Ruben Nembhard | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 208 |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1972 |
Birth Place: | Bronx, New York, U.S. |
High School: | DeWitt Clinton (Bronx, New York) |
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Draft Year: | 1995 |
Career Number: | 30, 9 |
Career Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Years1: | 1996–1997 |
Team1: | Yakima Sun Kings |
Team2: | Utah Jazz |
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 |
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Ruben R. Nembhard (born February 20, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'3" (1.90 m), 208 lb (94 kg) guard, he last played in the Venezuelan LPB for Gaiteros del Zulia.[1]
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.[2] He also played 12 games for the Townsville Crocodiles of the Australian NBL in 2003–04.[3]
Nembhard and his wife Terri have two children, son RJ and daughter Jayden.