Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)

For the handball team, see Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball).

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
Home 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 Hanochi, Nitzan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) – (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 SG 7 Gutt, Golan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – (1994-07-11)11 July 1994 G/F 8 Dawson, Shawn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 SF 9 Younger, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1980-04-01)1 April 1980 PG 10 Lyons, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 SG 11 Ben Chimol, Avi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 F/C 12 Zalmanson, Idan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 SF 14 Palmer, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 F 33 Wright, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) – (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 C 86 Monroe, Darryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) – (1986-01-30)30 January 1986	Head coach Sharon Drucker Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: September 17, 2015