1. Dan Shamir is an Israeli professional basketball coach.
24 Facts About Dan Shamir
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In 2018, Shamir was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year.
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Dan Shamir grew up in Jerusalem, where his family is from.
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Dan Shamir is Jewish, and some of his family is ultra-religious.
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Dan Shamir started his coaching career in the Hapoel Jerusalem youth program at the age of 16.
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In 1999 after completing his military service with the Israel Defense Forces, at 24 years of age Dan Shamir spent one year training under Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky, which according to him affected him profoundly.
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Dan Shamir then led the Hapoel Jerusalem U-16 team to the state championship, and worked with the U-18 team.
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In 2001, Dan Shamir was named the assistant coach of Hapoel Jerusalem under head coaches Yoram Harush and Erez Edelstein.
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In 2003, Dan Shamir was named the assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv under head coach Pini Gershon.
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Dan Shamir won two EuroLeague titles in 2004 and 2005, and reached the Euroleague's championship game in 2006.
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In 2006, Dan Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem, and signed a two-year contract.
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Dan Shamir led the team to two consecutive Israeli State Cup titles, in 2007 and 2008.
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In 2008, Dan Shamir was named the assistant coach of Dynamo Moscow, under head coach David Blatt.
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In 2009, Dan Shamir was named the head coach of Bnei Hasharon.
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In 2011, Dan Shamir was named the head coach of Hapoel Holon.
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Dan Shamir served as assistant coach of the Israeli national basketball team in Eurobasket 2011.
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In 2013, Dan Shamir was named the assistant coach of CSKA Moscow under head coach Ettore Messina.
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Dan 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.
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In 2014, Dan Shamir was named the new head coach of Hapoel Eilat, signing a two-year deal.
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On November 27,2015, Dan Shamir returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, replacing Elad Hasin.
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On March 5,2017, Dan Shamir signed a two-year contract extension with Holon.
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On June 14,2018, Dan Shamir was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year.
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In July 2019, Dan Shamir was appointed Director of Basketball at the New Zealand Breakers, joining them as head coach and in an off-the-court role.
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On May 11,2022, Dan Shamir resigned as head coach of the New Zealand Breakers, with lead assistant coach Mody Maor being named as his replacement later that day.