Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
Basketball team in Rishon LeZion, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the handball team, see Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball).
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: מכבי ראשון לציון) is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli basketball. The greatest achievement of the club has been winning the 2016 Israeli Basketball Premier League championship.
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Leagues | Liga Leumit | ||
Founded | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) | ||
Arena | Beit Maccabi | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Location | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||
Team colors | Orange and White | ||
CEO | Gilad Ziv | ||
President | Itzhak Perry | ||
Team manager | Ziv Cohen | ||
Head coach | Nadav Zilberstein | ||
Team captain | Noam Dovrat | ||
Championships | 1 Israeli Championship 1 Israeli League Cup | ||
Website | maccabirishon.co.il | ||
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The club is one of the most popular basketball clubs in Israel, and has played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League since 1989. Some notable players have included Miki Berkovich, Doron Jamchi, Guy Goodes, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Moran Roth, and Hen Lippin.