Yogev Ohayon

Yogev Ohayon

No. 12 – Ironi Nahariya
Position	Point guard
League	Israeli National League Balkan League
Personal information
Born	(1987-04-24) April 24, 1987 (age 37) Safed, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2008	Hapoel Galil Elyon
2008–2009	Ironi Nahariya
2009–2011	Hapoel Jerusalem
2011–2017	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2019	Hapoel Jerusalem
2019–2021	Hapoel Holon
2021-present	Ironi Nahariya
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2014) 2× Israeli League champion (2012, 2014) 7× Israeli Cup winner (2012–2017, 2019) Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP (2012) Israeli League steals leader (2008)

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+1⁄2 in), he plays at the point guard position. He is known as a skilled passer.

Professional career

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

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 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

• List of select Jewish basketball players

References

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.

External links

• Yogev Ohayon at eurobasket.com
• Yogev Ohayon at euroleague.net
• Yogev Ohayon at fiba.com