Kristian Doolittle goes to Europe

Kristian Doolittle (201 cm, F) has signed in Israel with Hapoel Eilat. It’s Doolittle’s first stint in Europe as he has spent his first two pro seasons playing in Puerto Rico. Both seasons he suited up for Bayamon. Kristian Doolittle played college basketball at Oklahoma, where he averaged 15.9 ppg and 9.2 rebounds his senior…

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Jacob Evans from NBA, GLeague, to Israel

Jacob Evans (196 cm, G/F) played a few games for the Golden State warriors just a good year ago. He has now signed with Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Winner League. Evans split the 19/20 season between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Last season he gave the NBA another shot but wound…

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Maccabi Tel Aviv wins playoff semifinals opener

Omri Casspi sparked Maccabi Tel Aviv with 17 points in an 88-72 victory over visiting Hapoel Eliat on Sunday in the Israeli League semifinals. Yovel Zoosman poured in 16 point, Ante Zizic contributed 11 and Scottie Wilbekin finished with eight points and eight assists for the hosts. Chris Jones had a 10-point outing. Game 2…

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Derek Ogbeide signs with Hapoel Eilat

Derek Ogbeide (203 cm; F) has joined the Israeli League’s Hapoel Eilat, giving the club an additional athletic presence in the frontcourt. The Nigerian-Canadian contributed 14.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 29 games for AEK Larnaca this season. Derek Ogbeide raises profile Ogbeide helped AEK Larnaca win the Cyprus playoffs finals in April.…

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Frederic Bourdillon now with Hapoel Eilat

 Frederic Bourdillon (193 cm) is a newcomer to the roster of Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) this February 2018. He joins the team after starting the season playing for Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). He is a 26-year-old French player who is currently playing his first season overseas. Bourdillon played 14 games for Maccabi Haifa this…

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Zak Irvin, newcomer to Hapoel Eilat

 Zak Irvin (198 cm, Michigan’17) is making a switch early into his rookie season as a professional basketball player and is moving to Israel to play for Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League). Irvin originally signed with Italian club, Consultinvest VL Pesaro (Italy-Serie A). He did not register any games with the Italian team before this move. In…

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Derwin Kitchen inks with Hapoel Eilat

 Derwin Kitchen (194 cm, Florida State’11) will continue his professional career with Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) this season. This will be the first signing in 2017-18 for the Florida State University product. He is not unfamiliar with Israeli hoops. In 2016-17 Kitchen lent his talents to Ironi Nahariya (Israel-National League), signing with them in November…

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Alando Tucker departs Hapoel Eilat

 Things did not work out between Alando Tucker (198 cm, Wisconsin’07) and Hapoel Eliat (Israel-Winner League), with the player leaving the team this November. Befor parting ways, Tucker was able to log six games under his belt and posted averages of 5.2 ppg and 2.8 rpg. He signed with them in August 2017. In 2016-17…

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Denzel Bowles signs with Hapoel Eilat

Hapoel Eilat (Israel-Winner League) is bolstering its roster for the 2017-18 season with the signing of Denzel Bowles (208 cm, JMU’11). This is a big change for the forward from James Madison University, who has spent the last few seasons mostly playing in Asia, interspersed with a few stints in Latin America. This 2017, Bowles…

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