| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-10-03)October 3, 1966 (age 58) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | South Florida (1988–1989) |
| Playing career | 1985–2009 |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985–1988 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1988–1989 | South Florida Bulls |
| 1989–1991 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1991–1994 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 1994–1995 | Hapoel Holon |
| 1995–1996 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 1996–2000 | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| 2000–2002 | Maccabi Givat Shmuel |
| 2002 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Tiv'on Megiddo |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2019 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP (1997) | |
Tomer Moshe Steinhauer[1][2] (Hebrew:תומר משה שטיינהאור; born October 3, 1966) is an Israeli professionalbasketballcoach and former professional player. He is currently the assistant coach forMaccabi Haifa of theLiga Leumit. Steinhauer played for theIsrael national basketball team in 1986-2001, and was anIsraeli Cup winner in 1993 withHapoel Tel Aviv andIsraeli champion in 1996 withMaccabi Tel Aviv. He was the 1997Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
Tomer Steinhauer began his career as a player of junior teams inMaccabi Haifa B.C. In 1984 he won with Haifa youth team the national youth championship and state cup,[3] and the next year became a part of the main Haifa team. He kept playing in Haifa till 1991 (taking a year in 1988/1999 to study and play at theUniversity of South Florida[4]).
In 1986 he debuted with theIsrael national basketball team at theWorld Championship and finished it with 4 points in 2 games. Between 1991 and 1994 Steinhauer played inHapoel Tel Aviv B.C.[5] and in 1993 wonIsraeli Cup with this team. In addition, he three times in a row played with Hapoel in theIsraeli championship finals, twice losing toMaccabi Tel Aviv B.C. and once toHapoel Galil Elyon.[6]
After playing the 1994/1995 season withHapoel Holon Steinhauer signed a 3-year contract with the leaders of Israeli basketball - Maccabi Tel Aviv. In fact, though, he played with Maccabi only one year, winning the Israeli championship, and then got transferred toMaccabi Ra'anana. Next two years the Tel Aviv club kept paying Steinhauer his salary, thus allowing him to joke that his dreams came true: he gets paid by Maccabi for playing against them.[5] Steinhauer's last season with Ra'anana he once again finished as the national championship finalist, again losing to Tel Aviv. He was the 1997Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.
In the late 1990s Steinhauer was one of the leaders of the national team, peaking during the1997 EuroBasket. At 8 games during this tournament he was amassing 17.1 points on an average, which was the 2nd highest result in the Israeli team (behind onlyOded Katash) and 5th highest among all tournament players, and added 6.4 rebounds per game.[7] Overall, he played 13 years with the Israeli national team.[6] Steinhauer was considered one of the best centers in Israeli team history for his ability to play under the rim against more athletically endowed centers of other teams, his refined mid-range shot and willingness to hit an occasional 3-pointer. At the same time he was not one of the most hardworking players and only put up mediocre defense.[5]
In the early 2000s Steinauer's value for his teams started deteriorating. He moved to the Northern Israel, taking root inKiryat Tiv'on. After playing 19 seasons in Israel's top basketball league (ranked 14th in the all-time list of top league scorers with 5,253 points[8]) he kept playing for several years in the local Tiv'on team in Israeli 3rd- and 2nd-tier leagues,[5] finishing the career at the age of 42 in Hapoel Emeq Yizre'el.[9] For short periods of time Steinhauer worked as assistant coach inBnei Herzliya and as the head coach of Tiv'on youth teams. In 2016 he was appointed assistant coach of Maccabi Haifa B.C., joining Opher Rakhimi who was appointed head coach.[3][8]
According to Steinhauer's own words, he was not interested in a business career following retirement because he is averse to financial risk and has enough money from his playing years to afford living in Kiryat Tiv'on. He has three children: two sons and a daughter.[10] For some time Steinhauer got involved in politics, joining Israeli left, and in 2009 ran unsuccessfully in theIsraeli legislative election as a member of left-wing partyMeretz.[6]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
| Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | World Championship |  Israel | 2 | 100.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| 1987 | EuroBasket | Israel | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 1993 | EuroBasket | Israel | 3 | 75.0 | 9.7 | ||||||||
| 1997 | EuroBasket | Israel | 8 | 34.5 | 51.4 | 41.7 | 68.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 17.1 | |
| 1999 | EuroBasket | Israel | 6 | 25.5 | 45.8 | 11.1 | 55.6 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Year | Tournament | National Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Korać Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 25.3 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| 1992–93 | FIBA European League | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 38.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 86.7 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 17.5 | |
| 1992–93 | FIBA European Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 31.9 | 50.7 | 50.0 | 56.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | |
| 1993–94 | FIBA European League | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 19.0 | 63.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | |
| 1995–96 | FIBA European League | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 12.2 | 57.8 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |
| 1997–98 | FIBA EuroCup | Maccabi Ra'anana | 11 | 33.8 | 40.5 | 10.0 | 73.2 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 15.2 | |
| 1998–99 | Korać Cup | Maccabi Ra'anana | 6 | 32.7 | 46.9 | 28.6 | 44.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |
| 1999–2000 | Saporta Cup | Maccabi Ra'anana | 11 | 29.2 | 39.5 | 18.5 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 |