Meir Tapiro (; born March 28, 1975) is a former Israeli professional
basketball
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player, and current CEO of
Ironi Nes Ziona
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 Bask ...
. Tapiro played at the
point guard
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A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...
position. He was the 2002
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
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. He was a five-time
Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2014.
He is of a Moroccan Jewish descent.
Early years
Tapiro started playing basketball with the youth department of
Elitzur Kiryat Ata
Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli professional basketball sports club, club based in Kiryat Ata, a city in the Haifa District of Israel, which currently competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The team was founded in 1980, and was promoted ...
.
Professional career
Tapiro started his professional career at
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin. During his pro club career, Tapiro also played with
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...
,
Hapoel Eilat,
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...
,
Bnei HaSharon
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.
History
The club w ...
,
Nancy,
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
The professional teams associated with it include:
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton)
There was also a footb ...
, and
Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.
History
The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...
.
He was the 2002
Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
The Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, or Israeli Basketball Super League MVP, is an annual basketball award that is presented to the most valuable player in a given season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, which is the top-tier level ...
. He was a five-time
Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1998, 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Triple doubles
Tapiro was the first Israeli player to achieve a
Triple-double
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in the Israeli Super League. It happened during a game on February 1, 1999, when he finished the game with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, while playing with
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...
. Tapiro was also the first Israeli player to achieve a
triple-double
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in a European-wide game, as he led
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...
to a 118–95 win over
BC Odesa
BC Odesa () is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Odesa. The club competed in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBSL).
Established in 1992, Odesa played in the SuperLeague for most of its existence until it disappeared in 201 ...
, in a
EuroCup Challenge
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game in 2003. In total, Tapiro had 6 triple doubles throughout his career.
Israeli national team
Tapiro also played with the senior
Israeli National Team in every
EuroBasket
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, from 1999 to 2007. He played at the
EuroBasket 1999
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, the
EuroBasket 2001
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, the
EuroBasket 2003
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, the
EuroBasket 2005
The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly known as FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as the European qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, awardin ...
, and the
EuroBasket 2007
The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – ...
.
His best performance in a
EuroBasket
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event was at
EuroBasket 2001
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, where he averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
On May 27, 2009, at the age of 34, Tapiro announced his immediate retirement from the Israeli national team, even though he was due to participate in the upcoming
EuroBasket 2009
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. He cited his reasons for retirement from the national team as, his need to get rest, and to prepare himself physically and mentally for the next upcoming season.
Honours
*
Israeli State Cup
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The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards p ...
**Winner: 2006–07
Regular season Statistics
The blocks have counted since 2001-02 season
The minutes have counted since 1997-98 season
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Eilat
Eilat ( , ; ; ) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port of Eilat, port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The c ...
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Eilat ( , ; ; ) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of , a busy port of Eilat, port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The c ...
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Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
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Bnei HaSharon
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.
History
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Bnei HaSharon
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.
History
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Bnei HaSharon
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.
History
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Ashdod
Ashdod (, ; , , or ; Philistine language, Philistine: , romanized: *''ʾašdūd'') is the List of Israeli cities, sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District (Israel), Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean ...
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Nes Ziona
Ness Ziona (, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a city in Central District, Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams ().
Identification
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Nes Ziona
Ness Ziona (, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a city in Central District, Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams ().
Identification
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Kiryat Gat
Kiryat Gat () also spelled Qiryat Gat, is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies south of Tel Aviv, north of Beersheba, and west southwest of Jerusalem. In it had a population of . The city hosts one of the most advanced semicondu ...
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References
External links
Meir Tapiro at the Eurobasket 2007 siteMeir Tapiro at the Eurocup site
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1975 births
Living people
Bnei HaSharon players
Hapoel Eilat basketball players
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. players
Israeli men's basketball players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin basketball players
Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
People from Kiryat Ata
Sportspeople from Haifa District
Point guards
SLUC Nancy Basket players