Maccabi Ashdod B.C.

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. (Hebrew: מכבי אשדוד ) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod. The team currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.

Maccabi SCE Ashdod
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Founded1961 (1961)
HistoryMaccabi Ashdod
(1961–present)
ArenaHaKiriya Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationAshdod, Israel
Team colorsYellow and Blue
              
CEOShlomi Ben Mayor
PresidentArmaund Asulin
Team managerAaron Freed
Head coachBrad Greenberg
Team captainLior Eliyahu
Home Game in the HaKiriya Arena (2010)

History

The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the help of former Maccabi Cairo players who migrated to Israel and played for the club in the first years in the Outdoor court.

The team played in the Second league since 1998/99. and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010/11.

In the 2010/11 Season, the team finished in sixth place, and in the playoff up to quarter-final. In the State Cup, Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Semi-final.

In the 2011/12 Season, the team reached the finals of the championship of Israel, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the final game 63-83.

On October 6, 2012, the team reached the finals of the League Cup, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 65-75.

Honours

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Stoll, Paul 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 34 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985
F 7 Henton, LaDontae  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1992-01-06)6 January 1992
PF 8 Eliyahu, Lior (C) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1985-09-09)9 September 1985
G 9 Tyomkin, Efi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2000-02-20)20 February 2000
PG 10 Brandwein, Oded 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 32 – (1988-02-15)15 February 1988
G 11 Ebo, Amit 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (1999-10-06)6 October 1999
PG 13 Levin, Erez 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 17 – (2003-02-15)15 February 2003
G 15 Johnson, Elijah  1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1990-07-11)11 July 1990
G/F 18 Ben-Moshe, Tzuf 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
F/C 20 Ofoegbu, Ike 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1984-11-09)9 November 1984
F/C 21 Freund, Josh 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1997-05-14)14 May 1997
C 23 Chubrevich, Alex 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 33 – (1986-07-23)23 July 1986
C 30 Bouchman, Carmel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-01-16)16 January 1991
G 31 Douglass, Stu 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1990-03-31)31 March 1990
F 33 Tollefsen, Mark 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1992-11-21)21 November 1992
PF 87 Levinson, Tomer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2000-05-20)20 May 2000
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 16, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Alex Chubrevich Josh Freund
PF Ike Ofoegbu Tomer Levinson Lior Eliyahu
SF Mark Tollefsen Tzuf Ben-Moshe Efi Tyomkin LaDontae Henton
SG Elijah Johnson Stu Douglass Erez Levin
PG Paul Stoll Oded Brandwein Amit Ebo
  • 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

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See also

References


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