Boaz Janay (בועז ינאי; also Yanai; born November 9, 1952) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the center position. He scored 6,752 career points, 4th-most in

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

history.

Biography

Janay is 1.99 m tall. He played for

Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Hapoel Gvat/Yagur Basketball Club was a professional basketball team based in Gvat, Israel. The club had a rich history in the Israeli Basketball Super League and in 1976 they became the first basketball club outside of Tel Aviv to win a title wi ...

, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Hapoel Gilboa/Afula in 16 seasons between 1972 and 1989. In his career, Janay scored 6,752 points, 4th-most in

history. In the

1977 Maccabiah Games At the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel, more than 2,800 athletes from 34 countries participated in 26 different sports, including chess and bridge. The opening ceremonies were held on July 12, 1977, in Ramat Gan Stadium before a crowd of 50,000 ...

, he won a silver medal with Team Israel. He played for the Israeli national basketball team. He played in the 1971 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1972 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, 1973 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1975 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1976 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, 1977 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1979 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1980 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and 1981 FIBA European Championship for Men.

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למטרה: כדורסלן העבר מסביר מה חסר היום לנבחרת
''Maariv'', February 18, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Janay, Boaz Israeli men's basketball players Hapoel Gilboa/Afula players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Israel Asian Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 1974 Asian Games Centers (basketball) 1952 births Possibly living people Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games Jewish men's basketball players Maccabiah Games basketball players of Israel Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Israel