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Guy Parselany (Hebrew: גיא פרסלני, born August 1, 1978) is an Israeli professional basketball player with the who played in Europe and USA NBA-Summer Leagues and ABA San Diego Surf of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He is 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, and plays the center position. Guy Parselany is the tallest professional Israeli basketball player ever.
Early life
Guy Parselany is Jewish, was born in Haifa, Israel, and grew up in Qiryat Haim. He is the son of Arie and Roth, and has two younger brothers, Roy and Tal Parselany. As a child Parselany played for Hapoel Haifa B.C. and Maccabi Haifa. When he was 15 he moved to the Hapoel Holon youth team, winning the State Youth Championship. Simultaneously, he played for his high school basketball team.