Group F preview: Hapoel Gilboa Galil

After the draw for the Second Stage of Delasport Balkan League, Hapoel Gilboa Galil will have to face BC Beroe and KK TFT in a Group F. One of the two Israeli teams has a rich history in the competition having won it back in 2012 and 2013 and then reaching the final in 2014. Now Gilboa Galil is back and is striving to win it for third time and to tie Levski as the most times winner.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil is unbeaten so far in the league having won all four of its games in Group B and then beating Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the game which decided one of the Israeli teams for the Second Stage. The team managed to show a lot of different qualities and especially when it mattered, the team was able to lock up the defense.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil started the season with Lior Lubin as a head coach but just before the playoff with Maccabi Rishon he left and Avishai Gordon stepped up. He did well in his first game and led the team to the next stage.

Hapoel will start with its games on March 8th. The team will travel to the Balkans to play BC Beroe in Stara Zagora while two days later will move to Skopje to visit KK TFT.

Hapoel has a well balanced effort with good contributions from both the American and local players. Kerry Blackshear is the team's top scorer with 12.6 points adding also 6.6 rebounds. Jehyve Floyd is also not doing bad with 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds while Yotam Hanochi and Nethanel Artzi have also been impressive. The first is averaging 11.8 points while the second has 10.8 and 3.8 rebounds. When you add to all that the point guard Joe Tomasson who is with 10.8 points and 3.8 assists, and we see that Hapoel has a really deep roster and the threat can come from anywhere.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil's quality is also underlined by the fact that the team is doing very well in the Israeli Winner League. So far they are second with 9 wins and 3 defeats, just behind the powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv with 10-2 record.

By clicking on the link below, you can check all the results and the schedule of Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the Second Stage. You can also watch the highlights from the win over Maccabi Rishon which took Hapoel to the next stage:

HAPOEL GILBOA GALIL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS