Robert Rothbart
 | |
| No. 7 – Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Ligat HaAl |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 16, 1986 Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| Nationality | Bosnian / Israeli / Serbian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2006 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2007–2008 | Borac Nektar |
| 2008–2009 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2009–2010 | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2011–2012 | Union Olimpija |
| 2012–2013 | Start Gdynia |
| 2013 | Gamateks Pamukkale Üniversitesi |
| 2014 | KK Leotar |
| 2014 | KK Igokea |
| 2014—2015 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2015—present | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Robert Rothbart (Hebrew: רוברט רות'בארט, born Boris Kajmaković on June 16, 1986) is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
Biography
Rothbart was born in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the former Yugoslavia. Due to the war, Robert and his Jewish mother emigrated to Israel, where they stayed for two years before moving to United States when he was eight years old.[1]
After graduating from the private elementary The Harker School in San Jose, California, Robert has successfully played high school basketball for Saint Francis High School (Mountain View, California), Monta Vista High School (Cupertino, California),[1] and Natomas High School (Sacramento, California).[2]During his stay in Sacramento, He was involved in the Indian community while he was supervised by Serbian-born NBA star Vlade Divac.
Although he initially committed to Indiana University, Rothbart decided in the summer of 2004, to skip college and move to Europe where he's active today. After two seasons with Paris Basket Racing in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball and one season with Israeli Hapoel Galil Elyon, Rothbart moved to play in Bosnia and Herzegovina where he was born. Prior to the 2008/2009 season, he signed with Ironi Nahariya from the Israeli league again.
He featured best overall statistic, most rebounds, and no 3 in scoring in BIH League 13 competition for 2007/08 season, as per www.kosarka.ba, a national basketball web portal.
Prior to the 2009/2010 season he signed with Elitzur Maccabi Netanya B.C., with whom he has reached the Israeli Basketball State Cup semi-finals.In the summer of 2010 he has signed to play for Maccabi Haifa B.C..
He is a part of the Israeli national basketball team.
Robert holds multiple nationalities, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Israel.[1]
In August 2011 he signed with Union Olimpija.[3]
Trivia
- He pulled out of the 2004 NBA Draft and decided to try his luck in the 2005 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.
References
- 1 2 3 "Rothbart Signs With Hoosiers". iuhoosiers.com.
- ↑ "Robert Rothbart". yahoo.com.
- ↑ UNION OLIMPIJA signs big Rothbart