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Jerusalem sinks Eilat 83-74; Reds lack energy in win, Blatt stars

December 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Eilat 83-74 at the Pais Arena. The Red Sea City squad kept the game close throughout the forty minutes as they looked to pull off the upset, but Oded Katash’s team was able to keep the lead during the fourth quarter when Eilat pulled to within four points to come [Read More]

Jerusalem Bigs Drop Hapoel Tel Aviv – Nimrod Levi & Idan Zalmanson lead Katash’s Crew to 90-72 Win

October 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 90-72 thanks to a 15-0 in the fourth quarter to record their second league win in a row to open the season. Tel Aviv kept the game close throughout the first 32 minutes of the contest, but MVP Nimrod Levi proved to be unstoppable especially in the final [Read More]

Blatt hits huge 3 to propel Jerusalem past Nes Ziona 94-88

September 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Nes Ziona 94-88 to advance to the Finals of the Winner Cup. After a back and forth first half, Jerusalem broke away in the third quarter on the strength of Tamir Blatt and Trent Lockett to go up 86-68 with 5:34 left in the game. But Golan Gutt and Tal Dunne led a furious [Read More]

“As long as we put the team first the rest will take care of itself” – J’Covan Brown & Hapoel Jerusalem look ahead to the new season

September 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

One of the most difficult things to do in European basketball is to keep a team together. Each and every country across the continent, whether it’s Italy, Spain, Greece or Israel have that same challenge to overcome year in and year out. The lack of players staying with a team for more than one [Read More]

“Tamir looks to make his teammates better” – Jerusalem downs Beer Sheva 99-75, take 2-0 series lead

May 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva 99-75 to take a stranglehold 2-0 lead in their best of 5 Israel Basketball League quarterfinal series. The Reds will look to wrap up the series on Wednesday night when they host Rami Hadar’s squad at the PAIS Arena in the capital city. Tashawn Thomas [Read More]

“This is playoff basketball” – Jerusalem out-battles Herzliya 76-69

May 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated relegation candidate Bnei Herzliya 76-69. In a tight game at the HaYovel Hall, Tamir Blatt’s pair of crucial 4th quarter 3-pointers gave the Reds the hard earned victory as they were able to tame their former guard Jerome Dyson who dropped 25 points for the host’s. [Read More]

“Brown is a leader in his own right” – Jerusalem downs Holon 108-99

May 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Hapoel Holon 108-99 breaking the century mark for the third game in a row. After a tight first half, the Reds pulled away in the final frame to record the victory. James Feldeine led all scorers with 26 points, J’Covan Brown added 19 points with five triples while Tamir [Read More]

Blatt wins Young Player Award & Notes ahead of Champions League Finals

May 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

Virtus Bologna from Italy and Iberostar Tenerife from Spain will tip-off for Basketball Champions League supremacy later today in the competition’s final in Antwerp, Belgium. Bologna dissected Bamberg 67-50 in the first semifinal while Tenerife got by a game Antwerp 70-54 on Friday evening. [Read More]

BBF – Blatt, Butler & Feldeine put Jerusalem in drivers seat with 86-74 win over Neptunas

March 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

BBF – Blatt, Butler & Feldeine put Jerusalem in the drivers seat: Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Neptunas Klaipeda 86-74 to take the first of two games in their Champions League Round of 16 series. The Reds will take a 12 point advantage into their game at home next week as Coach Oded Katash [Read More]

Jerusalem downs Bamberg 103-89, clinch home court

January 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Brose Bamberg 103-89 on Gameday 13 of Champions League action to move their record to 11-2 and secure home court advantage when the Round of 16 begins in March. Amare Stoudemire led the way for the Reds with 19 points, Da’Sean Butler dropped 15 points while Tamor Blatt [Read More]

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