Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy (; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional

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player. At a height of , he played at the

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and

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positions. During his pro club career, Jamchi was a four-time

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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

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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

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in 2007. In 2008, he was named the 16th Best Israeli Athlete of All Time, by

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Professional career

During his professional club career, Jamchi played with the Israeli clubs

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, from 1978 to 1985,

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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

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

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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

, 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

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, and

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editions of the tournament. He was also a four-time FIBA EuroLeague Finalist, in the

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editions of the tournament. On an individual level, Jamchi was a four-time member of the

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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

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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

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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

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tournaments: the 1981 EuroBasket, the 1983 EuroBasket, the

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, the 1987 EuroBasket, the

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, and the

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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

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(25.1 per game) and

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(24.4 per game). He also played with Israel at the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the

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,Doron Jamchi
at the

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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.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileProBallers.com Profile
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Israeli Super League ProfileMaccabi Tel Aviv Profile
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Professional career

National team career

Personal life

See also

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