Hapoel HaEmek

Hapoel Gilat HaEmek
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded2008 (2008)
HistoryHapoel Gilboa Galil
2008–2025
Hapoel Gilat HaEmek
2025–present
ArenaGan Ner Sports Hall
Capacity2,250
LocationGan Ner, Israel
CEOArtzi Frati
Head coachSharon Avrahami
Team captainYotam Hanochi
OwnershipGidon Yadin
Championships1 Israeli Championships
2 Balkan Leagues
Websitegilboa-galil.co.il

Hapoel Gilat HaEmek (Hebrew: הפועל העמק) are a professional basketball club based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner.

History

The club was founded in 2008 after Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained its independence) receive the top-division license in the Israeli Basketball Premier League of Hapoel Galil Elyon.[1][2]

Initially it was believed to be a merger agreement, as they originally planned to play 70% of the club's home domestic league games at Gan Ner Sports Hall in Gan Ner (a village of 2,700 people near Mount Gilboa, in the Galilee in northern Israel)[3] and 30% of their home domestic league games in Hapoel Galil Elyon's arena in Kfar Blum. But the agreement never came to fruition as Hapoel Galil Elyon rejected the merger, and all of the club's home domestic league games were played in Gan Ner,[2] essentially making them a new team. Galil Elyon was re-established in 2009, as a lower-division team.

In May 2010, Hapoel Gilboa Galil won the Israeli Championship, after defeating defending champions Maccabi Tel Aviv by a score of 90–77 in the finals of the playoffs.

In the summer of 2018, the club had financial difficulties, and a large part of it was purchased by fans.

Current roster

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

Hapoel HaEmek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 1 Edwards, Kyler 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999
G 2 Kochavi, Yuval 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (2001-12-21)21 December 2001
G 3 Smith, Adam 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992
C 5 Shedrick, Kadin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 24 – (2001-07-27)27 July 2001
G 8 Weissmann, Ziv 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2003-11-02)2 November 2003
SF 9 Menco, Rafi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1994-03-05)5 March 1994
PF 10 Childs, Elijah 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1999-01-10)10 January 1999
F 11 Wheeler, Aaron 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1998-09-24)24 September 1998
G 13 Malul, Yonatan 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2007-03-29)29 March 2007
SF 14 Netzia, Roey (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-11-27)27 November 1997
G 15 Henry, Cameron 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1999-03-08)8 March 1999
C 21 Ongenda, Nick 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (2000-09-29)29 September 2000
PG 25 Noyovitch, Gil 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001
G/F 30 Goldenberg, Lucas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-08-03)3 August 1993
G 35 Rinski, Adi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2007-01-18)18 January 2007
PG 44 Misgav, Niv 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 30 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
F/C 50 Erez, Shahar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2004-02-24)24 February 2004
Head coach
  • Sharon Avrahami
Assistant coach(es)
  • Golan Jablonowsky
  • Adi Israel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 20, 2026

Honors

Total titles: 3

Domestic competitions

Regional competitions

Notable players

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

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.

References

  1. ^ "Basketball - Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon (Israël) : palmares, résultats et identité". www.les-sports.info.
  2. ^ a b The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team' Haaretz, 15 June 2008.
  3. ^ "The mouse that scored: Gilboa/Galil is conquering Israel's basketball behemoths". Haaretz.
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