Doron Jamchi

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Doron Jamchi
Ironi Ramat Gan
1985–1996Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1999Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1999–2000Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
  • 1989
    )
  • FIBA European Selection
    (1987, 1990, 1991, 1995)
  • 1985
    )
  • FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team
    (2007)
  • 11× Israeli Premier League champion (1986–1992, 1994–1996, 2000)
  • Israeli State Cup winner (1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1994, 2000)
  • Israeli Premier League
    Player of the Year (1983, 1985)
  • Israeli Premier League Top Scorer (1982, 1984, 1985, 1999)
  • 3× All-
    Israeli Premier League
    First Team (1982, 1983, 1985)
  • Israeli Premier League All-Time Leading Scorer
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv
    Hall of Fame (2011)
Career statistics
Israeli NT
)
19,001 (total)

Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy (

FIBA European Selection, in the years 1987, 1990, 1991, and 1995. He was also a four-time Israeli Premier League Top Scorer, in the years 1982, 1984, 1985, and 1999. Widely considered to have been one of the best shooters in the history of European basketball, Jamchi is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Israeli Premier League
.

He is also the second most

FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007. In 2008, he was named the 16th Best Israeli Athlete of All Time by The Jerusalem Post.[1]

Professional career

During his professional

Ironi Ramat Gan, from 1978 to 1985, Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he first played from 1985 to 1996, and then later on, in 1999 to 2000 as well; and Maccabi Rishon Le Zion, where he played from 1996 to 1999. In his pro club career, he won a total of 11 Israeli Premier League championships (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2000), and 7 Israeli State Cups (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 2000). He was the Israeli Premier League's top scorer
a total of four times, in the years 1982, 1984, 1985, and 1999.

He is the all-time career leading scorer in the history of all Israeli top-tier level basketball club competitions, the

Ironi Ramat Gan
, with a total of 3,638 points scored, in 156 games played.

While playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Jamchi played in a total of four

FIBA European Selection Team
, in the years 1987, 1990, 1991, and 1995.

Jamchi scored a total of 4,001 points in games played in European-wide competitions, as he competed in both the European 3rd-tier level

3,087 points
, in 175 games played. Jamchi scored a total of 15,487 points during his pro club career, across all competitions.

National team career

Jamchi has the second most

1995 EuroBasket. At the 1985 EuroBasket, Jamchi was the tournament's top scorer, with a scoring average of 28.1 points per game, which placed him ahead of Dražen Petrović (25.1 per game) and Detlef Schrempf (24.4 per game).[2]

He also played with Israel at the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the 1986 FIBA World Championship,[3] and the 1988 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Jamchi is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the senior Israeli national team, with 3,514 total points scored.

Personal life

Jamchi is married, and he has 3 daughters.

See also

References

  1. ^ 60 Sporting Heroes for 60 Years: No.16 Doron Jamchy.
  2. ^ EuroBasket 1985 at the FIBA Europe official website
  3. ^ Doron Jamchi at the FIBA Archive official website

External links