Miron Ben Ruina (Hebrew: מירון בן רוינה; born March 25, 1998) is an Israeli-Finnish professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague.[1] He plays the power forward and center positions.[2][3][4]
| No. 7 – Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | Ligat HaAl EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 25, 1998 |
| 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 |
| 2024–2025 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights | |
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 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall, and weighs 230 pounds (100 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 to 2022.
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.
- 1 2 3 ""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.[dead link]
- ↑ "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.