By Stefan Acevski / info@eurohoops.net
Zach LeDay is the new player for Hapoel Tel Aviv, as confirmed by the club on their social media. He signed a two-year contract with the Israeli team.
According to numerous reports, which Eurohoops sources confirm, LeDay’s transfer was a done deal, and we were just waiting for an official announcement from the club.
LeDay joins Hapoel after two seasons with Olimpia Milano. This was not his first stint with the Italian club, for which he played in the 2020-2021 season, after which he spent three years with Partizan.
Earlier in his career, he also played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil, Olympiacos, and Žalgiris.
Hapoel’s announcement and biography
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv Basketball Club is pleased to announce the signing of Zach LeDay to a two-year contract until the end of the 2027/28 season.
LeDay (32, 2.02 m), one of the leading forwards in Europe in recent years, joins Hapoel after two excellent years with Milan, where he averaged 13.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.5 steals per game in the EuroLeague, shooting 51.4% on two-pointers and 49.5% on three-pointers.
He began his college career at the University of South Florida (2012–2014), then transferred to Virginia Tech, where he played from 2015 to 2017. He started his professional career in Israel with Hapoel Gilboa Galil and then continued to Olympiacos, Zalgiris Kaunas, Milan, Partizan Belgrade, and then returned for another stint in Milan, from where he joins Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Zach LeDay: “I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity to join Hapoel Tel Aviv. From the very first moment, I felt the ambition of this club and the belief in what we are building together. I can’t wait to start working, representing this club, and competing in front of our amazing fans. Let’s chase greatness together and make history. Yalla Hapoel.”
The sporting director, George Chinas: “It is a great privilege for us to add Zach to the Hapoel family. He is a player who has made his mark on European basketball as a true warrior and a top-tier competitor. Zach is capable of playing in both positions, he is very versatile and will add a new dimension to our game.”
Team coach, Dimitris Itoudis: “I welcome Zach to our family, he is full of motivation to create a culture at Hapoel. He can play both 4 and 5, he has upgraded his game in the past year, also beyond the arc, and he will bring his EuroLeague experience. We are very happy about his addition to Hapoel and look forward to seeing him.”
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