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Jeron Roberts

Jeron Roberts is a retired American-Israeli basketball player who played for the Israel national team at the 2007 European Championships.

born 1976Israel national team at EuroBasket 200710 seasons in Israeli basketball

Born: 11 October 1976, Covina
Occupation: basketball player
Education: University of Wyoming, Charter Oak High School

Jeron Roberts was born in 1976 in Covina

Jeron Roberts was born in Covina, California. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. He is married to Liora Roberts.

He came to Israel in 2000 to play for Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin. He later played for Hapoel Lev HaSharon, Elitzur Ramla, Maccabi Ashdod, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Ironi Ashkelon, APOEL Nicosia and Ironi Nahariya. He played as a shooting guard and small forward.

He received Israeli citizenship in 2006. Coach Zvi Sherf called him up to the Israel national team, and he was a starter at the 2007 European Championships in Spain. In the 2007/2008 season he played for Demon Amsterdam, failed a drug test for cannabis and was suspended for one year.

He retired after the 2011/2012 season, after 10 seasons in Israel. He then coached basketball at Pacific University. He is now athletic director at Bristol University in Anaheim, California.