Ariel Beit-Halahmy

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Ariel Beit-Halahmy
אריאל בית הלחמי
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
PositionHead coach
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1966-02-04) 4 February 1966 (age 60)
NationalityIsraeli
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
Coaching
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
2023Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2023–presentIsrael
2024–presentHapoel Afula
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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 Afula of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team.

Early life

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

Coaching career

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Early years (1999–2015)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2023–present)

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

National team coaching career

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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

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