Ariel Beit-Halahmy
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
PositionHead coach
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966 (age 58)
NationalityIsraeli
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As coach:
1999–2003Elitzur Givat Shmuel
2003–2006Elitzur Ashkelon
2005–2007Israel (assistant)
2006–2008Ironi Nahariya
2008–2009Bnei Hasharon
2008–2009Israel U-20
2009–2011Elitzur Ashkelon
2012–2013Bnei Hasharon
2013Elitzur Ashkelon
2015–2019Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2017–2019Israel U-20
2019–2020Hapoel Tel Aviv
2020–2022Hapoel Eilat
2023–presentHapoel Gilboa Galil
2023–presentIsrael
Medals
Men's Basketball
Head Coach for  Israel
FIBA U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Germany U20 Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Israel U20 Team

Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy (Hebrew: אריאל בית הלחמי; born 4 February 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team.

Early life

Beit-Halahmy grew up in Givat Shmuel and played for the Elitzur Givat Shmuel basketball youth team.[1]

Coaching career

Early years (1999–2015)

In 1999, Beit-Halahmy started his coaching career with Elitzur Givat Shmuel.[1] In his fourth season with Givat Shmuel, Beit-Halahmy led the team to the Israeli League semi-finals, and reached the Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2]

In 2003, Beit-Halahmy was named Elitzur Ashkelon head coach.[1] In his second season with Asheklon, he led the team to Israeli League playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semi-finals.

On 12 July 2006, Beit-Halahmy was named Ironi Nahariya's new head coach, signing a two-year deal.[3]

On 5 November 2008, Beit-Halahmy was named Bnei Hasharon head coach for the 2008–09 season.[4] That season, he led the team to the Israeli League quarter-finals, where they eventually lost Maccabi Haifa.

On 28 March 2013, Beit-Halahmy returned to Elitzur Ashkelon for a third stint, signing a two-year deal.[5]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2015–2019)

On 11 March 2015, Beit-Halahmy was named the Hapoel Gilboa Galil head coach for the rest of the season.[6] In his second season with Gilboa Galil, Beit-Halahmy helped the team promote back to the Israeli Premier League after they defeated Ironi Kiryat Ata in the National League Finals in five games.[7]

In his fourth season with Gilboa Galil, Beit-Halahmy was named two-time Israeli League Coach of the Month for games played in December and April.[8][9] He led Gilboa Galil to the Israeli League Playoffs as the sixth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the quarter-finals.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2019–2020)

On 16 June 2019, Beit-Halahmy was named the Hapoel Tel Aviv new head coach, signing a two-year deal.[10] On 18 January 2020, Beit-Halahmy parted ways with Hapoel after a 6–10 start to the 2019–20 season.[11]

Hapoel Eilat (2020–2022)

On 20 July 2020, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12]

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2023–present)

On 9 January 2023, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League.[13]

National team coaching career

In July 2018, Beit-Halahmy led the Israel national U-20 team to their first-ever FIBA U20 European Championship title.[14] A year later, he led the team to their second U20 European Championship title in Israel.[15]

On 17 March 2023, Beit-Halahmy was appointed as head coach of the senior Israel national team, replacing Guy Goodes.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "תכירו את המאמן החדש של גלבוע גליל אריאל בית הלחמי". gilboa-galil.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "סיכום עונת 2002-03 בכדורסל הישראלי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "נהריה: בית הלחמי חתם לשנתיים". haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew). 12 July 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "אריאל בית הלחמי מונה למאמן בני השרון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 5 November 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ^ "אליצור אשקלון: עדי אזולאי פוטר - בית הלחמי חתם". ashkelon.news (in Hebrew). 28 March 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "אריאל בית הלחמי מונה למאמן הפועל גלבוע/גליל". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. ^ "אחרי עונה אחת בלבד: הפועל גלבוע/גליל חזרה לליגת העל". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ^ "מאמן חודש דצמבר: אריאל בית הלחמי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ "מאמן חודש אפריל: אריאל בית הלחמי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Hapoel Tel Aviv name Ariel Beit-Halahmy head coach". Sportando.basketball. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ "בית הלחמי סיים תפקידו בהפועל ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ "רשמית: בית הלחמי חתם לשנתיים בהפועל אילת". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Official: Beit HaLehmi signed as Gilboa/Galil coach". Sportando. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. ^ "הישג היסטורי: נבחרת העתודה אלופת אירופה". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 22 July 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Israel youth basketball team wins European title for the second year running". 21 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Israel appoints Beit-Halahmy head coach of national basketball team". english.news.cn. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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