Kiryat Ata welcomed a pair of newcomers to the club as both Bodie Hume and Darius Hannah landed in Israel. As they arrived, The Sports Rabbi spoke to both of the players about the upcoming campaign.

“I’m super excited,” Hume who attended Northern Colorado and played with Bonn last season, began. “I think this is one of the longer travel days I had in my life, but I’m glad that we’re finally here and get to be a part of this culture. It’s good to have a young team and hopefully I can bring some experience and just support them however I can.”

Head Coach Eldad Bentov was thrilled to have the 6”6 forward on board Hume explained as he spoke to bench boss prior to joining the team, “He said that he was excited to have me, he’s putting a good team together and hopefully we just go and win as many games as we can and just enjoy it while we’re there.”

As for goals Hume was clear and to the point, “Obviously to win as many games as possible, just to bring pride to the club and show the fans that we really care a lot about the club, that is kind of where we are at.”

Big man Darius Hannah who is a rookie out of Bradley was also happy to be in the Holy Land, “Very excited. Ready to work. It’s new, but I feel like it’s very special, a unique feeling. Ready to work and win some games.”

As for goals and what coach Bentov told him about expectations, Hannah added, “Compete at the highest level and win. Just compete high and let’s win.”