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

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