Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.

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]

"Ironi Nes Ziona" redirects here. For the football division, see Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C.

Ironi Ness Ziona
LeaguesIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Founded2005 (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 coachMeir Tapiro
Team captainJerome Meyinsse
Championships1 FIBA Europe Cup

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

History

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.

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 in the final which was hosted in Tel Aviv.[5]

Honors

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 CupR1611–7
2019–20 QF Semifinalist Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup2R7–5
2020–21 QF Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe CupC6–1
   Balkan LeagueRS0–4
2021–22 10th Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe CupQ1–1
2022–23 QF Semifinalist First round 4 European North LeagueQ5–4
2023–24 QF Quarterfinalist — 4 FIBA Europe CupRSWithdrew

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 1 Alkins, Rawle 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-10-29)29 October 1997
PG 2 Yankovitz, Nadav 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2002-08-31)31 August 2002
G 3 Hannahs, Dusty 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1993-09-02)2 September 1993
C 4 Levinson, Tomer 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2000-05-20)20 May 2000
SG 8 Ben Moshe, Tzuf 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
C 9 Segev, Itay 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-06-15)15 June 1995
SG 11 Whitehead, Isaiah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-08)8 March 1995
F 32 Akerman, Lahav 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-09-27)27 September 2003
G 33 Kravitz, Yair 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-03-03)3 March 1999
C 55 Meyinsse, Jerome 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 35 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988
G/F 89 Boykins, Jacobi 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-02-11)11 February 1995
F 94 King, George 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-01-15)15 January 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Eran Gamzu
  • Mor Mahum
  • Yuval Kojocaro
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 6, 2024

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Jerome Meyinsse Tomer Levinson
PF Itay Segev Lahav Akerman
SF George King Jacobi Boykins
SG Tzuf Ben Moshe Isaiah Whitehead
PG Yair Kravitz Nadav Yankovich
  • 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.

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 June 24, 2021.
  2. "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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