Haim Hazan
חיים חזן

Haim Hazan (first row, second player in from the right-hand side), with the Israeli national basketball team, 1960
Personal information
Born	(1937-01-20)January 20, 1937 Jaffa, Palestine
Died	February 21, 1994(1994-02-21) (aged 57)
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career history
1954–1966	Hapoel Tel Aviv

Haim Hazan (חיים חזן; January 20, 1937 - February 21, 1994) was an Israeli basketball player. He played the guard position. ^[1] He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.

Hazan was born in Jaffa in Palestine, and grew up playing in the Hassan-Bek youth club in the Manshiya neighborhood of Jaffa. ^[1] He was 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) tall. ^[1] When Hazan was 19 years old, American basketball coach Elmer Ripley said: "This is the little one, he will be huge. He will be the best basketball player in Israel." ^[2]

He played 11 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Hapoel Tel Aviv from 1954 to 1966. ^[3] Hazan had leg surgery in both April and May 1965, leading to the end of his career at 27 years of age. ^{[4] [5]} He later coached Hapoel Tel Aviv and other basketball teams. ^{[6] [1]} His son Erez played 13 seasons in the league. ^[7]

Hazan played in 50 games for the Israeli national basketball team. ^[1] He also played while he was in the army for the Israel Defense Forces basketball team. ^[8] He played for the national team in the 1959 European Championship for Men, 1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament, 1961 European Championship for Men, 1963 European Championship for Men, 1964 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and 1965 European Championship for Men. ^[9]

During and after his basketball career, Hazan was a professional glassblower. ^{[2] [10]}