| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-01-15)January 15, 1960 (age 65) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Canisius (1984–1986) |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
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Eyal Yaffe (Hebrew:אייל יפה; born January 15, 1960) is an Israeli former basketball player.[1] He played the guard position, and competed in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[1]
Yaffe is fromTel Aviv, Israel, and is Jewish.[2] His father is Moshe Yaffe ofRamat Efal, Israel.[3] He is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) tall.[4] He served three years in theIsrael Defense Forces.[5] He graduated from Canisius College with a master of business administration degree.[3]
In 1991 he married Sarina Gullo in Buffalo, New York.[3] He became afinancial consultant/broker, and has worked forMerrill Lynch Consumer Markets inWestlake Village, California, since 1990.[3][6]
He played for Israel in the1977 FIBA European Championship for Cadets (Under-16).[7]
Yaffe played forMaccabi Tel Aviv in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[1] The highlight was his playing for the Maccabi Tel Aviv team that won the1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup.[8] In the semifinals, Maccabi Tel Aviv beat theRussian Red Army team 91 to 79. In 1982 Yaffe played amateur basketball inWest Germany.[8]
Yaffe attendedCanisius College inBuffalo, New York. Because he had played basketball in Europe, and given his age (22 years old), he was required to forfeit one year of eligibility.[8] The Canisius coaching staff thereforeredshirted Yaffe in 1982–83, intending to have him begin his career the next fall.[8] However, he missed the 1983–84 season with an injury.[2][9] He then played basketball for theCanisius Golden Griffins in 1984–86.[2][9][4] He was given the 1985 Canisius College Cage Club Unsung Hero Award.[10]