Nimrod Tishman

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Nimrod Tishman
נמרוד טישמן
No. 5 – Ironi Ness Ziona
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991 (age 30)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeFlorida (2009–2010)
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2014Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2015–2016Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016–2017Maccabi Ashdod
2017–2018Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2018–2021Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2021–presentIroni Ness Ziona
Career highlights and awards

Nimrod Tishman (נמרוד טישמן; born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida before playing professionally in Israel.

College career[]

Tishman successfully represented Israel at the 2009 European Under-18 Championships in France, leading the team with 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the tournament.[1]

Florida Gators associate head coach Larry Shyatt recruited him. Tishman had to be cleared by the NCAA because of his international status, and it was not until October 2009 that he could play for the team.[2] Tishman returned home after the 2009–2010 season to play professionally after playing limited minutes, the last game being against the LSU Tigers.[3]

Professional career[]

Tishman did not play during the 2010–2011 season. He went undrafted during the 2011 NBA Draft.[4]

In July 2011 Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed him to a contract.[5]

On July 27, 2015 he signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat after playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil from 2011 to 2014[6]

On August 15, 2016 he signed with Maccabi Ashdod B.C.[7]

On September 14, 2017, he returned to Maccabi Kiryat Gat for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[8] Tishman helped Kiryat Gat to reach the 2018 Liga Leumit Finals where they eventually lost Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

On July 9, 2018, he signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[9]

On July 20, 2021, he signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League (IBSL).

References[]

  1. ^ "Florida Gators". gatorzone.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "UF point guard Nimrod Tishman finally cleared | jacksonville.com". jacksonville.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "PG Nimrod Tishman leaving Florida Gators - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rod Tishman Player Profile, Florida, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Eurobasket Daily News Report". eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Eurobasket Blogs". probasketballoverseas.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Walla Sports". Walla.co.il. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "חיזוק לקו האחורי: נמרוד טישמן מצטרף לקרית גת". leumitbasket (in Hebrew). Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "נמרוד טישמן חתם במכבי ראשל"צ". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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