Afik Nissim ( he, אפיק ניסים; born January 31, 1981) is an Israeli professional

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player for Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Early life

Nissim was born in

Rehovot Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to a Tunisian-Jewish family. He played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion youth team.

Professional career

In 1998, Nissim started his professional career in Maccabi Rishon LeZion. In 2003, Nissim signed a two-year deal with the French team

Strasbourg IG Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

. Nissim won the French League Championship with Strasbourg in 2005. On July 11, 2008, Nissim signed with the Italian team Prima Veroli under head coach

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and alongside his teammate

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. Nissim won the

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with Veroli for two consecutive years. On September 14, 2010, Nissim signed a one-year deal with the Czech team

ČEZ Nymburk Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly pl ...

under head coach

Ronen Ginzburg Ronen "Neno" Ginzburg ( he, רונן "ננו" גינזבורג; born 19 September 1963) is an Israeli-Czech basketball coach for Ukrainian Basketball club Prometey. He was head coach for the Czech national team from November 2013 until July 202 ...

. Nissim won the 2011 Czech League Championship and the 2011 Czech State Cup titles with Nymburk. On September 13, 2011, Nissim signed with the Russian team

Enisey The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...

for the 2011–12 season. On January 8, 2012, Nissim parted ways with Enisey to join

KK Krka Košarkarski klub Krka (English: Basketball Club Krka), commonly referred to as KK Krka or simply Krka, is a professional basketball team based in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. The team competes in the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League and the ABA Le ...

of the

Slovenian Basketball League The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League ( sl, 1. slovenska košarkarska liga), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga Nova KBM due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league, opera ...

for the remainder of the season. Nissim won the 2012 Slovenian League Championship with Krka, earning the Finals MVP honors. On October 8, 2012, Nissim returned to Israel and signed with Hapoel Eilat. In his third season with Eilat, Nissim helped the team reach the 2015 Israeli League Finals, where they eventually lost to

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 leadi ...

. On August 24, 2016, Nissim signed a two-year contract extension with Hapoel Eilat. On November 18, 2017, Nissim recorded a career-high 32 points, along with 3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 13-for-17 from the field, in an 88–82 win over

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

. On November 6, 2018, Nissim signed a one-year deal with Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League. In 28 games played for Yavne, he averaged 10.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. On July 7, 2019, Nissim signed a one-year contract extension with Yavne.

National team career

Nissim was a member of the

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. He participated in the

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and

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Eurobasket tournaments. Nissim was also a member of the Israeli National Under-20 team. In July 2000, he helped the Israeli team reach the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Final, where they eventually lost to

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Career statistics

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, 14 , , 2 , , 20.0 , , .453 , , .383 , , .886 , , 1.4 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 10 , , 0 , , 21.9 , , .390 , , .476 , , .857 , , 1.9 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .0 , , 10.4 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;",

Nymburk Nymburk (; german: Nimburg, Neuenburg an der Elbe) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

, 11 , , 9 , , 27.6 , , .508 , , .405 , , .889 , , 2.9 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 12.6 , , 12 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Krka , 6 , , 6 , , 15.5 , , .385 , , .357 , , .938 , , 1.8 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.3 , , 7.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 41 , , 17 , , 21.1 , , .448 , , .411 , , .891 , , 2 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .0 , , 11 , , 9.3

Domestic Leagues

, - , 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4, Maccabi Rishon , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5,

IPL The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

, , 9 , , 8.3 , , .625 , , .438 , , .600 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 4.4 , - , 1999–00 , 20 , , 23.5 , , .500 , , .438 , , .868 , , .8 , , 1.8 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 11.3 , - , 2000–01 , 28 , , - , , .462 , , .326 , , .875 , , 1.9 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 12.5 , - , 2001–02 , 27 , , 28.0 , , .426 , , .279 , , .814 , , 1.6 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .0 , , 10.2 , - , 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;" ,

Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon t ...

, 27 , , 34.3 , , .530 , , .422 , , .826 , , 2.1 , , 3.9 , , 1.6 , , .0 , , 16.2 , - , 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2, Pro A , 34 , , 18.0 , , .446 , , .405 , , .792 , , 1.5 , , 3.2 , , .5 , , .0 , , 8.1 , - , 2004–05 , 37 , , 19.8 , , .465 , , .455 , , .825 , , 1.5 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .0 , , 10.0 , - , 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;" ,

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

, style="text-align:center;" , RBSL 1 , 22 , , - , , .364 , , .463 , , .882 , , 2.0 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:center;" , 2006 , style="text-align:left;" ,

BC Kyiv BC Kyiv ( uk, БК "Київ") was a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches was the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games an ...

, style="text-align:center;" , UBSL , 16 , , - , , .525 , , .433 , , .962 , , 3.1 , , 5.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 10.9 , - , 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Strasbourg , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2, Pro A , 35 , , 21.1 , , .446 , , .397 , , .878 , , 1.6 , , 2.5 , , .4 , , .0 , , 11.3 , - , 2007–08 , 25 , , 24.6 , , .373 , , .291 , , .833 , , 1.6 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .0 , , 9.9 , - , 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Prima Veroli , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2, Serie A2 , 30 , , 29.3 , , .495 , , .317 , , .808 , , 2.3 , , 3.7 , , 2.2 , , .0 , , 14.2 , - , 2009–10 , 40 , , 30.7 , , .557 , , .399 , , .860 , , 2.4 , , 4.1 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 14.8 , - , 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, style="text-align:center;" , NBL , 22 , , 22.4 , , .500 , , .324 , , .940 , , 2.8 , , 2.5 , , .4 , , .0 , , 11.2 , - , 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;" ,

, style="text-align:center;" ,

VTB VTB Bank (; formerly known as ''Vneshtorgbank'', , lit. 'International Trade Bank') is a Russian majority state-owned bank headquartered in various federal districts of Russia; its legal address is registered in St. Petersburg; as of 2022 ...

, 10 , , 21.0 , , .383 , , .412 , , .800 , , 1.4 , , 2.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:center;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , Krka , style="text-align:center;" , 1. SKL , 16 , , 24.6 , , .491 , , .361 , , .892 , , 1.8 , , 3.5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 10.0 , - , 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=6, Hapoel Eilat , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6,

, 27 , , 25.0 , , .421 , , .377 , , .891 , , 1.7 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 12.0 , - , 2013–14 , 36 , , 24.8 , , .418 , , .388 , , .881 , , 1.3 , , 3.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 12.0 , - , 2014–15 , 44 , , 29.5 , , .417 , , .335 , , .912 , , 2.1 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 11.8 , - , 2015–16 , 37 , , 26.7 , , .363 , , .319 , , .890 , , 1.3 , , 4.0 , , .9 , , .0 , , 9.3 , - , 2016–17 , 35 , , 16.3 , , .458 , , .450 , , .903 , , .7 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .0 , , 9.1 , - , 2017–18 , 34 , , 13.4 , , .410 , , .364 , , .833 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:center;" , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" , Elitzur Yavne , style="text-align:center;" , INL , 28 , , 25.4 , , .475 , , .377 , , .820 , , 1.7 , , 3.4 , , .6 , , .1 , , 10.4 , - Source
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