Maccabi Ashdod B.C.

Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod logo
LeaguesLiga Leumit
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961)
HistoryMaccabi Ashdod
(1961–present)
ArenaHaKiriya Arena
Capacity2,200
LocationAshdod, Israel
Team colorsYellow and Blue
     
CEOShlomi Ben Mayor
PresidentArmaund Asulin
Team managerAaron Freed
Head coachOfer Rahimi
Team captain[[]]
Home Game in the HaKiriya Arena (2010)

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. (Hebrew: מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.

History

The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the help of former Maccabi Cairo players who migrated to Israel and played for the club in the first years in the Outdoor court.

The team played in the Second league since 1998/99. and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010/11.

In the 2010/11 Season, the team finished in sixth place, and in the playoff up to quarter-final. In the State Cup, Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Semi-final.

In the 2011/12 Season, the team reached the finals of the championship of Israel, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the final game 63-83.

On October 6, 2012, the team reached the finals of the League Cup, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 65-75.

Honours

Players

Current roster

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

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 3 United States McShepard, Billy 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 21 – (2002-08-31)31 August 2002
PG 4 France Rozenfeld, Arthur 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-02-08)8 February 1995
SF 5 Israel Ringvald, Dvir 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999
PG 6 Israel Alon, Amit 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (2000-02-09)9 February 2000
PF 7 Israel Pitshon, Raviv 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-10-27)27 October 1989
PF 8 Israel David, Sagiv 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1992-11-15)15 November 1992
SG 9 Jamaica United States Scott, Durand 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1990-04-22)22 April 1990
SG 10 Israel Laish, Noam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-08-22)22 August 1993
SG 11 Israel Ben-Zaken, Amit 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2001-12-19)19 December 2001
SG 12 United States Israel Cohen, Jordan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997
SF 13 Israel Drapich, Dolev 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992
C 14 Israel Levy, Yogev 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
SF 15 Israel Zano, Ariel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-10-23)23 October 1999
SG 22 Israel Yankovich, Nadav 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 36 – (1987-08-10)10 August 1987
Head coach
  • United States Ofer Rahimi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
Updated: February 16, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Billy McShepard Raviv Pitshon Yogev Levi
PF Sagiv David Dvir Ringvald Nadav Yankovich
SF Dolev Darpich Ariel Zano Amit Ben-Zaken
SG Durand Scott Amit Alon Jordan Cohen
PG Arthur Rozenfeld Noam Laish
  • 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.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

See also

References


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