Roman Sorkin
Roman Sorkin is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi [Tel Aviv B.C.|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 10 November 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 28 April 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.On 12 April 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 [2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League|2019 Israeli National League Championship] title with Haifa, earning a promotion back to the Israeli Premier League.
On 8 December 2019, Sorkin scored a game-winner shot with 1.6 seconds left, giving Haifa a 77–75 win over Hapoel [Be'er Sheva B.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]. On 3 February 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 21 July 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 6 February 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-16 [basketball">Israel men's national under-16 basketball team">under-16 [basketball team|under-16], under-18 basketball team|under-18], and under-20 basketball team|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.