Nir Cohen (born June 10, 1981 in

Krayot The Krayot ( he, הקריות, "townships") (plural of ''Kirya'') are a cluster of four small cities and two neighbourhoods of Haifa founded in the 1930s on the outskirts of the city of Haifa, Israel, in the Haifa Bay area. The Krayot include Ki ...

) is an Israeli retired

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player (2.02 meters/6'7" tall) who was playing as a

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and a

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. As of 2016/2017 Cohen was a

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agent.

Early Career and College ball

Cohen grew in

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Hapoel Migdal HaEmek ( he, הפועל מגדל העמק) is an Israeli football club based in Migdal HaEmek. The club currently plays in Liga Alef North division. History The club was founded in 1959, and in the 1963–64 season appeared for th ...

before he moved to play at Hapoel Gvat and then to the Junior Team of

Maccabi Kiryat Bialik A Maccabi or Maccabee ( he, מכבי) is one of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish rebel warriors who controlled Judea. Maccabi or Maccabee may also refer to: People * Bruce Maccabee, an American optical physicist * Judas Maccabeus or Judah Maccabe ...

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 19 ...

Elitzur Kiryat Ata Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli professional basketball 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 to the top di ...

and

Hapoel Gilboa/Afula Hapoel Afula ( he, הפועל עפולה) was a basketball club in Israel. The club was formed by a merger of Hapoel Gilboa and Hapoel Afula B.C., Hapoel Afula. The club played in the Israeli Basketball Super League until 2008 when it was relegate ...

from the 3rd division before moving to the

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playing

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there in 2003. Cohen joined

Monroe Community College Monroe Community College is a Public college, public community college in Monroe County, New York. It is part of the State University of New York. The college has two campuses; the main campus in the Brighton, Monroe County, New York, town of B ...

where he began studying

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and played there till 2005, during those 2 years his team won the

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Region 15 Championship twice and he was named NJCAA Player of the Year in the 2004/2005 season. Afterwards he turned down offers from the likes of

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University of Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...

and

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

, and moved to the

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where he played till his graduation in 2007, during those two years he knew harsh matches against

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Professional career

After graduating in the States, Cohen returned to Israel and looked for a professional club from the

Israeli Basketball Super League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball co ...

to play at. He was signed in

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan ( he, מכבי עירוני רמת גן, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a male basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit, the second division in Israeli baske ...

of the then-rookie coach, Rubi Balinko, shortly after the season already started. During the 2007/2008 season Cohen based himself as a notable player in the league and was one of the best players the small club from

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...

had to offer. He scored 20 points without a miss and was one of the leading players in the home victory of his team over the Euroleague powerhouse,

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club ( he, מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל אביב), known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israe ...

, which led to the firing of

Oded Katash Oded Kattash ( he, עודד קטש, born October 10, 1974) is an Israeli professional basketball coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6' 4 ") tall, he played at the point guard posi ...

and the nominating of the back then

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Zvika Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played b ...

. He was named the

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of 2008. Due to this season Cohen was called to play in the

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. In the summer of 2008 he was signed by

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 ...

of the same Katash, but in his debut game in the 2008/2009 season opening match he was badly injured and missed most of the season. In the summer of 2009 Cohen signed with Hapoel Afula from the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

and played there trying to help lead the team back to the first division. In 2010 Cohen returned to the Israeli Basketball Super League and signed with

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

of Micky Dorsman for the 2010/2011 season where he help leading his team who suffered from financial problems to the 1/4 finals and was the leading Israeli rebounder that year with 6.1 rpg and top foulist in the league with 3.6 fouls per game. In 2011/2012 Coehn played for Moadon Kadursal HaBikaa from the Super League but had a mediocre season with the club that lost 3-0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the playoffs, he left the team when the club relocated South and became

Hapoel Eilat B.C. Hapoel Eilat ( he, הפועל אילת), for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The team represents th ...

in the summer of 2012. In 2012 Cohen registered to a Basketball Coaching certificate course in the

University of Tel Aviv Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. He signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion on December 9, 2012 for the 2012/2013 season. In 2013/2014 he re-joined Rubi Balinko in

Elitzur Maccabi Netanya Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in Netanya, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, since its promotion in 2021. History Eli ...

from the Israeli Super League. In 2014/2015 Cohen returned to play for Hapoel Afula in the 2nd Division.Nir Cohen's profile in Eurobasket
/ref> Prior to the 2015/2016 season he trained with Hapoel Lev HaSharon from the Israeli

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

(3rd Division) before announcing his retirement after 9 years of professional career.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Nir 1981 births Living people Elitzur Kiryat Ata players Elitzur Maccabi Netanya B.C. players Hapoel Afula players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Migdal HaEmek B.C. players Ironi Ramat Gan players Israeli basketball coaches Israeli expatriate basketball people in the United States Israeli Jews Israeli men's basketball players Jewish men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Maccabi Ra'anana players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Moadon Kadursal HaBikaa players Power forwards (basketball) San Diego Toreros men's basketball players People from Haifa District