Hebraica Macabi

Hebraica Macabi
Hebraica Macabi logo
NicknameMacabeo
LeaguesLiga Uruguaya de Basketball
FIBA Americas League
Founded25 May 1939; 85 years ago (1939-05-25)
ArenaCamacuá
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
PresidentJaime Apoj
Head coachLeonardo Zylberstein
Championships4 Uruguayan Championships
Websitewww.hebraicamacabi.com

Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay, commonly known as Hebraica Macabi, is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo.[1] The club currently plays in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, the top tier basketball league of Uruguay. Founded in 1944, it participated in most Uruguayan basketball tournaments. During the first cycle, the name used by the club was Macabi Hacoaj, later changing its name to the current one.

Hebraica has won four national championships, in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2023.

  1. ^ "Official website" (in Spanish). Hebraicamacabi.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.