Noam Shimon Dovrat (Hebrew: נועם שמעון דוברת; born July 16, 2002) is an Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He primarily plays the point guard position.[2] He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year.

Noam Dovrat
Dovrat as the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U18 European Championship 2019, Division B
No. 14 – Hapoel Jerusalem
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (2002-07-16) July 16, 2002 (age 21)
Rishon LeZion, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2019–2021Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2021–presentHapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards

Early life edit

Dovrat was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a Jewish family.[3]

Professional career edit

He is 6' 5" (1.96 m) tall, and weighs 187 pounds (85 kg).[1][4][5]

As a youth Dovrat played basketball with the Maccabi Rishon LeZion juniors in Israel.[6] He has played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League since 2018.[6] He was named 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year.

Dovrat has played for the Israeli U-16 and U-18 national teams.[6][7] He played in the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship, and the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.[6][7] He was MVP and All-Tournament Team in the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B, after averaging 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.[7][8] In November 2020 he was named to the Israeli national basketball team.[9]

On 31 December 2021 it was announced that Dovrat had signed with Hapoel Jerusalem.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Noam Dovrat". nbadraft.net.
  2. ^ "Noam Dovrat". basket.co.il.
  3. ^ "Noam Dovrat - Basketball player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive.
  4. ^ "DOVRAT, NOAM". www.euroleague.net.
  5. ^ "Noam Dovrat Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  6. ^ a b c d "DOVRAT, NOAM". www.euroleague.net.
  7. ^ a b c "Noam Shimon DOVRAT at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division B 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  8. ^ "Eurohopes Basketball Prospects - News - FIBA U18 European Championship Division B - Top Performers". www.eurohopes.com.
  9. ^ "Bar Timur Out of the Israeli national team for the "bubble"". AlKhaleej Today. November 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Noam Dovrat is a newcomer at H.Jerusalem". Eurobasket. December 31, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

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