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Hapoel Galil Elyon (Hebrew: הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball, and internationally in the Balkan League. The team represents the northern region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Golan Heights.

LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Balkan League
Founded1972; 54 years ago (1972)
HistoryHapoel Kfar Giladi (1972-1978)
Hapoel Galil Elyon
(1978–2008, 2009–present)
ArenaHeihal HaPais
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Hapoel Galil Elion
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Balkan League
Founded1972; 54 years ago (1972)
HistoryHapoel Kfar Giladi (1972-1978)
Hapoel Galil Elyon
(1978–2008, 2009–present)
ArenaHeihal HaPais
Capacity2,200
LocationKfar Blum, Israel
Team colorsRed and white
PresidentNir Wasserman
Head coachIdan Avshalom
Team captainNimrod Levi
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In June 2008, the club rights in the Israeli Basketball Premier League transferred to Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained their independence) to form a new club, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, which represents the Gilboa and Lower Galilee regions. The team was re-established in 2009.[1]

History

American-Israeli Brad Leaf played for 12 years for Hapoel Galil Elyon.[2][3][4] He won the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award in 1989–90.[4] In both 1989-90 and 1991-92 he was voted a member of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet, an award given to the five best players of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5]

In 1992–93 the club, then coached by Pini Gershon, became the first club based outside Tel Aviv to win the Israeli Championship, ending Maccabi Tel Aviv's 23-year winning streak. They also won the State Cup twice, in 1988 and 1992.

Between 1990 and 2008, several of the Israel's most successful basketball players came through the club, including Nadav Henefeld, Oded Kattash, Doron Sheffer, Gur Shelef, Lior Eliyahu, and Sharon Sasson, earning the team the nickname "the Israeli basketball college".

In 2021, the club was promoted from the Israeli National League to the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the first time since the merger.

Honors

Total titles: 4

Domestic competitions

Winners: 1993
Runners-up: 1990, 1995
Winners: 1988, 1992
Runners-up: 1987, 1990, 1998

Lower division competitions

Winners: 1979 (North Division), 2021

European competitions

Semifinalist (1): 1992–93

Regional competitions

Winners: 2022

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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Hapoel Galil Elyon roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F/C 1 Guyana Langevine, Cyril 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1998-10-16)16 October 1998
G 2 United States Blakes, Jaylen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2003-04-07)7 April 2003
G 4 United States Kingz, Nate 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2002-11-14)14 November 2002
G 5 Israel Gordon, Ori 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2007-05-31)31 May 2007
G/F 6 Israel Sahar, Dori 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001
G 7 Israel Moskovits, Itay 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (2000-03-31)31 March 2000
F 9 United States Kemp, Maurice 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1991-02-02)2 February 1991
G/F 10 Italy Israel Akrish, Noam 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
G/F 12 Israel Melamed, Yahel 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2001-01-05)5 January 2001
F/C 21 Israel Ben-Dar, Ron 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2007-02-26)26 February 2007
G 22 Israel Elmishli, Yoav 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2007-11-22)22 November 2007
G 23 United States Douglas, Toney 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 40 – (1986-03-16)16 March 1986
G 24 Israel Feldman, Itay 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2008-08-14)14 August 2008
F 34 United States Brooks, Max 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001
F/C 41 Israel Anavi, Dor 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (2001-07-14)14 July 2001
Head coach
  • Israel Idan Avshalom
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Avishai Gordon
  • Israel Liam Acharkan
  • Israel Itamar Roitman
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 10, 2026
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Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Cyril Langevine Dor Anavi Ron Ben-Dar
PF Maurice Kemp Max Brooks Dori Sahar
SF Noam Akrish Yahel Melamed Yoav Elmishli
SG Nate Kingz Itay Moskovits Itay Feldman
PG Jaylen Blakes Toney Douglas Ori Gordon
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  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Cup Competitions European Competitions
2012–13 2 Liga Leumit
2013–14 Second round
2014–15 First round
2015–16
2016–17 First round
2017–18 6 Quarter-finals First round
2018–19 3 Runner-up
2019–20 7 7th place Round of 16
2020–21 1 Champion First round
2021–22 1 Premier League 5 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Balkan LeagueChampion
2022–23 5 Quarter-finals — 4 Europe CupRegular season
2023–24 11 — First round 4 Europe CupWithdrew
2024–25 10 Play-in —
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Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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