Danny Rubin (basketball)

Danny Rubin (Hebrew: דני רובין‎; born July 26, 1991) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][2][3]

Danny Rubin
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-07-26) July 26, 1991
Chevy Chase, Maryland
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolLandon School
(Bethesda, Maryland)
CollegeBoston College (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Hapoel Kazrin/Galil Elion
2015–2017Bnei Herzliya

He won a gold medal with Team USA in basketball in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, and he played college basketball for Boston College. In 2015, he was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League 2nd Team.

Early life and college

Rubin is Jewish.[4] In high school, he was selected as a Mcdonald's All-American nominee, he earned honorable mention All-Met, All-Gazette and All-Montgomery County Sentinel honors as he averaged 18 points a game as a senior at Landon School in 2010, and led them to back to back Interstate Athletic Conference titles.[5][6]

He played college basketball for Boston College.[7] The Washington Post ran an article of his impressive rise, entitled "Danny Rubin goes from Landon to Boston College walk-on to ACC starter."[8]

Team USA

In July 2013, Rubin represented Team USA in the 2013 Maccabiah Games. Coached by Maccabi Haifa head coach Brad Greenberg, Rubin and his teammates competed in the "open" division of this tournament.[9][10] He scored 25 points as Team USA beat Team Argentina, 87-76, to win the gold medal.[11][12][13]

Professional career

After graduating from Boston College in 2014, Rubin moved to Israel and joined Hapoel Kazrin/Galil Elion for the 2014–15 season. In 29 games for Kazrin, he averaged 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[14] He was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League 2nd Team.[14]

On July 23, 2015, Rubin signed with Bnei Herzliya.[15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "Danny Rubin joins Bnei Hertzeliyya" - Court Side Basketball News
  2. הגארד האמריקאי דני רובין מתקרב לבני הרצליה
  3. הגארד דני רובין חתם לשנתיים בהרצליה
  4. "Where is the Next Big Jewish Basketball Star?" | The Great Rabbino, Jewish Journal
  5. "Danny Rubin goes from Landon to Boston College walk-on to ACC starter"
  6. "Boston College's Danny Rubin Hitting A Freshman Wall", SB Nation Boston
  7. "Danny Rubin Bio"
  8. Danny Rubin goes from Landon to Boston College walk-on to ACC starter, The Washington Post
  9. RUBIN TO COMPETE IN 19TH MACCABIAH
  10. "Danny Rubin to Represent U.S.A. in Israel"
  11. "Rubin on Rubin: Gold Medal for USA At Maccabiah Games" - BC Interruption
  12. "US dominates the Maccabiah team finals", The Times of Israel
  13. "American men, women win hoops gold", The Jerusalem Post
  14. "Bnei Hertzeliyya inks Danny Rubin", Eurobasket News
  15. ""Danny Rubin signs with Bnei Herzliya; The ex Boston College player spent the season with Hapoel Kazrin"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  16. "דני רובין - בני הרצליה". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  17. הגארד היהודי דני רובין חתם לשנתיים בהרצליה
  18. בני הרצליה: דני רובין חתם לשנתיים - וואלה! ספורט
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