Nimrod Tishman

Nimrod Tishman (born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Florida before playing professionally in Israel.

Nimrod Tishman
No. 30 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsrael
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 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–presentMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

College career

Tishman successfully representing 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]

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. 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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