Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.

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Ironi Ness Ziona
Ironi Ness Ziona logo
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Europe Cup
Founded2005; 17 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
Team managerEfi Shemesh
Head coachLior Lubin
Team captainTal Dunne
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.[2]

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

History[]

The club 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 managed to qualify for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski in the final which was hosted in Tel Aviv.[5]

Honours[]

FIBA Europe Cup

Season by season[]

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 Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup Q 1–1

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[]

Ironi Ness Ziona roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 2 United States Garrett, Diante 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1988-11-03)3 November 1988
F/C 4 Israel Slovakia 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2000-05-20)20 May 2000
PG 5 Israel Poland Tishman, Nimrod 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1991-05-12)12 May 1991
PF 6 Israel Wales Dunne, Tal (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1987-02-25)25 February 1987
SG 7 Israel Gutt, Golan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1994-11-07)7 November 1994
SF 8 Israel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1997-08-14)14 August 1997
G/F 9 Israel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (1998-06-23)23 June 1998
PG 11 Israel 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995
C 12 United States Brazil Soares, Tim 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1997-02-04)4 February 1997
SG 24 United States Bartley, Frank 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1994-02-25)25 February 1994
C 35 Israel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1997-08-30)30 August 1997
PF 77 Canada Shittu, Simisola 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22 – (1999-11-07)7 November 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Nitzan Hanochi
  • Israel Sagi Shalev
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 25, 2021

Depth chart[]

Golan Gutt
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tim Soares Tal Dunne
PF Simisola Shittu
SF
SG Golan Gutt Frank Bartley
PG Diante Garrett Nimrod Tishman
  • 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.

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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 June 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". www.playmakerstats.com.
  5. ^ "BMSLAM vs Ironi Ness Ziona". FIBA. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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