Yaniv Green

Yaniv Green ( _he. יַנִיב גְּרִין, born May 16 1980 in Herzliya, Israel) is an Israeli professional basketball player. Green is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8 ¼ in) tall Forward-Center. He currently plays with the pro club Maccabi Tel Aviv and also for the Israeli national basketball team.

Israeli national team

Yaniv was a main factor in the surprising second place of the U-20 Israeli national team, at the 2001 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.

While playing for the senior men's Israeli national basketball team, Green was the leading rebounder at the 2007 European Championship, averaging 9.3 rebounds per game. [cite web|title=EuroBasket 2007 Homepage| url=http://www.eurobasket2007.org/en/default.asp| accessdate=2007-09-17]

Pro clubs

*Bnei Herzliya (1998–2000)
*Maccabi Ra'anana (2000–2001)
*Bney Herzliya (2001–2002)
*Hapoel Tel Aviv (2002–2004)
*Maccabi Tel Aviv (2004–2007)
*CSK VSS Samara (2007-2008)
*Maccabi Tel Aviv (2008–Present)

Averages

2005/2006

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

2006/2007

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

External links

* [http://www.safsal.co.il/player36.aspx Player Profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?seasoncode=E2006&pcode=JGM Player Profile at the Euroleague site]

References

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NAME = Green, Yaniv
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Israeli basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH = May 16, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH = Herzliya
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