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Ariel Beit-Halahmy
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 lifeBeit-Halahmy grew up in Givat Shmuel and played for the Elitzur Givat Shmuel basketball youth team.[1] Coaching careerEarly years (1999–2015)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)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)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)On 20 July 2020, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12] Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2023–present)On 9 January 2023, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League.[13] National team coaching careerIn 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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