Roman Rubinshteyn

Roman Rubinshteyn (born August 22, 1996) is a Belarusian-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Hevel Modi'in of the Israeli National League. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.

Roman Rubinshteyn
No. 21 – Maccabi Haifa
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueIsraeli National League
Personal information
Born (1996-05-22) May 22, 1996
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

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 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. "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.
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