Gal Mekel – World Changer from Jerusalem

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Gal Mekel

Consultant & Minority Owner, Hapoel Jerusalem · Former NBA Player

Born in 1988 in Ramat HaSharon, Israel.
Played two college seasons at Wichita State in the United States (2006–2008).
Was named MVP of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 2011 and again in 2013.
In 2013 led Maccabi Haifa to the Israeli championship.
In July 2013 signed with the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the second Israeli ever to play in the NBA.
Later played for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2014.
Represented Israel's national team at EuroBasket 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017.
Played professionally until 2022, finishing his career with MoraBanc Andorra.
Joined Matan Adelson at Hapoel Jerusalem as a consultant and minority stakeholder.
The club's goal is to become an international brand and compete at the top of European basketball.
Hapoel Jerusalem won the Israeli State Cup in 2024 and the Israeli Super Cup in 2025.
In 2025 the club played its first-ever game against an NBA team, the Brooklyn Nets.
He brings NBA experience home to Jerusalem, showing young players that the path to the top can start here.

From the vision of Isaiah · Isaiah 40:29

“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”

נֹתֵן לַיָּעֵף כֹּחַ, וּלְאֵין אוֹנִים עָצְמָה יַרְבֶּה.

A player who reached the NBA now passes that strength on to a Jerusalem team.

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Verse in English from the King James Version. Facts compiled from public sources, October 2026.