Adam Ariel

{{Short description|Israeli basketball player (born 1994)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Adam Ariel
אדם אריאל

| image = Adam ariel profile.png

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| position = Shooting guard / small forward

| height_m = 1.95

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| league = Israeli Premier League

| team = Maccabi Ramat Gan

| number = 11

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|10}}

| birth_place = Jerusalem

| nationality = Israeli / German

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| college =

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2012

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| years1 = 2012–2015

| team1 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Eisbären Bremerhaven

| years3 = 2016

| team3 = Hapoel Holon

| years4 = 2016–2018

| team4 = Maccabi Ashdod

| years5 = 2018–2020

| team5 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion

| years6 = 2020–2022

| team6 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years7 = 2022–2023

| team7 = Hapoel Tel Aviv

| years8 = 2023–present

| team8 = Maccabi Ramat Gan

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Adam Ariel ({{langx|he|אדם אריאל}}; born December 10, 1994) is an Israeli-German{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Adam Ariel Player Profile, Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv, News, Stats - Eurobasket|website=Eurobasket LLC}} professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Early life

Ariel was born in Jerusalem and played for the Hapoel Jerusalem youth team.

Professional career

In 2012, Ariel joined the Hapoel Jerusalem senior team where he played three seasons. In his third year, he won the 2015 Israeli League Championship.

On July 7, 2015, Ariel signed with German club Eisbären Bremerhaven for the 2015–16 season under head coach Muli Katzurin.{{cite news|title=Eisbaren Bremerhaven announced Adam Ariel|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/167491/eisbaren-bremerhaven-announced-adam-ariel.html|accessdate=July 7, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=July 7, 2015}} On January 6, 2016, Ariel parted ways with Bremerhaven to join Hapoel Holon for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Adam Ariel leaves Eisbaren-Bremerhaven to sign with Hapoel Holon|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/187094/adam-ariel-leaves-eisbaren-bremerhaven-to-sign-with-hapoel-holon.html|accessdate=January 6, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=January 6, 2016}}

On July 12, 2016, Ariel signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=רכש שני: אדם אריאל חתם במכבי אשדוד/באר טוביה|url=http://basket.co.il/News.asp?id=7292|accessdate=July 12, 2016|work=basket.co.il|date=July 12, 2016|language=he}} On July 24, 2017, Ariel signed a one-year contract extension with Ashdod, becoming the team's captain.{{cite news|title=אשדוד הודיעה: הקפטן ממשיך לעונה נוספת|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=15807|accessdate=July 24, 2017|work=basket.co.il|date=July 24, 2017|language=he}} In 31 games played during the 2017-18 season, he averaged 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 41 percent from three-point range. Ariel helped Ashdod reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On July 3, 2018, Ariel signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.{{cite news|title=אדם אריאל חתם במכבי ראשל"צ לשנתיים|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19125|accessdate=July 3, 2018|work=basket.co.il|date=July 3, 2018|language=he}} On May 13, 2019, Ariel recorded a season-high 19 points, shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range, in a 102–105 loss to Hapoel Holon.{{cite news|title=שיא קריירה לוולדן, חולון ניצחה בבית מכבי|url=https://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23981|accessdate=September 2, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=May 13, 2019|language=he}} Ariel won the 2018 Israeli League Cup title with Rishon LeZion, as well as reaching the 2019 Israeli League Finals, where they eventually fell short to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On November 29, 2019, Ariel recorded 15 points, including a game-winner three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Rishon LeZion a 77–74 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.{{cite news|title=סוויט 16: קאמבק ענק לסגנית האלופה|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=24063|accessdate=November 29, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=November 29, 2019|language=he}} On February 3, 2020, Ariel recorded a career-high 21 points in an 80–72 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 18: M. Rishon Vs Be'er Sheva|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=24126&lang=en|accessdate=February 3, 2020|work=basket.co.il|date=February 3, 2020}}

In August 2020, Ariel signed a one-year contract to return to Jerusalem.{{cite news |title=סגר מעגל: אדם אריאל חתם לעונה בירושלים |url=https://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=274&docID=347368 |access-date=19 September 2021 |work=Sports Channel (Israel) |date=11 August 2020 |language=Hebrew}} In July 2021, Ariel signed a two-year extension with the club,{{cite news |title=אדם אריאל חתם לשנתיים בהפועל ירושלים |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/sport/article/3222192/ |access-date=19 September 2021 |work=Israel Hayom |date=8 July 2021 |language=Hebrew}} and two months later was named the team's captain.{{cite news |last1=Weisberg |first1=Arale |date=12 September 2021 |title=אדם אריאל מונה לקפטן הפועל ירושלים |language=Hebrew |work=Maariv |url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/israeli-basketball/winner-basketball-league/article/748113/ |access-date=19 September 2021}} In 2020-21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in three-point field goal percentage (46.2 per cent).{{cite web | url=http://old.scouting4u.com/35,3,0,0/israel-basketball-leaders | title=Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U }}

In August 2022, Ariel signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

National team career

Ariel is a member of the Israel national basketball team. On September 13, 2018, he made his first appearance for the Israeli team in an 80–85 loss against Georgia, recording nine points and five rebounds off the bench.{{cite news|title=Israel v Georgia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/european-qualifiers/game/1309/Israel-Georgia|accessdate=September 13, 2018|work=fiba.basketball|date=September 13, 2018}}

Ariel was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.

See also

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