- Lior Eliyahu
infobox Euroleague Player
name = Lior Eliyahu
אֱלִיָּהוּלִיאוֹר
nickname =
position =Small forward
Power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9.5
team = Maccabi Tel-Aviv
jersey =| number = 8
weight_lbs = 225
nationality = flagicon|IsraelIsraeli
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|9|9
birth_place =Ramat Gan ,Israel
college =
draft = 2nd round, 44th overall
draft_year = 2006
draft_team =Orlando Magic
career_start = 2003
career_end =
former_teams = Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (Youth) 2002–03Hapoel Galil Elyon 2003–06
awards =FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship All-Star (2005) FIBA EuroCup All-Star (2005, 2006)Lior Eliyahu ( _he. לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ; born
September 9 ,1985 inRamat Gan ,Israel ) is anIsrael i professionalbasketball player. He is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) in height and he weighs 102 kg (225 pounds). He plays both thesmall forward and power forward positions. He is currently with Maccabi Tel-Aviv.Pro career
Eliyahu grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, but moved to Galil for the 2004-05 season, in order to further his career. The move paid off when, under the guidance of
Oded Katash , Eliyahu made great strides in improving his game. After the 2005-06 season, Eliyahu entered the2006 NBA Draft , a move criticized by Hanoch Mintz, Eliyahu's coach during his time in Ramat Gan.In pre-draft camps in Europe, Eliyahu impressed along with fellow Israeli
Yotam Halperin and when the camp was finished inTreviso ,Italy , both had dramatically climbed the mock draft charts. OnJune 28 ,2006 , he made national headlines in Israel by being selected by theOrlando Magic with the 44th pick of the2006 NBA Draft . He was later traded to theHouston Rockets for cash considerations.He also impressed during recent matches of Maccabi against
NBA teams. During theEuroleague 2006-07 season, Eliyahu averaged 10.8 points per game.Notes
References
*cite web |url= http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4923534.html |title= Rockets taking a look at Eliyahu
External links
*NBA-profile
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=LGD Euroleague profile]
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