Yaniv Green ( he, יניב גרין, born May 16, 1980) is an Israeli retired professional

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player. Green is a 2.04 m (6 ft 9 in) tall

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. He is the most capped player in the history of the

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, with 189 appearances.

Israeli national team

Yaniv was a main factor in the surprising second-place finish of the U-20 Israeli national team at the 2000

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. He was also a part of the team that played at the

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and finished in 7th place. Green has played in every European championship, from

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, making a total of 8 championships. At

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, Green was the leading rebounder, averaging 9.3 rebounds per game. His highest performance was pulling 16 rebounds in a second stage match against

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. On 10 September 2015, Green played his 189th match for the national team, making him the most capped player in Israeli national team history, after passing former leader

Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the Israeli Basketball Pr ...

. He also managed to get 1,478 points which placed him in the top 5 of the all-time points leaders of the national side.

Averages

2005-06

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

2006-07

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

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Yaniv Israeli men's basketball players 1980 births Living people Bnei Hertzeliya basketball players Centers (basketball) Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Ra'anana players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players People from Herzliya Power forwards (basketball) Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players Israeli expatriates in Italy Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players