Nimrod Tishman

Nimrod Tishman
No. 30 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israel
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College Florida (2009–2010)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2014 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2015–2016 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2017 Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2018 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2018–present Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

Nimrod Tishman (born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida.

College career

Tishman successfully representing Israel at the 2009 European Under-18 Championships in France, leading the team with 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the tournament.[1] Florida Gators associate head coach Larry Shyatt recruited him. Tishman had to be cleared by the NCAA because of his international status, and it was not until October 2009 that he could play for the team.[2] Tishman returned home after the 2009–2010 season to play professionally after playing limited minutes, the last game being against the LSU Tigers.[3]

Professional career

Tishman did not play during the 2010–2011 season. He went undrafted during the 2011 NBA Draft.[4] In July 2011 Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed him to a contract.[5]

On July 27, 2015 he signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat after playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil from 2011 to 2014[6]

On August 15, 2016 he signed with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. [7]

On September 14, 2017, he returned to Maccabi Kiryat Gat for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[8] Tishman helped Kiryat Gat to reach the 2018 Liga Leumit Finals where they eventually lost Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

On July 9, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Florida Gators". gatorzone.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ "UF point guard Nimrod Tishman finally cleared | jacksonville.com". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. ↑ "PG Nimrod Tishman leaving Florida Gators - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Rod Tishman Player Profile, Florida, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Eurobasket Daily News Report:". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Eurobasket Blogs". probasketballoverseas.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  7. ↑ "Walla Sports". Walla.co.il. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  8. ↑ "חיזוק לקו האחורי: נמרוד טישמן מצטרף לקרית גת". leumitbasket (in Hebrew). Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "נמרוד טישמן חתם במכבי ראשל"צ". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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