| Ironi Ness Ziona | ||||
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| Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League | |||
| Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (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 | |||
| Team manager | Efi Shemesh | |||
| Head coach | Meir Tapiro | |||
| Team captain | Jerome Meyinsse | |||
| Championships | 1 FIBA Europe Cup | |||
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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]
In2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.
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]
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit |
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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 |
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| 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 | 4 European North League | Q | 5–4 | ||
| 2023–24 | QF | Quarterfinalist | — | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Withdrew | ||
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench | |||
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| 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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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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 4 seasons: '16–present 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|
Ironi Nes Ziona current roster
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