Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.
Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel.[1] The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people.[1][2] The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball.[1]
| Ironi Nes Ziona | |||
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| Leagues | Israeli Premier League FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| History | Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. (2005–present) | ||
| Arena | Lev Hamoshava | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| Location | Ness Ziona, Israel | ||
| Team colors | Orange, White | ||
| CEO | Meir Tapiro | ||
| President | Yaniv Mizrahi | ||
| Team manager | Efi Shemesh | ||
| Head coach | Brad Greenberg | ||
| Team captain | Tal Dunne | ||
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History
The club was founded in 2005.[3] In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D.[1]
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | National League | 4th | First round | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1st | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Premier League | 6th | Eightfinalist | ||||
| 2014–15 | 8th | Eightfinalist | Semifinalist | |||||
| 2015–16 | 12th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | National League | Quarterfinalist | |||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 8th | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 5th | First round | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 11–7 | |||
| 2019–20 | QF | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | 2R | 7–5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Quarterfinals | First round | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 1–0 | |||
| Balkan League | RS | 0–4 | ||||||
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
- Ironi "Dizengoff Trading" Nes Ziona (2013–2017)
- Ironi "Hai Motors" Nes Ziona (2017–present)
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Jordan Murphy | Jerome Meyinsse | Quone Chatham | |
| PF | Nimrod Levi | Tal Dunne | Ofir Goldsztejn | |
| SF | Davion Berry | Brian Angola | Lior Carreira | |
| SG | Raviv Limonad | Or Cornelius | Tamir Saban | |
| PG | Patrik Miller | Amit Ebo | Ido Shabat | Tomer Abramovitch |
- The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
- There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
Source: basket.co.il
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Joe Dawson 3 seasons: '05–'08- Tal Dunne 10 seasons: '08–'09, '11–present
- Tal Karpelesz 3 seasons: '11–'13, '15–'16
- Cory Carr 1 season: '13–'14
- Tyler Honeycutt 1 season: '13–'14
- Preston Knowles 2 seasons: '13–'15
- Meir Tapiro 2 seasons: '13–'15
- Diamon Simpson 2 seasons: '13–'14, '15–'16
- Mitchell Watt 3 seasons: '13–'15, '16
- Craig Smith 1 season: '14–'15
- Lamayn Wilson 1 season: '14–'15
- Yuval Naimy 1 season: '15–'16
Ivan Aska 1 season: '15–'16- Fuquan Edwin 1 season: '15–'16
- Terrico White 1 season: '15–'16
- Sundiata Gaines 1 season: '15–'16
- Lee Roberts 1 season: '16–'17
- Jermaine Beal 1 season: '16–'17
- Golan Gutt 4 seasons: '16–present
- Khalif Wyatt 1 season: '17–'18
- Gary Browne 2 seasons: '17–'19
Talib Zanna 2 seasons: '17–'19- Elishay Kadir 2 seasons: '17–'19
- Daequan Cook 3 seasons: '17–present
- Chris Dowe 1 season: '18–'19
References
- "Ironi Nes Ziona BC - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com.
- "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
- "Ironi Nes Ziona - Basketball :: Statistics :: Titles :: Titles (in-depth) :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: Squad". www.playmakerstats.com.
External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Team profile at eurobasket.com
- Team profile at the Israeli BSL WebSite (in Hebrew)
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