Israeli basketball player
Nimrod Levi (Hebrew : נמרוד לוי ) (born March 24, 1995) is an Israeli-Swedish[ 1] professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League . Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2018.
Early life
Levi was born in Ramat Gan , Israel . He grew up in Modiin and started playing basketball when he was 9 years old. Levi played for Otzma Modiin and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams. He joined Wingate Institute Youth Academy in his late teens.[ 2]
Professional career
Early years (2013–2017)
In 2013, Levi started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit . Later that season, he joined Maccabi Be'er Yaakov.[ 2] In 2014, Levi joined Ironi Ramat Gan as part of Maccabi Tel Aviv 's youth project, alongside Dragan Bender and Ben Altit .[ 3]
On August 5, 2015, Levi signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2015–16 season.[ 4] In 26 games played for Galil Elyon, Levi averaged 13.9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game.
On August 13, 2016, Levi signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion .[ 5]
However, In March 2017, Levi parted ways with Rishon LeZion to join Maccabi Tel Aviv for the remainder of the season.[ 6]
Maccabi Ashdod (2017–2018)
On August 6, 2017, Levi signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season.[ 7] On January 4, 2018, Levi recorded a season-high 20 points, along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a 95–87 win over Bnei Herzliya .[ 8] [ 9] On February 1, 2018, Levi was named Israeli Player of the Month for games played in January.[ 10]
Levi led Ashdod to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs , where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv . In 37 games played for Ashdod, he averaged 10.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On June 8, 2018, Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player .[ 11]
Return to Maccabi (2018–2019)
On July 16, 2018, Levi returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a second stint, signing a two-year deal.[ 12] However, on January 15, 2019, Levi parted ways with Maccabi.[ 13]
Return to Ashdod (2019)
On March 1, 2019, Levi returned to Maccabi Ashdod for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.[ 14] On May 20, 2019, Levi recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 15-of-22 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists in a 100–89 win over Hapoel Holon .[ 15] He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 33 MVP .[ 16]
Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)
On July 17, 2019, Levi signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem .[ 17]
Ironi Nes Ziona (2020–2021)
On August 12, 2020, Levi signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League .[ 18]
Hapoel Galil Elyon (2021–2023)
On August 5, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League .[ 19]
Samsunspor (2023–2024)
On July 26, 2023, he signed with Reeder Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[ 20]
Return to Hapoel Jerusalem (2024–present)
On February 17, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League .[ 21]
National team career
Levi is a member of the Israeli national basketball team . On February 23, 2018, He made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain .[ 22]
Levi was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
References
^ "Nimrod Levi Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats - Eurobasket" . Eurobasket LLC .
^ a b "נמרוד לוי רעב להצליח, ובמכבי אשדוד הוא מתחיל לאכול" . haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew). January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "פרויקט הצעירים של מכבי אלקטרה ת"א יוצא לדרך" . maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "נמרוד לוי חתם בגליל" . galilole.org.il . August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2015 .
^ "Maccabi Rishon signs Nimrod Levi to a three-year deal" . Sportando.com . August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016 .
^ "נמרוד לוי מצטרף למכבי FOX תל אביב" . Maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ "המבול נמשך: נמרוד לוי מגיע לנמל" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .
^ "Winner League, Game 11: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Herzliya" . basket.co.il . January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "צפו: נמרוד לוי שוב ניפץ את שיא הקריירה" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: נמרוד לוי" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "מצטייני עונת 2017/18 בליגת ווינר סל" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018 .
^ "חוזר להיכל: נמרוד לוי חתם באלופה" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018 .
^ Cauchi, Orazio (January 15, 2019). "Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nimrod Levi parted ways" . Sportando.basketball . Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
^ "חוזר ל"דולפינים": נמרוד לוי חתם באשדוד" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
^ "Winner League, Game 33: Ashdod Vs UNET Holon" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
^ "מצטיין המחזור ה-33: נמרוד לוי" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019 .
^ "נמרוד לוי חתם בירושלים לשתי עונות" . basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .
^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 12, 2020). "Nimrod Levi inks with Ironi Ness-Ziona" . Sportando . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
^ "Important signing for Hapoel Galil Elion" . balkanleague.net . August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021 .
^ @SSBasketbol (July 26, 2023). "Welcome Nimrod Levi!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Levi is back at H.Jerusalem" . Eurobasket. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024 .
^ "Israel v Great Britain boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers" . fiba.basketball . February 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
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Assistant coaches: Giannakopoulos
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