Yotam Halperin (Hebrew: יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player.

[4] In his first years with Maccabi, Yotam barely recorded minutes, coming off the bench for stars such as Ariel McDonald and Šarūnas Jasikevičius.

On August 31, 2005, Yotam signed a one-year contract with Slovenian League Champions Union Olimpija.

[citation needed] Despite the earlier predictions, Halperin was selected in the second round (53rd pick overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics.

After failing to gain a guaranteed contract in the NBA, Yotam signed a three-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

[8] In Olympiacos Halperin joined his former teammate Nikola Vujcic, and former EuroLeague MVP Theodoros Papaloukas.

On June 20, 2011, Maccabi Tel Aviv announced the return of Halperin, who signed a contract for three years.

[11] After the fiasco with Maccabi, Halperin signed a 2-years contract with Russian team Spartak Saint Petersburg.

[15] On July 17, 2012, Yotam signed a one-year contract with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Despite rumors of being close to Maccabi Tel Aviv,[16] Yotam made a shock signing with their rIvals Hapoel Jerusalem for three years.

He served in this post until he was hired as the team's new interim head coach following the firing of Oren Amiel in 2021.