{{short description|Israeli basketball player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Itay Segev<br>איתי שגב | image = Itay Segev.JPG | caption = Segev with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in 2015 | position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] / [[power forward]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8.75 | weight_lb = 230 | league = [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<br>[[EuroLeague]] | team = Hapoel Tel Aviv | number = 6 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|15}} | birth_place = [[Kfar Tavor]], Israel | career_start = 2012 | career_end = | years1 = 2012–2018 | team1 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = →[[Hapoel Holon]] | years3 = 2014–2015 | team3 = →[[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]] | years4 = 2018–2019 | team4 = [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]] | years5 = 2019–2020 | team5 = [[Ironi Nahariya]] | years6 = 2020–2021 | team6 = [[BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque]] | years7 = 2021–2023 | team7 = [[Hapoel Jerusalem (basketball)|Hapoel Jerusalem]] | years8 = 2023–2025 | team8 = [[Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.|Ironi Ness Ziona]] | years9 = 2025–present | team9 = [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] | highlights = * [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] champion ([[2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League|2018]]) * 4× [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli Cup]] winner (2013, [[2016 Israeli Basketball State Cup|2016]]-[[2016–17 Israeli Basketball State Cup|2017]], [[2022–23 Israeli Basketball State Cup|2023]]) * 2× [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli League Cup]] winner ([[2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2017]]-[[2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2018]]) * [[Israeli Basketball Super League Most Improved Player|Israeli League Most Improved Player]] ([[2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League|2016]]) * 2× [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli League]] All-Star ([[2014–15 Israeli Basketball Super League|2015]], [[2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League|2017]]) }} '''Itay Segev''' ({{langx|he|איתי שגב}}; born June 15, 1995) is an Israeli professional [[basketball]] player for [[Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] of the Israeli [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Ligat HaAl]] and the [[EuroLeague]]. He was named the [[Israeli Basketball Super League Most Improved Player|Israeli League Most Improved Player]] in 2016.
==Early years== Segev was born in [[Kfar Tavor]], Israel. He played for Hapoel Emek Yizra'el youth team and the [[Wingate Institute|Wingate Academy]] in his late teens.<ref>{{cite news|title=Itay Segev Bio|url=http://www.maccabi.co.il/player.asp?PlayerID=914&cYear=2018|language=he|work=maccabi.co.il}}</ref>
==Professional career== On August 8, 2012, Segev started his professional career with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], signing a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=מכבי החתימה את איתי שגב בן ה-17 לחמש עונות|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/203976.html|language=he|work=one.co.il|date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>
On August 26, 2013, Segev was loaned to [[Hapoel Holon]] for the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hapoel Holon sign Itay Segev on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/105451/hapoel-holon-sign-itay-segev-on-loan-from-maccabi-tel-aviv.html|work=Sportando.com|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190128/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/105451/hapoel-holon-sign-itay-segev-on-loan-from-maccabi-tel-aviv.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 25, 2014, Segev won the [[2013–14 Israeli Basketball Super League#Slam Dunk Contest|Slam Dunk Contest]] during the 2014 Israeli All-Star Event.<ref>{{cite news|title=רוזן אלוף השלשות, איתי שגב אלוף ההטבעות|url=http://basket.co.il/News.asp?id=5444|language=he|work=basket.co.il|date=February 25, 2014}}</ref>
On July 24, 2014, Segev was loaned to [[Hapoel Gilboa Galil]] for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=הפועל גלבוע/גליל: איתי שגב סיכם עקרונית|url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2766648|language=he|work=walla.co.il|date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>
On August 8, 2015, Maccabi Tel Aviv announced that Segev will be included in their roster of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=איתי שגב ישחק במכבי ת"א בעונה הבאה|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4688819,00.html|language=he|work=ynet.co.il|date=August 8, 2015}}</ref> On June 3, 2016, Segev was named [[Israeli Basketball Super League Most Improved Player|Israeli League Most Improved Player]].<ref>{{cite news|title=השחקן המשתפר של עונת 2015/16: איתי שגב|url=http://basket.co.il/News.asp?id=7173|work=basket.co.il|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
On June 23, 2016, Segev signed a two-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Itay Segev for two more seasons|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/203183/maccabi-tel-aviv-keeps-itay-segev-for-two-more-seasons.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 23, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On September 9, 2017, Segev was named Maccabi's team captain.<ref>{{cite news|title=איתי שגב מונה לקפטן הצהובים|url=http://www.maccabi.co.il/news.asp?id=6127|date=September 9, 2017|work=maccabi.co.il|language=he}}</ref> However, On January 22, 2018, Maccabi announced that he will no longer serve as the team captain after requesting to leave the team.<ref>{{cite news|title=John DiBartolomeo replaces Itay Segev as Maccabi Tel Aviv's captain|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/262178/john-dibartolomeo-replaces-itay-segev-as-maccabi-tel-aviv-s-captain.html|work=Sportando.com|date=January 22, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190251/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/262178/john-dibartolomeo-replaces-itay-segev-as-maccabi-tel-aviv-s-captain.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On June 26, 2018, Segev signed with [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]] for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maccabi Rishon LeZion tabs Itay Segev|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/278827/maccabi-rishon-lezion-tabs-itay-segev.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626220517/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/278827/maccabi-rishon-lezion-tabs-itay-segev.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Segev helped Rishon LeZion win the [[2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2018 Israeli League Cup]], as well as reaching the [[2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four|2019 Israeli League Final]], where they eventually lost to his former team [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].
On July 15, 2019, Segev signed a one-year deal with [[Ironi Nahariya]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ironi Nahariya signs Itay Segev|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ironi-nahariya-signs-itay-segev/|work=Sportando.basketball|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715161336/https://sportando.basketball/en/ironi-nahariya-signs-itay-segev/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On June 8, 2020, he signed with [[BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque]] of the French [[LNB Pro A]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/itay-segev-signs-with-bcm-gravelines-dunkerque/|title=Itay Segev signs with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque|last=|first=|date=June 8, 2020|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 17, 2020 |last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }}</ref>
On July 11, 2021, he signed with [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] and [[Basketball Champions League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.in-24.com/sports/basketball/142545.html|title=After a season in Gravelines / Dunkirk, Itay Segev returns to Israel|last=|first=|date=July 11, 2021|website=news.in-24.com|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 19, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819074116/https://news.in-24.com/sports/basketball/142545.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In summer 2023, he signed with [[Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.|Ironi Ness Ziona]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]].
==Israeli national team== Segev was a member of the Israeli Under-16,<ref>{{cite news|title=Segev at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_2011.roundID_8169.playerID_85649.teamID_306.html|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref> Under-18 <ref>{{cite news|title=Segev at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2013.roundID_9421.playerID_85649.teamID_306.html|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref> and [[Israel national under-20 basketball team|Under-20]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Segev at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2016|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref> national teams. In 2016 He made his first appearance in the Israeli National team.
==See also== *[[Basketball in Israel]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Itay-Segev/Summary/44335 RealGM profile] * [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=004161 EuroLeague profile] * [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ISR&PlayerID=202781#Player%20Stats Eurobasket profile]
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