Yaniv Green

Yaniv Green
יניב גרין
	Yaniv Green shooting a free throw
Personal information
Born	May 16, 1980 (age 44); Herzliya, Israel
Nationality	Israeli / Polish
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1998–2016
Position	Center / Power forward
Career history
1998–2000	Bnei Herzliya
2000–2001	Maccabi Ra'anana
2001–2002	Bney Herzliya
2002–2004	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2004–2007	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008	CSK VSS Samara
2008–2011	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2011–2012	Teramo
2012–2013	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2013–2015	Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
	Euroleague champion (2005); Top Rebounder (EuroBasket 2007);

Yaniv Green (Template:Lang-he, born May 16, 1980) is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. Green is a 2.04 m (6 ft 9 in) tall forward-center. He is the most capped player in the history of the Israeli national basketball team, with 189 appearances.

Israeli national team

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

2005-06

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

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

^ "EuroBasket 2007: Players - Statistical leaders". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
^ שחרור, יעל (August 10, 2014). "יניב גרין: "מאמין שאהיה פה גם עוד 5 שנים"". ynet.

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

[1] "EuroBasket 2007: Players - Statistical leaders". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

[2] שחרור, יעל (August 10, 2014). "יניב גרין: "מאמין שאהיה פה גם עוד 5 שנים"". ynet.

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