Hapoel Holon reached the Final 8 of the Champions League last season, and was stopped by Burgos.
This time she wants history - promotion to the Final Four to be held in Bilbao.
Strasbourg, the rival in the quarter-final series that opens tonight (Wednesday, 19:00), wants to reach the semi-finals for the second season in a row.
The two teams already met two seasons ago in the early house and Holon won twice, but did not advance a step.
This season Strasbourg went through the early stages from second place with a 3: 3 balance, overcame Pauk Thessaloniki in the play-off stage with a 0: 2 victory in the series, and advanced to the quarterfinals from second place in the top 16, again with a 3: 3 balance when the home team won strong Tenerife.
the coach
On the lines stands the young Finn Lassie Toby who is considered one of the rising forces in the field of training in Europe, and is supposed to reach far and very high.
He already holds two prestigious positions, with the team also coaching the Finnish national team.
Toby, 35, was the assistant coach of the team and this is his second season as head coach.
Lassie Toby, Photo: Champions League website
The standout players
The most familiar name to the Israeli public is Cameron Taylor, who started the season at Maccabi Tel Aviv, but his first attempt at the highest levels of the continent did not work.
He was loaned to Strasbourg where he supplied the goods and became dominant.
The main player of the team is Diandra Lansdown (second season in the team) who plays in both guard positions.
A very diverse player who contributes a lot on both sides of the field.
An excellent guard, catches balls, knows how to run the team and can threaten both an outside shot and a penetration into the basket.
In the position of coordinator, the team underwent a change.
John Roberson was injured and replaced by Puerto Rican Jordan Howard, who fitted in well and became very dominant in his first season in European basketball.
Cameron Taylor, Photo: Champions League website
Czech junior forward Yaromir Bohachik, who plays for Nano Ginzburg, is a significant player in the lineup but has not played for more than a month due to injury.
23-year-old forward Matt Mitchell is impressive in his first professional season with 11 points and 5 rebounds in the factory.
The interiors are relatively sparse with Yannis Maureen and the experienced Nigerian Ike Udano.
Two important local players are forward Leopold Cavalieri and guard Jean Baptiste Mayla.
History
In the balance of the French club:
championship, two trophies and reaching the EuroCup final.
Currently:
The team is in a good period.
Beyond qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals, she also advanced to the French Cup final (after beating Monaco in the semi-finals, which reached the Euroleague playoffs) and is ranked sixth in the league.
This is not a simple rival, with a very homely hall, but Holon's home advantage will be very significant.
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