{{Short description|American-Israeli basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = Robby Bostain GasTerra Flames.jpg | caption = Bostain playing for GasTerra Flames in 2010 | image_size = | name = Robby Bostain<br>רובי בוסטיין | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 200 | league = | team = | career_number = 4 | nationality = American / Israeli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|3|16}} | birth_place = Duluth, Georgia | high_school = {{nowrap|Brookwood (Snellville, Georgia)}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bostain_robby00.html?view=bio |title=Furman<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2016-11-29 |archive-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130040632/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bostain_robby00.html?view=bio |url-status=dead }}</ref> | college = Furman (2003–2007) | draft_year = 2007 | career_start = 2007 | career_end = 2015 | team1 = Landstede Zwolle | years1 = 2007–2009 | team2 = GasTerra Flames | years2 = 2009–2011 | team3 = Maccabi Ashdod | years3 = 2012 | team4 = Ironi Nes Ziona | years4 = 2013–2015 | highlights = *Dutch League champion (2010) *Dutch Cup winner (2011) *3× DBL All-Star (2009, 2010, 2011) | medaltemplates = }} '''Robby Bostain''' ({{Langx|he|רובי בוסטיין}}; born March 16, 1984) is an American-Israeli<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE {{!}} Israel Basketball {{!}} 2014-15 Season {{!}} ironi Nes Ziona {{!}} Robby Bostain |url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=9923&lang=en |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=basket.co.il}}</ref> former professional basketball player.<ref>[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Robby-Bostain/Israel/Ironi-Nes-Ziona/47054 Robby Bostain Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Nes-Ziona, Furman, News, National League stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Career== Bostain started his professional career with Landstede Basketbal, a team in the Netherlands that plays in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On February 21, 2009, he scored a career-high 49 points in a 105–101 overtime win over Aris Leeuwarden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-16 |title=Record scores {{!}} Basketball Happenings |url=http://j-dus.com/record-scores/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |archive-date=2016-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716034452/http://j-dus.com/record-scores/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
After two seasons with the team, he went to Groningen to play for the GasTerra Flames. In his first year with the club, he won the Dutch championship. In his second year, he played in the Euroleague qualification and won the Dutch NBB Cup with the Flames.
In 2012, Bostain signed with Maccabi Ashdod, where he played 11 games. After the season it was announced that Bostain wouldn't return to Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/israel/43110/robby-bostain-won-t-return-to-maccabi-ashdod.html |title=Robby Bostain won't return to Maccabi Ashdod |publisher=Sportando.net |date= |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref> On November 12, 2013 Bostain signed with Ironi Nes Ziona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldbasketballnews.nl/robby-bostain-tekent-contract-bij-ironi-nes-ziona-uit-israel/ |title=Robby Bostain tekent contract bij Ironi Nes Ziona uit Israël |publisher=Worldbasketballnews.nl |date=2013-11-12 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722090509/http://worldbasketballnews.nl/robby-bostain-tekent-contract-bij-ironi-nes-ziona-uit-israel/ |archivedate=2014-07-22 }}</ref> He extended his contract with one year in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.aspx?NewsID=361801 |title= Meir Tapiro and Robby Bostain stay with Ironi Nes-Ziona |publisher=Eurobasket |date= |accessdate=2014-05-28}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Club''' *Dutch Champion <small>(2010)</small> *Dutch Cup <small>(2011)</small> '''Individual''' *DBL All-Star (3): <small>(2009, 2010, 2011)</small>
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