Ruben Nembhard

{{short description|American basketball player (born 1972)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ruben Nembhard

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 208

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|20}}

| birth_place = Bronx, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = DeWitt Clinton
(Bronx, New York)

| college =

• Paris JC (1991–1993)
• Weber State (1993–1995)

| draft_year = 1995

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number = 30, 9

| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard

| years1 = 1996–1997

| team1 = Yakima Sun Kings

| years2 = {{nbay|1996|end}}

| team2 = Utah Jazz

| years3 = {{nbay|1996|end}}

| team3 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years4 = 1998–1999

| team4 = La Crosse Bobcats

| years5 = 1999

| team5 = Rockford Lightning

| years6 = 2001–2002

| team6 = Fargo-Moorhead Beez

| years7 = 2002–2003

| team7 = Idaho Stampede

| highlights =

• All-CBA First Team (2002)
• Big Sky Player of the Year (1995)
• First-team All-Big Sky (1995)

}}

Ruben R. Nembhard (born February 20, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m|adj=on}}, {{convert|208|lb|kg|adj=on}} guard, he last played in the Venezuelan LPB for Gaiteros del Zulia.[http://www.latinbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=VEN&Team=1988 LATINBASKET – Gaiteros de Zulia basketball – team details, stats, news, roster]

Born in The Bronx, New York, Nembhard attended Weber State University and Paris Junior College, and had a brief career in the NBA, playing a combined total of ten games for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Utah Jazz during the 1996–97 season. During the 1997–98 season he played with Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. having 18.2 points average. Nembhard played for the Fargo-Moorhead Beez of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 2001–02 season and was selected to the All-CBA First Team.{{cite web |title=Ruben Nembhard minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-nembhrub001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=June 27, 2021}} He also played 12 games for the Townsville Crocodiles of the Australian NBL in 2003–04.[http://www.nblstats.com/players.php?playerid=11324 NBL profile] @ nblstats.com

Nembhard and his wife Terri have two children, son RJ and daughter Jayden.