Jake Pemberton
{{short description|American-Israeli basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jake Pemberton
ג'ייק פמברטון
| image =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 190
| league = Israeli National League
| team = Maccabi Ra'anana
| number = 5
| nationality = American / Israeli
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place =
| high_school = Mountain Vista
(Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
| college = Denver (2014–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| career_end =
| years1 = 2018–2019
| team1 = Maccabi Ashdod
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Hapoel Haifa
| years3 = 2020–present
| team3 = Maccabi Ra'anana
| highlights =
}}
Jake Pemberton ({{Langx|he|ג'ייק פמברטון}}; born January 12, 1996) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Ra'anana of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the University of Denver. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=4}}, Pemberton plays at the shooting guard position.
Early life and college career
Pemberton's hometown is Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and he attended Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where he was named first team All-State as a senior. He led Mountain Vista H.S. to the Final Four in the Colorado State Tournament in 2014. Pemberton was named First Team All-Conference in 2014.{{cite news | title=Jake Pemberton - Men's Basketball - University of Denver Athletics | url=https://denverpioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=68 | work=DenverPioneers.com | accessdate=February 18, 2019}}
Pemberton played four years for the University of Denver's Pioneers under head coaches Joe Scott and Rodney Billups. On January 25, 2017, Pemberton recorded a college career-high 25 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 91–82 win over South Dakota State.{{cite web | title=Jake Pemberton scores 25 to lead Denver Pioneers over South Dakota State | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/25/denver-pioneers-south-dakota-state-jake-pemberton/ | access-date=February 18, 2019 | work=DenverPost.com | date=January 25, 2017}}
In his senior year at Denver, Pemberton averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range - good for second in the entire Summit League. He was named Summit Academic All-League selection.
Professional career
On July 16, 2018, Pemberton started his professional career with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League, signing a one-year deal.{{cite news | title=רכש ראשון ל"דולפינים": ג'ייק פמברטון | url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19166 | date=July 16, 2018 | work=basket.co.il | accessdate=February 18, 2019 | language=he}} On February 17, 2019, Pemberton recorded a career-high 24 points, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, along with four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 93–74 win over Ironi Nahariya.{{cite news | title=Winner League, Game 18: Ashdod Vs Nahariya | url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23895&lang=en | date=February 17, 2019 | work=basket.co.il | accessdate=February 18, 2019}} He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 18 MVP.{{cite web | title=מצטיין המחזור ה-18: ג'ייק פמברטון | url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=20870 | access-date=February 18, 2019 | work=basket.co.il | date=February 18, 2019 | language=he}}
On August 3, 2019, Pemberton signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli National League.{{cite web | title=נוסע צפונה: ג'ייק פמברטון חתם בהפועל חיפה | url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/342965.html | access-date=August 5, 2019 | work=ONE.co.il | date=August 3, 2019 | language=he}} He appeared in nine games for Haifa, averaging 3 points in 12.2 minutes per game. On January 29, 2020, Pemberton parted ways with Haifa to join Maccabi Ra'anana for the rest of the season.{{cite web | title=חסין: לא היינו זחוחים, ההפסד יוכל לעזור לנו | url=https://www.one.co.il/mobile/article/352582.html | access-date=January 31, 2020 | work=ONE.co.il | date=January 29, 2020 | language=he}}
References
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External links
- [https://denverpioneers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=68 Denver bio]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jake-Pemberton/Summary/81492 RealGM profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Colorado
Category:Denver Pioneers men's basketball players
Category:Hapoel Haifa B.C. players
Category:Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
Category:Maccabi Ra'anana players