Roman Rubinshteyn

Roman Rubinshteyn
No. 21 – Maccabi Haifa
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 28)
Minsk, Belarus
NationalityBelarusian / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2016Tsmoki-Minsk
2012–2016→Tsmoki-Minsk II
2016–2017Zlatorog Laško
2017–2018Tsmoki-Minsk
2018–2019Legia Warszawa
2019Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2019Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
2020-presentMaccabi Haifa
Career highlights and awards

Roman Rubinshteyn (Hebrew: רומן רובינשטיין; born August 22, 1996) is a Belarusian-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.

Early life

Rubinshteyn was born in Minsk, Belarus. He played for Tsmoki-Minsk youth team.[1]

Professional career

In 2012, Rubinshteyn started his professional career with Tsmoki-Minsk II, the reserve team of Tsmoki-Minsk.

On August 30, 2016, Rubinshteyn signed with Zlatorog Laško of the Slovenian Premier A.[2] Rubinshteyn helped Zlatorog reach the 2017 Slovenian League playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually lost to Rogaška in the Semifinals.

In July 2017, Rubinshteyn returned to Tsmoki-Minsk for the 2017–18 season. On December 16, 2017, Rubinshteyn recorded a career-high 29 points, shooting 19-for-20 from the free throw line, along with six rebounds and four assists in a 94–99 loss to Borisfen Mogilev.[3] In 46 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 11.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Rubinshteyn won the 2018 Belarusian League and the 2018 Belarusian Cup titles with Tsmoki-Minsk.

On July 30, 2018, Rubinshteyn signed a one-year deal with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[4] However, on February 15, 2019, Rubinshteyn parted ways with Legia to join Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[5] On July 1, 2019, he parted ways with Be'er Sheva.[6]

On August 22, 2019, Rubinshteyn signed with Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League for the 2019–20 season.[7]

On January 24, 2021, Rubinshteyn signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[8]

National team career

Rubinshteyn is a member of the Belarus national basketball team. He was also a member of the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 Belarus national teams.

In July 2015, Rubinshteyn participated in the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B, where he averaged 12.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists, leading the U-20 Belarusian team to the fifth place.[9]

Personal life

Rubinshteyn also holds an Israeli passport.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "היישר מבלארוס: רומן רובינשטיין בדרך לישראל". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). April 21, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Roman Rubinshteyn moves to Slovenia". AltiSport.net. August 30, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tsmoki-Minsk 94 at Borisfen Mogilev 99". RealGM.com. December 16, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Roman Rubinshteyn signs at Legia". Eurobasket.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "רומן רובינשטיין מצטרף לעולה החדשה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "הפועל ב"ש שיחררה מהסגל את רומן רובינשטיין". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "רובינשטיין חתם בחבל מודיעין, שטרנברג בנתניה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "הגארד רומן רובינשטיין חתם במכבי חיפה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Roman Rubinshteyn's profile - 2015 U20 European Championship Men". FIBA.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.