Year of Birth: 1991

Birthplace: New York, New York

Nationality: American (Naturalized Citizen of Israel)

College: University of Rochester

Moved to Israel: 2015

Current Team: Maccabi Tel Aviv - 1st Division // Euroleague

Position: Point Guard

John Dibartolomeo has had an explosive three years in Israel's premiere league. Arriving by way of the third division in Spain, Dibartolomeo signed with Maccabi Haifa in 2015 as a Naturalized Citizen. There, he dominated on both ends of the floor, quickly becoming known as a dangerous shooting threat, a lockdown defender, and an irrepressable energy source.

When his contract was up with Haifa, he signed with Gal Talent Agency to help parlay his success into a maximum contract. Raz delivered, signing John to a a three year, 1MM+ deal with Isreal's only Euroleague Club, Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Year of Birth: 1990

Birthplace: Northampton, Massachusetts

Nationality: American (Naturalized Citizen of Israel)

College: Amherst College

Moved to Israel: 2013

Position: Small Forward/Power Forward

Current Team: Maccabi Haifa - 1st Division

Willy Workman is in his second year at Maccabi Haifa, where he starts at small forward. Willy has become known in the league as a defensive specialist, a leader, and a constant source of energy for his teammates. 

Raz and Willy have collaborated on Willy's career since his first days in Israel. Together they have taken smart, strategic steps towards Willy's goals. The process has been gradual & thoughtful, and the results have been tremendous.

Year of Birth: 1987

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.89 M

Position: Point Guard

Current Team: Ironi Naharia

Currently plays for Ironi Naharia after a prolific career in Israeli basketball, including serving as the captain of Maccabi Tel Aviv when they took the Euroleague Championship in 2014.

Year of Birth: 1997

Birthplace: Tel Aviv, Israel

Nationality: American and Israeli

Current Team: Indiana Pacers - NBA

Position: Power Forward

TJ Leaf was born in Israel in 1997 when his father, Brad Leaf, was playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv.  He has maintained his citizenship and before his freshman year of college, GTA arranged for TJ to fly to Israel to play on the Under 20 Israeli National Team.

TJ is currently playing his rookie season for the Indiana Pacers, where he was drafted as a lottery pick. GTA represents TJ in Europe only.

Year of Birth: 1997

Birthplace: Israel

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Hapoel Tel Aviv

Position: Shooting Guard

Tzuf Ben Moshe is an explosive guard and a threat on both ends of the floor. Quick and crafty, Tzuf earned an early reputation while playing in the under 20 league.

Being highly sought after in his youth, Tzuf fell into a common trap and got locked into a five year deal with one of Israel's predominant clubs, Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he did not get much of an opportunity. Several years into that contract, he signed with GTA to help put him find some flexibility in that arrangement, and put him in a situation where he could play and improve.

This year Tzuf is on loan to Hapoel Galil Elyon where he is getting the repetitions he needs to rejoin the first division with confidence and experience.

Year of Birth: 1996

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Ironi Nahariya

Position: Point Guard

Height: 1.81 Meters

Niv played on Galil Elyon’s Under-18 team before spending four years in the Liga Leumit with Hapoel Haifa. In his debut season in Israel’s top division, the Winner League, Niv impressed onlookers at Nahariya with his crafty offensive mindset, his passing skills and scoring ability.

Year of Birth: 1995

Nationality: Israeli

Position: Point Guard

Height: 1.87 Meters

Current Team: Maccabi Elitsur Netanya - 2nd Division

Netta is a skilled point guard playing in Israel’s First Division for Maccabi Kiryat Gat. In the past he has played for Israel’s Under 20 National Team.

Year of Birth: 1999

Height: 1.92 Meters

Position: Point Guard, Shooting Guard

Current Team: Galil Elyon (Israeli 2nd Division)

Adam, while young, already has some serious accolades under his belt. He grew up playing for the Under-18 team of Netanya, as well as for his high school team where he led the team to the finals and earned tournament MVP honors. At just 17, Adam helped Netayna win the third division champsionship, qualifying them for Israel’s 2nd Division in the 2018-2019 season. In the Summer of 2018, Adam played for Israel’s Under-20 National Team, where he helped them take the European championship.

