# Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.

Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and 2022–23 European North Basketball League.
In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.

## History

Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005. In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D. The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the Bakken Bears from Denmark.
In the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup, Ironi played its third season in the competition and qualified for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 82-74 in the final, which was hosted in Tel Aviv.

## Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
* Ironi "Dizengoff Trading" Nes Ziona (2013–2017)
* Ironi "Hai Motors" Nes Ziona (2017–present)

## Players
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Jerome Meyinsse | Itay Segev |
| PF | Ricky Lindo | Tomer Levinson |
| SF | Tzuf Ben Moshe | Ryan Turell |
| SG | Bryce Brown | Jake Van Tubbergen |
| PG | Darnell Edge | Yair Kravits |
* 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.

### Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.
* Joe Dawson 3 seasons: '05–'08
* Tal Dunne 10 seasons: '08–'09, '11–present
* Tal Karpelesz 3 seasons: '11–'13, '15–'16
* Cory Carr 1 season: '13–'14
* Tyler Honeycutt 1 season: '13–'14
* Preston Knowles 2 seasons: '13–'15
* Meir Tapiro 2 seasons: '13–'15
* Diamon Simpson 2 seasons: '13–'14, '15–'16
* Mitchell Watt 3 seasons: '13–'15, '16
* Craig Smith 1 season: '14–'15
* Lamayn Wilson 1 season: '14–'15
* Yuval Naimy 1 season: '15–'16
* Ivan Aska 1 season: '15–'16
* Fuquan Edwin 1 season: '15–'16
* Terrico White 1 season: '15–'16
* Sundiata Gaines 1 season: '15–'16
* Lee Roberts 1 season: '16–'17
* Jermaine Beal 1 season: '16–'17
* Golan Gutt 6 seasons: '16–'20,'21-'23
* Khalif Wyatt 1 season: '17–'18
* Gary Browne 2 seasons: '17–'19
* Talib Zanna 2 seasons: '17–'19
* Elishay Kadir 2 seasons: '17–'19
* Daequan Cook 3 seasons: '17–'20
* Chris Dowe 1 season: '18–'19
* Gerald Lee 1 season: '18–'19
* Lindell Wigginton 1 season: ‘20—‘21
* Jerome Meyinsse 3 seasons: '20–'21,'22-'24

## Honors

FIBA Europe Cup
* Champions (1): 2020–21

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | State Cup | League Cup | European competitions | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2010–11 | 3 | Liga Artzit | 1st | | | | | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | National League | 4th | First round | | | | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | National League | 1st | | | | | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Premier League | 6th | Eightfinalist | | | | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Premier League | 8th | Eightfinalist | Semifinalist | | | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Premier League | 12th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | | | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | National League | 1st | Quarterfinalist | | | | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Premier League | 8th | Round of 16 | | | | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Premier League | 5th | First round | | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R16 | 11–7 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Premier League | QF | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | 2R | 7–5 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | QF | Quarterfinalist | First round | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | C | 6–1 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Premier League | QF | Quarterfinalist | First round | Balkan League | RS | 0–4 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Premier League | 10th | Quarterfinalist | First round | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | Q | 1–1 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Premier League | QF | Semifinalist | First round | 4 European North League | Q | 5–4 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Premier League | QF | Quarterfinalist | — | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | Withdrew |