Uri Kokia
| File:Uri Kokia.jpg | |
| No. 6 – Ironi Nahariya | |
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| Position | Center / Power forward |
| League | Ligat HaAl |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 14, 1981 Yavne, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 255 lbs |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2000–2013 |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2001–2002 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2003–2004 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2004 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2004–2005 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2005–2007 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2007–2008 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2008–2009 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2009–2013 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2013–2014 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim |
| 2016–present | Ironi Nahariya |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Uri Kokia (born May 14, 1981) is an Israeli professional basketball player who plays for Ironi Nahariya. He is a center/power forward and was a member of the Israel national basketball team.[1][2]
Basketball career
Uri Kokia began playing basketball with sport clubs Elitzur Yavneh and Maccabi Rehovot.[1] At 21 years of age, Kokia entered the Premier League, playing for Hapoel Galil Elyon.[1]
He played five season for Ironi Nahariya, and has also played for Bnei Hasharon, Maccabi Haifa (after the 2007-08 season), Hapoel Holon, and Hapoel Jerusalem (for whom he is team captain).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 2010, at the age of 29, Kokia was slated to make his Israel national team debut for the start of the 2011 EuroBasket qualifying campaign.[1] In November 2010, he suffered a torn tendon in his shoulder.[2]
References
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