Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C.

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Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C.
Elitzur Kiryat Ata Azrieli logo.png
Leagues Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded1980;45 years ago (1980)
ArenaRamaz Hall (capacity 1,200)
Location Kiryat Ata, Israel
Team colorsBlue and White
  
Head coach Naftali Bentov
Team captainIdo Davidi
Championships1 Liga Leumit (2022)

Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli professional basketball club based in Kiryat Ata, a city in the Haifa District of Israel, which currently competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The team was founded in 1980, and was promoted to the top division in 2022.

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Their home arena is Ramaz Hall, with a capacity of 1,200 seats.

History

The team was founded in 1980. The club played in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball, having been promoted from Liga Leumit at the end of the 2007–08 season.

The team has had various names. It was named Elitzur Kiryat Ata/Motzkin (-2000), Ironi Kiryat Ata (2000-02), Elitzur Kiryat Ata (2002-03), Ironi Kiryat Ata (-2017), and has been named Elitzur Kiryat Ata since 2017. [1]

The team was Israeli National League Champion in 2004 and 2022, and Israeli National League Regular Season Champion in 2015. [1] It was Israeli Artzit League Champion in 2011. [1]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C. roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F/C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Reddic, Juvonte 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)32 – (1992-05-23)23 May 1992
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett, Diante 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)36 – (1988-11-03)3 November 1988
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Stevens, Amin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)34 – (1990-10-26)26 October 1990
F 4 Flag of Israel.svg Mashour, Karam 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)33 – (1991-08-09)9 August 1991
G 5 Flag of Israel.svg Brisker, Michael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)26 – (1998-02-21)21 February 1998
G 15 Flag of Israel.svg Lugashi, Shalev 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)23 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001
G/F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Israel.svg Kaplan, JJ 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997
F/C 26 Flag of Israel.svg Amiram, Yariv 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)31 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994
G 28 Flag of Israel.svg Davidi, Ido  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)28 – (1996-08-02)2 August 1996
G/F 40 Flag of the United States.svg Lewis, Chavaughn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)31 – (1993-02-01)1 February 1993
Head coach
  • Flag of Israel.svg Sharon Avrahami
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Israel.svg Eldad Bentov
  • Flag of Israel.svg Yarin Megera
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: November 9, 2022


Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench
C silvio de sousa Yariv Amiram
PF Chris Smith Yuval levin
SF Karam Mashour JJ Kaplan
SG Raz Adam Chavaughn Lewis
PG liam o'reilly Yuval Sznajderman
  • The Israeli league rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be maximum 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

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References

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