Pinhas Hozez (פנחס חוזז; born September 8, 1957) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the

Israeli national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

Biography

Hozez was born in

Jaffa, Israel Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

. He is 1.98 meters tall. He attended the

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

. Hozez played basketball for the

Portland Pilots The Portland Pilots is the nickname for athletics at the University of Portland. The Pilots compete in the West Coast Conference (WCC) at the NCAA Division I level. History The Pilots started to gain attention when Clive Charles began coachi ...

in the 1979–80 season. Hozez played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Between 1974 and 1995 he competed for Israeli teams Hapoel Tel Aviv, Beitar Tel Aviv, Elitzur Ramla,

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

, and Bnei Herzliya Basket. He also played for the

. Hozez competed in the 1974 FIBA European Championship for Junior Men, 1977 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1979 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and 1981 FIBA European Championship for Men.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hozez, Pinhas 1957 births Living people Israeli men's basketball players Portland Pilots men's basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players