Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.

הפועל באר שבע Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.
Leagues	Israeli Second League
Founded	1965
History	1965–present
Arena	Conch Arena
Capacity	3000
Location	Be'er Sheva, Israel
Team colors	Red, White
President	Kfir Arazi
Head coach	Israel Baruch
Website	Hapoel Be'er Sheva.co.il
Uniforms
Home Away

Departments of Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Football	Basketball	Volleyball
Handball	Swimming	Judo

Hapoel Be'er Sheva / Bnei Shimon B.C. (Hebrew: הפועל באר-שבע / בני שמעון‎) is a professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Second League.

History

20th Century

The club was founded in 1965 by Eitan Wegmann then played for Maccabi Haifa.

In 1976, along with winning the championship football team for the second time, qualified for the state team, which was then the second most important league in Israel.

During the eighties, the team climbed twice to raise the Second League. during the nineties, the group disbanded.

21st Century

In 2002 the basketball club Hapoel Be'er Sheva Started the season in the fifth league, and within three years qualify for the Second League, while leaving behind groups with luxury and tradition as Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Eilat.

On 2006/07 season, The group stood a short distance from Increase the Premier League, But she lost 3:2 in the final series of the Israeli Second League playoffs to Hapoel Holon, this series recalling one of the largest series in the history of the Second League. A season later Eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Second League playoffs.

In order to continue to maintain the club's youth department, association "future of the Negev", headed by Mario Levy (Chairman) and father of Rami (director), established in the summer of 2008, assumed the management of the club's youth department starting from season 2008/2009.

The group began to play in fifth league, And at the end of the season she ascend to fourth league. A season later, competed the team against relegation and in the last cycle of the league she stayed in the league.

At the beginning of the 2011/2012 season, the adult group was united club with a group of Beitar Be'er Sheva to one group in name Municipal Be'er Sheva that played in the Third league.

The increase to the Third league was made possible because of the Betar Be'er Sheva acquitted in card to league Fourth in the previous season.

Led by local businessman Kfir Arazi, who joined in the summer and took the group under his wing as an owner and group leaders, returning group to Fourth League At the end of the season.

In summer 2013 the heads of club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Beitar / Municipal Be'er Sheva understand that the road to success requires the full cooperation between clubs, paving the way for full convergence between the two clubs under the name "Hapoel Be'er Sheva." Hapoel Be'er Sheva finished the 2013/2014 season in first place in the Fourth League and at the end of the season she increase to national league.

In summer 2014 the group signed heads of two major cooperation agreements and long-term. The first - the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and with the Altshuler Shaham investment house.

On 29 March 2015 Be'er Sheva ensured the rise to the Second League after a home victory over on Hapoel Lod result 56:82.

Arena

Conch Arena is a multi-purpose sports arena located in Be'er Sheva and has 3,000 seats. the conch serves as the home court of the basketball team Hapoel Beer Sheva.

On 25 February 2014 the arena was inaugurated, by Rubik Danilovich, the mayor of Be'er Sheva, Shmuel Frenkel, chairman of BSL, and Itzik Larry, Chairman of Wiener, before the traditional All-Star game in the Premier League.

Current roster

Hapoel Be'er Sheva roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age G Conti, Evan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – 29 March 1994 G Benichu, David 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – 27 March 1996 Kuperman, Igal 21 – 22 August 1994 Boublil, Roy 22 – 28 January 1994 F Daoudi, Ben 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – 9 January 1992 F Harush, Adir 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – 28 October 1990 Shtarkman, Yonathan 25 – 12 January 1991 PG Samuch, Oz 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – 15 February 1990 G Aud, Guy 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – 17 April 1989 G Dvir, Yoav 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – 17 July 1988 G/F Cohen, Ohad (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – 11 May 1987 F Cohen, Guy 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – 29 March 1983 F/C Watson, Chris 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – 16 July 1975 Klicovic, Drzn 42 – 30 August 1973	Head coach Israel Baruch Legend (C) Team captain Injured Hapoel-BS Roster Updated: 2015-08-03

External links

• Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. at Eurobasket.com
• Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. (Hebrew) at Facebook.com