Moran Roth

Moran Roth
No. 9 Maccabi Haifa
Position Point guard
League Israeli Super League
Personal information
Born November 10, 1982
Ashdod, Israel
Nationality Israeli
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Kiryat Sharet Holon
Pro career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2001 Hapoel Be'eri
2001–2002 Maccabi Ashdod
2002–2004 Elitzur Ramla
2004–2005 A.S. Ramat Hasharon
2005–2006 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2006–2007 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2007 Ironi Ramat Gan
2007–2008 Hapoel Holon
2008–2009 Hapoel Jerusalem
2009–2010 Elitzur Ashkelon
2010–2012 Hapoel Holon
2012–2013 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–2014 Maccabi Haifa
2014 Ironi Nes Ziona
2014-present Maccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards
  • Israeli Super League Rising Star (2005)
  • All-BSL First Team (2011)
  • Israeli Super League Champion (2008)
  • Israeli State Cup Winner (2013)
  • Winner Cup (2009, 2012)

Moran Roth (Hebrew: מורן רוט) (born November 10, 1982) is an Israeli professional basketball player who plays as a Guard for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Super League. His biggest achievement up to date was winning the Israeli Super League with Hapoel Holon in 2007-08 season.

Professional career

After finishing youth age at the youth system of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Roth has signed with Hapoel Be'eri of the third-tier Liga Artzit. After one year at the third-tier, Moran has played three seasons on the second-tier Liga Leumit - one with his hometown team Maccabi Ashdod and two with Elitzur Ramla.

His performance at the second league earned him his first Israeli Premier League contract with A.S. Ramat Hasharon. At the end of the season he won the rising star award after averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 assists.[1]

He has signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2005-06 season and has finished with the team in third place.

Moran has split the 2006-07 season between Hapoel Galil Elyon and Ironi Ramat Gan.

In the next season, Moran has been a key player in the sensation championship winning team Hapoel Holon, which ended a 14 consecutive championships by Maccabi Tel Aviv. In That season Moran has passed 4.6 assists per game.

After the sensation championship Roth has signed a contract with the traditional second-best team in Israel Hapoel Jerusalem.[2]

The player has split ways with Hapoel Jerusalem just after one season, signing with Elitzur Ashkelon for the 2009–10 Season.[3]

On June 2010, Roth has returned to Hapoel Holon, signing a 2-year contract.[4] Roth has averaged a then career highs of 13.5 points and 5.9 assists which earned him a place in the All-BSL First Team, although his team finished only in 7th place and failed in the quarterfinals.

The second year of his contract has been more successful on the team level, finishing third. Moran has led the league in assists with 7.95 per game and also had finished two games with 15 assists.

After two good seasons with Hapoel Holon, Roth has signed a 3-year contract with Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5]

Roth has parted ways with Maccabi Tel Aviv after only one year due to lack of playing minutes. Moran has signed with holding champions Maccabi Haifa as a replacement to Gal Mekel who moved to the NBA.[6]

National Team

Roth with the Israeli National Team

Roth has been member of the Israeli National Basketball Team since 2007 and appeared in Eurobasket 2007 and Eurobasket 2009

Career Stats

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Maccabi Tel Aviv 18 0 6.0 .333 .333 .625 .6 1.2 .2 .0 1.2 1.2

External links

References

  1. "Summary of 2004-05 Season" (in Hebrew). Israeli Basketball Super League.
  2. "Moran Roth signed with Hapoel Jerusalem" (in Hebrew). nrg.co.il. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  3. "Moran Roth signed with Ironi Ashkelon" (in Hebrew). Walla.co.il. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  4. "He's Back: Moran Roth signed for 2 years with Hapoel Holon" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  5. "Maccabi Tel Aviv agreed to terms with Moran Roth". sportando.net. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  6. "Maccabi Haifa announced Moran Roth". sportando.net. Retrieved July 24, 2013.