Yogev Ohayon (Hebrew: יוגב אוחיון; born April 24, 1987) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Super League. He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP. He also represents the senior Israel national basketball team in international competitions. Standing at 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in), he plays at the point guard position. He is known as a skilled passer.

Yogev Ohayon
No. 12 – Ironi Nahariya
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli National League
Balkan League
Personal information
Born (1987-04-24) April 24, 1987 (age 37)
Safed, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2008Hapoel Galil Elyon
2008–2009Ironi Nahariya
2009–2011Hapoel Jerusalem
2011–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2019Hapoel Jerusalem
2019–2021Hapoel Holon
2021-presentIroni Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Born in Safed, Israel, Ohayon started his career in Hapoel Galil Elyon, with whom he won the Israeli youth league championship. In the 2006–07 season, he led Hapoel Galil Elyon to the Israeli final four, with the team ultimately finishing in third place. In the 2007–08 season, Ohayon was the Ligat Winner's steals leader, with 2 steals per game.

In July 2011, he signed a three-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1] He was the 2012 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

In the summer of 2012, Ohayon went to Russia for a medical test, before signing a contract with Lokomotiv Kuban, without informing Maccabi, with whom he still had a contract. Ohayon was not allowed to sign for any other team, before buying out his contract for around $200,000 USD.[2] However, on September 19, 2012, FIBA ruled in favor of Maccabi Tel Aviv, after the team sued Ohayon through FIBA. If Ohayon wanted to leave Maccabi Tel Aviv, Lokomotiv Kuban would have to have reached an agreement on a buyout with his former club.[3] Ohayon signed a new a deal with Maccabi instead, and agreed with them on a new three-year contract.[4]

On July 9, 2017, Ohayon signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[5] In his second season with Jerusalem, he helped the team win the 2019 Israeli State Cup.

On July 7, 2019, Ohayon signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Holon, joining his former teammate Guy Pnini.[6]

Career statistics

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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

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Denotes seasons in which Ohayon won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Maccabi 21 15 20.6 .380 .346 .675 3.4 2.6 1.4 5.6 7.4
2012–13 27 27 25.3 .448 .385 .644 2.7 3.8 1.0 .0 7.2 8.6
2013–14 27 23 20.5 .442 .383 .737 2.0 3.2 .8 .1 5.7 6.8
2014–15 26 23 25.1 .359 .379 .563 3.1 3.8 1.4 .1 5.5 7.7
2015–16 10 6 18.6 .365 .250 .909 1.9 2.9 .6 .1 5.3 3.6
2016–17 27 10 17.9 .404 .440 .655 1.7 2.7 .9 .1 5.3 5.7
Career 138 104 21.6 .405 .379 .665 2.5 3.2 1.1 .1 5.8 7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ MACCABI ELECTRA pens Ohayon to 3-year deal
  2. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv, chaos with Yogev Ohayon". Sportando. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ "FIBA rules in favour of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Ohayon's case". Sportando. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv, Yogev Ohayon reach deal". jpost.com. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem inks Yogev Ohayon". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Yogev Ohayon signs with Hapoel Holon". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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