Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.
Basketball team in Israel
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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]
(2005–present)
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| Leagues | Israeli Basketball 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, Navy | |||
| Main sponsor | Hai Motors | |||
| President | Yaniv Mizrahi | |||
| General manager | Meir Tapiro | |||
| Team manager | Itamar Rosenberg | |||
| Head coach | Amit Sherf | |||
| Team captain | Tzuf Ben Moshe | |||
| Championships | 1 FIBA Europe Cup | |||
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In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.
History
Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005.[citation needed] 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.
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.[4]
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 |
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| C | Udoka Azubuike | T. J. Cline | Atir Talmor |
| PF | Shawn Dawson | Jackson Rowe | Lotan Amsalem |
| SF | Isaiah Whitehead | Desi Rodriguez | Or Tapiro |
| SG | Bryce Brown | Spencer Weisz | Ofek Shemer |
| PG | Yuri Collins | Itay Moskovits | Sagi Kamhji |
- 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
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Joe Dawson 3 seasons: '05–'08- Tal Dunne 10 seasons: '08–'09, '11–present
- Tal Karpelesz 3 seasons: '11–'13, '15–'16
- Cory Carr 1 season: '13–'14
- Tyler Honeycutt 1 season: '13–'14
- Preston Knowles 2 seasons: '13–'15
- Meir Tapiro 2 seasons: '13–'15
- Diamon Simpson 2 seasons: '13–'14, '15–'16
- Mitchell Watt 3 seasons: '13–'15, '16
- Craig Smith 1 season: '14–'15
- Lamayn Wilson 1 season: '14–'15
- Yuval Naimy 1 season: '15–'16
Ivan Aska 1 season: '15–'16- Fuquan Edwin 1 season: '15–'16
- Terrico White 1 season: '15–'16
- Sundiata Gaines 1 season: '15–'16
- Lee Roberts 1 season: '16–'17
- Jermaine Beal 1 season: '16–'17
- Golan Gutt 6 seasons: '16–'20,'21-'23
- Khalif Wyatt 1 season: '17–'18
- Gary Browne 2 seasons: '17–'19
Talib Zanna 2 seasons: '17–'19- Elishay Kadir 2 seasons: '17–'19
- Daequan Cook 3 seasons: '17–'20
- Chris Dowe 1 season: '18–'19
Gerald Lee 1 season: '18–'19
Lindell Wigginton 1 season: ‘20—‘21- Jerome Meyinsse 3 seasons: '20–'21,'22-'24
Honors
- Champions (1): 2020–21
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit | 1st |
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| 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 | European North League | Q | 5–4 | ||
| 2023–24 | QF | Quarterfinalist | — | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Withdrew | ||
| 2024–25 | QF | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | |||||