Some notable players have included Miki Berkovich, Doron Jamchi, Guy Goodes, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Moran Roth, and Hen Lippin.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion was founded in 1976 by 28-year-old Itzhak Perry, and reached the top division Israeli Basketball Premier League, where they have remained since the 1988–89 season.

[1][2] At the start of their first season in the top division, Israeli star Miki Berkovich joined Richard Rellford, and they led the team.

With some high-quality players such as Miki Berkovich, Gene Banks, Andre Spencer, and Motti Aroesti, the team finished the regular season in 2nd place in the league.

In the semi-finals of the playoffs, Maccabi Rishon LeZion beat Hapoel Tel Aviv in a 3–0 sweep, and reached their first-ever final series.

However, Maccabi Rishon LeZion reached the final of the Israel State Cup, but lost 76:84 to Hapoel Galil Elyon.

They also participated in the EuroLeague, but lost in the second qualifying round to Dutch champions Den Helder, and dropped to the European Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses.

The years passed and Pini Gershon returned for a second term with Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the 1997–98 season.

In the Korac Cup, the team lost in the third round to Polish side Stal Bobrek Bytom.

The team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv both in the league quarterfinals and in the semi-finals of the State Cup.

Isaiah Swann, Dwayne Mitchell, and Raymar Morgan arrived in addition to the Israeli forward Nitzan Hanochi.

They qualified for the final four, where they were defeated by Maccabi Tel Aviv (100:77), and then by Hapoel Jerusalem in the 3rd place game.

A few days later, he was replaced by former Maccabi Tel Aviv and Israel national basketball team coach Zvika Sherf.

With some high-quality players such as Darryl Monroe and Mark Lyons, the team finished in sixth place in the regular season and reached the quarter-finals of FIBA Europe Cup.

[6] In the 2019–20 season, Rishon LeZion advanced to its third-ever Israeli League final, after Adam Ariel hit a buzzer-beater to defeat Hapoel Jerusalem in the semifinal.

In January 2014, they started to boycott the team's home games due to a conflict with the club's owner, Itzhak Perry.

Today Gan Nahum Municipal Hall hosts the home games of the Hapoel Rishon LeZion women's basketball team.

Due to sponsorship agreements, the club has known several names: Source: basket.co.il Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events.