Yam Madar

Yam Madar
ים מדר
Madar with Bayern Munich in 2024
No. 26 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000
Beit Dagan, Israel
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2020: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Drafted byBoston Celtics
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2021Hapoel Tel Aviv
2021–2023Partizan
2023–2024Fenerbahçe
2024Bayern Munich
2024–2026Hapoel Tel Aviv
2026–presentMaccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Israel
FIBA U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 IsraelTeam

Yam Madar (Hebrew: ים מדר; born 21 December 2000[1]) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israel senior national team internationally.

Madar joined Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 2018. He debuted for their senior team that year, at age 17,[2] becoming one of the youngest players in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to win the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player award.[3] He won a gold medal for Israel at the youth level, playing at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship. Madar also earned a spot in the All-Tournament Team.[4] He was named the 2023 EuroLeague Rising Star.

Madar was selected with the 47th overall pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA draft.

Early life

Madar was born and raised in the town of Beit Dagan, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Yemenite-Jewish) descent. His father Zohar Madar is a former mayor of Beit Dagan.[5] In Hebrew, his first name means "sea".

Madar played for Maccabi Beit Dagan and Hapoel Tel Aviv youth teams.[6]

Professional career

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018–2021)

On 24 June 2018, Madar signed a four-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[7] On 21 September 2018, he made his debut in a FIBA Champions League qualifying round match against Spirou Charleroi, playing 15 minutes off the bench.[8] In 2018-19 as a 17-year-old, he played in 34 games (all of them off the bench), but only played 9.9 minutes per game, averaging 2.7 points per game.[9]

In 2019-20 as an 18-year-old, he played in 32 games (starting 17 of them), averaging 24.4 minutes, 10.1 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, whicle shooting 81% from the free throw line.[9]

On 3 July 2020, Madar recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field and 3-of-3 from the line in a 106–105 loss to Maccabi Ashdod.[10] In the quarter-finals series versus league leader Maccabi Tel Aviv, Madar was the leading scorer with 17.3 points while shooting 45% from the floor and 89% from the free throw line. He added 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals, but despite his performance, Maccabi won 2–1.[11] In Hapoel's only win of the series, he had 22 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line. He added 6 assists and 5 rebounds. In July, Madar was selected as the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player, becoming the youngest player ever to receive this award.[12]

In 2020–21, playing in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, in 35 games (33 of which were starts) he averaged 32.4 minutes, 17.1 points, 5.2 assists (9th in the league), and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 41% from three-point range and 83% from the free throw line.[13] In 2021 he was named to the All-League Second Team.[14]

Partizan (2021–2023)

On August 18, 2021, he signed with Serbian club Partizan of the ABA League.[15] In 2021–22 with Partizan he averaged 18.4 minutes, 7.5 points, 2.4 assists, and 0.8 steals per game, while shooting 41% from three-point range and 83% from the free throw line.[9]

During the 2022–23 season, Madar played in the EuroLeague for the first time. That season Partizan was eliminated by Real Madrid in a tight playoffs series. Over the season, in 76 games Madar averaged 15.8 minutes, 6.6 points, 2.1 assists, and 0.9 steals per game, while shooting 40% from three-point range and 85% from the free throw line.[9] Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the ABA League championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series.[16] Madar was named the 2023 EuroLeague Rising Star.[17]

Fenerbahçe (2023–2024)

Madar playing for Fenerbahçe Beko in 2023

On July 12, 2023, Madar signed a two-plus-one-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[18] Over the 2023-24 season, in 52 games Madar averaged 18.0 minutes, 6.0 points, and 3.6 assists per game, while shooting 52% from the field, 40% from three-point range, and 83% from the free throw line.[9]

Bayern Munich (2024)

On 16 July 2024, Madar signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague.[19] In the 2024 season, in 8 games Madar averaged 12.3 minutes, 4.3 points, and 1.8 assists per game.[9] On November 28 of the same year, at his request due to his frustration with his limited playing time, the club granted him his release.[20][21]

Return to Hapoel Tel Aviv (2024–2026)

Madar with Hapoel Tel Aviv.

