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Maccabi Ashdod Gederot
Leagues	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded	1961 (1961)
History	Maccabi Ashdod (1961–present)
Arena	HaKiriya Arena
Capacity	2,200
Location	Ashdod, Israel
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
CEO	Shlomi Ben Mayor
President	Armaund Asulin
Team manager	Aaron Freed
Head coach	Dan Katzir
Home Away

Home Game in the HaKiriya Arena (2010)

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. (Hebrew: מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division, following the club's promotion from the Israeli National League at the end of the 2025–26 season.

History

The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the help of former Maccabi Cairo players who migrated to Israel and played for the club in the first years in the Outdoor court.

The team played in the Second league since 1998/99. and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010/11.

In the 2010/11 Season, the team finished in sixth place, and in the playoff up to quarter-final. In the State Cup, Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Semi-final.

In the 2011/12 Season, the team reached the finals of the championship of Israel, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv at the final game 63-83.

On October 6, 2012, the team reached the finals of the League Cup, and Lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 65-75.

Honours

• Israeli Championship:
  • Runners-up (1): 2011-12
• Israeli League Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2012-13
• Israeli State Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 2015-16

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Maccabi Ashdod B.C. roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 1 McDuffie, Markis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 G 3 Turner, Robert 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 G/F 4 Shalmon, Shahar 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2003-09-10)10 September 2003 G/F 5 Ringvald, Dvir 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1999-06-07)7 June 1999 G 7 Weissmann, Ziv 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2003-11-02)2 November 2003 SF 8 Dawson, Shawn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 PG 10 Hill, Isaiah 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (2000-10-23)23 October 2000 G 11 Ben David, Omer 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001 G/F 13 Drapic, Dolev 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1992-12-23)23 December 1992 C 14 Levy, Yogev 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 C 15 Itach, Tzahi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (2001-05-23)23 May 2001 SF 16 Zano, Ariel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1999-10-23)23 October 1999 PF 21 Rubit, Augustine 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 C 22 Wahab, Qudus 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (2000-01-30)30 January 2000 PF 32 Callahan-Gold, Ben 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2003-08-09)9 August 2003	Head coach Dan Katzir Assistant coach(es) Nimrod Tishman Dvir Peretz Itay Klein Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: August 20, 2026

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Qudus Wahab	Tzahi Itach	Yogev Levy
PF	Markis McDuffie	Augustine Rubit	Ben Callahan-Gold
SF	Shawn Dawson	Shahar Shalmon	Ariel Zano
SG	Robert Turner	Ziv Weissmann	Dolev Drapic
PG	Isaiah Hill	Omer Ben David	Dvir Ringvald

• The Israeli league rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
• There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Source: basket.co.il

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Moran Roth 1 season: '01–'02
• Moti Daniel 1 season: '01–'02
• Joe Dawson 1 season: '03–'04
• Jeron Roberts 1 season: '04–'05
• Ramón Clemente 1 season: '09–'10
• Ramel Bradley 1 season: '10–'11
• Jan Martín 1 season: '10–'11
• Meir Tapiro 2 seasons: '10–'12
• Josh Duncan 2 seasons: '10–'12
• Josh Carter 3 seasons: '10–'12, '18–'19
• Oliver Lafayette 1 season: '11
• Craig Brackins 1 season: '11
• Alex Tyus 1 season: '11–'12
• Kenny Gabriel 1 season: '12–'13
• Diamon Simpson 1 season: '12–'13
• Mardy Collins 1 season: '12–'13
• Kenny Hayes 1 season: '13–'14
• Xavier Silas 1 season: '13–'14
• Elijah Millsap 1 season: '14
• James Nunnally 1 season: '14–'15
• Curtis Kelly 1 season: '14–'15
• Avi Ben-Chimol 1 season: '14–'15
• Ivan Aska 1 season: '14–'15
• Diante Garrett 1 season: '15–'16
• Charles Thomas 1 season: '15–'16
• Isaiah Swann 1 season: '15–'16
• Jonathan Skjöldebrand 1 season: '15–'16
• Jake Cohen 1 season: '16–'17
• Chase Simon 1 season: '16–'17
• Adam Ariel 2 seasons: '16–'18
• Gerald Lee 1 season: '17–'18
• Cameron Long 1 season: '17–'18
• Sek Henry 1 season: '17–'18
• Nimrod Levi 2 seasons: '17–'18, '19
• Lis Shoshi 1 season: '18–'19
• Paul Stoll 2 seasons: '18–20'
• Mark Tollefsen 2 seasons: '18–'19, '20–present

See also

• Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
• Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.