Dan Shamir

Dan Shamir
Shamir with Hapoel Holon, 2016
Hapoel Holon
Position Head coach
League Israeli Premier League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1975-02-02) 2 February 1975
Nationality Israeli
Coaching career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2003 Hapoel Jerusalem (assistant)
2003–2006 Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2006–2008 Hapoel Jerusalem
2008–2009 Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2009–2011 Bnei Hasharon
2011–2013 Hapoel Holon
2013–2014 CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2014–2015 Hapoel Eilat
2015–present Hapoel Holon
Career highlights and awards

As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Dan Shamir (Hebrew: דן שמיר‎; born 2 February 1975) is an Israeli basketball coach who is currently the head coach of Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Early life

In his youth Shamir was a basketball player. He played for Maccabi Jerusalem youth team as a Point guard, but later on, at the age of 16, Shamir started his coaching career at Hapoel Jerusalem youth program.[1]

Coaching career

In 1999, Shamir spent one year of entraining under Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky, which according to him affected him dearly.[1]

In 2001, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Hapoel Jerusalem under head coaches Yoram Harush and Erez Edelstein.[1]

In 2003, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv under head coach Pini Gershon, he won two EuroLeague titles with Maccabi in 2004 and 2005, as well as reaching the Euroleague's championship game in 2006.[1]

In 2006, Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem. Shamir helped Jerusalem to win back to back Israeli State Cup titles in 2007 and 2008.[1]

In 2008, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Dynamo Moscow under head coach David Blatt.[1]

On June 19, 2009, Shamir was named the head coach of Bnei Hasharon.[2]

In 2011, Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Holon.[1]

On June 26, 2013, Shamir was named the assistant coach of CSKA Moscow under head coach Ettore Messina.[3] Shamir helped CSKA to win the VTB United League title, as well as reaching the 2014 Euroleague Final Four.

On June 24, 2014, Shamir was named the new head coach of Hapoel Eilat, signing a two-year deal.[4]

On November 27, 2015, Shamir returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, replacing Elad Hasin.[5]

In the 2016–17 season, Shamir led Holon to reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Haifa in the Quarterfinals. On March 5, 2017, Shamir signed a two-year contract extension with Holon.[6]

In the 2017–18 season, Shamir led Holon to win the 2018 Israeli State Cup, as well as reaching the 2018 Israeli League Finals. On June 14, 2018, Shamir was named the Israeli League Coach of the Year.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "דן שמיר יחתום לשנתיים כמאמן הפועל אילת". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). June 24, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dan Shamir takes charge of Bnei Hasharon". Sportando.basketball. June 19, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CSKA Moscow named Dan Shamir assistant coach". Sportando.basketball. June 26, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hapoel Eilat name Dan Shamir head coach". Sportando.basketball. June 24, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "עכשיו זה רשמי: דן שמיר מונה למאמן הפועל חולון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). November 27, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hapoel Holon signs Dan Shamir to a two-year contract extension". Sportando.basketball. March 5, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "סק הנרי שחקן העונה, שמיר הוכתר למאמן העונה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). June 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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