Yovel Zoosman

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Yovel Zoosman
יובל זוסמן
Zoosman with ALBA Berlin in 2021
No. 50 – Hapoel Jerusalem
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 28)
Kfar Saba, Israel
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2021Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017→Maccabi Ra'anana
2021–2023Alba Berlin
2023–presentHapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Representing  Israel
Men's basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20
Silver medal – second place 2017 Greece Under-20
Gold medal – first place 2018 Germany Under-20

Yovel Zoosman (Hebrew: יוֹבֵל זוסמן; born May 12, 1998) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. Zoosman was named the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP in 2018. He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.

Early life and education

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Yovel Zoosman was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Netanya and played for Elitzur Netanya youth team.

He joined Wingate Institute and Maccabi Tel Aviv in his late teens.[1] He was named Yovel because it is the Hebrew word for Jubilee, and he was born 50 years after the Israeli Declaration of Independence, hence why he wears the jersey number 50.[2]

Professional career

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Maccabi Tel Aviv

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In 2015, Zoosman started his professional career with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On October 18, 2015, Zoosman made his professional debut in an Israeli ISBL game, in an 85–70 win over Bnei Herzliya, recording two points off the bench.[3]

Maccabi Ra'anana

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On August 24, 2016, Zoosman was loaned to Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit, the second level league in Israel.[4] In 28 games played with Ra'anana, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. Zoosman helped Ra'anana reach the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Hod HaSharon in the Quarterfinals.

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv

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On July 27, 2017, Zoosman signed a four-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5] On June 8, 2018, Zoosman was named the 2018 Israeli League Rising Star.[6] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2017 Israeli League Cup and the 2018 Israeli League Championship.

On January 11, 2019, Zoosman recorded a EuroLeague career-high of 15 points, shooting 6-of-6 from the field, to go along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 93–76 win over CSKA Moscow.[7] On January 31, 2019, Zoosman was named the Israeli Player of the Month, for games played in January.[8] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2019 Israeli League Championship, winning his second straight Israeli League title in the process.

On June 27, 2019, Zoosman joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9]

He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.

Alba Berlin

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On August 6, 2021, he has signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10] In 2021 in the BBL, he averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game as he played 20.3 minutes per game.[11]

Hapoel Jerusalem

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On July 9, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12]

National team career

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Israeli junior national team

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Zoosman was a member of the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 Israeli national teams.

In July 2017, Zoosman helped the Israeli Under-20 team reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Finals, where they eventually lost to Greece. Zoosman finished the tournament averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[13]

In July 2018, Zoosman led the Israeli Under-20 team to a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He finished the tournament averaging 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Zoosman was named the Tournament MVP and also earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate Deni Avdija.[14][15]

Israeli senior national team

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Zoosman is a member of the senior Israeli national team. On February 23, 2018, Zoosman made his first appearance for the senior team in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain.[16]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 0 2.7 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2017–18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 4 8.0 .450 .364 1.000 .8 .6 .3 .1 1.8 1.9
2018–19 Maccabi Tel Aviv 30 2 14.7 .459 .375 .846 2.0 1.2 .7 .2 3.0 3.7
2019–20 Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 16 17.3 .438 .282 .840 2.7 1.7 1.0 .1 5.4 5.7
2020–21

Maccabi Tel Aviv

11 3 13.2 .333 .389 1.000 1.5 .6 .5 .0 2.6 1.6
2021–22

Alba Berlin

31 13 21 .443 .444 .694 3.0 1.2 .8 .1 7.0 6.9
2022–23

Alba Berlin

27 5 21.6 .445 .324 .880 2.9 1.8 1.0 .2 6.8 7.2
Career 137 43 17.1 .498 .368 .795 2.4 1.3 .8 .2 4.9 5.1

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2024–25

Hapoel Jerusalem

18 16 27.1 .441 .368 .759 3.8 1.9 1.7 .3 9.8 10.5
Career 18 16 27.1 .441 .368 .759 3.8 1.9 1.7 .3 9.8 10.5

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