Steve Chubin

Steve Chubin
Personal information
Born (1944-02-08) 8 February 1944
New York City, New York
Nationality American
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 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career 1966–1973
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 14, 20, 34, 30, 22, 9, 34, 44
Career history
1966–1967 Olimpia Milano
1967–1968 Anaheim Amigos
1968 Los Angeles Stars
1968 Minnesota Pipers
1968–1969 Indiana Pacers
1969 New York Nets
1969 Pittsburgh Pipers
1969–1970 Indiana Pacers
1970 Kentucky Colonels
1970–1971 Hamden Bics
1971–1973 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Stephen Chubin, also known as "Chube" (born February 8, 1944) is a retired American professional basketball player.

College career

Born in New York City, Chubin played college basketball at the University of Rhode Island, with the Rhode Island Rams, 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]

Professional career

Chubin was selected by the San Francisco Warriors, in the 3rd round (23rd pick overall), of the 1966 NBA draft.

Chubin spent the 1966–67 season playing in the Italian League with Olimpia Milano, which placed second in the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague), behind Real Madrid. Chubin was the top scorer in the EuroLeague Finals, with 34 points.[3]

Chubin played for the Anaheim Amigos (1967–68), and by most accounts, was the most popular player with the team's fans.[4] Chubin averaged 18.2 points per game during his first ABA season.[5] Also, during his first year with the Amigos, Chubin ranked second in the league in assists per game (4.7).[6]

Chubin later played for the Los Angeles Stars, Minnesota Pipers, Indiana Pacers, and New York Nets (1968–69), the Pittsburgh Pipers, Pacers, and Kentucky Colonels (1969–70), in the American Basketball Association (ABA), in 226 games.[7] He also played in the Israeli League with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

References

  1. ↑ Anaheim Amigos page at RememberTheABA.com
  2. ↑ University of Rhode Island Athletic Hall of Fame.
  3. ↑ Anaheim Amigos page at RememberTheABA.com
  4. ↑ Anaheim Amigos page at RememberTheABA.com
  5. ↑ Steve Chubin page at Basketball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ Steve Chubin page at Basketball-Reference.com
  7. ↑ Steve Chubin page at Basketball-Reference.com


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