Afik Nissim

Afik Nissim
Nissim playing for Hapoel Eilat, 2013
Free agent
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1981-01-31) January 31, 1981
Rehovot, Israel
Nationality Israeli / French
Listed height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career 1998–present
Career history
1998–2002 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2002–2003 Hapoel Haifa/Ramat HaSharon
2003–2005 Strasbourg IG
2005–2006 Lokomotiv Kuban
2006 Kyiv
2006–2008 Strasbourg IG
2008–2010 Prima Veroli
2010–2011 ČEZ Nymburk
2011–2012 Enisey
2012 Krka
2012–2018 Hapoel Eilat
Career highlights and awards

Afik Nissim (Hebrew: אפיק ניסים‎; born January 31, 1981) is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League.

Early life

Nissim was born in Rehovot, Israel, he played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion youth team.

Professional career

In 1998, Nissim started his professional career in Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

In 2003, Nissim signed a two-year deal with the French team Strasbourg IG. Nissim helped Strasbourg to win the French League Championship in 2005.[1]

On July 11, 2008, Nissim signed with the Italian team Prima Veroli, [2] under head coach Andrea Trinchieri and alongside Center, Kyle Hines. During his two seasons with the club, he helped Veroli to win the Italian LNP Cup for two years in a row.

On September 14, 2010, Nissim signed with the Czech team ČEZ Nymburk for the 2010–11 season [3] under head coach Ronen Ginzburg. That year, he helped Nymburk to win the 2011 Czech League Championship and the 2011 Czech State Cup.

On September 13, 2011, Nissim signed with the Russian team Enisey for the 2011–12 season.[4] However, On January 8, 2012, Nissim parted ways with Enisey and signed with the Slovenian team KK Krka for the remainder of the season.[5] Nissim helped Krka to win the 2012 Slovenian League Championship and was named Finals MVP.

On October 8, 2012, Nissim returned to Israel and signed with Hapoel Eilat.[6] In his third season with Eilat, Nissim helped the team to reach the 2015 Israeli League Finals, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem.

On August 24, 2016, Nissim signed a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Eilat.[7]

On November 18, 2017, Nissim recorded a career-high 32 points, along with 3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 13-for-17 from the field, in a 88–82 win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[8][9]

Israel national team

Nissim played for the Israeli National Team at the 2005, 2011 and 2013 Eurobasket tournaments.

Nissim was also a member of the Israeli National Under-20 team that reached the second place in the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Eurocup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006-07 France Strasbourg 14220.0.453.383.8861.42.0.9.111.110.3
2007-08 10021.9.390.476.8571.92.0.6.010.49.7
2010-11 Czech Republic Nymburk 11927.6.508.405.8892.92.4.8.012.612
2011-12 Slovenia Krka 6615.5.385.357.9381.82.2.8.08.37.8
Career 411721.1.448.411.89122.1.8.0119.3

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Israel Maccabi Rishon IPL 98.3.625.438.600.81.0.0.04.4
1999–00 2023.5.500.438.868.81.81.1.011.3
2000–01 28-.462.326.8751.93.11.0.012.5
2001–02 2728.0.426.279.8141.61.9.9.010.2
2002–03 Israel Ramat HaSharon 2734.3.530.422.8262.13.91.6.016.2
2003–04 France Strasbourg Pro A 3418.0.446.405.7921.53.2.5.08.1
2004–05 3419.8.470.470.8091.72.4.7.09.8
2005–06 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban RBSL 1 22-.364.463.8822.02.11.0.011.1
2006 Ukraine BC Kyiv UBSL 16-.525.433.9623.15.1.7.010.9
2006–07 France Strasbourg Pro A 3321.1.431.400.8751.72.5.5.011.1
2007–08 2524.6.373.291.8331.63.0.8.09.9
2008–09 Italy Prima Veroli Serie A2 3029.3.495.317.8082.33.72.2.014.2
2009–10 4030.7.557.399.8602.44.11.2.014.8
2010–11 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk NBL 2222.4.500.324.9402.82.5.4.011.2
2011–12 Russia Enisey VTB 919.3.342.308.8751.32.2.6.15.8
2012 Slovenia Krka 1. SKL 1224.1.415.333.8972.13.7.9.08.3
2012–13 Israel Hapoel Eilat IPL 2724.7.458.370.9121.73.01.6.011.7
2013–14 2924.7.442.432.8971.13.6.5.012.1
2014–15 3329.7.507.339.9252.13.71.2.011.8
2015–16 3326.9.394.308.8621.24.31.0.08.6
2016–17 3016.3.487.478.894.81.4.2.09.8
2017–18 3014.2.401.352.808.81.6.4.05.5

References

  1. ↑ "צרפת: אפיק ניסים ושטרסבורג זכו באליפות". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). June 12, 2005.
  2. ↑ "אפיק ניסים חתם בפרימה ורולי". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). July 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ "אפיק ניסים סיכם בנימבורק הצ'כית". mako.co.il (in Hebrew). September 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Afik Nissim inks with Enisey Krasnoyark". Sportando.com. September 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Krka Novo Mesto signs Afik Nissim". Sportando.com. January 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hapoel Eilat, firmato Afik Nissim". Sportando.com. October 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Afik Nissim signs a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando.com. August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Winner League, Game 7: Gilboa Galil Vs Hapoel Eilat". basket.co.il. November 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "צפו: אפיק ניסים החזיר את המחוגים לאחור". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nissim at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
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