Roman Rubinshteyn (Hebrew: רומן רובינשטיין; born August 22, 1996) is a Belarusian-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 26) Minsk, Belarus |
| Nationality | Belarusian / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2016 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2012–2016 | →Tsmoki-Minsk II |
| 2016–2017 | Zlatorog Laško |
| 2017–2018 | Tsmoki-Minsk |
| 2018–2019 | Legia Warszawa |
| 2019 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2019 | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in |
| 2020-present | Maccabi Haifa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rubinshteyn was born in Minsk, Belarus. He played for Tsmoki-Minsk youth team.[1]
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 Basketball Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[8]
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]
Rubinshteyn also holds an Israeli passport.[1]
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