Clarke Rosenberg ( he, קלארק רוזנברג; born April 13, 1993) is an American

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player who currently plays for Ironi Nahariya of the

Israeli Basketball National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Basketball Premier League, Israeli Premier League ...

and the

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. He plays the

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position.

Personal life

Rosenberg was born in

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, and raised in

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. He is the son of Jason and Sheila Rosenberg. His father Jason was born to Jewish parents, including Clarke's paternal grandmother, Irma Rosenberg. Clarke became a dual American-Israeli citizen in 2015.

Basketball career

At Evanston Township High School ('11), playing for the Wildkits, Rosenberg averaged 15 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals a game in his final season. He then attended Chicago State University, where Rosenberg played for the

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and was the class of 2015. He was known as a playmaker and for a smooth shot. In his sophomore year in 2012-13, he led the

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in games (33) and was 8th in steals (36). In his junior year in 2013-14 he ranked sixth in the

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in steals per game (1.4), eighth in free throw percentage (.750), and averaged 14 points per game. In his senior year in 2014-15 he averaged 15 points per game, and was 8th in the WAC in steals per game (1.2) and 10th in free throw percentage (.672). Rosenberg played for

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

in 2020.

References

External links

Chicago State Cougars bio
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