Roman Sorkin (, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional

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player for

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of the

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and the

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. He played

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for the

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, before playing professionally in Israel.

Early life and college career

Sorkin was born to Jewish parents in

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

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. At the age of two, he immigrated to

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, and grew up in

Ashdod Ashdod (, ; , , or ; Philistine language, Philistine: , romanized: *''ʾašdūd'') is the List of Israeli cities, sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District (Israel), Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean ...

, Israel. Sorkin played four years of

at the

. On November 10, 2017, Sorkin recorded a career-high 23 points and seven rebounds in his career start, while shooting 8-of-9 from the field, in a 70–54 win over Coppin State. In his college career, he had a 56.9% two-point shooting percentage, and shot 83.3% from the line.

Professional career

Maccabi Haifa (2018–2021)

On April 28, 2018, Sorkin started his professional career with Maccabi Haifa of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

, signing a three-year deal. That season, Haifa finished the season in the last place out of 12 teams and was relegated to the Israeli National League (the second-tier league in Israel). On April 12, 2019, Sorkin recorded a season-high 19 points, while shooting 7-of-11 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 77–79 loss to Hapoel Afula. In 30 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Sorkin won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship title with Haifa, earning a promotion back to the

. On December 8, 2019, Sorkin scored a game-winner shot with 1.6 seconds left, giving Haifa a 77–75 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On February 3, 2020, Sorkin recorded a career-high 22 points, while shooting 6-of-6 from three point range, along with five rebounds in a 93–84 win over

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil () is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner. History T ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–present)

On July 21, 2021, Sorkin signed a one-year contract with

of the

and the

, with an option for an additional season. On February 6, 2023, Sorkin signed a new two-year contract with the Israeli powerhouse. Sorkin has won the 2022–23 and 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

National team career

Sorkin was a member of the Israeli under-18 and under-20 national teams. In August 2014, Sorkin participated in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B, where he averaged 14.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 22 , , 1 , , 8.3 , , .548 , , .300 , , .583 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , .3 , , .3 , , 2.9 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 36 , , 4 , , 16.3 , , .652 , , .154 , , .667 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , .8 , , 6.8 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 32 , , 7 , , 15.8 , , .521 , , .375 , , .786 , , 3.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , .6 , , 6.8 , , 6.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 90 , , 12 , , 14.2 , , .582 , , .309 , , .692 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , .6 , , 5.8 , , 6.7

Domestic leagues

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, , 21 , , 14.5 , , .452 , , .313 , , .560 , , 4.0 , , .8 , , .6 , , .7 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Haifa , , style="text-align:center;", Ligat HaAl , , 30 , , 22.4 , , .496 , , .392 , , .595 , , 4.7 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .9 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Haifa , , style="text-align:center;", Ligat HaAl , , 29 , , 29.0 , , .444 , , .178 , , .744 , , 7.2 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .9 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Haifa , , style="text-align:center;", BIBL , , 4 , , 23.5 , , .483 , , .333 , , .667 , , 6.5 , , .5 , , .7 , , .5 , , 17.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Ligat HaAl , , 31 , , 19.2 , , .582 , , .269 , , .756 , , 4.1 , , .7 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Ligat HaAl , , 35 , , 18.4 , , .650 , , .143 , , .807 , , 5.6 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .5 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Ligat HaAl , , 32 , , 22.9 , , .615 , , .508 , , .689 , , 6.1 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 1.1 , , 15.9

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 8 , , 0 , , 4.4 , , .455 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , , , .1 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 0 , , 5.6 , , .469 , , .267 , , .778 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , , , .1 , , 1.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 23 , , 0 , , 8.0 , , .453 , , .476 , , .938 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , , , .3 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 21 , , 2 , , 6.7 , , .489 , , .333 , , .778 , , .9 , , .2 , , , , .3 , , 2.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 74 , , 2 , , 6.5 , , .468 , , .362 , , .833 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , , , .3 , , 2.5

References

External links

EuroLeague profile

Oregon Ducks bio

RealGM profile
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