Doron Sheffer: Difference between revisions

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| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[Shootingshooting guard]]

* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|Big East Rookie of the Year]] (1994)

'''Doron Sheffer''' ({{lang-he|'''דורון שפר'''}}; born 12 March 1972), is aan Israeli retired Israeli professional [[basketball]] player. He spent most of his club career playing with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. During his playing career, at a height of 1.96 m (6'5") tall, he played at the [[point guard]] and [[shooting guard]] positions. During his playing days, his nickname was "The Iceman".<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-17/sports/-sp-48135_1_regional48135-opener story.html|title='Israeli Ice Man' Is the Name and a Starring Effort Is the Game.]|first=Mike|last=Downey|date=March 17, 1996|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>[{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5112231 2009-12-03/ty-article/the-ice-man-melting/0000017f-f0d5-d487-abff-f3ffb3680000|title=The Ice Man, Melting.]|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref><ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishledger.com/2014/08/doron-sheffer-holds-court/ |title=Doron Sheffer holds court.]|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref>

Sheffer first gained fame at age 21, in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]], when he led [[Hapoel Galil Elyon]] to a victory in the Israeli League semifinals, over powerhouse [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], in 1993.<ref name=":0">{{Cite webmagazine|url = https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/07/02/doron-sheffer-uconn-where-are-they-now|title = Where are They Now: Former UConn star Doron Sheffer|date = 8 July 2014|accessdateaccess-date = 16 April 2015|websitemagazine = Sports Illustrated|publisher = |last = Wertheim|first = Jon}}</ref>

Following fellow Israeli [[Nadav Henefeld]],<ref>[http://www.uconnhooplegends.com/menslegends/HenefeldNadav.html Henefeld Biography] uconnhooplegends.com</ref> Sheffer then played [[college basketball]], under head coach [[Jim Calhoun]], at the [[University of Connecticut]], with the [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|UConn Huskies]], from 1993 to 1996. In the 1993–94 season, Sheffer was the [[Big East Conference]] [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|Big East Conference Rookie of the Year]]. While at UConn, Sheffer formed a trio with fellow starters [[Ray Allen]] and [[Kevin Ollie]], that won the Big East basketball championship in three straight years.<ref name=":0" /> He is the only player from UConn with 1,000 points and 500 assists, in three varsity seasons.<ref name=":1" />

He was named to the school's All-20th Century team.<ref>[{{Cite web|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/071901aaa.html |title=UCONN ALL-CENTURY MEN’SMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AWARDS CELEBRATION POSTPONED.]|access-date=2018-05-15|archive-date=2018-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103416/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/071901aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Sheffer was selected in the [[1996 NBA Draftdraft]], by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]], with the 36th overall pick, but he chose to sign with [[Maccabi Tel Aviv BC|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. After four years with Maccabi, where he won four straight [[Israeli Basketball Super League|Israeli League]] championships and played in the [[2000 EuroLeague Final Four]], Sheffer retired suddenly, walking away from the public's eye, to travel the world, to [[India]], [[South America]], and [[Costa Rica]]. During this time, he had a [[cancerous tumor]] removed from his testicles.

Despite the illness, and the time away from basketball, Sheffer decided to make a comeback. After finishing his contract with Maccabi, he signed with [[Hapoel Jerusalem BC|Hapoel Jerusalem]]. In 2004, he won the [[ULEB Eurocup]] ([[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]) championship with Hapoel.<ref name=":1">[http://uconnhooplegends.com/menslegends/ShefferDoron.html Sheffer Biography] UconnHoopLegends.com</ref><ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurocupbasketballeuroleaguebasketball.comnet/eurocup/gameseurocup/resultsgame-center/showgame?gamecode|title=209Game Center &seasoncode=U2003%20%20%20%20%20#!boxscore124; 2003EuroCup|date=October 17, 2023|website=Euroleague Basketball}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-04attempted=yes Finals.]}}</ref> Sheffer retired again in 2005, and then made another comeback in 2006. He then retired again in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> 5 years later, in 2013, he made a final comeback to the game, before finally retiring for good, in 2014.

Sheffer was a member of the senior [[Israeli national basketball team]]. With Israel, he played at the [[1993 EuroBasket]], the [[1995 EuroBasket]], the [[1997 EuroBasket]], and the [[1999 EuroBasket]].<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/doron%20sheffer/pid//_//players.html Doron SHEFFER (ISR)|title=archive.]fiba.com: Players}}</ref>

* [httphttps://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/doron%20sheffer/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile]

{{1996 NBA Draftdraft}}

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