Nimrod Levi

Nimrod Levi (Hebrew: נמרוד לוי) (born March 24, 1995) is an Israeli-Swedish[1] professional basketball player for Reeder Samsunspor of the Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2018.

Nimrod Levi
נמרוד לוי
No. 15 – Reeder Samsunspor
PositionPower forward
LeagueBSL
Personal information
Born (1995-03-24) March 24, 1995
Ramat Gan, Israel
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Hapoel Kfar Saba/Kohav Yair
2013–2014Maccabi Be'er Yaakov
2014–2015Ironi Ramat Gan
2015–2016Hapoel Galil Elyon
2016–2017Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2018Maccabi Ashdod
2018–2019Maccabi Tel Aviv
2019Maccabi Ashdod
2019–2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020–2021Ironi Nes Ziona
2021–2023Hapoel Galil Elyon
2023–presentSamsunspor
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Levi was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. He grew up in Modiin and started playing basketball when he was 9 years old. Levi played for Otzma Modiin and Maccabi Tel Aviv youth teams. He joined Wingate Institute Youth Academy in his late teens.[2]

Professional career

Early years (2013–2017)

In 2013, Levi started his professional career with Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Liga Leumit. Later that season, he joined Maccabi Be'er Yaakov.[2] In 2014, Levi joined Ironi Ramat Gan as part of Maccabi Tel Aviv's youth project, alongside Dragan Bender and Ben Altit.[3]

On August 5, 2015, Levi signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2015–16 season.[4] In 26 games played for Galil Elyon, Levi averaged 13.9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

On August 13, 2016, Levi signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[5] However, In March 2017, Levi parted ways with Rishon LeZion to join Maccabi Tel Aviv for the remainder of the season.[6]

Maccabi Ashdod (2017–2018)

On August 6, 2017, Levi signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season.[7] On January 4, 2018, Levi recorded a season-high 20 points, along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a 95–87 win over Bnei Herzliya.[8][9] On February 1, 2018, Levi was named Israeli Player of the Month for games played in January.[10]

Levi led Ashdod to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv. In 37 games played for Ashdod, he averaged 10.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On June 8, 2018, Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player.[11]

Return to Maccabi (2018–2019)

On July 16, 2018, Levi returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a second stint, signing a two-year deal.[12] However, on January 15, 2019, Levi parted ways with Maccabi.[13]

Return to Ashdod (2019)

On March 1, 2019, Levi returned to Maccabi Ashdod for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.[14] On May 20, 2019, Levi recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 15-of-22 from the field, along with seven rebounds and three assists in a 100–89 win over Hapoel Holon.[15] He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 33 MVP.[16]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)

On July 17, 2019, Levi signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[17]

Ironi Nes Ziona (2020–2021)

On August 12, 2020, Levi signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League.[18]

Hapoel Galil Elyon (2021–2023)

On August 5, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League.[19]

Samsunspor (2023–present)

On July 26, 2023, he signed with Reeder Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[20]

National team career

Levi is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On February 23, 2018, He made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Great Britain.[21]

Levi was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Maccabi 504.3.666.750.0.6.0.0.02.21.4
2018–19 502.3.5001.000.0.2.0.0.0.6.4
Career 1004.3.625.800.0.4.0.001.4.9

References
  1. "Nimrod Levi Player Profile, Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. "נמרוד לוי רעב להצליח, ובמכבי אשדוד הוא מתחיל לאכול". haaretz.co.il (in Hebrew). January 20, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. "פרויקט הצעירים של מכבי אלקטרה ת"א יוצא לדרך". maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. "נמרוד לוי חתם בגליל". galilole.org.il. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. "Maccabi Rishon signs Nimrod Levi to a three-year deal". Sportando.com. August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  6. "נמרוד לוי מצטרף למכבי FOX תל אביב". Maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  7. "המבול נמשך: נמרוד לוי מגיע לנמל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  8. "Winner League, Game 11: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Herzliya". basket.co.il. January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. "צפו: נמרוד לוי שוב ניפץ את שיא הקריירה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 7, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. "שחקן החודש הישראלי: נמרוד לוי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  11. "מצטייני עונת 2017/18 בליגת ווינר סל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. "חוזר להיכל: נמרוד לוי חתם באלופה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  13. "Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nimrod Levi parted ways". Sportando.basketball. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  14. "חוזר ל"דולפינים": נמרוד לוי חתם באשדוד". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  15. "Winner League, Game 33: Ashdod Vs UNET Holon". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  16. "מצטיין המחזור ה-33: נמרוד לוי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  17. "נמרוד לוי חתם בירושלים לשתי עונות". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  18. "Nimrod Levi inks with Ironi Ness-Ziona". Sportando. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  19. "Important signing for Hapoel Galil Elion". balkanleague.net. August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  20. @SSBasketbol (July 26, 2023). "Welcome Nimrod Levi!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. "Israel v Great Britain boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. February 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
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