On 28 November 2024, Madar returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv.[22] Over the 2024–25 season, in 12 games Madar averaged 23.2 minutes, 10.9 points, 4.9 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.[9]

On September 24, 2025, Madar underwent surgery for appendicitis and was sidelined for Winner's Cup games.[23]

In 2025–26, in 46 games Madar averaged 20.2 minutes, 10.7 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, while shooting 39% from three-point range, and 86% from the free throw line.[9]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2026–present)

On July 12, 2026, Madar signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague.[24]

NBA draft rights

Madar was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics;[25] however, he continued with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2020–21 season. He played for the Celtics in the 2021 NBA summer league, scoring 8 points on 4-6 shooting in 17 minutes at his debut, an 85–83 win against the Atlanta Hawks.[26]

National team career

Junior national team

Madar playing for Israel in 2018

In July 2018, Madar played in the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B with the Israeli Under-18 team, and averaged 11.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.[27]

In July 2019, Madar won the 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with the Israeli Under-20 team. Madar led the tournament in assists with 7.7 per game, along with 15.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.4 steals for 19.6 PIR per game, while shooting 52% from the field, 48% from three-point range, and 81% from the free throw line, earning a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate Deni Avdija.[4]

Senior national team

In February 2019, Madar was named to the Israel senior national basketball team.[28] In 28 games for the team through June 2026, he averaged 25 minutes, 12.3 points, 3.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting 86.7% from the free throw line.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Partizan 382413.4.453.338.8751.21.6.6.25.85.0
2023–24 Fenerbahçe 30413.5.457.325.8291.22.0.6.14.34.8
2024–25 Bayern Munich 5011.9.429.1431.0001.41.6.8.24.24.6
Career 732813.5.452.322.8571.21.8.6.15.14.9

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Partizan 17418.3.442.465.8392.92.8.6.18.69.6
Career 17418.3.442.465.8392.92.8.6.18.69.6

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19Israel Hapoel Tel AvivIsraeli Basketball Premier League329.7.427.250.7311.01.0.7.02.8
2019–20Israel Hapoel Tel AvivIsraeli Basketball Premier League3224.4.444.267.8122.43.41.0.210.1
2020–21Israel Hapoel Tel AvivIsraeli Basketball Premier League3033.2.469.409.8283.05.21.3.417.1
2021–22Serbia PartizanABA3318.4.524.373.8252.32.1.8.37.0
2022–23Serbia PartizanABA3517.6.503.482.8331.52.51.1.27.3
2023–24Turkey FenerbahçeTBSL1924.4.559.455.8714.36.01.4.010.7
2024–25Germany Bayern MunichBBL812.3.393.2221.0001.61.8.3.04.3

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2020-21 Season | Hapoel SP Tel Aviv | Yam Madar".
  2. ↑ "Playmaker Yam Madar signs with Bayern". Bayern Munich. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Robb, Brian (5 July 2021). "Yam Madar expected to play for Celtics summer league team in Las Vegas (report)". masslive. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Spain and Israel dominate the All-Star Five, with MVP Avdija grabbing the headlines". FIBA.basketball. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "חודר לתוך הפנקס: ים מדר פותח לסקאוטים את העיניים". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "ים של תקוות". IsraelHayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "חושבים קדימה: ים מדר אדום עד 2022". Basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hapoel Tel Aviv v Spirou Charleroi - Basketball Champions League - Qualification Rounds". ChampionsLeague.basketball. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Yam Madar," realgm.com.
  10. ↑ "Regular season finally winds down". The Jerusalem Post.
  11. ↑ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE - 2019-20 Season - Hapoel SP Tel Aviv - Yam Madar". basket.co.il.
  12. ↑ "Deni Avdija named Winner League's Israeli Player of the Year". Eurohoops. 26 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Israeli BSL Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  14. ↑ "C's draft-and-stash pick plans on joining team this season ", nbcsportsboston.com.
  15. ↑ "Partizan Belgrade signs Yam Madar to a 3-year deal". Sportando. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "PARTIZAN MOZZART BET ARE 2022/23 ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". aba-liga.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Yam Madar is the 2022-23 EuroLeague Rising Star winner," euroleaguebasketball, May 12, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Yam Madar at Fenerbahce Beko". Fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Playmaker Yam Madar signs with Bayern". FCBayern.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Yam Madar leaves Bayern to join Hapoel Tel Aviv ," Eurohoops, November 28, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Yam Madar voices frustration, might leave Bayern: 'I want to play'," Eurohoops, November 26, 2024.
  22. ↑ "ברוך הבא, ים מדר!". HapoelUTA.org (in Hebrew). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "Hapoel TA guard sidelined after emergency surgery". basketnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv Signs Yam Madar". maccabi.co.il. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  25. ↑ Leger, Justin (19 November 2020). "Here's what you need to know about Celtics draft pick Yam Madar". RSN. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  26. ↑ "Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Aug 8, 2021 Box Scores | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Yam Madar at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division B 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "מדר זומן לסגל הנבחרת הבוגרת". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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