| Ironi Ness Ziona | ||||
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| Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League | |||
| Founded | 2005; 20 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 | |||
| General manager | Meir Tapiro | |||
| Team manager | Itamar Rosenberg | |||
| Head coach | Amit Sherf | |||
| Team captain | Tzuf Ben Moshe | |||
| Championships | 1FIBA Europe Cup | |||
Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.[1] (or spelled asIroni Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professionalbasketball club based inNess 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 theIsraeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and2022–23 European North Basketball League.[2]
In2021, Nes Ziona won theFIBA 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 the2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating theSödertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played inGroup D.[2] The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to theBakken Bears from Denmark.
In the2020–21 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 defeatingStal Ostrów Wielkopolski 82-74 in the final, which was hosted inTel Aviv.[5]
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 | Itay Segev | |||
| PF | Ricky Lindo | Tomer Levinson | |||
| SF | Tzuf Ben Moshe | Ryan Turell | |||
| SG | Bryce Brown | Jake Van Tubbergen | |||
| PG | Darnell Edge | Yair Kravits |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Joe Dawson3 seasons: '05–'08Tal Dunne10 seasons: '08–'09, '11–presentTal Karpelesz3 seasons: '11–'13, '15–'16Cory Carr1 season: '13–'14Tyler Honeycutt1 season: '13–'14Preston Knowles2 seasons: '13–'15Meir Tapiro2 seasons: '13–'15Diamon Simpson2 seasons: '13–'14, '15–'16Mitchell Watt3 seasons: '13–'15, '16Craig Smith1 season: '14–'15Lamayn Wilson1 season: '14–'15Yuval Naimy1 season: '15–'16
Ivan Aska1 season: '15–'16Fuquan Edwin1 season: '15–'16Terrico White1 season: '15–'16Sundiata Gaines1 season: '15–'16Lee Roberts1 season: '16–'17Jermaine Beal1 season: '16–'17Golan Gutt6 seasons: '16–'20,'21-'23Khalif Wyatt1 season: '17–'18Gary Browne2 seasons: '17–'19
Talib Zanna2 seasons: '17–'19Elishay Kadir2 seasons: '17–'19Daequan Cook3 seasons: '17–'20Chris Dowe1 season: '18–'19
Gerald Lee1 season: '18–'19
Lindell Wigginton1 season: ‘20—‘21Jerome Meyinsse3 seasons: '20–'21,'22-'24| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 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 | 4FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 11–7 | |||
| 2019–20 | QF | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 4FIBA Europe Cup | 2R | 7–5 | ||
| 2020–21 | QF | Quarterfinalist | First round | 4FIBA Europe Cup | C | 6–1 | ||
| Balkan League | RS | 0–4 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 10th | Quarterfinalist | First round | 4FIBA Europe Cup | Q | 1–1 | ||
| 2022–23 | QF | Semifinalist | First round | European North League | Q | 5–4 | ||
| 2023–24 | QF | Quarterfinalist | — | 4FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Withdrew | ||
