Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional

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team based in the port city of

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, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.

History

The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the help of former Maccabi Cairo players who migrated to Israel and played for the club in the first years in the Outdoor court. The team played in the Second league since 1998/99. and in the Ligat Ha'al in

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since 2010/11. In the 2010/11 Season, the team finished in sixth place, and in the playoff up to quarter-final. In the State Cup, Lost to

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at the Semi-final. In the 2011/12 Season, the team reached the finals of the championship of Israel, and Lost to

at the final game 63-83. On October 6, 2012, the team reached the finals of the League Cup, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 65-75.

Honours

* Israeli Championship: **Runners-up (1): 2011-12 * Israeli League Cup: **Runners-up (1): 2012-13 * Israeli State Cup: **Runners-up (1): 2015-16

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

* Moran Roth 1 season: '01–'02 * Moti Daniel 1 season: '01–'02 * Joe Dawson 1 season: '03–'04 * Jeron Roberts 1 season: '04–'05 *

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2 seasons: '10–'12 * Josh Duncan 2 seasons: '10–'12 * Josh Carter 3 seasons: '10–'12, '18–'19 *

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1 season: '11–'12 * Kenny Gabriel 1 season: '12–'13 * Diamon Simpson 1 season: '12–'13 *

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1 season: '12–'13 * Kenny Hayes 1 season: '13–'14 *

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1 season: '14–'15 * Curtis Kelly 1 season: '14–'15 * Avi Ben-Chimol 1 season: '14–'15 *

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1 season: '15–'16 * Jake Cohen 1 season: '16–'17 * Chase Simon 1 season: '16–'17 * Adam Ariel 2 seasons: '16–'18 * Gerald Lee 1 season: '17–'18 * Cameron Long 1 season: '17–'18 *

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1 season: '17–'18 * Nimrod Levi 2 seasons: '17–'18, '19 * Lis Shoshi 1 season: '18–'19 * Paul Stoll 2 seasons: '18–20' *

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2 seasons: '18–'19, '20–present

References

Former Israeli Basketball Premier League teams

Basketball teams established in 1961

Sport in Ashdod 1961 establishments in Israel {{Israel-basketball-team-stub