Noam Yaacov
Noam Yaacov (; born October 20, 2004) is an Israeli–Danish professional basketball player for ASVEL of the LNB Pro A. He plays the point guard position. Early years
Yaacov was born in Denmark, just outside of Copenhagen, to a Danish mother (Sidsel) and an Israeli-Jewish father (Yonatan), he was raised in Denmark. In July 2018, at the age of 13, he immigrated to Israel without his parents, living with his grandparents. In Israel he resides in HaOgen, a kibbutz where his grandparents also live. Professional career
On July 5, 2021, Yaacov signed a contract with ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. On September 13, 2022, Yaacov made his debut for the team, recording 11 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. In 2021-22 he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 assists, and 1.1 steals in 17.1 minutes per game over 38 games. In 2021-22 with ASVEL Basket he averaged 17.8 points, 8.2 assists, and 1.5 steals in 31.0 minutes per game over 13 games. On January 4, 2023, Yaacov was loaned to  Hapoel Jerusalem until the end of 2022–23 season. He and the team won the 2022–23 Israeli Basketball State Cup. National team career
Yaacov played for Israel in the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship. In seven games he averaged 19.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. He was selected to the All-Star 5 of the tournament. On 24 February 2023, Yaacov made his debut for the Israeli senior national team, in an 95–97 loss against Finland, recording 12 points and 2 assists, in the  2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers. See also
Chanan Colman, Danish-Israeli professional basketball player

References

External links
Instagram page
Joshua Halickman (July 28, 2022). "From Denmark to Israel to France: Meet Noam Yaacov, the next Blue & White hoops star," Holyland Hoops. 2004 births
Living people
21st-century Danish Jews
ASVEL Basket players
Danish expatriate basketball people
Danish men's basketball players
Danish people of Israeli descent
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Israeli men's basketball players
Israeli people of Danish descent
Jewish Danish sportspeople
Kibbutzniks