Jake Pemberton (born January 12, 1996) is an American-Israeli professional

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player for Maccabi Ra'anana of the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. He played

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for the

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. Standing at , Pemberton plays at the

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position.

Early life and college career

Pemberton's hometown is Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and he attended

Mountain Vista High School Mountain Vista High School is a public high school located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of the Douglas County School District. History Initially designated "High School No. 6" in the school district's long-range plans, Mountain Vis ...

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, where he was named first team All-State as a senior. He led Mountain Vista H.S. to the Final Four in the Colorado State Tournament in 2014. Pemberton was named First Team All-Conference in 2014. Pemberton played four years for the

's Pioneers under head coaches Joe Scott and

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. On January 25, 2017, Pemberton recorded a college career-high 25 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 91–82 win over

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. In his senior year at Denver, Pemberton averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range - good for second in the entire Summit League. He was named Summit Academic All-League selection.

Professional career

On July 16, 2018, Pemberton started his professional career with

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

of the Israeli Premier League, signing a one-year deal. On February 17, 2019, Pemberton recorded a career-high 24 points, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, along with four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 93–74 win over Ironi Nahariya. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 18 MVP. On August 3, 2019, Pemberton signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Haifa of the

. He appeared in nine games for Haifa, averaging 3 points in 12.2 minutes per game. On January 29, 2020, Pemberton parted ways with Haifa to join Maccabi Ra'anana for the rest of the season.

References

External links

Denver bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pemberton, Jake 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Colorado Denver Pioneers men's basketball players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Israeli American Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Ra'anana players People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado Shooting guards Sportspeople from the Denver metropolitan area