Pinhas Hozez (; born September 8, 1957) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

and for the

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Biography

Hozez was born in

Jaffa, Israel Jaffa (, ; , ), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine Sea, Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on ...

. He is 1.98 meters tall. He attended the

University of Portland The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Da ...

. Hozez played basketball for the

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in the 1979–80 season. Hozez played in the

. Between 1974 and 1995 he competed for Israeli teams

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

, Beitar Tel Aviv, Elitzur Ramla,

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

, and

Bnei Herzliya Basket Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

. He also played for the

. Hozez competed in the 1974 FIBA European Championship for Junior Men, 1977 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1979 FIBA European Championship for Men, 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, and 1981 FIBA European Championship for Men.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hozez, Pinhas 1957 births Living people Israeli men's basketball players Portland Pilots men's basketball players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players 20th-century Israeli sportsmen