Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.
Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club is currently playing in the Israeli Basketball Super League.
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| Leagues | Israeli Premier League | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| History | Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. (2005–present) | ||
| Arena | Lev Hamoshava | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| Location | Ness Ziona, Israel | ||
| Team colors | Orange, White | ||
| CEO | Meir Tapiro | ||
| President | Yaniv Mizrahi | ||
| Team manager | Effie Shemesh | ||
| Head coach | Nadav Zilberstein | ||
| Team captain | Tal Dunne | ||
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History
In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season where it played in Group D.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 2 | Liga Leumit | 4th | First round | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | Liga Leumit | 1st | |||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Premier League | 6th | Eightfinalist | ||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 8th | Eightfinalist | Semifinalist | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 12th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | Liga Leumit | Quarterfinalist | |||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 8th | Round of 16 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 5th | First round | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 11–7 | |
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
- Ironi "Dizengoff Trading" Nes Ziona (2013–2017)
- Ironi "Hai Motors" Nes Ziona (2017–present)
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Jeff Withey | Raviv Pitshon | ||
| PF | JP Tokoto | Tal Dunne | Ofir Goldsztejn | |
| SF | Daequan Cook | Lior Carreira | ||
| SG | Raviv Limonad | Golan Gutt | Tamir Saban | |
| PG | Corey Fisher | Eidan Alber | Ido Shabat | Tomer Abramovitch |
- The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
- There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.
Source: basket.co.il
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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External links
- Official website (in Hebrew)
- Team profile at eurobasket.com
- Team profile at the Israeli BSL WebSite (in Hebrew)
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