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Guy Parselany
Guy Parselany ( he, גיא פרסלני, born August 1, 1978) is an Israeli professional basketball player with the who played in Europe and USA NBA-Summer Leagues and ABA Oceanside Surf, San Diego Surf of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He is 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, and plays the Center (basketball), center position. Guy Parselany is the tallest professional Israeli basketball player ever. Early life Guy Parselany is Jewish, was born in Haifa, Israel, and grew up in Qiryat Haim. He is the son of Arie and Roth, and has two younger brothers, Roy and Tal Parselany. As a child Parselany played for Hapoel Haifa B.C. and Maccabi Haifa B.C., Maccabi Haifa. When he was 15 he moved to the Hapoel Holon B.C., Hapoel Holon youth team, winning the State Youth Championship. Simultaneously, he played for his high school basketball team. References External links * http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Article.aspx?id=137042 * http://www.maccabifans.co.il/News3.Asp?ID=6499&y=2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the NBA, the center is typically close to tall. They traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80 season, however, NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished. The most recent center to win an NBA Most Valuable Player Award was Nikola Jokić, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
