# Steve Chubin

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American basketball player

Steve Chubin Personal information Born (1944-02-08) February 8, 1944 (age 82) New York City, New York, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Career information High school Forest Hills (Queens, New York) College Rhode Island (1962–1966) NBA draft 1966: 3rd round, 23rd overall pick Drafted by San Francisco Warriors Playing career 1966–1973 Position Point guard / shooting guard Number 14, 20, 34, 30, 22, 9, 44 Career history 1966–1967 Olimpia Milano 1967–1968 Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars 1968 Minnesota Pipers 1968–1969 Indiana Pacers 1969 New York Nets 1969 Pittsburgh Pipers 1969–1970 Indiana Pacers 1970–1971 Hamden Bics 1971–1973 Maccabi Tel Aviv Career highlights Italian League champion (1967) 2× Israeli League champion (1972, 1973) 2× Israeli Cup winner (1972, 1973) All-EBA Second Team (1971) Stats at Basketball Reference

**Stephen Chubin**, also known as "Chube" (born February 8, 1944) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.

## College career

Born in New York City, Chubin played [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) at the [University of Rhode Island](/source/University_of_Rhode_Island), with the [Rhode Island Rams](/source/Rhode_Island_Rams_men's_basketball), where he became the school's all-time leading scorer.[1] He was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame, in 1981.[2]

He won a gold medal with Team USA in basketball at the [1965 Maccabiah Games](/source/1965_Maccabiah_Games) in [Israel](/source/Israel), along with [Tal Brody](/source/Tal_Brody), [Ronald Green](/source/Ronald_Green_(basketball)), and [Ron Watts](/source/Ron_Watts).[3][4][5]

He played on the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the [1965 Maccabiah Games](/source/1965_Maccabiah_Games) in Israel, along with [Tal Brody](/source/Tal_Brody), [Ronald Green](/source/Ronald_Green_(basketball)),

## Professional career

Chubin was selected by the [San Francisco Warriors](/source/San_Francisco_Warriors), in the 3rd round (23rd pick overall), of the [1966 NBA draft](/source/1966_NBA_draft).

Chubin spent the 1966–67 season playing in the [Italian League](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A) with [Olimpia Milano](/source/Olimpia_Milano), which placed second in the [FIBA European Champions Cup](/source/EuroLeague) (EuroLeague), behind [Real Madrid](/source/Real_Madrid_Baloncesto). Chubin was [the top scorer](/source/EuroLeague_Finals_Top_Scorer) in the [EuroLeague Finals](/source/EuroLeague_Finals), with 34 points.[1]

Chubin played for the [Anaheim Amigos](/source/Anaheim_Amigos) (1967–68), and by most accounts, was the most popular player with the team's fans.[1] Chubin averaged 18.2 points per game during his first [ABA](/source/American_Basketball_Association) season.[6] Also, during his first year with the [Amigos](/source/Anaheim_Amigos), Chubin ranked second in the league in assists per game (4.7).[6]

Chubin later played for the [Los Angeles Stars](/source/Los_Angeles_Stars), [Minnesota Pipers](/source/Minnesota_Pipers), [Indiana Pacers](/source/Indiana_Pacers), and [New York Nets](/source/New_York_Nets) (1968–69), the [Pittsburgh Pipers](/source/Pittsburgh_Pipers), Pacers, and [Kentucky Colonels](/source/Kentucky_Colonels) (1969–70), in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) (ABA), in 226 games.[6] He played for the Hamden Bics of the [Eastern Basketball Association](/source/Eastern_Basketball_Association) (EBA) during the 1970–71 season and was selected to the All-EBA Second Team.[7] He also played in the [Israeli League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Super_League) with [Maccabi Tel Aviv](/source/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C.).

## See also

- [List of select Jewish basketball players](/source/List_of_Jews_in_sports#Basketball)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto_1-2) ["Remember the ABA: Anaheim Amigos"](http://www.remembertheaba.com/Anaheim-Amigos.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["University of Rhode Island - Official Athletics Website"](https://gorhody.com/). *University of Rhode Island*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-google2772_3-0)** ["Prestige Challenge"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AY5hAAAAIBAJ&pg=2772,5172042&dq=steve+nisenson+basketball&hl=en). Prescott Evening Courier. August 10, 1965. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["U.S. FIVE TAKES TITLE IN ISRAEL; Tops Host Team, 74-66, for Maccabiah Gold Medal"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/30/101566063.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false). *The New York Times*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jewish Post 20 August 1965 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program"](https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19650820-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto1_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto1_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto1_6-2) ["Stephen Chubin Stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chubist01.html). *Basketball-Reference.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Steve Chubin minor league basketball statistics"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-chubiste001). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

## External links

- [Sports-Reference Profile](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/steve-chubin-1.html)

- Career statistics from [Basketball Reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/chubist01.html)

- [Safsal.co.il Profile](http://www.safsal.co.il/player.aspx?id=2247)

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