Alex Rosenberg ( he, אלכס רוזנברג; born September 20, 1991) is an American-Israeli former basketball player who last played for Hapoel Afula of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for Columbia University.

High school and college career

Rosenberg attended Millburn High School in Millburn, New Jersey, where he was a three-year letterwinner, and two-time first team all-area. Alex is fourth on the all-time scoring list for Millburn High School. Rosenberg went on to play one year of postgrad basketball at The Peddie School after high school. There, he averaged 14.0 ppg. Rosenberg played college basketball for Columbia University's Lions. In his senior year at Columbia, he averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On March 9, 2016, Rosenberg was named All- Ivy League Honorable Mention.

Professional career

On July 20, 2016, Rosenberg started his professional career with

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

of the Israeli Premier League, signing a two-year deal. On May 8, 2017, Rosenberg recorded a season-high 18 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field, along with four assists in a 101–95 win over

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in the Sharon district in Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It ...

. On July 23, 2017, Rosenberg signed a three-year deal with

. However, on December 28, 2017, Rosenberg parted ways with Herzliya and joined Hapoel Afula of the Liga Leumit for the rest of the season. In 19 games played for Afula, he averaged 16.2 points, 5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Rosenberg retired from professional basketball in 2018 after his season with Hapoel Afula.

Personal life

Alex grew up in Short Hills, New Jersey. His father, Marc, played college basketball at Northeastern and Western New England College.

References

External links

Columbia bio

RealGM profile

EuroBasket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenberg, Alex 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel Bnei Herzliya basketball players Columbia Lions men's basketball players Hapoel Afula players Israeli men's basketball players Israeli people of American descent Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players Millburn High School alumni People from Millburn, New Jersey Power forwards American men's basketball players