on the legendary home-grown team of Holon in the 1980s, with Niv Boogin (Doctor Boogin),Motti Daniel, Avi Maor, and theIsraeli-American playerMike Carter (The Crazy – Meshugah), who was known for driving the fans crazy. Other notable players were: Tzahi Peled, Danny Hadar, Rami Zeig, and from very early days and the contingent of ex Egyptian players: Marcel Hefetz.
The team's 2 titles were won by 2 winning baskets, scored by the 2007–08 PGMalik Dixon, and 2008–09 SG Brian Tolbert. Dixon scored a two-pointer 2 seconds before the end of the championship match against Maccabi Tel-Aviv, leaving Maccabi a 2-second possession which they failed to score in. Tolbert scored a three-point buzzer-beater in the cup final, after he got the ball from an inbound pass byDeron Washington.
Over the years the club has signed several formerNBA players, includingP. J. Tucker,Ken Bannister,Clarence Kea,Cliff Pondexter,Albert King,Richard Dumas, andDominic McGuire.John Thomas, who played in the 2009–10 season, is also a former NBA player, with a history in five teams, including theNew Jersey Nets andAtlanta Hawks.
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Ofer Eshed13 seasons: '57–'72Rami Zeig-Barak13 seasons: '57–'72Moti Daniel9 seasons: '78–'85, '99–'01Niv Boogin14 seasons: '78–'91, '95–'96Israel Elimelech16 seasons: '78–'92, '95–'97Ofer Fleischer4 seasons: '82–'83, '99–'02
Mike Carter5 seasons: '82–'84, '92–'95Clarence Kea1 season: '84–'85Desi Barmore6 seasons: '84–'90Ken Bannister1 season: '86–'87Joe Dawson2 seasons: '87–'88, '01–'02Earl Williams2 seasons: '88–'89, '90–'91Ben McDonald1 season: '88–'89Richard Dumas1 season: '90–'91Kobi Baloul6 seasons: '90–'94, '99–'01David Henderson2 seasons: '92–'94Richard Rellford1 season: '93–'94David Thirdkill1 season: '94–'95Shelton Jones2 seasons: '94–'95, '96Yoav Saffar4 seasons: '94–'98Milt Wagner1 season: '95–'96Derrick Hamilton1 season: '95–'96Joe Wylie2 seasons: '97–'98, '00–'01Greg Sutton1 season: '98–'99Moshe Mizrahi3 seasons: '98–'01Miles Simon1 season: 2000Corey Crowder1 season: '99–'00
Dušan Bocevski1 season: '99–'00P. J. Tucker1 season: '07–'08Malik Dixon1 season: '07–'08Tre Simmons1 season: '07–'08Eric Campbell1 season: '07–'08Chris Watson2 seasons: '07–'09Moran Roth3 seasons: '07–'08, '10–'12Guni Israeli5 seasons: '07–'08, '13–'17Elton Brown1 season: '08
Luis Flores1 season: '08–'09Deron Washington1 season: '08–'09Dwayne Mitchell1 season: '09–'10John Thomas1 season: '09–'10
Saša Bratić1 season: '10Richard Melzer1 season: '10–'11Jamie Arnold1 season: '10–'11
Bryant Dunston1 season: '11–'12Ron Lewis1 season: '11–'12Shlomi Harush8 seasons: '11–'15, '16–'20Dominic Waters1 season: '12–'13Jerome Dyson1 season: '12–'13Frank Hassell1 season: '12–'13Laurence Bowers1 season: '13–'14Scottie Reynolds3 seasons: '13–'14, '16, '19Isaac Rosefelt3 seasons: '13–'16Dominic McGuire1 season: '14–'15Tony Crocker1 season: '14–'15Jordan Taylor2 seasons: '14–'15, '16–'17Will Clyburn1 season: '15–'16James Bell1 season: '16–'17Darion Atkins2 seasons: '16–'17, '18–'19Khalif Wyatt2 seasons: '16–'17, '18–'19Tu Holloway1.5 seasons: '16–'18Glen Rice Jr.1 season: '17–'18TaShawn Thomas1 season: '17–'18Tamir Blatt1 season: '17–'18Joe Alexander2 seasons: '17–'18, '19, '21Corey Walden2 seasons: '17–'19DeQuan Jones1 season: '18–'19Ofer YaakobiChaim ZlotikmanThe team's colors are yellow and purple after aJewishAmerican fan of theLos Angeles Lakers donated uniforms in the colors of his favorite club. Before that, the team played in red and white uniforms, like almost every 'Hapoel' team.
For many years Holon's mascot was atiger. It appeared on the team's logo for many years and in the 1990s the team's logo read 'Hapoel Tigers Holon'. After the team won the 2007–08 National League championship, and upgraded to the first division, the old symbol was changed and redesigned, keeping Holon's symbol, the tiger.
