Nimrod Tishman

Nimrod Tishman
No. 30 – Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Position Guard
League Israeli Super League
Personal information
Born (1991-05-12) May 12, 1991
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nationality Israel
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
College Florida (2009–2010)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2014 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2015–present Maccabi Kiryat Gat

Nimrod Tishman (born May 12, 1991) is an Israeli professional basketball player who plays for the Israeli team Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. He played college basketball for the University of Florida for the 2009–2010 season.

College career

Tishman successfully representing Israel at the 2009 European Under-18 Championships in France, leading the team with 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the tournament.[1] Florida Gators associate head coach Larry Shyatt recruited him. Tishman had to be cleared by the NCAA because of his international status, and it was not until October 2009 that he could play for the team.[2] Tishman returned home after the 2009–2010 season to play professionally after playing limited minutes, the last game being against the LSU Tigers.[3]

Professional career

Tishman did not play during the 2010–2011 season. He went undrafted during the 2011 NBA Draft.[4] In July 2011 Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed him to a contract.[5]

On July 27, 2015 he was signed by Maccabi Kiryat Gat after playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil from 2011 to 2014[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Florida Gators". gatorzone.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. ↑ "UF point guard Nimrod Tishman finally cleared | jacksonville.com". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. ↑ "PG Nimrod Tishman leaving Florida Gators - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". articles.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Rod Tishman Player Profile, Florida, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Eurobasket Daily News Report:". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Eurobasket Blogs". probasketballoverseas.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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