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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Doron Sheffer
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| career_end = 2014
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| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[
| years1 = 1990–1993
| team1 = [[Hapoel Galil Elyon]]
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* [[Big East Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year|Big East Rookie of the Year]] (1994)
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'''Doron Sheffer''' ({{lang-he|דורון שפר}}; born 12 March 1972)
==Early career==
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
==College career==
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 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>
==Professional career==
Sheffer was selected in the [[1996 NBA
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>
==National team career==
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>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://doronsheffer.com}}
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* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2001.roundID_228.playerID_8995.teamID_306.html FIBA Europe profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BTP&seasoncode=E2002#!careerstats Euroleague.net profile]
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* [http://uconnhooplegends.com/menslegends/ShefferDoron.html UConn Legends profile]
{{1996 NBA
{{Hapoel Jerusalem 2003–04 ULEB Cup Champions}}
{{Israeli Basketball Super League Rising Star}}
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[[Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League players]]
[[Category:Israeli expatriate basketball people in the United States]]
[[Category:Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:All-American college men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Clippers draft picks]]
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