Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy (; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional
basketball
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player. At a height of , he played at the
shooting guard
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and
small forward
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positions. During his pro club career, Jamchi was a four-time
FIBA European Selection
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, 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
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.
He is also the second most
capped player in the history of the senior men's
Israeli national team. Jamchi, who was the
top scorer of the
1985 FIBA EuroBasket, is also the all-time leading scorer in the history of the senior Israeli national team. He was named to the
FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team
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in 2007. In 2008, he was named the 16th Best Israeli Athlete of All Time, by
The Jerusalem Post
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.
Professional career
During his professional
club career, Jamchi played with the Israeli clubs
Ironi Ramat Gan
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, from 1978 to 1985,
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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, 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
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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
Premier League
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, the
State Cup, and the
League Cup, with a total of 11,486 points scored. He is also the Israeli Premier League's
all-time leading scorer, having scored a total of 9,611 points, in 466 games played. He also holds the all-time career record for the most
3-point field goals made in the Israeli Premier League, with 815. He is all the all-time leading scorer in the club history of
Ironi Ramat Gan
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, 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 EuroLeague Final Fours, as he played at the
1988
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,
1989
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,
1991
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, and
2000
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editions of the tournament. He was also a four-time
FIBA EuroLeague Finalist, in the
1987
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,
1988
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,
1989
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, and
2000
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editions of the tournament. On an individual level, Jamchi was a four-time member of the
FIBA European Selection Team
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, 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
FIBA Korać Cup
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, and the European top-tier level
FIBA EuroLeague. In games played just in the top level EuroLeague, he scored a total of
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
caps
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of any player in the history of the senior men's
Israeli national team, with a total of 189. Only
Yaniv Green has more caps for Israel, with 193. He played with the Israeli national team at a total of six different
FIBA EuroBasket
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tournaments: the
1981 EuroBasket, the
1983 EuroBasket, the
1985 EuroBasket
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, the
1987 EuroBasket, the
1993 EuroBasket
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, and the
1995 EuroBasket
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. 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
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(25.1 per game) and
Detlef Schrempf
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(24.4 per game).
He also played with Israel at the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the
1986 FIBA World Championship
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,
Doron Jamchi
at the FIBA
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Archive official website 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 three daughters.
See also
* Israeli Premier League Statistical Leaders
*List of select Jewish basketball players
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References
External links
FIBA Profile
ProBallers.com Profile
*
Israeli Super League Profile
Maccabi Tel Aviv Profile
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1961 births
Living people
20th-century Israeli sportsmen
1986 FIBA World Championship players
Israeli men's basketball players
Jewish basketball players
Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan players
Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
Men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Petah Tikva
Survivor (Israeli TV series) contestants