Lester Medford Jr. (ex Gambusinos) joins H.Holon

Lester Medford

Hapoel Holon (Winner League) agreed terms with 33-year old American point guard Lester Medford Jr. (184cm-79kg-1993, college: Baylor, agency: BIG) for the new 2026-27 season. He played last season at Gambusinos in Mexican LNBP. In 23 games, he had 14.3ppg, 3.4rpg, 4.8apg, and 1.5spg.
He is a highly experienced player. His career has taken him to three different continents, playing in eleven countries. Medford has played professionally in Germany (Seawolves and Eisbaeren Bremerhaven), Hungary (Alba and Szombathely), Italy (Roma Basket, Cremona and Chiusi), Latvia (VEF Riga), Lithuania (Jonava and Nevezis), Poland (Legia and Start), Slovakia (Slovan), Switzerland (Geneve), North Macedonia (MZT Skopje) and Spain (San Roman). He reached the final of the Slovakian League in 2026.
Among many awards, he was voted to the Eurobasket.com Latvian-Estonian Basketball League All-Imports Team back in 2020.
He graduated from Baylor University in 2016 and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season as a professional player. Medford played for other colleges like Indian Hills Community College and Arizona Western College.


Hapoel Holon roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Lester Medford Jr.
Yair Kravitz
Shahar Amir
Rivaldo Soares
Andrew Thelwell
Claudell Harris Jr.
Liran Azoulay
Adi Rinski
Liad Shmuel
Eyal Sultan
Idan Weissbach
Dekel Yishbi

Forwards:
Netanel Artzi
Brandon Johns Jr.
Greg Lee
Sam Iorio
Yam Nevo
Itai Shnaps
Skylar Wicks

Center:
Adama Sanogo

Coach: Predrag Krunic