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Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Appoints Experienced European Coach Doug Spradley
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First reported by N12 · 12 minutes ago
What happened
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona named Doug Spradley as their new head coach ahead of the 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season. Spradley, with extensive European coaching experience and multiple championships in the Netherlands, will lead the team after they reached last season's playoffs but were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- 01Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona appointed Doug Spradley as head coach for the 2026/27 season.
- 02Spradley has over 20 years of coaching experience in Germany and the Netherlands.
- 03He won two Dutch championships and multiple cups with ZZ Leiden in the last four seasons.
- 04The team finished eighth last season with a 10-16 record and reached the playoffs.
- 05They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Maccabi Tel Aviv after a 108-83 loss.
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