Hubert Roberts (; born January 21, 1961) is an
American-Israeli
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The Israeli-American community, while predominantly Jewish, also includes various ethnic and religious minorities reflective of Israel's diverse demographics. This c ...
former basketball player.
He played the center position.
He played nine seasons in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
.
Biography
His mother was of
Jewish descent
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.
Roberts is tall.
He played for
San Diego University.
Roberts played nine seasons in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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for
Hapoel Haifa
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,
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...
,
Maccabi Haifa
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, and
Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion ( , "First to Zion") is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
Founded in 1882 by Jewish immigrants from the Russian Empire who were ...
.
He observed: "I have kids. The atmosphere for child rearing is better here than in 85 percent of the places in the States for blacks."
References
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Living people
American men's basketball players
American people of Jewish descent
Israeli men's basketball players
Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
1961 births
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Centers (basketball)
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players
Israeli people of American descent
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball players
20th-century American sportsmen
20th-century Israeli sportsmen