Noam Dovrat

Noam Shimon Dovrat (Hebrew: נועם שמעון דוברת; born July 16, 2002) is an Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League.^[1] He primarily plays the point guard position.^[2] He was named the 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year.

Noam Dovrat
נעם דוברת

Dovrat as the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U18 European Championship 2019, Division B
No. 8 – Hapoel Jerusalem
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born	(2002-07-16) July 16, 2002 (age 23) Rishon LeZion, Israel
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2019–2021	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2021–present	Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights
Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year (2020)

Early life

Dovrat was born and raised in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a Jewish family.^[3]

Professional career

He is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall, and weighs 187 pounds (85 kg).^[1][4][5]

As a youth Dovrat played basketball with the Maccabi Rishon LeZion juniors in Israel.^[6] He has played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Israeli Basketball Premier League since 2018.^[6] He was named 2020 Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year.

Dovrat has played for the Israeli U-16 and U-18 national teams.^[6][7] He played in the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship, and the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.^[6][7] He was MVP and All-Tournament Team in the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B, after averaging 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.^[7][8] In November 2020 he was named to the Israeli national basketball team.^[9]

On 31 December 2021 it was announced that Dovrat had signed with Hapoel Jerusalem.^[10]