Noam Yaacov

Noam Yaacov (נועם יעקב; born October 20, 2004) is an Israeli–Danish professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv BC of the Israeli Super League. He plays at 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 2022-23 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.

On June 28, 2024, he was loaned to Hapoel Tel Aviv BC of the Israeli Super League for the 2024-2025 season.

National team career
Yaacov played for Israel in the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship. In seven games he averaged 19.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists per game. He was selected to the All-Star 5 of the tournament.

Yaacov played for Israel in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship. In seven games he averaged 13.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game. He was selected to the All-tournament team.

On 24 February 2023, Yaacov made his debut for the Israeli senior national team, in a 95–97 loss against Finland, recording 12 points and 2 assists, in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers.

EuroLeague

 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
 * style="text-align:left;"| ASVEL
 * 26 || 2 || 10.0 || .328 || .118 || .722 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || — || 2.2 || 1.0
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 * style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
 * 26 || 2 || 10.0 || .328 || .118 || .722 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || — || 2.2 || 1.0
 * 26 || 2 || 10.0 || .328 || .118 || .722 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || — || 2.2 || 1.0