Lior Eliyahu has been the top young player in the EuroCup for the past two seasons. He is also one of the best prospects in European basketball for his age-group and considered to be the first legitimate Israeli NBA player since Oded Kattash. …. Eliyahu exploded onto the scene in 2004 when he averaged 19.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg during the FIBA Europe League. He was selected to the All-Star Day but did not participate due to an injury. Despite offers to from bigger clubs in Israel, he elected to stay with Galil to develop his game. …. Eliyahu has been a major part of Israel’s youth team success in 2004 and 2005. He was a member of the 2004 silver medal winning side at the U20 European Championships for Men. In 2005, he was an All-Tournament selection at the U20 European Championship for Men (Israel finished in fourth place). He also played at the FIBA U21 World Championship.