Miron Ben Ruina | |
Number: | 7 |
Position: | Power forward and center |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 230 |
League: | Israeli Premier League |
Team: | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1998 |
Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
Nationality: | Finnish-Israeli |
Career Start: | 2016 |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Team1: | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
Years2: | 2017–2019 |
Team2: | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Team3: | Elitzur Yavne |
Years4: | 2020–2022 |
Team4: | Hapoel Eilat |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Team5: | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Years6: | 2023–present |
Team6: | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
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]
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).
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]
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]