Meir Tapiro

Meir Tapiro (Hebrew: מאיר טפירו‎), born March 28, 1975) is a former Israeli professional basketball player and current CEO of Ironi Nes Ziona. Tapiro played at the point guard position.

Meir Tapiro
Ironi Nes Ziona
PositionCEO
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1975-03-28) March 28, 1975
Kiryat Ata, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
Playing career1994–2016
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1994Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
1994–1996Hapoel Tel Aviv
1996–1998Hapoel Eilat
1998–2000Maccabi Haifa
2000–2003Hapoel Jerusalem
2003–2004Bnei Hasharon
2004–2005SLUC Nancy
2005–2007Hapoel Jerusalem
2007–2009Bnei Hasharon
2009–2010Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2010–2012Maccabi Ashdod
2012–2013Hapoel Jerusalem
2013–2015Ironi Nes Ziona
2015–2016Maccabi Kiryat Gat
As coach:
2016–2017Maccabi Ashdod
2017Hapoel Eilat
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Tapiro started playing basketball with the youth department of Elitzur Kiryat Ata.

Professional career

Tapiro started his professional career at Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin. During his pro club career, Tapiro also played with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Eilat, Hapoel Jerusalem, Bnei HaSharon, Nancy, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, and Maccabi Ashdod.

Triple doubles

Tapiro was the first Israeli player to achieve a Triple-double in the Israeli Super League. It happened during a game on February 1, 1999, when he finished the game with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, while playing with Maccabi Haifa. Tapiro was also the first Israeli player to achieve a triple-double in a European-wide game, as he led Hapoel Jerusalem to a 118–95 win over BC Odessa, in a EuroCup Challenge game in 2003. In total, Tapiro had 6 triple doubles throughout his career.

Israeli national team

Tapiro also played with the senior Israeli National Team in every EuroBasket, from 1999 to 2007. He played at the EuroBasket 1999, the EuroBasket 2001, the EuroBasket 2003, the EuroBasket 2005, and the EuroBasket 2007. His best performance in a EuroBasket event was at EuroBasket 2001, where he averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

On May 27, 2009, at the age of 34, Tapiro announced his immediate retirement from the Israeli national team, even though he was due to participate in the upcoming EuroBasket 2009. He cited his reasons for retirement from the national team as, his need to get rest, and to prepare himself physically and mentally for the next upcoming season.

Honours

Regular season Statistics

The blocks have counted since 2001-02 season The minutes have counted since 1997-98 season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994–95 H.T.A 16??.56.33.641.71.9.006.3
1995–96 H.T.A 20??.52.38.812.22.80014.0
1996–97 Eilat 20??.51.36.852.21.6009.3
1997–98 Eilat 21??.50.28.752.6.70011.8
1998–99 Haifa 22?34.7.48.34.735.55.40014.3
1999–2000 Haifa 20?35.6.51.34.855.25.31.3015
2000–01 Jerusalem 28??.48.42.702.62.51.108.1
2001–02 Jerusalem 262427.7.48.34.763.22.81.7011.9
2002–03 Jerusalem 272334.8.56.42.864.74.41.7017.2
2003–04 Bnei HaSharon 212135.1.46.38.734.27.31.9013.5
2004–05 Nancy 331824.06.56.236.6793.515.510.159.3
2005–06 Jerusalem 30627.1.48.42.813.95.41.5010.6
2006–07 Jerusalem 272627.2.44.38.823.141.3010.9
2007–08 Bnei HaSharon 242234.49.36.825.35.51.4013.6
2008–09 Bnei HaSharon 222131.9.48.35.714.85.61.1012.4
2009–10 Rishon 22928.7.42.34.834.66.51.20.19.6
2010–11 Ashdod 272732.6.45.33.855.16.12.20.111.6
2011–12 Ashdod 242430.8.45.22.874.67.41.509
2012–13 Jerusalem 26420.2.45.27.852.63.5.806.2
2013–14 Nes Ziona 292933.1.43.32.914.36.61.509.7
2014–15 Nes Ziona 261925.50.37.753.55.21.3.28
2015–16 Kiryat Gat 32821.48.28.863.64.01.006.5


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