Oz Blayzer

Oz Blayzer (Hebrew: עוז בלייזר‎; born December 29, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League.

Oz Blayzer
Blayzer with the Israeli national team, 2015
No. 14 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
PositionPower forward / Small forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1992-12-29) December 29, 1992
Kfar Tavor, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight101 kg (223 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Hapoel Afula
2013–2015Bnei Herzliya
2015–2018Maccabi Haifa
2018–presentMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Blayzer was born in Kfar Tavor, Israel. He played with the Hapoel Gilboa-Afula youth team.

Professional career

On August 16, 2011, Blayzer started his professional career with Hapoel Afula of the Liga Leumit.[1]

On July 3, 2013, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with Bnei Herzliya.[2] In his first season with Herzliya, Blayzer was named co-Israeli League Rising Star, alongside his teammate Aviram Zelekovits.[3]

On June 20, 2015, Blayzer signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.[4]

On May 9, 2016, Blayzer signed a two-year contract extension with Haifa.[5] That season, Blayzer helped Haifa to reach the 2017 Israeli League Finals where they eventually lost to Hapoel Jerusalem.

On March 26, 2018, Blayzer recorded a season-high 25 points without missing a single shot (shooting 6-of-6 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line), along with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 98–95 win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 21 MVP.[6]

On July 18, 2018, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[7]

Israeli national team

Blayzer played for the Israeli National Team at the 2017 Eurobasket tournament.

Blayzer was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 [8] and Under-20 [9] national teams.

References
  1. "עפולה החתימה את עוז בלייזר והרן שיפמן לעונה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 16, 2011.
  2. "עוז בלייזר חתם בהרצליה: "זה המקום הכי טוב עבורי"". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). July 3, 2013.
  3. "מצטייני ליגת WINNER סל לעונת 2013/14". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 6, 2014.
  4. "Maccabi Haifa signs Oz Blayzer with a two-year contract". sportando.com. June 20, 2015.
  5. "Maccabi Haifa signs Oz Blayzer to a contract extension until 2018". sportando.com. May 9, 2016.
  6. "מצטיין המחזור ה-21: עוז בלייזר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 27, 2018.
  7. "עובר לכתום: עוז בלייזר חתם בראשל"צ". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). July 18, 2018.
  8. "Blayzer at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
  9. "Blayzer at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fibaeurope.com.
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