Steve Chubin

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| name = Steve Chubin

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 200

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| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|2|8}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York

| high_school = Forest Hills (Queens, New York)

| college = Rhode Island (1962–1966)

| draft_year = 1966

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 23

| draft_team = San Francisco Warriors

| career_start = 1966

| career_end = 1973

| career_number = 14, 20, 34, 30, 22, 9, 44

| career_position = Point guard / shooting guard

| years1 = 1966–1967

| team1 = Olimpia Milano

| years2 = 1967–1968

| team2 = Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars

| years3 = 1968

| team3 = Minnesota Pipers

| years4 = 1968–1969

| team4 = Indiana Pacers

| years5 = 1969

| team5 = New York Nets

| years6 = 1969

| team6 = Pittsburgh Pipers

| years7 = 1969–1970

| team7 = Indiana Pacers

| years8 = 1970

| years9 = 1970–1971

| team9 = Hamden Bics

| years10 = 1971–1973

| team10 = Maccabi Tel Aviv

| highlights =

EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1967)
Italian League champion (1967)
2× Israeli League champion (1972, 1973)
2× Israeli Cup winner (1972, 1973)
All-EBA Second Team (1971)

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Stephen Chubin, also known as "Chube" (born February 8, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

Born in New York City, Chubin played college basketball at the University of Rhode Island, with the Rhode Island Rams, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Anaheim-Amigos.html|title=Remember the ABA: Anaheim Amigos}} He was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame, in 1981.{{Cite web|url=https://gorhody.com/|title=University of Rhode Island - Official Athletics Website|website=University of Rhode Island}}

He won a gold medal with Team USA in basketball at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, along with Tal Brody, Ronald Green, and Ron Watts.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY5hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2772,5172042&dq=steve+nisenson+basketball&hl=en |title=Prestige Challenge |publisher=Prescott Evening Courier |date= August 10, 1965|access-date=August 11, 2011}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/30/101566063.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false|title=U.S. FIVE TAKES TITLE IN ISRAEL; Tops Host Team, 74-66, for Maccabiah Gold Medal|work=The New York Times }}{{cite web | url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19650820-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- | title=Jewish Post 20 August 1965 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program }}

He played on the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel, along with Tal Brody, Ronald Green,

Professional career

Chubin was selected by the San Francisco Warriors, in the 3rd round (23rd pick overall), of the 1966 NBA draft.

Chubin spent the 1966–67 season playing in the Italian League with Olimpia Milano, which placed second in the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague), behind Real Madrid. Chubin was the top scorer in the EuroLeague Finals, with 34 points.

Chubin played for the Anaheim Amigos (1967–68), and by most accounts, was the most popular player with the team's fans. Chubin averaged 18.2 points per game during his first ABA season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chubist01.html|title=Stephen Chubin Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}} Also, during his first year with the Amigos, Chubin ranked second in the league in assists per game (4.7).

Chubin later played for the Los Angeles Stars, Minnesota Pipers, Indiana Pacers, and New York Nets (1968–69), the Pittsburgh Pipers, Pacers, and Kentucky Colonels (1969–70), in the American Basketball Association (ABA), in 226 games. He played for the Hamden Bics of the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) during the 1970–71 season and was selected to the All-EBA Second Team.{{cite web |title=Steve Chubin minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-chubiste001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 17, 2025}} He also played in the Israeli League with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

References

External links

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/steve-chubin-1.html Sports-Reference Profile]
{{basketballstats|bbr=c/chubist01|name=Steve Chubin}}
[http://www.safsal.co.il/player.aspx?id=2247 Safsal.co.il Profile]

Category:1944 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Anaheim Amigos players

Category:Basketball players from New York City

Category:Forest Hills High School (New York) alumni

Category:Hamden Bics players

Category:Indiana Pacers players

Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League players

Category:Jewish American basketball players

Category:Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games