Robert Rothbart
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| No. 7 – Hapoel Eilat | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Ligat HaAl |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 16, 1986 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian / Israeli / Serbian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2006 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 2006–2007 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2007–2008 | Borac Nektar |
| 2008–2009 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2009–2010 | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2011–2012 | Union Olimpija |
| 2012–2013 | Start Gdynia |
| 2013 | Gamateks Pamukkale Üniversitesi |
| 2014 | KK Leotar |
| 2014 | KK Igokea |
| 2014–2015 | Ironi Nahariya |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2016–present | Hapoel Eilat |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Rothbart (Hebrew: רוברט רות'בארט, born Boris Kajmaković on June 16, 1986) is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Hapoel Eilat B.C.
Early life
Rothbart was born in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the former Yugoslavia. Due to the war, Robert and his Jewish mother emigrated to Israel, where they stayed for two years before moving to United States when he was eight years old.[1]
After graduating from the private elementary The Harker School in San Jose, California, Robert has successfully played high school basketball for Saint Francis High School (Mountain View, California), Monta Vista High School (Cupertino, California),[1] and Natomas High School (Sacramento, California).[2]During his stay in Sacramento, He was involved in the Serbian community while he was supervised by Serbian-born NBA star Vlade Divac. He pulled out of the 2004 NBA Draft and decided to try his luck in the 2005 NBA Draft, but went undrafted.
Professional career
Although he initially committed to Indiana University, Rothbart decided in the summer of 2004, to skip college and move to Europe where he's active today. After two seasons with Paris Basket Racing in the French Pro A and one season with Israeli Hapoel Galil Elyon, Rothbart moved to play in Bosnia and Herzegovina where he was born. Prior to the 2008–09 season, he signed with Ironi Nahariya from the Israeli Lague again.
Prior to the 2009–10 season he signed with Elitzur Maccabi Netanya B.C., with whom he has reached the Israeli Basketball State Cup semi-finals. In the summer of 2010, Rothbart signed to play for Maccabi Haifa.
In August 2011 he signed with Union Olimpija.[3]
In July 2015, he signed a 2-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv.[4]
In July 2016, Rothbart signed with Hapoel Eilat.[5]
Personal
Robert holds multiple nationalities, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Israel.[1]