Hapoel Holon faces a difficult challenge. Tonight (Tuesday), the team of Stefanos Dadas – the last Israeli representative in the FIBA Champions League – was drawn at its home in the next stage, the playoff stage of the factory, with strong and challenging rivals ahead of it. The Italian Brindisi, although the Holonites are coming as an underdog, will hope to come out smiling at the end of their most successful European campaign in recent years.
Topash Stock Exchange – The club, founded in 1974, is known to most Israelis due to its meetings with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the late 1990s. Historically he has two local championships and three trophies. In the Turkish table Topash is in sixth place after 19 rounds, with 10 wins and 9 losses. The team is coached by the Turkish Khan Demir, and among the team players can also be found Tariq Phillip – who opened this season at Hapoel Jerusalem. Topash finished first in the early house, with four wins and two losses.
Karshiaka – Another Turkish group that Holon encounters. The club from the city of Izmir, which in recent years has been at the center of the Turkish league table, opened the season wonderfully with a 3:16 balance in the local arena, and as of this moment is in second place, after Anadolu Zero which is unbeaten. The team is coached by Ofok Saricha, who previously played for Bnei Herzliya in Israel and coached the Turkish team for the past three years, and among its players can be found SC Henry, who previously played for Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the previous round, Krashiaka finished second at home that included Bamberg, Bilbao and Bologna.
Brindisi – The youngest of the three clubs, founded only in 1992, but is supposed to provide the toughest fight. The Italian team, which has spent most of its years in the second division, is in second place this season (with two games missing), and has a 4:11 balance, with only Olympia Milan above it playing in the Euroleague. The team, coached by Francesco Vitucci, plays Diangelo Harrison, who joined Maccabi Rishon Lezion and leads the team in points in the Champions League with 19.3 per game, as well as James Bell – who meets Holon again, after playing in the media in the 2016/17 season .
