Jeron Roberts (; born November 10, 1976) is a retired

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professional

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player. He played college basketball at the

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. He was called up by

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manager Zvi ("Zvika") Sherf to represent Israel at the European Championships 2007 in Spain.

Biography

He obtained

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in 2006. He was a starter for the

during the 2007 European Championships. After coaching at

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, he is currently athletic director at

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References

1976 births Living people Amsterdam Basketball players AEL Limassol B.C. players American men's basketball players APOEL B.C. players Dutch Basketball League players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Elitzur Ashkelon players Ironi Nahariya players Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Karşıyaka basketball players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin basketball players Shooting guards Wyoming Cowboys basketball players Sportspeople from Covina, California Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California Naturalised basketball players {{Israel-basketball-bio-stub