The talented guard has rejoined the Israeli club after more than three years away
Yam Madar leaves Bayern, seals return to Hapoel Tel Aviv
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv continues to make noise in European basketball, with the club announcing the signing of Yam Madar on a deal until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Madar (1.90 meters, 23 years old) returns to Hapoel after coming through the club's academy and playing in the first team between 2018 and 2021.
The Israeli guard spent the first part of this season with FC Bayern Munich in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, averaging 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in five games off the bench.
Madar has spent the last three seasons playing among the best of the best in the EuroLeague, having featured in the league for Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2022-23), Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2023-24) and most recently Bayern (2024-25).
During his rookie EuroLeague season with Partizan, Madar helped the team reach the playoffs and was later rewarded with the EuroLeague's Rising Star award for his efforts throughout the campaign.
With Hapoel competing in the BKT EuroCup, this will be the 23-year-old's second year in the competition with Partizan in 2021-22. That season, he averaged 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists as Partizan made it to the eighthfinals.
The addition of Madar should strengthen Hapoel's odds of going far in this season's EuroCup, with the team having gone 5-3 so far in Group A, good for third place in the standings.
What's more, Madar reunites with Dimitris Itoudis, his former head coach at Fenerbahce, which should further help his integration into the team.