Year of Birth: 1995

Nationality: American (Naturalized Israeli Citizen)

Height: 1.98 Meters

Position: Power Forward

College: Le Moyne

Current Team: Hapoel Haifa (Israeli 2nd Division)

Isaiah Eisendorf is sure to be the subject of a lot of the league’s focus during his rookie 2018-19 season. The Jewish American established citizenship prior to the season and is expected to make an immediate and strong impact for one of the 2nd division’s top clubs. Shooting 40% from 3, Isaiah can play both Forward positions and is already considered one of the league’s top defenders.

Year of Birth: 1994

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 2,01 Meters

Current Team: Galil Elyon

Position: Small Forward / Power Forward

Alon Sapir has a winning history in Israel. The last two years, he has taken his teams to the finals while playing for Kiryat Gat and Galil Elyon. Before that, he had successful seasons in Israel’s first division for two very competitive clubs, Holon & Eilat. Sapir’s size and aggressiveness make him dangerous in the forward position. He’s a great defender, rebounder and overall hustler.

Year of Birth: 1999

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.90 M

Position: Shooting Guard

Year of Birth: 1992

Height: 1.90 Meters

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Galil Elyon

Position: Guard (1, 2 and 3)

One of the top guards in Israel’s second division, playing the 1, 2 and 3. An excellent leader, shooter and defender, Omer is mature, aggressive, experienced, and has helped multiple teams rise through the ranks as team captain .

Year of Birth: 1996

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Maccabi Raanana - 2nd Division

Position: Power Forward/Center

Uriel is a promising young talent in Israel.  He currently plays for Kfar Saba in Israel's 2nd Division, where he is shining consistently and showing a great deal of potential. He just finished his Army Service and is gearing up to commit to basketball full time. 

He was recently invited to play for the Uruguayan National Team, as he is also a citizen of Uruguay. 

Year of Birth: 2001

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Raanana

Position: Small forward/power forward

Melamed was in the starting lineup of Israel’s Under 20 team. Very good defender, aggressive, strong, explosive and smart. Huge upside potential for Melamed in the Israeli league.

Year of Birth: 2002

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israeli 2nd Division)

Position: Combo Guard

Year of Birth: 1993

Nationality: Israeli, Canadian

Height: 1.88 Meters

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Maccabi Ashdod - 1st Division

Tom Maayan is a gifted lefty guard who played on the Israel Under-18 and Under 20 teams. He has played the last three seasons as Herzilya’s starting point guard where he has shown considerable improvement season-to-season.

He’s known throughout the league for his defensive grit and unparalleled hustle. Regularly shutting down his opponent, Tom is always a defensive weapon for his team. In the 2017-18 season, he also showed remarkable progress on his outside shooting, becoming a considerable threat from beyond the arch.

Year of Birth: 1991

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Elitzur Kiryat Ata - 2nd Division

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Guy Dotan is known for being a warrior and a winner.  He brings the kind of mentality to the game that coaches and teammates love.  

A skilled shooter and amazing defender, Guy has the talent and the attitude to have a huge impact on whatever team he's playing for.  He unites the players around him, and is always eager to improve, making him one of the more coachable players in the GTA roster. 

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.80 M

Current Team: Hapoel Afula

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Big, explosive guard. An aggressive defender with unstoppable energy.

Year of Birth: 1999

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.82 M

Position: Point Guard

Current Team: Be’er Sheva

Explosive point guard, fantastic defender, won the European Championship in the Under 20 Israeli National Team.

Year of Birth: 1999

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 2.01 Meters

Position: Forward

Current Team: Hod HaSharon (Israeli 2nd Division)

As a youth talent in Israel, Tomer made quite a name for himself. He grew up in Kfar Saba where he played for the Under-18 team until age 16, at which point he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv to play for their Under-18 team. He also played for Israel’s National Team in the Under-16, Under 18 and, currently, Under-20 teams.

In his first year playing with the grownups, Tomer made a strong debut with Hod HaSharon in Israel’s 2nd Division.

