Eyal Yaffe (אייל יפה; born January 15, 1960) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position, and competed in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Biography

Yaffe is from

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, and is Jewish. His father is Moshe Yaffe of Ramat Efal, Israel. He is 6' 3" (190 cm) tall. He served three years in the Israel Defense Forces. He graduated from Canisius College with a master of business administration degree. In 1991 he married Sarina Gullo in Buffalo, New York. He became a

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, and has worked for Merrill Lynch Consumer Markets in

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, California, since 1990.

Basketball career

He played for Israel in the 1977 FIBA European Championship for Cadets (Under-16). Yaffe played for

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The highlight was his playing for the Maccabi Tel Aviv team that won the

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. In the semifinals, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat the Russian Red Army team 91 to 79. In 1982 Yaffe played amateur basketball in

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. Yaffe attended Canisius College in

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. Because he had played basketball in Europe, and given his age (22 years old), he was required to forfeit one year of eligibility. The Canisius coaching staff therefore

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ed Yaffe in 1982-83, intending to have him begin his career the next fall. However, he missed the 1983-84 season with an injury."Black Bears Can't Hold on, Lost to Canisius, 58-52,"
''The Daily Maine Campus'', February 11, 1986 He then played basketball for the

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in 1984-86. He was given the 1985 Canisius College Cage Club Unsung Hero Award."Canisius Sports Hall of Fame"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaffe, Eyal 1960 births Living people Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball players Israeli men's basketball players Jewish Israeli sportspeople Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Merrill (company) people Sportspeople from Tel Aviv

Biography

Basketball career

See also

References