Yam Madar

Yam Madar was born in 2000 in Beit Dagan

Madar was born on 21 December 2000 and grew up in Beit Dagan, in a family of Yemenite Jewish descent. His father, Zohar Madar, is a former mayor of the town. He played youth basketball for Maccabi Beit Dagan and Hapoel Tel Aviv.

He signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2018 and made his senior debut that year. In 2020 he was named the Israeli Premier League Most Improved Player, and the Boston Celtics chose him with the 47th pick in the NBA draft. He stayed with Hapoel for the 2020-21 season and was named to the All-League Second Team in 2021.

In 2021 he moved to Partizan in Serbia, where he first played in the EuroLeague. Partizan won the ABA League title in 2023, and he was named the EuroLeague Rising Star that year. He then played for Fenerbahçe in Turkey and in 2024 briefly for Bayern Munich, which released him at his request over limited playing time.

He returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv in November 2024 and helped the team win the EuroCup that season. In May 2026 he scored a career-high 41 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv. In July 2026 he signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv.