Alex Sobel

Alex Sobel (born February 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Maritime Boulogne of the Nationale Masculine 1. He played college basketball for Middlebury College and Sacred Heart University.

Sobel was second in the nation in both blocks and blocks per game, led the New England Small College Athletic Conference in points and rebounds per game, and was named the D3hoops.com National Player of the Year in the 2022–23 season. The following year, he attended Sacred Heart and played in the Northeast Conference, again leading the conference in blocks per game (and was sixth in the entire NCAA) and in two-point field-goal percentage, while finishing fourth in rebounds per game.

Early life and high school career Sobel's hometown is Setauket, New York. He is tall, and weighs .

College career Middlebury College Sobel first attended Middlebury College, studying for a double major in computer science and American studies. He was named a Small College Basketball's Clarence “Bevo” Francis Award Finalist, the D3hoops.com National Player of the Year, a D3hoops.com First-Team All-American, a NABC First-Team All-American, to the D3hoops.com First-Team All-Region 1, the D3hoops.com Region 1 Most Outstanding Player, to the NABC First-Team All-District I, the NABC District I Player of the Year the NESCAC Player & Defensive Player of the Year, to the First-Team All-NESCAC, and a 2x USBWA National Player of the Week. He was also a finalist for the Bevo Francis Award, which recognizes the top small college basketball player in the United States for a given season.

Sacred Heart University Sobel then attended Sacred Heart University, and played basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers in the Northeast Conference. He was named to the All-NEC Second Team.

Professional career Hapoel Haifa (2024–present) On September 19, 2024, he signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League (ISBL).