Shalom Charly "Papi" Turgeman (פפי תורג'מן; born April 7, 1970) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

and the Euroleague, and was Captain of the

Israel national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 33rd in the ...

. In 1995 he was the Israel Premier League Assists Leader.

Basketball career

Turgeman is 6' 5" (1.94 metres) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg), and played at the guard position. His hometown is

Jerusalem, Israel Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He played in the

and the Euroleague. Turgeman played for a decade for

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

. In 1995 he was the Israel Premier League Assists Leader, with 6.5 per game. Turgeman also played for the

, and was its Team Captain. He played in the

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...

1997 European Championship for Men, FIBA 1999 European Championship for Men, FIBA 2001 European Championship for Men, and FIBA 2003 European Championship for Men.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turgeman, Papi 1970 births Living people Israeli men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players