Year of Birth: 1994

Height: 1.93 Meters

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Ironi Nahariya

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Rom is a talented combo guard who has played all over the league from the famous club of Hapoel Tel Aviv to Northern Israel’s historic Galil Elyon and, currently, Ironi Nahariya. Rom is a confident, mature, experienced player who can be very effective at both the one and two positions, while always delivering on the defensive end. He is very coachable and a great leader who has helped lead small clubs to playoff contention.

Year of Birth 2001

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 2.07 Meters

Position: Center

Current Team: Maccabi Tel Aviv

Yonatan is one of Israel’s most exciting up and coming talents in a league with a shortage of talented homegrown big men. Yonatan plays for Israel’s only Euroleague Team, Maccabi Tel Aviv and also represents the country in the Under 18 National Team.

Year of Birth: 1997

Nationality: American & Israeli

Height: 1.86 M

Position: 2/3

Current Team: Galil Elyon (Israeli 2nd Division)

Son of Derrick Sharp, the historically talented captain of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Derrick is a pure shooter and can play both the 2 and 3. The athletic, explosive guard played for Herzliya’s Under 18 Team, and has played for Galil Elyon for the past two seasons, taking them to the league finals.

Year of Birth: 1986

Nationality: American / Naturalized Israeli Citizen

Height: 1.88 Meters

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Maccabi RIshon LeZion (Israeli 1st Division)

In July 2015, after a stint abroad, Delaney returned to Israel and signed with Mccabi Kiryat Gat. That year he was named Israeli League Player of the Month and was the second leading player in efficiency rating (23.7 per game), fifth in scoring (18 per game) and second in steals (2.5 per game).

In 2016, Delaney returned for a second stint with Hapoel Holon and in 2018, he signed with Maccabi RIshon LeZion.

Year of Birth: 1993

Birthplace: Beer Ya'acov, Israel

Nationality: Israeli

College: University of Maine

Current Team: Hapoel Haifa - 2nd Division

Position: Guard

Noam Laish is one of Israel's brightest young stars. A gifted shooter and a lockdown defender, Noam is expected to take the league by storm. 

Known for his craftiness and basketball IQ, Noam broke into the league's first division at a young age. He's now playing for Hapeol Ramat Gan in Israel's second division where he's on pace to lead them to the championship. Noam is one of GTA's most promising young talents.

Nationality: Israeli

Position: 1, 2, 3

Team: Yavne

Height: 1.9 M

Chuly played in the starting five of the Israeli Under-18 team

Year of Birth: 1990

Nationality: Israeli

Year of Birth: 1990

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.82 Meters

Position: Point Guard

Current Team: Galil Elion (2nd Division)

Year of Birth: 2004

Nationality: Israeli / Polish / Romanian

Height: 2.01

Position: Small Forward / Power Forward / Center

Avidan played on the Israeli National Team for all the age-groups. He received Top Sportsman honors from the Israeli Military. Avidan played for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Under 18 Team, then Raanana in the Israeli 2nd Division, and Kiryat Ata in the 1st Division.

Year of Birth: 2001

Nationality Israeli

Height: 1.88

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Hapoel Tel Aviv (Under 18 Team)

Shachar is a very promising young talent who represents the country on the Under 18 Israeli National Team. He is very energetic, crafty and difficult to contain.

Year of Birth: 2000

Nationality: Israeli

Position: Combo Guard (1,2,3)

Current Team: Galil Elyon

Chen Guy has the attention of coaches and scouts across the league after winning MVP honors of the Under 18 league in the 2018-19 season. He earned the honor while playing for Galil Elyon, his hometown club in Northern Israel where he grew up. He also represents Israel in the Under 20 National Team.

Year of Birth: 2002

Nationality: Israeli

Position: Point Guard

Current Team: Hapoel Tel Aviv

Height: 1.88 M

Year of Birth: 1997

Height: 1.83 Meters

Position: Shooting Guard

Current Team: Hapoel Haifa (Israeli 2nd Division)

Ofek grew up playing in the youth department of Maccabi Haifa, serving as the team captain for his two years with the club. Under his leadership, they won two championships.

He began his career at Maccabi Haifa, and then continued with Hapoel Haifa. He is an explosive guard with strong ball handling skills and the ability to shut down opponents defensively. He has a strong work ethic and a great attitude that endears him to teammates and coaches alike.

