Guy Palatin

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Guy Palatin
Hapoel Tel Aviv
PositionGuard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (2000-09-25) September 25, 2000 (age 23)
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020Hapoel Holon
2020–2021Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
2021–2022Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2023–2024Yironi Kiryat Ata
2024–presentHapoel Tel Aviv

Guy Palatin (Hebrew: גיא פלטין; born September 25, 2000) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv BC of the Israeli basketball premier League.[1][2] He plays as a guard position.

Early Life

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Guy Palatin was born at Kfar Azar. First born to Amir & Alonit, grow up in Holon, where he played for the youth department from the age of 8.

Professional career

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In the 2014/15 game season, Palatin led Hapoel Holon boys' team to win a historic double in the championship and cup of that year. At the end of this season, Palatin was invited to the Academy of the Basketball Association at the Wingate Institute. Palatin played in the 2015/16 season as a point guard in the academy team with 11th and 12th grade students while still a 10th grade student.

From 2018 to 2020 Palatin played for Hapoel Holon.[3] In 2021 he joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[3]

In 2019/20 game season, Palatin was loaned to the basketball team Hapoel Ramat Gan-Givataim from the National League, where he played as a point guard. In the 2020/21 game season he chose to stay with Hapoel Ramat Gan-Givataim and was signed again for a year as team captain by coach Matan Harosh. In May 2021, he received the title of 'breakthrough of the season' from the basketball association.

At the beginning of July 2021, in preparation for the 2021/2022 season, Palatin signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Rishon LeZion, which played in the Premier League. His first season at Maccabi Rishon LeZion ended with relegation to the National League and the dismissal of coach Guy Goodes.

In June 2023, Palatin signed with Yironi Kiryat Ata. Throughout the 2023/2024 season, Palatin averaged the highest steals in the Premier League (2.5 per game) and was a significant factor in the team's first playoff qualification in history. At the end of the regular season, Palatin was awarded the title of The Best Defensive Player of the season.

On June 21, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4]

International career

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In the summer of 2016, Palatin played in the cadet team (U16) in the European Championship held in Bulgaria (tier B). In this tournament, the team advanced to the final match where they lost to the Russian team, but managed to raise the Israeli team to the first level with coach Danny Gut.

Palatin played for the Israeli national team during the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship, and 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship.[5]

3x3 tournament

In the summer of 2017, Palatin played for the Israeli team in the World Championship in China in the 3x3 tournament led by coach Ilan Kovalsky and reached 9th place with the team.

In the summer of 2021, Palatin played with the Israeli 3x3 team in the 3x3 European Championship qualifying tournament held in Tel Aviv. Palatin participated in two age categories (adults and U23) and qualified with both from 1st place to the European Nations Championship.

In the 2021 Nations League (U23) tournament, Palatin played for the Israeli national team in which they won the final of the tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "Guy Palatin player page". basket.co.il. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Guy Palatin player page". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Guy Palatin Player Profile, Maccabi Rishon Lezion - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  4. ^ "ברוך הבא, גיא פלטין". hapoeluta.org (in Hebrew). June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Guy Palatin player page". fiba.basketball. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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