Hapoel Tel Aviv has strengthened its frontcourt by signing Zach LeDay to a two-year contract by the top of the 2027-28 season, the membership introduced Monday.
The 32-year-old ahead/heart arrives after two seasons with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, the place he established himself as one of the crucial productive large males in European basketball. Through the 2025-26 EuroLeague season, LeDay averaged 13.1 factors, 4.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 steals in 30 video games whereas taking pictures 50.6% from the sector and 49.5% from three-point vary.
LeDay offers Hapoel one other versatile frontcourt possibility after the crew completed sixth within the 2025-26 EuroLeague common season with a 23-15 document. The Israeli membership reached the playoffs however was eliminated by Real Madrid 3-1 in the quarterfinal series.
LeDay has turn out to be a constant EuroLeague contributor all through his profession, averaging 11.9 factors and 4.6 rebounds over 403 video games in Europe’s high competitors. He has shot 50.1% from the sector, 43.0% from three-point vary and 86.6% from the free-throw line throughout his EuroLeague profession.
His finest EuroLeague season got here in 2024-25 with Milan, when he averaged 16.0 factors and 4.5 rebounds in 34 video games whereas taking pictures 50.6% from the sector and 46.2% from three. He adopted that marketing campaign by changing into a part of the EuroLeague’s 50-40-90 membership in 2025.
LeDay started his skilled profession in Israel with Hapoel Gilboa Galil in the course of the 2017-18 season, averaging 19.5 factors and eight.4 rebounds per sport within the Israeli league. He later moved to Olympiacos, Zalgiris, Milan and Partizan Belgrade earlier than returning to Milan for the 2024-26 seasons.
His résumé features a 2026 Italian League championship with Milan, two Italian Cup titles, three Italian Tremendous Cup trophies, an ABA League championship with Partizan in 2023 and a Lithuanian League title with Žalgiris in 2020.
Hapoel has been lively in reshaping its roster after the 2025-26 season, including Amir Coffey and Khadeem Carrington whereas dropping Kessler Edwards, Chris Jones, Yam Madar, Levi Randolph and Keandre Prepare dinner.
With LeDay becoming a member of a core that featured Elijah Bryant, Daniel Oturu and Vasilije Micic in the course of the 2025-26 EuroLeague marketing campaign, Hapoel is including one other skilled participant because it continues constructing towards sustained success in European competitors.
