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36 years |
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March 4, 1988 |
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Pisces |
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Israel |
Occupation |
Basketball player |
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Gal Mekel (Hebrew: גל מקל, pronounced ; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League.
He played college basketball for two years at Wichita State. He then played in the Israeli Super League for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, and Maccabi Haifa, and in the Italian Serie A League for Benetton Treviso. He was a two-time Israeli Super League MVP, in 2011 and 2013.
In 2013, he signed a three-year minimum fully guaranteed contract with the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the second Israeli to join the NBA; he also holds a Polish passport.
Mekel is Jewish, and was born in Ramat HaSharon to Alon and Ariela Mekel, Israeli Jews. He has four brothers and two sisters. He attended Alliance High School in Tel Aviv.
He started his way in the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team. Shortly after, he moved to the A.S. Ramat HaSharon youth team where he demonstrated a good playmaking ability. His ability caught the eyes of basketball giant Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he moved at the age of 17, and subsequently won the 2005–06 Israeli Youth League.
Height | 6 ft 3 in / 190 cm |
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Weight | 185 lb / 84 kg |
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Nationality | Israeli |
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