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Nitzan Hanochi

Nitzan Hanochi is an Israeli former basketball player and coach who won the 2016 Israeli League championship with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

born 19862016 Israeli championship with Rishon LeZion2012 Defensive Player of the Year242 consecutive league games

Born: 10 June 1986, Kfar Saba
Occupation: basketball player, basketball coach
Education: Mor Metro-West High School

Nitzan Hanochi was born in 1986 in Kfar Saba

Nitzan Hanochi was born on 10 June 1986. He came through the youth teams of Maccabi Ra'anana. He also played for the Metro West high school team, which won the national high school championship in 2004.

He began his professional career with Bnei Hasharon in 2004 and was loaned to Maccabi Giva'at Shmuel. He later played for Ironi Nahariya and Hapoel Afula. In 2010 he joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion, where he became captain and was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2012.

After a season with Hapoel Eilat, he returned to Rishon LeZion and won the Israeli championship in 2016. His streak of 242 straight league games ended in 2017. He moved to Bnei Herzliya in 2018 and retired in 2021 due to a hip injury.

He played for Israel's youth national teams and for the senior team at EuroBasket 2013. In 2022 Rishon LeZion retired his number 6. After retiring he worked as an assistant coach at Ironi Ness Ziona and later in coaching roles at other clubs.