Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)

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מכבי ראשון לציון
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
מכבי ראשון לציוןMaccabi Rishon LeZion logo
Leagues Ligat HaAl,
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 1976
Arena Beit Maccabi
Arena Capacity 2,200
Location Rishon LeZion, Israel
Team colors Orange and White
         
President Itzhak Perry
Head coach Arik Shivek
Championships None
Website www.maccabirishon.co.il
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: מכבי ראשון לציון‎) is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.

History

The club was founded in 1976 by Isack Perry and reached the top division, where they have remained since, in 1988. Although they have never won a title, the club has finishished in the top four on four occasions. In 1991 they lost the play-off final series to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The following year they lost at the semi-final to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In 2006 the team lost a one-game semi-final to Hapoel Jerusalem and in 2011 a one-game semi-final against Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

In 1992 the club reached the final of the State Cup, but lost to Hapoel Galil Elyon. In 2012 they reached the Cup final again, and lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.


Fans

The team has a fan base called Gush D. the name is a reference to the old stadium of the team.the "Gush" has been founded in 2001 and has a lot of impact on the club,this fan base supports the team in games in home and away games.

Arena

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MRL against Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Beit Maccabi (March 23, 2009)

The venue of the team is the Beit Maccabi hall with a capacity of 2,200 seats in its basketball configuration.

Players

Current roster

Maccabi Rishon LeZion roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 6 Israel Hanochi, Nitzan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1986-06-10)10 June 1986
SG 7 Israel Gutt, Golan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1994-07-11)11 July 1994
G/F 8 Israel Dawson, Shawn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1993-12-12)12 December 1993
SF 9 United States Israel Younger, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1980-04-01)1 April 1980
PG 10 United States Lyons, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1989-07-04)4 July 1989
SG 11 Israel Ben Chimol, Avi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1985-05-22)22 May 1985
F/C 12 Israel Zalmanson, Idan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1995-04-18)18 April 1995
SF 14 United States Palmer, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1987-06-21)21 June 1987
F 33 United States Wright, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1988-09-30)30 September 1988
C 86 United States Monroe, Darryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.(1986-01-30)30 January 1986
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: September 17, 2015