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Lior Eliyahu
Eliyahu with the Israeli national team, 2015
No. 8 – Hapoel Jerusalem
PositionPower forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 39)
Ramat Gan, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2006: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2006Hapoel Galil Elyon
2006–2009Maccabi Tel Aviv
2009–2010Caja Laboral
2010–2013Maccabi Tel Aviv
2013–presentHapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

  • Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Lior Eliyahu (Hebrew: לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ; born September 9, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (225 pounds).

He plays at the power forward position. The Minnesota Timberwolves own his NBA draft rights.

Early life

Eliyahu is Jewish,[1] and was born in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Professional career

Eliyahu grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, but moved to Galil for the 2004–05 season, in order to further his career. The move paid off when, under the guidance of Oded Katash, Eliyahu made great strides in improving his game. After the 2005–06 season, Eliyahu entered the 2006 NBA draft, a move criticized by Hanoch Mintz, Eliyahu's coach during his time in Ramat Gan.

In pre-draft camps in Europe, Eliyahu impressed along with fellow Israeli Yotam Halperin and when the camp was finished in Treviso, Italy, both had dramatically climbed the mock draft charts. On June 28, 2006, he made national headlines in Israel by being selected by the Orlando Magic with the 44th pick of the 2006 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations. He also impressed during matches of Maccabi against NBA teams. During the EuroLeague 2006–07 season, Eliyahu averaged 10.8 points per game.

In December 2008, Eliyahu became the first Israeli to be named the EuroLeague MVP of the Month during the season. He recorded a double double in all three games he played during December. Overall for the 2008–09 EuroLeague season, Eliyahu averaged 14.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. In 2009, Eliyahu signed a 4-year contract worth €6 million euros net income with the Spanish League club Caja Laboral[2] and he won the Spanish national championship with his new team in 2010, scoring 18 points in the deciding game against then EuroLeague champions Barcelona.[3]

In September 2010, he returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a five-year contract.[4]

On June 26, 2012, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the 18th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft, to the Houston Rockets, in exchange for Chase Budinger and the draft rights to Eliyahu.[5]

In November 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[6] In 2015, helped the club win its first ever Israeli championship.[7] In 2017, Eliyahu took another championship with Hapoel Jerusalem.[8] In January 2016, signed a three-year extension to his contract with Hapoel Jerusalem.[9]

On May 10, 2018, Eliyahu recorded a career-high 15 assists, along with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in a 92–73 win over Hapoel Eilat. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 30 MVP.[10]

On August 23, 2018, Eliyahu was named Hapoel Jerusalem's new team captain, replacing Yotam Halperin.[11]

Israeli national team

Eliyahu was a member of the senior Israeli national team at the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 EuroBasket tournaments.

On May 8, 2018, Eliyahu announced his decision to retire from the Israeli national team.[12]

Awards and accomplishments

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Denotes seasons in which Eliyahu won a Championship
Bold Denotes career highs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 15 21.2 .575 .000 .653 5.3 1.3 .9 .5 10.8 13.1
2007–08 18 5 10.1 .549 .000 .591 1.9 1.1 .4 .1 3.8 5.1
2008–09 16 9 26.5 .624 .000 .667 6.6 2.4 .6 .3 14.0 17.6
2009–10 Caja Laboral 15 4 18.4 .632 .000 .400 3.4 1.3 .7 .3 8.4 11.1
2010–11 Maccabi Tel Aviv 21 21 20.3 .601 .200 .739 3.8 1.0 .8 .5 10.9 11.8
2011–12 20 15 18.2 .566 1.000 .542 3.0 1.0 .3 .1 8.5 8.1
2012–13 23 10 17.2 .483 .000 .800 3.1 2.1 .7 .2 7.3 8.2
Career 135 79 18.9 .568 .125 .650 4.0 1.3 .6 .3 9.1 10.6

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. 15 14 25.2 .500 .000 .267 4.7 2.5 .9 .5 9.6 9.8
2014–15 Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. 10 10 25.0 .515 .000 .533 3.2 2.1 1 .4 10.8 9.2
2015-16 Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. 13 12 21.9 .485 .000 .556 4.9 2.8 .8 .2 10.5 10.4
2016-17 Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. 19 6 15.5 .513 .000 .545 3.5 1.9 .6 .2 6.9 7.8
Career 57 42 21.7 .502 0.000 .486 4.1 2.3 .8 .3 9.1 9.3

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Galil-Elyon Israel 22 13.5 .549 .500 .684 3.1 .6 .5 .3 5.0
2004-05 21 27.8 0.591 0.389 0.670 5.2 1.7 1.9 0.3 13.9
2005-06 29 26.6 0.579 0.294 0.671 5.9 3.1 1.3 0.7 15.9
2006-07* Maccabi T-A 26 16.9 0.59 0.286 .658 4.2 2.2 1.0 0.5 9.4
2007–08 22 14.6 .595 .25 .656 3.7 2.1 0.7 0.2 7.2
2008-09* 22 22.6 .654 .143 .633 4.7 3.1 1.0 0.4 13.2
2009-10* Caja Laboral Liga ACB 28 13.5 .508 0 .714 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.4 5.3
2010-11* Maccabi T-A Israel 26 22.8 .637 .333 .674 5.0 2.9 1.0 .7 13.6
2011-12* 20 24.8 .61 0 .595 5.1 3.3 1.2 .3 13.8
2012-13 25 23.2 .567 .5 .475 4.2 3 1.2 .6 11
2013-14 Jerusalem 20 31.3 .569 0 .482 5.7 3.4 1.6 0.7 13.4
2014-15* 33 27.3 .547 1.0 .473 6.5 4 1.5 .7 13.2
2015-16 29 25.5 .511 0 .391 6.2 4.3 0.8 .7 11.7
2016-17* 32 27.1 .492 0 .326 5.6 3.4 1.1 .7 9.8
Carrer 355 22.67 .563 .263 .578 4.77 2.72 1.09 0.51 11.17

See also

References

  1. ^ "Israeli Sports". Jewish Sports Review. 8 (87): 20. September–October 2011. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Eliyahu signs with TAU" (in Hebrew). Sports.walla.co.il. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Caja Laboral win ACB Championship". Eitb.com. June 16, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Lior Eliyahu signed with Maccabi for 5 years Template:He icon
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "HAPOEL JERUSALEM lands Eliyahu on three-year deal". Eurocupbasketall.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ http:"HAPOEL JERUSALEM first championship". sport5.co.il. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. ^ http:"HAPOEL JERUSALEM second championship". Eurohoops.net. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. ^ http:"Lior Eliyahu contract extension". ynet.co.il. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  10. ^ "מצטיין המחזור ה-30: ליאור אליהו". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 12, 2018.
  11. ^ ""שמנו דגש על האופי של השחקנים"". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "Lior Eliyahu retires from Israeli national team". Sportando.com. May 8, 2018.
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