Miron Ruina

Miron Ben Ruina (מירון בן רוינה; born March 25, 1998) is a Finnish-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He plays the power forward and center positions.[2][3][4]

Miron Ben Ruina
No. 7 – Hapoel Galil Elyon
PositionPower forward and center
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1998-03-25) March 25, 1998
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish-Israeli
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Hapoel Kfar Saba
2017–2019Hapoel Galil Elyon
2019–2020Elitzur Yavne
2020–2022Hapoel Eilat
2022–2023Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2023–presentHapoel Galil Elyon

Biography

Ruina 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

He 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

He 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
  1. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Miron Ruina". basket.co.il.
  2. "Miron Ben RUINA at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2018". FIBA.basketball.
  3. "Miron Ruina". Eurobasket.
  4. ""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.
  5. "Miron Ruina Player Profile, Hapoel Eilat, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  6. "Hapoel Eilat to sign Miron Ruina". Sportando. May 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  7. "Hapoel Gilboa Galil signed Miron Ruina for two years". time.news. July 13, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  8. "Miron Ruina profile, FIBA U18 European Championship 2016". FIBA.COM.
  9. "Zoosman shined in Israel's historic U20 gold". Eurohoops. July 23, 2018.
  10. "Israel takes title at FIBA Under-20 Euros". The Jerusalem Post. July 22, 2018.
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