Tomer Ginat

Tomer Ginat
No. 41 – Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position Power forward
League Israeli Premier League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1994-11-07) November 7, 1994
Gesher Haziv, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Ironi Nahariya
2014–2016 Ironi Kiryat Ata
2016–present Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Tomer Ginat (Hebrew: תומר גינת‎; born November 7, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.

Early life

Ginat was born and raised in Gesher Haziv, Israel. He played for Ironi Nahariya youth team.[1]

Professional career

Early years (2013–16)

In 2013, Ginat started his professional career in Ironi Nahariya.[1]

In 2014, Ginat signed a two-year deal Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Liga Leumit. In his second season with Kiryat Ata, Ginat helped the team to reach the 2016 Liga Leumit Finals, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He was named the 2016 Liga Leumit's Israeli Player of the Year.[2]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2016–present)

On June 10, 2016, Ginat signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[3] On March 11, 2017, Ginat recorded a career-high 23 points, shooting 10-for-15 from the field, along with 12 rebounds, in a 83–70 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Three days later, Ginat was named Israeli League Player of the Week.[4]

In his first season with Hapoel, he averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. On June 9, 2017, Ginat was named the 2017 Israeli League Rising Star.[5]

On May 28, 2017, Ginat signed a three-year contract extension with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[6] On October 8, 2018, Ginat recorded a career-high 15 rebounds, along with 14 points, in a 81–78 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 1 MVP.[7]

In his second season with Hapoel, he averaged 10 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Ginat was named two-time Israeli Player of the Month (for games played in October and April).[8][9] and earned a spot in the 2018 All-Israeli League Second Team.[10] Ginat helped Hapoel to reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four for the first time in 13 years.

National team career

Ginat is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On November 24, 2017, He made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Estonia.[11]

Ginat was also a member of the Israeli U-20 national team, he also participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

References

  1. 1 2 "תומר גינת - ראיון". haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew). May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ "לאומית: מצטייני עונת 2015/16". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ ""מצאתי בית": תומר גינת חתם לשלוש שנים". hapoeluta.com (in Hebrew). June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור ה-22: תומר גינת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "תגלית העונה בליגת ווינר סל: תומר גינת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tomer Ginat signs a contract extension with Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando.com. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור הראשון: תומר גינת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: תומר גינת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ "השחקן הישראלי של החודש: תומר גינת". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ "חמישיית העונה בליגת ווינר סל 2017/18". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Israel v Estonia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. November 24, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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