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Ironi Ness Ziona
Ironi Ness Ziona logo
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HistoryIroni Nes Ziona B.C.
(2005–present)
ArenaLev Hamoshava
Capacity1,200
LocationNess Ziona, Israel
Team colorsOrange, White, Navy
     
Main sponsorHai Motors
PresidentYaniv Mizrahi
General managerMeir Tapiro
Team managerItamar Rosenberg
Head coachAmit Sherf
Team captainTzuf Ben Moshe
Championships1 FIBA Europe Cup

Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.[1] (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel.[2] The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people.[2][3] The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and 2022–23 European North Basketball League.[2]

In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.

History

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Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005.[4] 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 the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D.[2] The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the Bakken Bears from Denmark.

The logo of Ironi used until 2021

In the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup, Ironi played its third season in the competition and qualified for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 82-74 in the final, which was hosted in Tel Aviv.[5]

Sponsorship names

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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

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Current roster

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Ironi Ness Ziona roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 1 United States Edge, Darnell 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-08-12)12 August 1997
SG 2 United States Brown, Bryce 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-07-24)24 July 1997
F 3 United States Van Tubbergen, Jake 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1998-09-03)3 September 1998
PF 4 United States Lindo, Ricky 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (2000-09-23)23 September 2000
PG 5 Israel Druker, Alon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-09-27)27 September 2000
SF 7 Israel Danieli, Alon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-11-25)25 November 2006
G/F 8 Israel Ben Moshe, Tzuf 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
C 9 Israel Segev, Itay 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-06-15)15 June 1995
SG 10 Israel Yarom, Itay 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2006-03-25)25 March 2006
SF 11 United States Israel Turell, Ryan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-02-03)3 February 1999
G 23 Israel Amsalem, Afek 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2004-09-23)23 September 2004
G 33 Israel Kravitz, Yair 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Sagi Shalev
  • Israel Ofir Farhi
  • Israel Yuval Kojocaro
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 10, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Jerome Meyinsse Itay Segev
PF Ricky Lindo Tomer Levinson
SF Tzuf Ben Moshe Ryan Turell
SG Bryce Brown Jake Van Tubbergen
PG Darnell Edge Yair Kravits
  • 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.

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
  • Canada Lindell Wigginton 1 season: ‘20—‘21
  • United States Jerome Meyinsse 3 seasons: '20–'21,'22-'24

    • Honors

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    FIBA Europe Cup

    Season by season

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    Season Tier League Pos. State Cup League Cup European competitions
    2010–11 3 Liga Artzit
    1st
    2011–12 2 National League 4th First round
    2012–13 1st
    2013–14 1 Premier League 6th Eightfinalist
    2014–15 8th Eightfinalist Semifinalist
    2015–16 12th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
    2016–17 2 National League
    1st
    		 Quarterfinalist
    2017–18 1 Premier League 8th Round of 16
    2018–19 5th First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup R16 11–7
    2019–20 QF Semifinalist Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2R 7–5
    2020–21 QF Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup C 6–1
       Balkan League RS 0–4
    2021–22 10th Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup Q 1–1
    2022–23 QF Semifinalist First round 4 European North League Q 5–4
    2023–24 QF Quarterfinalist — 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS Withdrew

    References

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    1. ^ "Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
    2. ^ a b c d "Ironi Nes Ziona BC - TheSportsDB.com". www.thesportsdb.com.
    3. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Eurobasket LLC.
    4. ^ "Ironi Nes Ziona - Basketball: Statistics: Titles: Titles (in-depth): History (Timeline): Goals Scored: Fixtures: Results: News & Features: Videos: Photos: Squad". playmakerstats.com.
    5. ^ "BMSLAM vs Ironi Ness Ziona". FIBA. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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