Ariel Beit-Halahmy

Allenatore di pallacanestro israeliano
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IntroAllenatore di pallacanestro israeliano
A.K.A.Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy
A.K.A.Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy
PlacesIsrael
isSports coach Basketball coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth4 February 1966, Israel, Israel
Age58 years
Star signAquarius
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Biography

Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy (Hebrew: אריאל בית הלחמי‎; born February 4, 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.

Early life

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

Coaching career

Early years (1999–2015)

In 1999, Beit-Halahmy started his coaching career with Elitzur Givat Shmuel. In his fourth season with Givat Shmuel, Beit-Halahmy led the team to the Israeli League Semifinals, as well as reaching the Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In 2003, Beit-Halahmy was named Elitzur Ashkelon head coach. 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 Semifinals.

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

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

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

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2015–2019)

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

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. He led Gilboa Galil to the Israeli League Playoffs as the sixth seed, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the Quarterfinals.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2019–present)

On June 16, 2019, Beit-Halahmy was named Hapoel Tel Aviv new head coach, signing a two-year deal.

National team coaching career

In July 2018, Beit-Halahmy led the Israel national under-20 basketball team to win their first ever FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and earning a gold medal. In July 2019, Beit-Halahmy led the Israel national under-20 basketball team to their second FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title in Israel, earning a second gold medal for the Israeli team.

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