Ironi Nahariya

Ironi Nahariya (Hebrew: עירוני נהריה‎) is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Ironi Nahariya
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Founded1970 (1970)
HistoryHapoel Nahariya
(1970–2006)
Iscar Nahariya
(2007–2008)
Ironi Nahariya
(2008–present)
ArenaEin Sara Sport Hall
Capacity2,500[1]
Team colorsWhite, Purple, White
         
CEODudu Lamberg
PresidentNissim Alfasi
General managerRoy Schilling
Head coachDanny Franco
Team captainTony Gaffney
Websiteironinahariya.com

Uniform

Uniform

History

Nahariya, which was founded as Hapoel Nahariya has played in the Israeli Premier League for the first time in the 1991/92 season. The club played there for two seasons until they relegated to the second league and two years later relegated again to the third league. In the 1999/00 season, Nahariya has promoted back to the second season and in the 2001/02 season they came back to the Premier League, after eight years of absence.

In 2009/10 the team relegated to the second league again, after losing a playoff series against Hapoel Holon . In the 18-19 season the team was promoted back to the Premier League.

Players

Current roster
Ironi Nahariya roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 3 Simpson, Diamon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1987-09-08)8 September 1987
PG 7 Waters, Dominic 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1986-09-28)28 September 1986
PG 8 Misgav, Niv 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
G 11 Shulman, Eyal 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987
F/C 13 Gaffney, Tony (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1984-11-14)14 November 1984
G 15 Lugashi, Shalev 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001
G/F 20 Akrish, Noam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001
G 21 Warech, Travis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1991-07-05)5 July 1991
G 22 McNeal, Jerel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1987-01-06)6 January 1987
G 23 Cohen, Tomer 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (1997-11-10)10 November 1997
PG 24 Yakov, Eldar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2001-10-07)7 October 2001
G/F 77 Koulechov, Egor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1994-11-05)5 November 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Offer Rahimi
  • Maoz Malka
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: June 17, 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C
PF
SF Noam Akrish
SG Eyal Shulman Tomer Cohen
PG Niv Misgav Eldar Yakov
  • 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.

Season by season
Season Tier Division Pos. Postseason State Cup Other cups European competitions
2001–02 2National League 2ndRunners-up – – –
2002–03 1 Premier League 2ndRunners-up – – –
2003–04 3rdSemifinals – – 3FIBA Europe League
QF
2004–05 6thQuarterfinals – – 3FIBA Europe League
QF
2005–06 4thSemifinals – – 3FIBA Europe League
RS
2006–07 5thQuarterfinals – League Cup
QF
 3FIBA Europe League
RS
2007–08 4thSemifinals Quarterfinals League Cup
4th
 –
2008–09 7thQuarterfinals Semifinals League Cup
RU
 –
2009–10 9th– Quarterfinals League Cup
QF
 –
2010–11 2 National League 14th– First Round – –
2011–12 10th– – – –
2012–13 2ndSemifinals – – –
2013–14 1stChampions – – –
2014–15 1 Premier League 10th– Round of 16 – –
2015–16 4thQuarterfinals Round of 16 – –
2016–17 6thQuarterfinals Round of 16 League Cup
SF
 3Champions League
RS
4FIBA Europe Cup
QF
2017–18 9th– Round of 16 League Cup
RU
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2018–19 11th– First Round League Cup
QR
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2019–20 11th– Runner up League Cup
SF
 –

References
  1. Israeli League Team Profile
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