Yaniv Green

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Yaniv Green
יניב גרין
Green in 2009
Personal information
Born (1980-05-16) 16 May 1980 (age 43)
Herzliya, Israel
NationalityIsraeli / Polish
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
Playing career1998–2016
PositionCenter / power forward
Career history
1998–2000Bnei Herzliya
2000–2001Maccabi Ra'anana
2001–2002Bney Herzliya
2002–2004Hapoel Tel Aviv
2004–2007Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008CSK VSS Samara
2008–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv
2011–2012Teramo
2012–2013Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2013–2015Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards

Yaniv Green (Hebrew: יניב גרין, born 16 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 2.04 m (6 ft 9 in) forward-center, he is the most capped player in the history of the Israeli national team, with 193 appearances.

National team career[edit]

Yaniv was a main factor in the surprising second-place finish of the U-20 Israeli national team at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was also a part of the team that played at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship and finished in 7th place.

Green has played in every European championship, from Eurobasket 2001 to Eurobasket 2015, making a total of 8 championships. At Eurobasket 2007, Green was the leading rebounder, averaging 9.3 rebounds per game.[1] His highest performance was pulling 16 rebounds in a second stage match against Croatia.

On 10 September 2015, Green played his 189th match for the national team, making him the most capped player in Israeli national team history, after passing former leader Doron Jamchi. He also managed to get 1,478 points which placed him in the top 5 of the all-time points leaders of the national side.[2]

Averages[edit]

2005-06[edit]

Euroleague- 22 Games, 6.3 Minutes, 2.1 Points, 1.0 Rebounds, 0.2 Assists
Ligat Winner- 32 Games, 13.1 Minutes, 5.2 Points, 3.6 Rebounds, 0.8 Assists

2006-07[edit]

Euroleague- 19 Games, 7.5 Minutes, 3.0 Points, 2.0 Rebounds, 0.4 Assists
Ligat Winner- 24 Games, 13.3 Minutes, 7.3 Points, 3.5 Rebounds, 0.6 Assists

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EuroBasket 2007: Players – Statistical leaders". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ שחרור, יעל (10 August 2014). "יניב גרין: "מאמין שאהיה פה גם עוד 5 שנים"". ynet.


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