Jeron Roberts

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Jeron Roberts
Personal information
Born (1976-10-11) October 11, 1976 (age 47)
Covina, California
NationalityAmerican / Israeli
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Charter Oak (Covina, California)
College Wyoming (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2012
Position Guard
Career history
1998–1999 Pınar Karşıyaka
1999 Atlanta Trojans
2000 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
2001–2002 Hapoel Lev Hasharon
2002–2003 West Petrom Arad
2004 Elitzur Ramle
2005 Maccabi Ashdod
2005–2006 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2007 AEL Limassol
2007–2008 ABC Amsterdam
2008–2009 Ironi Ashkelon
2009 APOEL
2010–2012 Ironi Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

Jeron Roberts (born November 10, 1976) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. [1] He was called up by Israel national basketball team manager Zvi ("Zvika") Sherf to represent Israel at the European Championships 2007 in Spain. [2]

Biography

He obtained Israeli citizenship in 2006. He was a starter for the Israel national basketball team during the 2007 European Championships.

After coaching at Pacific University, he is currently athletic director at Bristol University in Anaheim, California [2]

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References

  1. "University of Wyoming Bio". Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gagliardi, Robert (13 June 2013). "Former Cowboy basketball player Jeron Roberts gets his degree" . Retrieved 24 October 2015.