Jerusalem basketball

Tel Aviv teams keep winning while Jerusalem, Beersheba clubs triumph

Maccabi Tel Aviv cruised past Ironi Ness Ziona 111-80, Hapoel Tel Aviv got by Hapoel Holon 89-83, Hapoel Jerusalem downed Maccabi Ramat Gan 97-87, and Hapoel Beersheba crushed Maccabi Ra’anana.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
AFTER A lengthy injury absence, Lonnie Walker found his form right away in his return for Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring 18 points in the yellow-and-blue 111-80 league win over Ironi Ness Ziona.
Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrating.

Maccabi Tel Aviv rallies, downs Jerusalem in State Cup semis

With a 94-85 win, Maccabi Tel Aviv advanced to the State Cup final, which will take place on Thursday night. The yellow-and-blue will meet the winner of the Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel HaEmek clash.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
HAPOEL TEL AVIV'S Antonio Blakeney blocks a shot during the Reds' 112-108 overtime victory over Hapoel Beersheba in Israeli league action at Yad Eliyahu.

Hapoel Tel Aviv beats Beersheba in OT, while Jerusalem, Mac TA both take wins home

Hapoel Tel Aviv slipped by Hapoel Beersheba 112-108 in overtime to notch the tight win at Yad Eliyahu and improve its Israeli league record to 14-1 and remain in first place.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
BAR TIMOR (center) and the Israel national team got off to a terrible start to World Cup qualifying, dropping its record to 0-2 with a 85-71 to Croatia.

Israel falls to 0-2 with costly Croatia basketball defeat

Beit Halachmi admits the Israeli national basketball team ‘hardly practiced’ in a frustrating start to World Cup qualifying.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Former NBA Star Amar’e Stoudemire is converting to Judaism

“My journey on this path really has nothing to do with citizenship, it’s just really truly a spiritual journey, and my goal is to get into the kingdom, and that’s the only mission.”

APRIL 11, 2018ByJTA
Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire

Katash gets maiden conquest as Hapoel Jerusalem coach

Maccabi complained that it was under a non-stop barricade of curses during the game, with matters threatening to get out of hand on several occasions.

MARCH 19, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem’s Bar Timor

Katash, Hapoel Jerusalem travel to Maccabi Tel Aviv

Any illusion that the arrival of new coach Oded Katash would magically solve all of Hapoel’s problems was quickly dispelled.

MARCH 11, 2018ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem basketball

Jerusalem targeting Eurocup upset in Munich

Hapoel looking to snap losing streak against unbeaten Bayern to boost Top 16 hopes

DECEMBER 13, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem requires a perfect display from Richard Howell (in red) & Co. to have any chance of handing Bayern Munich its first Eurocup defeat of the season.

Hapoel Jerusalem in deep hole after another defeat

Chances of reaching Eurocup Top 16 suffer major blow following Hapoel’s loss to Buducnost

DECEMBER 7, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem forward Austin Daye (right) had every reason to look dejected last night after the team dropped to a 92-75 defeat at Buducnost in Eurocup action in Montenegro.

Maccabi Tel Aviv runs over Hapoel Jerusalem

After tight first half in the capital, visiting yellow-and-blue breaks out to extend perfect BSL start

DECEMBER 4, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Pierre Jackson (center).

Jerusalem needs 1st Eurocup home victory

Hapoel looks to make it two wins a row vs Galatasaray - Holon off the mark in Europe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem GUARD Jerome Dyson

Jerusalem avenges Cup loss to Nahariya

Hapoel victorious in league opener • Hap Tel Aviv overcomes Holon • Herzliya dispatches Ness Ziona

OCTOBER 9, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem’s Greek forward Stratos Perperoglou (right) scores two of his six points during his BSL debut last night, beating Ironi Nahariya’s Yiftach Ziv to the basket in the 76-68 win at Ein Sara.

Maccabi TA, Rishon Lezion advance to Winner Cup semis

Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Maccabi Rishon Lezion in the semifinals in Holon on Tuesday.

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv center Itay Segev dunks two of his nine points during last night’s 81-80 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the quarterfinals of the preseason Winner Cup in Holon.

Hapoel Jerusalem sets sights on Eurocup

With most teams, including Jerusalem, still in the midst of building their rosters for next season, it is difficult to assess Hapoel’s chances in the competition.

JULY 7, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Yogev Ohayon