Yovel Zoosman

Yovel Zoosman
יובל זוסמן

Zoosman with ALBA Berlin in 2021
No. 50 – Hapoel Jerusalem
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
League	Israeli Premier League EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 26) Kfar Saba, Israel
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2017	→Maccabi Ra'anana
2021–2023	Alba Berlin
2023–present	Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
German League champion (2022) German Cup winner (2022) 3× Israeli League champion (2018, 2019, 2020) Israeli Cup winner (2016) Israeli League Cup winner (2017) Israeli League Rising Star (2018) Israeli League Defensive Player (2020) Israeli League All-Star (2019) FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (2018)
Medals Representing  Israel Men's Basketball FIBA Europe Under-20 2017 Greece Under-20 2018 Germany Under-20

Yovel Zoosman (Hebrew: יוֹבֵל זוסמן; born May 12, 1998) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroCup. Zoosman was named the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP in 2018. He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.

Biography

Yovel Zoosman was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, to a Jewish family. He was raised in Netanya and played for Elitzur Netanya youth team. He joined Wingate Institute and Maccabi Tel Aviv in his late teens.[1]

Professional career

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In 2015, Zoosman started his professional career with Maccabi Tel Aviv. On October 18, 2015, Zoosman made his professional debut in an Israeli ISBL game, in an 85–70 win over Bnei Herzliya, recording two points off the bench.[2]

Maccabi Ra'anana

On August 24, 2016, Zoosman was loaned to Maccabi Ra'anana of the Liga Leumit, the second level league in Israel.[3] In 28 games played with Ra'anana, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range. Zoosman helped Ra'anana reach the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Hod HaSharon in the Quarterfinals.

Return to Maccabi Tel Aviv

On July 27, 2017, Zoosman signed a four-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] On June 8, 2018, Zoosman was named the 2018 Israeli League Rising Star.[5] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2017 Israeli League Cup and the 2018 Israeli League Championship.

On January 11, 2019, Zoosman recorded a EuroLeague career-high of 15 points, shooting 6-of-6 from the field, to go along with six rebounds and two steals, in a 93–76 win over CSKA Moscow.[6] On January 31, 2019, Zoosman was named the Israeli Player of the Month, for games played in January.[7] Zoosman helped Maccabi win the 2019 Israeli League Championship, winning his second straight Israeli League title in the process.

On June 27, 2019, Zoosman joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[8]

He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.

Alba Berlin

On August 6, 2021, he has signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[9] In 2021 in the BBL, he averaged 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game as he played 20.3 minutes per game.[10]

Hapoel Jerusalem

On July 9, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[11]

National team career

Israeli junior national team

Zoosman was a member of the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 Israeli national teams.

In July 2017, Zoosman helped the Israeli Under-20 team reach the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Finals, where they eventually lost to Greece. Zoosman finished the tournament averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[12]

In July 2018, Zoosman led the Israeli Under-20 team to a gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He finished the tournament averaging 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Zoosman was named the Tournament MVP and also earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate Deni Avdija.[13][14]

Israeli senior national team

Zoosman is a member of the senior Israeli national team. On February 23, 2018, Zoosman made his first appearance for the senior team in a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain.[15]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Maccabi	1	0	2.7	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2017–18	Maccabi	14	4	8.0	.450	.364	1.000	.8	.6	.3	.1	1.8	1.9
2018–19	Maccabi	30	2	14.7	.459	.375	.846	2.0	1.2	.7	.2	3.0	3.7
Career		45	6	12.3	.457	.372	.875	1.6	1.0	.5	.2	2.6	2.1

References

1. "יובל זוסמן בדרך לצמרת הכדורסל: "אם לא מאמינים, לא מגיעים לשום מקום"". mynetraanana.co.il (in Hebrew). July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
2. "Winner League, Game 2: Herzeliya Vs M. Tel-Aviv". basket.co.il. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
3. "סיבוב פרסה: יובל זוסמן חתם ברעננה, רינסקי חוזר". leumitbasket (in Hebrew). August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
4. "Yovel Zoosman signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv". Sportando.basketball. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
5. "מצטייני עונת 2017/18 בליגת ווינר סל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
6. "CSKA Moscow vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv - Game". EuroLeague.net. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
7. "שחקן החודש הישראלי: יובל זוסמן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
8. "Cavs Announce 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
9. "Von Maccabi Tel Aviv Zu Alba: Dreijahresvertrag Für Yovel Zoosman". albaberlin.de (in German). August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
10. "Yovel Zoosman Player Profile, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
11. "Hapoel Jerusalem extends Speedy Smith, signs Yovel Zoosman and Chris Johnson". Sportando. July 9, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
12. "Zoosman in the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fiba.com. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
13. "Israel swingman Zoosman snatches up MVP honors". fiba.basketball. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
14. "Zoosman in the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fiba.basketball. July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
15. "Israel v Great Britain boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. February 23, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

External links

• Yovel Zoosman at archive.fiba.com
• Yovel Zoosman at basket.co.il
• Yovel Zoosman at euroleague.net
• Yovel Zoosman at realgm.com