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{{Short description|Israeli basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Doron Jamchi<br>דורון ג'מצ'י
| image = Israel Open 2010 Doron Jamchi1.jpg
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| caption = Jamchi in 2010
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 220
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|1}}
| birth_place = [[Petah Tikva]], Israel
| draft_year = 
| career_start = 1978
| career_end = 2000
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 12
| years1 = 1978–1985
| team1 = [[Ironi Ramat Gan]]
| years2 = 1985–1996
| team2 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years3 = 1996–1999
| team3 = [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)|Maccabi Rishon LeZion]]
| years4 = 1999–2000
| team4 = Maccabi Tel Aviv
| highlights = 
* 4× [[FIBA European Selection]] (1987, 1990, 1991, 1995)
* [[FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer]] ([[1985 EuroBasket|1985]])
* [[FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team]] (2007)
* 11× [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]] champion (1986–1992, 1994–1996, 2000)
* 7× [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli State Cup]] winner (1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1994, 2000)
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Premier League]] Player of the Year (1983, 1985)
* 4× [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|Israeli Premier League Top Scorer]] (1982, 1984, 1985, 1999)
* 3× All-[[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli Premier League]] First Team (1982, 1983, 1985)
* [[Israeli Basketball Super League All-Time Leading Scorer|Israeli Premier League All-Time Leading Scorer]]
* [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] Hall of Fame (2011)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 15,487 (pro club career) <br/> 3,514 ([[Israeli national basketball team|Israeli NT]]) <br/> 19,001 (total)
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'''Doron Jamchi''', also spelled '''Jamchy''' ({{langx|he|דורון ג'מצ'י}}; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional [[basketball]] player. At a height of {{convert|1.98|m}}, he played at the [[shooting guard]] and [[small forward]] positions. During his pro club career, Jamchi was a four-time [[FIBA European Selection]], in the years 1987, 1990, 1991, and 1995. He was also a four-time [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|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 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders#All-time leaders|all-time leading scorer]] in the history of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]].

He is also the second most [[cap (sports)|capped]] player in the history of the senior men's [[Israeli men's national basketball team|Israeli national team]]. Jamchi, who was the [[FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer|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]] in 2007. In 2008, he was named the 16th Best Israeli Athlete of All Time, by [[The Jerusalem Post]].<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/sports/60-sporting-heroes-for-60-years-no16-doron-jamchy 60 Sporting Heroes for 60 Years: No.16 Doron Jamchy.]</ref>

==Professional career==
During his professional [[sports club|club]] career, Jamchi played with the Israeli clubs [[Ironi Ramat Gan]], from 1978 to 1985, [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], where he first played from 1985 to 1996, and then later on, in 1999 to 2000 as well; and [[Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)|Maccabi Rishon Le Zion]], where he played from 1996 to 1999. In his pro club career, he won a total of 11 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]] championships (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2000), and 7 [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli State Cups]] (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 2000). He was the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders|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 [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Premier League]], the [[Israeli State Basketball Cup|State Cup]], and the [[Israeli Basketball League Cup|League Cup]], with a total of 11,486 points scored. He is also the Israeli Premier League's [[Israeli Basketball Super League All-Time Leading Scorer|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]], 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 Four]]s, as he played at the [[1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1988]], [[1989 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1989]], [[1991 EuroLeague Final Four|1991]], and [[2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four|2000]] editions of the tournament. He was also a four-time [[FIBA EuroLeague Finals|FIBA EuroLeague Finalist]], in the [[1987 FIBA European Champions Cup Final|1987]], [[1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1988]], [[1989 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four|1989]], and [[2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four|2000]] editions of the tournament. On an individual level, Jamchi was a four-time member of the [[FIBA European Selection Team]], 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]], and the European top-tier level [[FIBA EuroLeague]]. In games played just in the top level EuroLeague, he scored a total of [[EuroLeague career statistical leaders 1958 to 2001|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 [[cap (sports)|caps]] of any player in the history of the senior men's [[Israeli men's national basketball team|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]] tournaments: the [[1981 EuroBasket]], the [[1983 EuroBasket]], the [[1985 EuroBasket]], the [[1987 EuroBasket]], the [[1993 EuroBasket]], and the [[1995 EuroBasket]]. At the 1985 EuroBasket, Jamchi was the tournament's [[FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer|top scorer]], with a scoring average of 28.1 points per game, which placed him ahead of [[Dražen Petrović]] (25.1 per game) and [[Detlef Schrempf]] (24.4 per game).<ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1985.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.html EuroBasket 1985] at the [[FIBA Europe]] official website</ref>

He also played with Israel at the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151116035235/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/8443/sid/2911/tid/306/_/1986_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html Doron Jamchi] at the [[FIBA]] Archive official website</ref> 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 Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders#Points|Israeli Premier League Statistical Leaders]]
*[[List of Jews in sports#Basketball|List of select Jewish basketball players]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180520051600/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/doron%20jamchy/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile]
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.playerID_8443.teamID_948.html FIBA Europe Profile]
*[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/67285/doron-jamchy ProBallers.com Profile]
*{{Eurobasket.com player|15679|Doron Jamchi}}
*[https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=8214&lang=en#player-stats-1 Israeli Super League Profile]
*[https://www.maccabi.co.il/Player.asp?PlayerUID=106&lang=en Maccabi Tel Aviv Profile]

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