Doron Jamchi

Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy (Hebrew: דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 in), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 1998-99 Israel Basketball League. Widely considered 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, having scored 9,611 points in 466 games. He is also the most capped player of Israel's senior national team, with 191 caps, and the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Israeli national basketball team, with 3,515 points. He was named to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team in 2007.

Doron Jamchi
Jamchi in 2010
Personal information
Born (1961-07-01) July 1, 1961
Petah Tikva, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career1978–2000
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1978–1985Ironi Ramat Gan
1985–1996Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1999Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1999–2000Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Career

Jamchi played for Maccabi Tel Aviv (1985–1996 and 1999–2000), and Maccabi Rishon Le Zion (1996–1999). He won 11 Israeli League championships (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000), and 7 Israeli State Cups (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2000). He was the top scorer in the 1998-99 Israel Basketball League.

While playing for Maccabi, he was also a 2 time FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) semifinalist (1986, 1991), and a 4 time FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) Finalist (1987, 1988, 1989, and 2000). Jamchi was also a four time member of the FIBA European Selections (1987, 1990, 1991, 1995).

National team

Jamchi played seven times for the senior men's Israeli national basketball team at the EuroBasket, as well as at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.[1] At EuroBasket 1985, Jamchi was the top scorer, with an average of 25.8 points per game, ahead of Dražen Petrović (25.1) and Detlef Schrempf (22.3).[2]

Personal life

He is married and has 3 daughters.

See also

References
  1. Doron Jamchi at the FIBA Europe official website
  2. EuroBasket 1985 at the FIBA Europe official website
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