Dan Shamir

Dan Shamir (Hebrew: דן שמיר‎; born 2 February 1975) is an Israeli professional basketball coach. He is the head coach for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League. In 2007 and 2008 he led Hapoel Jerusalem to consecutive Israeli State Cup titles, and in 2018 he led Hapoel Holon to the Israeli State Cup title. In 2018, Shamir was also named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year.

Dan Shamir
דן שמיר
Shamir with Hapoel Holon in October 2016
New Zealand Breakers
PositionHead coach
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1975-02-02) 2 February 1975
NationalityIsraeli
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
2001–2003Hapoel Jerusalem (assistant)
2003–2006Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2006–2008Hapoel Jerusalem
2008–2009Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2009–2011Bnei Hasharon
2011–2013Hapoel Holon
2013–2014CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2014–2015Hapoel Eilat
2015–2019Hapoel Holon
2019–presentNew Zealand Breakers
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

As assistant coach:

Early life and personal life

Shamir grew up in Jerusalem, where his family is from, is Jewish, and some of his family is ultra-religious.[1][2] He played for the Maccabi Jerusalem youth team as a 5' 11" point guard until he was 17 years old.[2][3] He started his coaching career in the Hapoel Jerusalem youth program at the age of 16.[4]

He is married, and has three children.[3] He and his family now live in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]

Coaching career

In 1999 after completing his military service with the Israel Defense Forces, at 24 years of age Shamir spent one year training under Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky, which according to him affected him dearly.[4][6][7]

He then led the Hapoel Jerusalem U-16 team to the state championship, and worked with the U-18 team.[8] In 2001, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Hapoel Jerusalem under head coaches Yoram Harush and Erez Edelstein.[4]

In 2003, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv under head coach Pini Gershon. He won two EuroLeague titles in 2004 and 2005, and reached the Euroleague's championship game in 2006.[4]

In 2006, Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem, and signed a two-year contract.[8][9] He led the team to two consecutive Israeli State Cup titles, in 2007 and 2008.[4]

In 2008, Shamir was named the assistant coach of Dynamo Moscow, under head coach David Blatt.[4]

In 2009, Shamir was named the head coach of Bnei Hasharon.[10][11]

In 2011, Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Holon.[4] He also served as assistant coach of the Israeli national basketball team in Eurobasket 2011.[12]

In 2013, Shamir was named the assistant coach of CSKA Moscow under head coach Ettore Messina.[13] Shamir helped CSKA win the VTB United League title, and reach the 2014 Euroleague Final Four, where they eventually lost to his former team Maccabi Tel Aviv.

In 2014, Shamir was named the new head coach of Hapoel Eilat, signing a two-year deal.[14]

On November 27, 2015, Shamir returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, replacing Elad Hasin.[15] In the 2016–17 season, Shamir led Holon to the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the first seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Haifa in the Quarterfinals. On March 5, 2017, Shamir signed a two-year contract extension with Holon.[16]

In the 2017–18 season, Shamir led Holon to the 2018 Israeli State Cup title, and it reached the 2018 Israeli League Finals. On June 14, 2018, Shamir was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year.[17] In the 2018–19 season, Shamir led Holon to the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs and the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually lost to Dinamo Sassari.

In July 2019, Shamir was appointed Director of Basketball at the New Zealand Breakers, joining them as head coach and in an off-the-court role.[18][19][20]

References
  1. "'Jewish Jose Mourinho' named new coach at Breakers". Otago Daily Times Online News. July 31, 2019.
  2. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com.
  3. "From breaking point to the big turnaround, for Dan Shamir it's all about the coaching". Stuff. February 29, 2020.
  4. "דן שמיר יחתום לשנתיים כמאמן הפועל אילת". walla.co.il (in Hebrew). June 24, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  5. "New Breakers coach Dan Shamir eyes epic challenges: 'We'll have to be so smart'". Stuff. August 7, 2019.
  6. Pick, David. "European Hoops Notebook: Who Will Be the Next David Blatt to Descend on the NBA?". Bleacher Report.
  7. "Isreali coach Dan Shamir set to sign with the NZ Breakers – Aussiehoopla". aussiehoopla.com.
  8. "Safsal, Information, Statistics and daily news about the all the Israeli Basketball Players, Teams and Leagues". safsal-archive.co.il.
  9. "Dan Shamir thrown into the Hapoel Jerusalem cauldron". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  10. "Dan Shamir takes charge of Bnei Hasharon". Sportando.basketball. June 19, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  11. "Basketball / Dan Shamir: We all knew but didn't discuss Fanan's money". Haaretz.com.
  12. "Basketball Club Khimki". bckhimki.com.
  13. "CSKA Moscow named Dan Shamir assistant coach". Sportando.basketball. June 26, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  14. "Hapoel Eilat name Dan Shamir head coach". Sportando.basketball. June 24, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  15. "עכשיו זה רשמי: דן שמיר מונה למאמן הפועל חולון". one.co.il (in Hebrew). November 27, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  16. "Hapoel Holon signs Dan Shamir to a two-year contract extension". Sportando.basketball. March 5, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  17. "סק הנרי שחקן העונה, שמיר הוכתר למאמן העונה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). June 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  18. "Breakers Sign Scotty Hopson, Change Coaching Structure". NBL.com.au. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  19. "National Basketball League | NBL". nbl.com.au.
  20. "Madcap Mody Maor happy to provide the assist for Dan Shamir at NZ Breakers". Stuff. December 14, 2019.
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