September 2020

Maccabi falls to Salzburg 3-1 and are eliminated from Champions League Qualification; Europa League Group Stage Draw Friday

September 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Tel Aviv were eliminated from Champions League play after succumbing to FC Salzburg 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff tie (5-2 on aggregate in the two games) at Red Bull Arena in Austria. The yellow-and-blue will enter the Europa League for the first time since the 2017/18 campaign and [Read More]

Running into a wall: Jerusalem slammed by Burgos 92-65 in Champions League FINAL 8

September 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem were dominated by San Pablo Burgos, falling 92-65 in the Champions League Final 8 quarterfinals as the curtain fell on their 2019/20 European campaign. The Reds had advanced to the last stage of the tournament back in March when they defeated Peristeri in the Round of 16 but due to [Read More]

“We are still Hapoel Jerusalem and want to dream the dream” Oded Katash & the Reds look to conquer Burgos at Champions League FINAL 8

September 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem will face San Pablo Burgos in the Champions League Final 8 Tournament at the OAKA Arena in Athens, Greece as the Reds will look to win their first continental title since 2004. The Basketball Champions League season was paused in March due to the coronavirus just as Coach Oded [Read More]

Geoff Gray’s Holy Land Hoopster Diary – “I can tell you one thing, this team feels special”

September 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Geoff Gray is beginning his second year as a professional in Israel and will give The Sports Rabbi an exclusive view each week into what it’s like playing ball in the Holy Land! For those who don’t know me, my name is Geoffrey Gray and I’m a 23-year-old Jewish-American from Boston, [Read More]

Niels Giffey looks ahead to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Euroleague & back on UCONN! Holy Land Hoops Episode #123

September 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Niels Giffey, the captain of Alba Berlin joins the Sports Rabbi for an intimate conversation about the upcoming Euroleague campaign as well as his illustrious career. We take a look back at his time at UCONN where he captured a pair of National Championships, becoming a basketball player along with [Read More]

Euroleague 2020/21 Season Preview – Does Maccabi have enough firepower to win it all?

September 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

The 2020/21 Euroleague season is upon us as 18 teams will vie for continental glory beginning on Thursday. The league returns after being on hiatus since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March as they will attempt to complete the 34 game regular season as playoffs across 10 different countries [Read More]

Dejan Kravic Unplugged! San Pablo Burgos ready for Jerusalem in FINAL 8! Holy Land Hoops Episode #121

September 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem will face San Pablo Burgos in the Basketball Champions League Final 8 on Wednesday as they look to take home their first European title since 2004. However, Dejan Kravic who joins The Sports Rabbi on Holy Land Hoops will look to deny the Reds that opportunity. The Serbian-Canadian [Read More]

Blatt’s Best, Keep Kramer, Injury Bug ahead of Burgos: 3-Pointers, Analysis, Highlights & More on Jerusalem’s 93-80 win over Eilat

September 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Hapoel Jerusalem downed Hapoel Eilat 93-80 in WINNER Cup quarterfinal play as the curtain was pulled down on domestic basketball action for the foreseeable future. The Reds dominated play from the tip and never looked back as Tamir Blatt, Deividas Sirvidis, Malcolm Hill along with Tarik Phillip [Read More]

“Dovrat was great” Noam Dovrat superb in Rishon Le’Zion’s 91-73 WINNER Cup win over Maccabi Haifa: 3-Pointers, Analysis, Highlights & More!

September 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion took out Maccabi Haifa 91-73 to book their place in the WINNER Cup semifinals. After a close first half that saw Rishon up by just 5 points, Noam Dovrat, Golan Gutt, Darryl Monroe and Isaiah Taylor got busy to dominate the last two frames to take the win. Prospect Noam [Read More]

Jerusalem Special! Feldhaus on what Chris Kramer brings to Jerusalem + Interviews with Mitrovic, Hill, Phillip & Thomas! Holy Land Hoops Episode #120

September 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Sports Rabbi Hapoel Jerusalem Preview took center stage with numerous guests on this special show. First up is Lukas Feldhaus who talks about the Reds new signing Chris Kramer. Up next is Luka Mitrovic followed by Malcolm Hill, Tarik Phillip and Tashawn Thomas. Also on tap is Idan Zalmanson for [Read More]

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