Doron Jamchi

Doron Jamchi
	Jamchi in 2010
Personal information
Born	July 1, 1961; Petah Tikva, Israel
Nationality	Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1978–2000
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Career history
1978–1985	Ironi Ramat Gan
1985–1996	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1996–1999	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1999–2000	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer (1985); EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1989); 4× FIBA European Selection (1987, 1990, 1991, 1995); 11× Israeli League champion (1986–1992, 1994–1996, 2000); 7× Israeli Cup winner (1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1994, 2000); Israeli League Top Scorer (1999); Israeli League career stats leaders Israeli League all-time leading scorer;

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 as 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.

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).

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]

Jamchi is Jewish.[3]

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