Kiryat Ata picked up a 100-72 win over Hapoel Haifa as the hosts did as they pleased from the get go to record the victory. Sharon Avrahami’s squad got off to a quick start as 17-year old Ben Saraf had no problem adjusting to first division basketball as he scored...
Akia Pruitt joined Ironi Kiryat Ata after the departure of Greg Whittington due to the outbreak of the war with Hamas. The 26-year old originally signed to play with Maccabi Netanya in the Leumit League this coming season but once the league decided not to play with...
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 2-1 as Osher Davida scored the second half winner to hand the yellow-and-blue the 3-points. Ofek Bitton gave the capital city reds a 1-0 lead with a goal against the run of play as the first half came to an end but Eran...
Hapoel Tel Aviv cruised to a 95-78 victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva as the club’s big men Kyle Alexander, Jaylen Hoard and Idan Zalmanson set up shop in the paint where they scored early and often to the tune of 66 points to dominate the interior and take the win. The...
Basketball fans in Jerusalem have been lucky over the past couple of weeks with hoops returning to the capital city. First the women’s league graced the Malha Arena court and then the Leumit League, Israel’s second division returned to action with the same facility...
Hapoel Holon got by league newcomers Hapoel Afula 85-80 to open their Israeli league slate with a win. Justin Smith starred for the purples as the big man along with guard Nick Johnson and Israeli forward Yotam Hanochi were able to overcome stellar performances by...
At Bloomfield Stadium, Hapoel Haifa slipped by Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0 as Tomer Yosefi scored the lone goal of the contest in the 27th minute to take the win and the 3-points for the Carmel Reds. “Hapoel Tel Aviv is a talented team and a very dangerous one,” Haifa coach...
The Sports Rabbi and Roy Jankelowitz looked back at Yam Madar's game winning basket for Fenerbahce over Real Madrid while we also discussed Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and the rest of the European hoops. We also talked about Maccabi Tel Aviv's Conference League...
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated ALBA Berlin 102-81 to get back onto the winning track and move their record to a game over .500 at 6-5 in Euroleague play. Head Coach Oded Katash’s squad grabbed a 29-14 lead after the opening quarter and never looked back as they will now...
Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Galatasaray 85-70 in a Basketball Champions League game that was played in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the security issues with playing the game in Turkey. The Reds have a 3-1 record in Group G action with two games to go as they look to...
