Jake Pemberton

Jake Pemberton (Hebrew: ג'ייק פמברטון; born January 12, 1996) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Ra'anana of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the University of Denver. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), Pemberton plays at the shooting guard position.

Jake Pemberton
ג'ייק פמברטון

No. 5 – Maccabi Ra'anana
Position	Shooting guard
League	Israeli National League
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-12) January 12, 1996 (age 29)
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
College	Denver (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Maccabi Ashdod
2019–2020	Hapoel Haifa
2020–present	Maccabi Ra'anana

Early life and college career

Pemberton's hometown is Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and he attended Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where he was named first team All-State as a senior. He led Mountain Vista H.S. to the Final Four in the Colorado State Tournament in 2014. Pemberton was named First Team All-Conference in 2014.^[1]

Pemberton played four years for the University of Denver's Pioneers under head coaches Joe Scott and Rodney Billups. On January 25, 2017, Pemberton recorded a college career-high 25 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 91–82 win over South Dakota State.^[2]

In his senior year at Denver, Pemberton averaged 11.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range - good for second in the entire Summit League. He was named Summit Academic All-League selection.^[1]

Professional career

On July 16, 2018, Pemberton started his professional career with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League, signing a one-year deal.^[3] On February 17, 2019, Pemberton recorded a career-high 24 points, shooting 6-of-8 from three-point range, along with four rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 93–74 win over Ironi Nahariya.^[4] He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 18 MVP.^[5]

On August 3, 2019, Pemberton signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli National League.^[6] He appeared in nine games for Haifa, averaging 3 points in 12.2 minutes per game. On January 29, 2020, Pemberton parted ways with Haifa to join Maccabi Ra'anana for the rest of the season.^[7]