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.