Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in

Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border wit ...

in south-west

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. The team reached the quarterfinals of the

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in 2006Ironi Ashkelon
EuroBasket and also won the 2006 League Cup. The team dissolved in 2017.

Honours

* Israeli League Cup :Winners (1): 2006

Notable former players

* Erez Markovich * Terry Acox * CJ Bruton * Steve Burtt Jr. * Marcus Hatten * Paul Jones * Andrius Jurkūnas *

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* Gabe Pruitt *

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References

Defunct basketball teams in Israel Sport in Ashkelon Israeli Basketball Premier League teams 2002 establishments in Israel 2017 disestablishments in Israel {{Israel-basketball-team-stub