Tomer Ginat Explained

Tomer Ginat
Position:Power forward
Height M:2.03
Weight Kg:98
League:Israeli Premier League
EuroCup
Team:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number:41
Birth Date:7 November 1994
Birth Place:Gesher Haziv, Israel
Draft Year:2016
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Ironi Nahariya
Years2:2014–2016
Team2:Ironi Kiryat Ata
Years3:2016–2020
Team3:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years4:2020–2022
Team4:Metropolitans 92
Years5:2022–present
Team5:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Highlights:

Tomer Ginat (Hebrew: תומר גינת; born November 7, 1994) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroCup. Standing at, he primarily plays at the power forward position. Ginat was named the Israeli League Rising Star in 2017.

Early life

Ginat was born and raised in Gesher Haziv, Israel, by his parents Iris and Eyal.[1] He played for Ironi Nahariya youth team.[2]

Professional career

Early years (2013–16)

In 2013, Ginat started his professional career with Ironi Nahariya.[2]

In 2014, Ginat signed a two-year deal with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli National League. In his second season with Kiryat Ata, he averaged 15.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Ginat helped the team reach the League Finals, where they eventually lost to Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He was named the National League Israeli Player of the Year.[3]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2016–20)

2016–17 season

On June 10, 2016, Ginat signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[4] On March 11, 2017, Ginat recorded a season-high 23 points, shooting 10-for-15 from the field, along with 12 rebounds, in an 83–70 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Three days later, Ginat was named Israeli League Player of the Week.[5] In his first season with Hapoel, he averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. On June 9, 2017, Ginat was named the Israeli League Rising Star.[6]

2017–18 season

On May 28, 2017, Ginat signed a three-year contract extension with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[7] On October 8, 2018, Ginat recorded a then career-high 15 rebounds, along with 14 points, in an 81–78 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 1 MVP.[8] In his second season with Hapoel, he averaged 10 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Ginat was named two-time Israeli Player of the Month for games played in October and April,[9] [10] earning a spot in the All-Israeli League Second Team.[11] Ginat helped Hapoel reach the Israeli League Final Four for the first time in thirteen years.

2018–19 season

On May 12, 2019, Ginat recorded a career-high 21 rebounds, along with 13 points and two steals in an 85–76 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12] In his third season with Hapoel, he averaged 14 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Ginat was named two-time Israeli Player of the Month for games played in November and February.[13] [14] He led Hapoel to the Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals. On June 6, 2019, Ginat earned a spot in the All-Israeli League First Team.[15]

2019–20 season

On December 2, 2019, Ginat recorded a career-high 25 points, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 102–97 overtime win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[16] [17]

Metropolitans 92 (2020–22)

On June 10, 2020, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A.[18]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022-present)

In June 2022 Ginat signed a five-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israeli Basketball Premier League.[19]

National team career

Ginat is a member of the Israeli national basketball team. On November 24, 2017, he made his first appearance for the senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match against Estonia.[20]

Ginat was also a member of the Israeli U-20 national team. In August 2017, Ginat participated in the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game as the team claimed 6th place in the tournament.

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Notes and References

  1. News: מיוחד לחצי הגמר: ריאיון עם תומר גינת. October 13, 2019. HapoelUTA.org. February 9, 2019. he.
  2. News: תומר גינת - ראיון. May 2, 2016. haaretz.co.il. May 2, 2016. he.
  3. News: לאומית: מצטייני עונת 2015/16. April 15, 2016. safsal.co.il. April 15, 2016. he. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024902/http://www.safsal.co.il/article.aspx?id=25204. dead.
  4. News: הפועל תל אביב: שרון אברהמי ימשיך, תומר גינת חתם. June 10, 2016. basket.co.il. June 10, 2016. he.
  5. News: מצטיין המחזור ה-22: תומר גינת. March 14, 2017. basket.co.il. March 14, 2017. he.
  6. News: תגלית העונה בליגת ווינר סל: תומר גינת. June 9, 2017. basket.co.il. June 9, 2017. he.
  7. News: Tomer Ginat signs a contract extension with Hapoel Tel Aviv. May 28, 2017. Sportando.com. May 28, 2017.
  8. News: מצטיין המחזור הראשון: תומר גינת. October 9, 2017. basket.co.il. October 9, 2017. he.
  9. News: שחקן החודש הישראלי: תומר גינת. basket.co.il. November 2, 2017. November 2, 2017. he.
  10. News: השחקן הישראלי של החודש: תומר גינת. basket.co.il. May 2, 2018. May 2, 2018. he.
  11. News: חמישיית העונה בליגת ווינר סל 2017/18. basket.co.il. June 8, 2018. June 8, 2018. he.
  12. News: Winner League, Game 31: Hapoel TA Vs M. Tel-Aviv. June 1, 2019. basket.co.il. May 12, 2019.
  13. News: שחקן החודש הישראלי: תומר גינת. December 4, 2018. basket.co.il. December 4, 2018. he.
  14. News: שחקן החודש הישראלי: תומר גינת. March 4, 2019. basket.co.il. March 4, 2019. he.
  15. News: מצטייני עונת 2018/19 בליגת ווינר סל. basket.co.il. October 13, 2019. June 6, 2019. he.
  16. News: Winner League, Game 8: Hapoel TA Vs Be'er Sheva. basket.co.il. December 4, 2019. December 2, 2019.
  17. News: צפו: תומר גינת ממשיך לנפץ שיאים. basket.co.il. December 4, 2019. December 3, 2019. he.
  18. News: Metropolitans 92 officially signs Tomer Ginat. June 10, 2020. Sportando. En. June 15, 2020 . Maggi . Alessandro .
  19. Web site: Hapoel reunites with Ginat on multi-year deal | EuroCup. June 20, 2022. Euroleague Basketball.
  20. News: Israel v Estonia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers. August 31, 2018. fiba.basketball. November 24, 2017.