Tal Dunne

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tal Dunne
טל דן

| image = Tal dan.jpg

| caption = Dunne with Maccabi Ashdod, 2010

| position = Small forward / power forward

| height_m = 1.98

| weight_kg =

| league =

| team =

| number = 6

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aberystwyth, Wales

| nationality = Irish/ Israeli/ Welsh

| high_school = Gymnasia Realit (Rishon LeZion)

| career_start = 2005

| draft_year = 2009

| career_end = 2022

| years1 = 2005–2008

| team1 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion

| years2 = 2006–2007

| team2 = →Maccabi Ashdod

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = Ironi Nes Ziona

| years4 = 2009–2010

| team4 = Ironi Ashkelon

| years5 = 2010

| team5 = Maccabi Ashdod

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Hapoel Afula

| years7 = 2011–2022

| team7 = Ironi Nes Ziona

| highlights = * FIBA Europe Cup champion (2021)

All-Israeli Premier League Second Team (2019)
Israeli Premier League All-Star (2019)
2× Israeli National League champion (2013, 2017)
Israeli National League Finals MVP (2013)
Israeli National League All-Star (2013)

}}

Tal Michael Dunne ({{langx|he|טל דן}}; born 25 February 1987) is a Welsh-born Irish/Israeli former basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Early life

Dunne was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, to an Irish father and Israeli mother. Dunne lived his first 2 years in the United Kingdom, before he moved to Israel to grow up in the city of Ness Ziona. He played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion youth team and the Gymnasia Realit high school team.{{cite web|title=מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל - טל דן|url=http://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=8998#player-about|work=basket.co.il|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}}{{cite web|title=טל דאנק: מעקב עונתי על טל דן מעירוני נס ציונה|url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/2693908|date=November 12, 2013|work=walla.co.il|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}}

Professional career

=Early years (2005–2011)=

In 2005, Dunne started his professional career with Maccabi Rishon LeZion. On 23 October 2005, he made his professional debut in a match against Maccabi Haifa.{{Cite web|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=2537&lang=en|title=Winner League, Game 1: Ramat Hasharon Vs M. Rishon Letsion|work=basket.co.il|date=October 23, 2005|access-date=August 2, 2018}}

In 2006, Dunne was loaned to Maccabi Ashdod of the Liga Leumit. In 17 games played for Ashdod, Dunne averaged 16.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

On 14 February 2010 Dunne returned to Maccabi Ashdod for a second stint, signing for the rest of the season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/153039.html|title=רביב פיטשון חתם ברמלה, טל דן באשדוד|work=one.co.il|date=February 14, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}}

On 31 August 2010 Dunne signed with Hapoel Afula for the 2010–11 season.{{Cite web|url=http://212.179.114.167/article.aspx?id=16584|title=טל דן בעפולה יחד עם זר ראשון|work=safsal.co.il|date=February 14, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}}

=Ironi Nes Ziona (2011–2022)=

On 20 October 2011 Dunne returned to Ironi Nes Ziona for a second stint.{{Cite web|url=http://212.179.114.167/article.aspx?id=18740|title=הפרח בלב המושבה |work=safsal.co.il|date=October 20, 2011|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}} In his second season with Nes Ziona, Dunne helped them to promote to the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the first time in their history. He was named Finals MVP.{{Cite web|title=לראשונה בהיסטוריה: עירוני נס ציונה בליגת העל|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/217477.html|work=one.co.il|date=May 24, 2013|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}} In 23 games played during the 2012–13 season, Dunne averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

On 4 July 2013 Dunne signed a two-year contract extension with Nes Ziona.{{Cite web|title=נס ציונה החתימה לשנתיים נוספות את טל דן

|url=http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=274&docID=145508&lang=HE|work=Sport5.co.il|date=July 4, 2013|access-date=August 2, 2018|language=he}}

On 24 November 2014 Dunne recorded a career-high 29 points, shooting 12-of-19 from the field, along with six rebounds and six assists in an 87–83 win over Ironi Nahariya.{{Cite web|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=21547&lang=en|title=Winner League, Game 8: Nes Ziona Vs Nahariya|work=basket.co.il|date=November 24, 2014|accessdate=August 2, 2018}}

On 22 June 2016 Dunne signed a three-year contract extension with Nes Ziona.{{Cite web|title=Ironi Nes-Ziona signs Tal Dunne to a three-year contract extension|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/203104/ironi-nes-ziona-signs-tal-dunne-to-a-three-year-contract-extension.html|work=Sportando.basketball|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=August 2, 2018}} That season, Dunne helped Nes Ziona to promote to the Premier League after they swept Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–0 in the best-of-five series.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.walla.co.il/item/3064209|title=עירוני נס ציונה גברה 68:72 על הפועל באר שבע ועלתה לליגת העל|work=walla.co.il|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=August 2, 2018|language=he}}

In his seventh season with Nes Ziona, Dunne helped them to reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On 15 December 2018 Dunne recorded a season-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field, along with eight rebounds, six assists and two steals, leading Nes Ziona to an 88–78 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 10 MVP.{{cite web|title=מצטיין המחזור העשירי: טל דן|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19657|access-date=December 20, 2018|work=basket.co.il|date=December 18, 2018|language=he}} On 1 January 2019 Dunne was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 14.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists in three games played in December.{{cite news|title=שחקן חודש דצמבר: טל דן|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19698|accessdate=January 1, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=January 1, 2019|language=he}}

On 1 July 2019 Dunne signed a two-year contract extension with Nes Ziona.{{cite news|title=סמל מקומי: טל דן יסגור עשור בנס ציונה|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=21355|accessdate=July 3, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=July 1, 2019|language=he}}

Israel national team

Dunne was a member of the Israeli U-18 and U-20 national teams.

References

External links

[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tal-Michael-Dunne/Summary/26192 RealGM profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2007.roundID_5499.playerID_43606.teamID_306.html FIBA profile]

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:British emigrants to Israel

Category:British Jews

Category:British people of Israeli descent

Category:Hapoel Afula players

Category:Elitzur Ashkelon players

Category:Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. players

Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League players

Category:Jewish Israeli sportspeople

Category:Israeli men's basketball players

Category:Jewish basketball players