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 DENI AVDIJA speaks to reporters upon his return to Israel this week following a NBA season that saw him take his game to the next level with the Portland Trail Blazers.

How Deni Avdija quietly became Portland’s most reliable star

By HOWARD BLAS
 HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their EuroCup title-clinching victory over host Gran Canaria on Friday night, a result that ensures the Reds' qualification to the Euroleague for next season.

Hapoel Tel Aviv makes Israeli hoops history

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Hapoel Tel Aviv players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Gran Canaria in the EuroCup final in the Gran Canaria Arena, Spain, April 12, 2025

Two Israeli nationals beaten by security guards, arrested in Spain

 : HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their Game 1 victory over Gran Canaria in the EuroCup finals, with a potentially title-clinching Game 2 set for Friday night.

'For me we beat Hamas': Hapoel Tel Aviv owner says after first European title win

 Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts in the final minutes of a 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 2025.

From 5 a.m. tipoffs to bar mitzvah trips, Israelis are reveling in Deni Avdija’s breakout season

By Jacob Gurvis/JTA
 JOHNATHAN MOTLEY lays in the ball for Hapoel Tel Aviv in its 74-65 Game 1 victory over Gran Canaria in the EuroCup finals, with Game 2 set for Friday night.

Israeli basketball fans warned to take extra precautions prior to game in Spain

 : HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their Game 1 victory over Gran Canaria in the EuroCup finals, with a potentially title-clinching Game 2 set for Friday night.

Hapoel Tel Aviv set for EuroCup glory with one win needed to reach Euroleague

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 JOHNATHAN MOTLEY lays in the ball for Hapoel Tel Aviv in its 74-65 Game 1 victory over Gran Canaria in the EuroCup finals, with Game 2 set for Friday night.

Hapoel Tel Aviv opens EuroCup finals with convincing conquest of Gran Canaria

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 IF HAPOEL TEL AVIV wins the EuroCup finals against Gran Canaria, it will qualify for the Euroleague for the first time ever in the 2025/26 season – which would thrill owner Ofer Yannay.

Yannay’s bold bet pays off as Hapoel Tel Aviv eyes Euroleague

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators looks on during the first half of a game against the Auburn Tigers, Feb. 10, 2024, in Gainesville, Florida.

Only Jewish coach left: Todd Golden leads Florida into NCAA title clash vs Houston

By BEN SALES/JTA
 VALENCIA FORWARD Semi Ojeleye has been hampered with an illness during the EuroCup semifinal series vs Hapoel Tel Aviv, but he will be in the lineup for tonight’s Game 3.

Valencia’s Semi Ojeleye talks Game 3, EuroCup semifinal, and home-court advantage

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Head coach Jon Scheyer of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates after cutting the net following a victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Elite Eight round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament at Prudential Center on March 29, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.

The NCAA men's Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches

By BEN SALES/JTA
 HAPOEL TEL AVIV forward Tomer Ginat scores two points during the Reds’ 96-91 victory over Valencia in Game 2 of their EuroCup semifinal series.

Hapoel Tel Aviv keeps EuroCup season alive

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 Bruce Pearl (left) and Danny Wolf. (Getty Images)

Danny Wolf and Bruce Pearl, two Jewish March Madness figures, will face off in a Shabbat showdown

By BEN SALES/JTA
 ISRAELI FORWARD Deni Avdija has been playing at an All-Star level over the past few weeks for the Portland Trail Blazers in his first year with the club, and fifth NBA season overall.

Deni Avdija’s breakout season lifts Israeli hoops

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
 BRUCE PEARL and his Auburn Tigers face Michigan in the Sweet 16

Coach Bruce Pearl's moral courage transcends basketball

 TOMER GINAT (left) and Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t stave off a second-half rally from Valencia, falling 91-82 in Game 1 of their best-of-three EuroCup semifinals series, which resumes on Friday.

Hapoel Tel Aviv drops EuroCup semifinal opener to Valencia

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
 BRUCE PEARL and his Auburn Tigers face Michigan in the Sweet 16

Bruce Pearl brings his unwavering support of Israel to the March Madness stage

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF