Albert Abraham Hemmo (alternate spellings: Avraham, Hammo, Hemo, Hamo, ; born July 8, 1934) is an Israeli former basketball player and coach. He played in the Israeli Premier League, and also for the Israeli national team.
Club career Hemmo, who is , was born in Cairo, Egypt, and is Jewish."אומרים שהיה פה שמח", Israel HaYom, August 29, 2018. In Egypt, he played basketball for Maccabi Cairo. He immigrated from Egypt to Israel in 1948.
He played 15 seasons in the Israeli Premier League. During that time, Hemmo played for Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Gvat, and Hapoel Megido.
National team career Hemmo played for the senior men's Israeli national team in the 1959 FIBA European Championship, the 1961 FIBA European Championship, the 1963 FIBA European Championship, and the 1964 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Coaching career After he retired from playing club basketball, Hemmo became a basketball coach. From 1973 to 1975, he was the head coach of the senior men's Israeli national team.
Personal life Hemmo was a policeman, in the Israel Police by profession, and he eventually became a deputy chief of police, in the Yarkon region.
See also Sports in Israel
References
External links FIBA Archive Profile