Year of Birth: 1994

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.82 Meters

Position: PG, SG

Has played for Hapoel Afula, Migdal HaEmek, Eleitzur Ramleh, Hod HaSharon, Ramat Gan, Eleitzur Ashkelon

Position: Point Guard

Height: 1.86 M

Team: Maccabi Haifa (First Division)

Played on all the national teams, now the point guard for the Under 18 National Team. Pure shooter and passer. Extremely high basketball IQ.

Height: 1.9 M

Position: 1/2

Team: Elitzur Yavne

Plays on the Under 18 team - very smart, strong, and an amazing defender.

Year of Birth: 2005

Height: 1.90

Position: Point Guard

Team: Emek Yizrael

Plays on the Under 18 Israeli National Team. Athletic point guard, pure shooter, exceptional teammate.

Year of Birth: 2002

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israeli 2nd Division)

Position: Combo Guard

Year of Birth: 1999

Birthplace: Natanya

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.86 M

Position: PG/SG

Current team: Maccabi Ashdod

Year of Birth: 1998

Nationality: Naturalized Israeli / American

Height: 6’

Most Recent Team: Oberlin University

Position: Point Guard

Year of Birth: 1997

Nationality: American

Height: 180 cm

Current Team: Kiryat Ata & Ma’ale Adumim

Position: Point Guard

Alex is an explosive, aggressive point guard with the ability to take command over a game and go on a serious hot streak. He is a skilled shooter and excellent defender.

Year of Birth: 1999

Height: 1.95 Meters

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Nationality: American (Naturalized Israeli)

University: Yeshiva University (NCAA Division III)

Position: Guard

Simchat was the team captain for Yeshiva University for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Over his 4-year career, he scored 1845 points, which made him the 2nd highest scorer in school history. 17.4 average points per game, started 105 of 106 games, averaging 32.7 minutes per game. 649 field goals of 1308 attempted (49.6%), 374 3-pointers of 875 attempted (42.7%), most 3-pointers in school and conference history. 173 free throws of 197 attempted (87.8%), and 232 assists for an average of 2.2 per game.

Year of Birth: 1987

Nationality: American, Naturalized Israeli

Height: 1.83

Position: Guard

Year of Birth: 1984

Nationality: American

Height: 2.06 Meters

Position: Small Forward

Current Team: Panionios (Greek Basketball League)

Nationality: Argentinian / Jewish

Position: 2/3

Team: Akko (Israel’s 3rd Divison)

Has played for Maccabi Haifa, Tzfat and - most recently Akko, in Israel’s third division.

This Argentinian is an excellent shooter and strong defender - smart and a great teammate.

Year of Birth: 1992

Height: 1.88 Meters

Nationality: American

Current Team: Maccabi Haifa

Position: Combo Guard

Keron is an explosive guard who has been known to go on deadly offensive streaks in the most high stake moments. He earned MVP honors in the 2018-19 Liga Leumit finals when he lead his team to the championship title, helping them rejoin Israel’s first division. He is a lethal shooter, lock down defender and brings a winning attitude to every game.

Year of Birth: 1993

Nationality: Israeli

Current Team: Maccabi Raanana

Position: Shooting Guard

Height: 2 Meters

Year of Birth: 2005

Position: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

Current Team: Emek Izrael

Year of Birth: 2001

Height: 1.80 M

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Acko, Israeli Third Division

Eitan played in Yehisva College as a starter, he is a pure shooter and his brover Simcha also plays in Israel’s second division.

Year of Birth: 1986

Height: 1.91 M

Nationality: Israeli

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Hapoel Haifa

Berkowitz was born in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, he played for Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams. In 2004, Berkowitz joined Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he played in 7 games before starting his professional career.

Year of Birth: 2005

Position: Power Forward / Center

Current Team: Emek Izrael

Year of Birth: 1998

Nationality: Israeli

Position: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

Current Team: Galil Elyon, 2nd Division

Shaked played on the Under 18 Team for Galil Elyon and is now a member of the Under 20 Israeli National Team.

Year of Birth: 2001

Height: 1.9 M

Position: Power Forward / Center

Current Team: Hod HaSharon

Year of Birth: 1992

Nationality: Israeli

Height: 1.9M

Position: Guard

Team: Hapoel Galil Elyon