Adam Ariel

Adam Ariel
אדם אריאל
No. 11 – Maccabi Ramat Gan
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 30)
Jerusalem
NationalityIsraeli / German
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2015Hapoel Jerusalem
2015–2016Eisbären Bremerhaven
2016Hapoel Holon
2016–2018Maccabi Ashdod
2018–2020Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2020–2022Hapoel Jerusalem
2022–2023Hapoel Tel Aviv
2023–presentMaccabi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards

Adam Ariel (Hebrew: אדם אריאל; born December 10, 1994) is an Israeli-German[1] professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Early life

Ariel was born in Jerusalem and played for the Hapoel Jerusalem youth team.

Professional career

In 2012, Ariel joined the Hapoel Jerusalem senior team where he played three seasons. In his third year, he won the 2015 Israeli League Championship.

On July 7, 2015, Ariel signed with German club Eisbären Bremerhaven for the 2015–16 season under head coach Muli Katzurin.[2] On January 6, 2016, Ariel parted ways with Bremerhaven to join Hapoel Holon for the remainder of the season.[3]

On July 12, 2016, Ariel signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season.[4] On July 24, 2017, Ariel signed a one-year contract extension with Ashdod, becoming the team's captain.[5] In 31 games played during the 2017-18 season, he averaged 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 41 percent from three-point range. Ariel helped Ashdod reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On July 3, 2018, Ariel signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[6] On May 13, 2019, Ariel recorded a season-high 19 points, shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range, in a 102–105 loss to Hapoel Holon.[7] Ariel won the 2018 Israeli League Cup title with Rishon LeZion, as well as reaching the 2019 Israeli League Finals, where they eventually fell short to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On November 29, 2019, Ariel recorded 15 points, including a game-winner three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Rishon LeZion a 77–74 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.[8] On February 3, 2020, Ariel recorded a career-high 21 points in an 80–72 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[9]

In August 2020, Ariel signed a one-year contract to return to Jerusalem.[10] In July 2021, Ariel signed a two-year extension with the club,[11] and two months later was named the team's captain.[12] In 2020-21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in three-point field goal percentage (46.2 per cent).[13]

In August 2022, Ariel signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

National team career

Ariel is a member of the Israel national basketball team. On September 13, 2018, he made his first appearance for the Israeli team in an 80–85 loss against Georgia, recording nine points and five rebounds off the bench.[14]

Ariel was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adam Ariel Player Profile, Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. ^ "Eisbaren Bremerhaven announced Adam Ariel". Sportando.com. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Adam Ariel leaves Eisbaren-Bremerhaven to sign with Hapoel Holon". Sportando.com. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "רכש שני: אדם אריאל חתם במכבי אשדוד/באר טוביה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "אשדוד הודיעה: הקפטן ממשיך לעונה נוספת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "אדם אריאל חתם במכבי ראשל"צ לשנתיים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "שיא קריירה לוולדן, חולון ניצחה בבית מכבי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 13, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "סוויט 16: קאמבק ענק לסגנית האלופה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Winner League, Game 18: M. Rishon Vs Be'er Sheva". basket.co.il. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "סגר מעגל: אדם אריאל חתם לעונה בירושלים". Sports Channel (Israel) (in Hebrew). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. ^ "אדם אריאל חתם לשנתיים בהפועל ירושלים". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  12. ^ Weisberg, Arale (12 September 2021). "אדם אריאל מונה לקפטן הפועל ירושלים". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
  14. ^ "Israel v Georgia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.