Yotam Halperin (; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall combo guard. He was named to the 2007–08 All-EuroLeague Second Team. Early life Halperin is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He played in the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team and won two Israeli Youth League titles (2000–01, 2001–02). Simultaneously, He led his high school basketball team into winning the national title. Professional career Maccabi Tel Aviv Halperin debuted in Maccabi senior team at the age of 17 in a EuroLeague game against Alba Berlin. In his first years with Maccabi, Yotam barely recorded minutes, coming off the bench for stars such as Ariel McDonald and Šarūnas Jasikevičius. In his first three seasons he averaged 12.3 minutes per game in the Israeli BSL. Halperin has won the 2003–04 Euroleague title with Maccabi. He scored 7 points and passed 4 assists in the final against Skipper Bologna. The team were able to win the 2004–05 Euroleague as well, but Halperin didn't have a major part in the success. Union Olimpija On August 31, 2005 Yotam signed a one-year contract with Slovenian League Champions Union Olimpija. Maccabi agreed to release Halperin, in order for him to gain experience at the EuroLeague level. Halperin immediately took a leading role in the team, averaging 13.9 points in 36 minutes per game during the 2005–06 Euroleague, but the team failed to reach the Top 16. At the domestic level, he won the Slovenian National Cup and the Slovenian Championship, after winning 3–2 in the final series against Geoplin Slovan. NBA draft After his breakout season with Union Olimpija, Halperin declared himself as available for the 2006 NBA draft. The NBA Mock draft websites did not project him to be drafted at all. Despite the earlier predictions, Halperin was selected in the second round (53rd pick overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics. Return To Maccabi Tel Aviv After failing to gain a guaranteed contract in the NBA, Yotam signed a three-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv. He fulfilled a bigger role in the team‘s rotation compared to his first term with the Maccabi, averaging more than 24 minutes per game and starting in 13 out of 19 games during the