Roman Sorkin ( he, רומן סורקין, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional

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player for

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of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played

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for the

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, before playing professionally in Israel.

Early life and college career

Sorkin was born to Jewish parents in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

. At the age of two, he immigrated to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, and grew up in Ashdod, Israel. Sorkin played four years of

at the

. On November 10, 2017, Sorkin recorded a career-high 23 points and seven rebounds in his career start, while shooting 8-of-9 from the field, in a 70–54 win over

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. In his college career, he had a 56.9% two-point shooting percentage, and shot 83.3% from the line.

Professional career

Maccabi Haifa (2018–2021)

On April 28, 2018, Sorkin started his professional career with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

of the

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, signing a three-year deal. That season, Haifa finished the season in the last place out of 12 teams and was relegated to the Israeli National League (the second-tier league in Israel). On April 12, 2019, Sorkin recorded a season-high 19 points, while shooting 7-of-11 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 77–79 loss to Hapoel Afula. In 30 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Sorkin won the 2019 Israeli National League Championship title with Haifa, earning a promotion back to the

. On December 8, 2019, Sorkin scored a game-winner shot with 1.6 seconds left, giving Haifa a 77–75 win over

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 c ...

. On February 3, 2020, Sorkin recorded a career-high 22 points, while shooting 6-of-6 from three point range, along with five rebounds in a 93–84 win over

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–present)

On July 21, 2021, Sorkin signed a one-year contract with

of the

and the EuroLeague, with an option for an additional season.

National team career

Sorkin was a member of the Israeli under-18 and under-20 national teams. In August 2014, Sorkin participated in the

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, where he averaged 14.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Maccabi , 22 , , 1 , , 8.3 , , .548 , , .300 , , .583 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , .3 , , .3 , , 2.9 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 13 , , 4 , , 17.5 , , .656 , , .000 , , 750 , , 3.8 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 1.2 , , 6.9 , , 10.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 35 , , 5 , , 11.7 , , .613 , , .214 , , .625 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .4 , , .7 , , 4.4 , , 6.0

References

External links

EuroLeague profile

Oregon Ducks bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorkin, Roman 1996 births Living people Basketball players from Minsk Belarusian emigrants to Israel Centers (basketball) Israeli expatriate basketball people in the United States Israeli men's basketball players Israeli people of Soviet descent Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Ashdod