Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C.

Basketball team in Kiryat Ata, Israel

Ironi Kiryat Ata B.C.

Leagues| Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded| 1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Arena| Ramaz Hall (capacity 1,200)
Location| Kiryat Ata, Israel
Team colors| Blue and White

Head coach| Naftali Bentov
Team captain| Ido Davidi
Championships| 1 Liga Leumit (2022)

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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.

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

## History

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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

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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

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. |  | Age |

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SF | 1 |  | Smith, Chris | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  25 – (1999-12-24)24 December 1999  |
G/F | 2 |  | Cook, Keandre | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  28 – (1997-05-01)1 May 1997  |
G | 3 |  | O'Reilly, Liam | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  |  |  29 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996  |
F | 4 |  | Mashour, Karam | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  33 – (1991-08-09)9 August 1991  |
G/F | 5 |  | Levin, Yuval | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  21 – (2003-09-21)21 September 2003  |
PG | 12 |  | King, Tavon | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-12-13)13 December 1997  |
G | 18 |  | Adam, Raz | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  25 – (1999-10-20)20 October 1999  |
F/C | 22 |  | De Sousa, Silvio | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998  |
PG | 23 |  | Baitner, Gal | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  21 – (2003-10-21)21 October 2003  |
G/F | 25 |  | Kaplan, JJ | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  |  |  27 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997  |
F/C | 26 |  | Amiram, Yariv (C) | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  31 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994  |
PG | 50 |  | Sznaiderman, Yuval | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  22 – (2002-12-09)9 December 2002  |

Head coach

*   * Eldad Bentov

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Ilan Nanikashvilli
*   * Netanel Dahan

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: May 5, 2025

### Depth chart

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Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench  |  |  |

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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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Sir'Dominic Pointer

* Jimmy Hall (born 1994)
* Sir'Dominic Pointer
* Jerry Simon

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Elitzur Kiryat Ata basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.

## External links

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* Club website

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Ironi Kiryat Ata current roster

* 1 Smith
* 2 Cook
* 3 O'Reilly
* 4 Mashour
* 5 Levin
* 12 King
* 18 Adam
* 22 Silvio De Sousa
* 23 Baitner
* 25 Kaplan
* 26 Amiram
* 50 Sznaiderman

* Head coach: Bentov
* Assistant coaches: Nanikashvilli
* Dahan

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Israeli Basketball Premier League

Current teams|

* Bnei Herzliya
* Elitzur Netanya
* Hapoel Afula
* Hapoel Be'er Sheva
* Hapoel Galil Elyon
* Hapoel Haifa
* Hapoel Holon
* Hapoel Jerusalem
* Hapoel Tel Aviv
* Ironi Kiryat Ata
* Ironi Nes Ziona
* Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
* Maccabi Tel Aviv

Former teams|

* Elitzur Givat Shmuel
* Hapoel Gilboa Galil
* Hapoel Eilat
* Ironi Ashkelon
* Maccabi Ashdod
* Maccabi Kiryat Gat
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Seasons|

* 1954–55
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Final Fours and Finals|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Awards and Stats|

* MVP
* Finals MVP
* Quintet
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Sixth Man of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* Discovery of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Stats Leaders

Related competitions|

* State Cup
* League Cup
* Liga Leumit
* Liga Artzit
* 2011 BSL All-Star Game

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