Nitzan Hanochi

Nitzan Hanochi
Hanochi playing for Rishon LeZion, 2017
No. 6 – Bnei Herzliya
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1986-06-10) 10 June 1986
Ra'anana, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
High school Metro West, Ra'anana
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2008 Bnei Hasharon
2004–2005 →Maccabi Giva'at Shmuel
2008–2009 Ironi Nahariya
2009–2010 Hapoel Afula
2010–2013 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2013–2014 Hapoel Eilat
2014–2018 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2018–present Bnei Herzliya
Career highlights and awards

Nitzan Yehuda Hanochi (Hebrew: ניצן יהודה חנוכי‎; born 10 June 1986) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League.

Early life

Hanochi was born in Ra'anana, he played for Maccabi Ra'anana youth teams.

Hanochi also played high school basketball for Metro West High School team in Ra'anana and led them to win the national championship in the 2003–04 season. [1]

Professional career

In 2004, Hanochi started his professional career with Bnei Hasharon, but later was loaned to Maccabi Giva'at Shmuel.[2]

On July 27, 2006, Hanochi signed a two-year contract extension with Bnei Hasharon.[3]

On July 5, 2008, Hanochi signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2008–09 season, joining his former head coach Yakov Gino.[4]

On August 13, 2009, Hanochi signed with Hapoel Afula for the 2009–10 season.[5]

On July 5, 2010, Hanochi signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion, under head coach Effi Birnbaum.[6] On February 12, 2011, Hanochi was named Player of the Month for games played in January.[7] On May 19, 2011, Hanochi was named Most Improved Player of the 2010–11 Israeli League season.[8] In his second season with Rishon LeZion, Hanochi became the team's captain and later was named Israeli League All-Star and the Defensive Player of the Year.

On July 9, 2013, Hanochi signed with Hapoel Eilat for the 2013–14 season.[9]

On July 9, 2014, Hanochi returned for a second stint in Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a two-year contract.[10]

On March 14, 2016, Hanochi signed a two-year contract extension with Rishon LeZion.[11] That season, Hanochi helped Rishon LeZion to win the 2016 Israeli League Championship.[12]

On December 18, 2017, Hanochi missed Rishon LeZion's game against Bnei Herzliya due to injury, Hanochi's absence ended his streak of consecutive games played at 242—the longest longest streak in the history of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[13]

On July 12, 2018, Hanochi returned to Bnei Herzliya for a second stint, signing a three-year deal.[14]

Israeli national team

Hanochi was a member of the Israeli national team at the Eurobasket 2013.[15]

Hanochi was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 [16] and Under-20 [17] national teams.

References

  1. ↑ "ליגת בתי הספר: מטרווסט רעננה ו-ויצו הדסים אלופים". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). January 21, 2004.
  2. ↑ "דרור כהן וניצן חנוכי חתמו בגבעת שמואל". nrg.co.il (in Hebrew). August 10, 2004.
  3. ↑ "ניצן חנוכי חתם לשנתיים בבני השרון". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). July 27, 2006.
  4. ↑ "חנוכי חתם בנהריה, יעקוסי גם שם". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). July 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ "עפולה מתחזקת: ניר כהן וניצן חנוכי חתמו בקבוצה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ "המטרה של מכבי ראשל"צ: לשמור על יציבות". ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). July 5, 2010.
  7. ↑ "נבחרי חודש ינואר – אפי בירנבוים וניצן חנוכי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "פארגו, אליהו, רוט, מקל ומיצ'ל בחמישיית העונה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). May 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ "ניצן חנוכי חתם באילת, קטש: נכס לכל מאמן". one.co.il (in Hebrew). July 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Tony Younger and Nitzan Hanochi move to Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando.com. July 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nitzan Hanochi signed a two-year extension with Maccabi Rishon". Sportando.com. March 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "לראשונה בתולדותיה: מכבי ראשלצ אלופת המדינה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ "רצף השיא של ניצן חנוכי על סף סיום". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ "חוזר לשרון: ניצן חנוכי חתם בהרצליה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Hanochi at the 2013 FIBA Eurobasket championship". fibaeurope.com.
  16. ↑ "Hanochi at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
  17. ↑ "Hanochi at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
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