Miron Ben Ruina (מירון בן רוינה; born March 25, 1998) is an Israeli-Finnish basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the power forward and center positions.[2][3][4]
| No. 7 – Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 25, 1998 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish-Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
| 2017–2019 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2019–2020 | Elitzur Yavne |
| 2020–2022 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2023–2024 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2024–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Biography
editRuina was born in Helsinki, Finland.[5] His father is Israeli, and his mother is Finnish. He moved to Israel with his family shortly after he was born.[4] He is 6' 8" (202 cm) tall, and weighs 230 pounds (104 kg).
Professional career
editHe played for Hapoel Kfar Saba (2016–17), Hapoel Galil Elyon (2017-19), and Elitzur Yavne (2019–20).[6]
Ruina played for Hapoel Eilat in the Israeli Basketball Premier League from 2020-22.
On July 13, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7]
Israeli national team
editHe played for the Israeli national basketball team in the 2014 U16 FIBA European Championship Men, the 2015 FIBA U18 European Championship Men (winning a silver medal), the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship, the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship (silver medal), and the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship (gold medal).[8][4][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Miron Ruina". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Miron Ben RUINA at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2018". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "Miron Ruina". Eurobasket.
- ^ a b c ""I want to prove I'm worthy to play in the top league & then the sky's the limit" Miron Ruina looks to make an impact in Israel". sportsrabbi.com. August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Miron Ruina Player Profile, Hapoel Eilat, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (May 24, 2020). "Hapoel Eilat to sign Miron Ruina". Sportando. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed Miron Ruina for two years". time.news. July 13, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Miron Ruina profile, FIBA U18 European Championship 2016". FIBA.COM.
- ^ "Zoosman shined in Israel's historic U20 gold". Eurohoops. July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Israel takes title at FIBA Under-20 Euros". The Jerusalem Post. July 22, 2018.