Oz Blayzer
{{short description|Israeli basketball player (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Oz Blayzer
עוז בלייזר
| image = Oz Blazer (2).JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Blayzer
| number = 14
| position = Small forward / Power forward
| height_m = 2.01
| weight_kg = 101
| league = Ligat HaAl
EuroLeague
| team = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|29}}
| birth_place = Kfar Tavor, Israel
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| years1 = 2011–2013
| team1 = Hapoel Afula
| years2 = 2013–2015
| team2 = Bnei Herzliya
| years3 = 2015–2018
| team3 = Maccabi Haifa
| years4 = 2018–2020
| team4 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion
| years5 = 2020–2022
| team5 = Maccabi Tel Aviv
| years6 = 2022–2024
| team6 = Hapoel Jerusalem
| years7 = 2024–present
| team7 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| highlights = * EuroCup champion (2025)
- Israeli Super League champion (2021)
- Israeli State Cup winner (2023)
- 3× Israeli League Cup winner (2018, 2021, 2022)
- 4× Israeli League All-Star (2014, 2016–2018)
- Israeli League Rising Star (2014)
}}
Oz Blayzer ({{langx|he|עוז בלייזר}}; born December 29, 1992) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague.
Biography
Oz 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.{{cite news|title=עפולה החתימה את עוז בלייזר והרן שיפמן לעונה|url=http://www.one.co.il/Article/185171.html|work=one.co.il|date=August 16, 2011|language=he}}
On July 3, 2013, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with Bnei Herzliya.{{cite news|title=עוז בלייזר חתם בהרצליה: "זה המקום הכי טוב עבורי"
|url=http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=274&docID=145462&lang=HE|work=sport5.co.il|date=July 3, 2013|language=he}} In his first season with Herzliya, Blayzer was named co-Israeli League Rising Star, alongside his teammate Aviram Zelekovits.{{cite news|title=מצטייני ליגת WINNER סל לעונת 2013/14|url=http://basket.co.il/News.asp?id=5551|work=basket.co.il|date=June 6, 2014|language=he}}
On June 20, 2015, Blayzer signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Haifa.{{cite news|title=Maccabi Haifa signs Oz Blayzer with a two-year contract|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/164771/maccabi-haifa-signs-oz-blayzer-with-a-two-year-contract.html|work=sportando.com|date=June 20, 2015}}
On May 9, 2016, Blayzer signed a two-year contract extension with Haifa.{{cite news|title=Maccabi Haifa signs Oz Blayzer to a contract extension until 2018|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/199094/maccabi-haifa-signs-oz-blayzer-to-a-contract-extension-until-2018.html|work=sportando.com|date=May 9, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news|title=מצטיין המחזור ה-21: עוז בלייזר|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17719|work=basket.co.il|date=March 27, 2018|language=he}}
On July 18, 2018, Blayzer signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.{{cite news|title=עובר לכתום: עוז בלייזר חתם בראשל"צ|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19177|work=basket.co.il|date=July 18, 2018|language=he}}
On August 11, 2020, Blayzer signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.{{cite news |title=Maccabi Tel Aviv signs Oz Blayzer |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/maccabi-tel-aviv-signs-oz-blayzer/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 11, 2020 |date=August 11, 2020 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
On June 26, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/oz-blayzer-signs-with-hapoel-jerusalem/|title=Oz Blayzer signs with Hapoel Jerusalem|last=|first=|date=June 26, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 27, 2022 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}
On June 22, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hapoeluta.org/news?NewsId=30346|title=ברוך הבא, עוז בלייזר|last=|first=|date=June 22, 2024|website=hapoeluta.org|publisher=|language=he|access-date=June 25, 2024}}
International career
Blayzer played for the Israeli National Team at the 2017 Eurobasket tournament.
Blayzer was also a member of the Israeli Under-18 {{cite news|title=Blayzer at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2010.roundID_7324.teamID_306.playerID_84818.html|work=fibaeurope.com}} and Under-20{{cite news|title=Blayzer at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2012.roundID_8747.teamID_306.playerID_84818.html|work=fibaeurope.com}} national teams.
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Oz-Blayzer/Summary/59463 RealGM.com profile]
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Category:21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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