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Constantin Popa
Constantin Popa is a Romanian-Israeli basketball coach and former center who won several Israeli championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
born 1971Center for Maccabi Tel AvivHis one-handed hook shotCoaching University of Indianapolis women
- Born
- 18 February 1971, Bucharest
- Occupation
- basketball player, basketball coach
- Education
- Fork Union Military Academy, University of Miami
Constantin Popa was born in 1971 in Bucharest
Constantin Popa was born on February 18, 1971, in Bucharest. He stood 2.20 meters tall and played center. He began his career with Dinamo Bucharest and played for Romania's junior and senior national teams.
He moved to the United States to play college basketball for the University of Miami. He was twice named to the third team of the Big East conference.
The Los Angeles Clippers picked him 53rd in the 1995 NBA draft, but he never played in the league. He played for the Florida Beachdogs and then for Pau-Orthez in France, where he won a league title. He later joined Maccabi Tel Aviv, gaining Israeli citizenship through his Jewish wife, and reached the Euroleague final in 2000.
In 2001 he played one season for Hapoel Jerusalem and then retired. He worked in the United States in sales and as a teacher, and in 2007 became an assistant coach of the University of Indianapolis women's team. He was head coach from April 2011 until March 2016.
In 2019 he was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. He is married and has 5 children.
Constantin Popa's life in 8 milestones
- 1971
Born in Bucharest.
- 1995
Drafted 53rd by the Los Angeles Clippers.
- 2000
Reached the Euroleague final with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
- 2001
Retired as a player after a season with Hapoel Jerusalem.
- 2007
Became an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis.
- 2011
Became head coach of the University of Indianapolis women's team.
- 2016
Left his head coaching post.
- 2019
Inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Constantin Popa
Dan Einbinderborn 1989Midfielder for Beitar JerusalemSports- Deon Thomasborn 19712 Euroleague titles with MaccabiSports
Tal Bursteinborn 1980EuroLeague titles with Maccabi Tel AvivSports
Guy Goodesborn 1971Point guard for Maccabi Tel AvivSports- Velibor Radovićborn 1972Playing for Maccabi Tel AvivSports
Alon Steinborn 1978Guard for Hapoel Galil ElyonSports
Based on English Wikipedia, Constantin Popa and Hebrew Wikipedia, קונסטנטין פופה, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.