1. Chanan Safir Colman is a Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League.
18 Facts About Chanan Colman
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Chanan Colman played college basketball for Chipola before playing professionally in Finland, Israel, Denmark.
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Chanan Colman was born in Gladsaxe, Denmark to an Israeli mother and an African American father.
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Chanan Colman started playing basketball when he was 9 years old.
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In 2004, Chanan Colman started his professional career with the Finnish team Lappeenrannan NMKY.
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Chanan Colman was named the 2006 Finnish League Finals MVP.
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On July 1,2010, Chanan Colman signed a two-year deal with Danish team Svendborg Rabbits.
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That season, Chanan Colman won the 2013 Israeli League Championship with Haifa.
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However, on February 19,2014, Chanan Colman parted ways with Jerusalem and signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the rest of the season.
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On July 4,2014, Chanan Colman signed with the Danish team Randers Cimbria.
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On December 5,2014, Chanan Colman signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Haifa.
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On March 3,2015, Chanan Colman participated in the 2015 Israeli League All-Star Game and the Three-Point Shootout during the same event.
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On June 3,2015, Chanan Colman signed a two-year contract extension with Maccabi Haifa.
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Chanan Colman helped Eilat reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the second seed, but they eventually were eliminated by his former team Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
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Chanan Colman won the 2018 Israeli State Cup with Holon, as well as reaching the 2018 Israeli League Final, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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Chanan Colman helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the Quarterfinals.
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On September 13,2019, Chanan Colman returned to Denmark to sign with the Copenhagen Wolfpack of the Danish Basketligaen.
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Chanan Colman participated in the 2005 and 2007 EuroBasket qualification tournaments.