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Israeli basketball player
Roman Sorkin
רומן סורקין
Sorkin with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022
No. 9 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLigat HaAl
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 28)
Minsk, Belarus
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
CollegeOregon (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2021Maccabi Haifa
2021–presentMaccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Roman Sorkin (Hebrew: רומן סורקין, Belarusian: Раман Соркін; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the University of Oregon, before playing professionally in Israel.

Early life and college career

Sorkin was born to Jewish parents in Minsk, Belarus. At the age of two, he immigrated to Israel, and grew up in Ashdod, Israel.

Sorkin played four years of college basketball at the University of Oregon. 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 Coppin State. 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 of the Israeli Premier League, 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 Israeli Premier League.

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. 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.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2021–present)

On July 21, 2021, Sorkin signed a one-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague, with an option for an additional season. On February 6, 2023, Sorkin signed a new two-year contract with the Israeli powerhouse.

Sorkin has won the 2022–23 and 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

National team career

Sorkin was a member of the Israeli under-18 and under-20 national teams.

In August 2014, Sorkin participated in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B, where he averaged 14.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 1 8.3 .548 .300 .583 1.8 .2 .3 .3 2.9 3.2
2022–23 36 4 16.3 .652 .154 .667 3.2 .8 .3 .8 6.8 8.9
2023–24 32 7 15.8 .521 .375 .786 3.1 .5 .3 .6 6.8 6.5
Career 90 12 14.2 .582 .309 .692 2.8 .5 .3 .6 5.8 6.7

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Israel Maccabi Haifa Ligat HaAl 3 7.0 .750 .000 1.000 2.0 — .3 .3 5.0
2018–19 Israel Maccabi Haifa Liga Leumit 21 14.5 .452 .313 .560 4.0 .8 .6 .7 7.9
2019–20 Israel Maccabi Haifa Ligat HaAl 30 22.4 .496 .392 .595 4.7 1.2 .9 .9 10.6
2020–21 Israel Maccabi Haifa Ligat HaAl 29 29.0 .444 .178 .744 7.2 2.0 .5 .9 13.4
2020–21 Israel Maccabi Haifa BIBL 4 23.5 .483 .333 .667 6.5 .5 .7 .5 17.5
2021–22 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 31 19.2 .582 .269 .756 4.1 .7 .5 1.1 9.2
2022–23 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 35 18.4 .650 .143 .807 5.6 1.0 .4 .5 10.6
2023–24 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 32 22.9 .615 .508 .689 6.1 1.1 .8 1.1 15.9

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Oregon 8 0 4.4 .455 .333 .500 1.0 .1 — .1 1.6
2015–16 Oregon 22 0 5.6 .469 .267 .778 1.0 .2 — .1 1.9
2016–17 Oregon 23 0 8.0 .453 .476 .938 1.9 .5 — .3 3.2
2017–18 Oregon 21 2 6.7 .489 .333 .778 .9 .2 — .3 2.9
Career 74 2 6.5 .468 .362 .833 1.2 .3 — .3 2.5

References

  1. ^ "Roman Sorkin - University of Oregon Athletics". GoDucks.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. "פרויקט שחקן אחד ביום – רומן סורקין". MHBasket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 16, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. "Roman Sorkin College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "Maccabi Haifa sign Roman Sorkin to a multiyear contract". MHBasket.co.il. April 28, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  5. "Quarter-Finals Round 2: Afula - M.Haifa 79-77". EuroBasket.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  6. "רומן חיפאי: סורקין סידר ניצחון בבאר שבע". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  7. "Winner League, Game 18: Gilboa Galil Vs M. Haifa". basket.co.il. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  8. "Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv signs Roman Sorkin". Sportando. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  9. "Roman Sorkin signs new Maccabi contract until 2025". EuroLeague. February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

External links

Maccabi Tel Aviv current roster
  • Head coach: Kattash
  • Assistant coaches: M. Berrocal
  • Levi
  • Pnini
Israeli Premier League Most Valuable Player Award
Israeli Premier League Finals Most Valuable Player Award
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