Shay Doron
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Shay Doron (born April 1, 1985) is an Israel
i professional basketball player in the Israeli league. She plays for Elitzur Ramla
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, Israel, to Yehuda and Tamari Doron. For her first two years in high school, Doron played basketball for Rotberg High School in Ramat HaSharon, and led her team to three state championships and two cup championships. She also competed in track and field in Israel, and won over 60 medals in various events.
Hoping to play basketball in college, and dreaming of playing professionally in the WNBA, she moved to New York, (where her family had previously lived) to play her junior and senior years for the renowned Christ The King Regional High School
women's basketball team. She was the only Jewish/Israeli student among 1,800 Catholic students. As a junior she led Christ the King to the New York State Federation finals, while scoring 17.1 points per game. The next year, she led the team to its 19th consecutive Brooklyn-Queens title, became the first girl from New York to play on the McDonald's All-American Team
, and participated at the Nike
Tournament of Champions, where she earned MVP and Player of the Tournament honors. In her junior and senior seasons, she was named the Gatorade
Player of the Year from New York. During her final season, Doron averaged 17.2 points, 4.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.0 steals per game, to lead the Royals to the No. 1 rank in the country.
's first big-time recruit at the University of Maryland, and she played a pivotal role in the resurgence of the Maryland program. With her help, the team made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including Maryland's first ever national title in 2006 with a victory over Duke University
.
Doron holds several school records, and ranks in University of Maryland's top 10 in field goal attempts, assists, steals, three pointers, and three point attempts. She also started and played in more games than any other player in school history, with 134 appearances and 119 starts. Doron was named to the All-ACC
third team in 2004, All-ACC first team in 2005, and All-ACC second team and ACC All-Academic team in 2006. She was also named to the U.S. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Doron majored in criminal justice and criminology at Maryland.
honors.
She was the first Israeli to be named MVP of the European National Tournament, and was also the MVP of the qualifying round played in Turkey.
in Israel, where she led the USA to a 5–0 record and a gold medal. She was selected Maccabiah MVP, her second tournament honor that summer.
After Shay Doron finished a successful season in Israel she has decided to take a few months off and to leave the New York Liberty before the beginning of the 2008 WNBA season. The New York Liberty approved her request on May 9, 2008.
Ramle reached the semifinals of the EuroCup Women competition, then went on to win the Israeli league title.
in the Romanian League
. She was competing with her club also in the EuroCup
.
. She currently plays for her former team, Elitzur Ramle.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i professional basketball player in the Israeli league. She plays for Elitzur Ramla
Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)
-History:In March 2011, Elitzur Ramla won the EuroCup Women, after a 61-53 triumph against ASPTT Arras from France. It is considered the best team in the history of Israeli women's basketball...
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Biography
Doron was born in Ramat HasharonRamat Hasharon
Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
, Israel, to Yehuda and Tamari Doron. For her first two years in high school, Doron played basketball for Rotberg High School in Ramat HaSharon, and led her team to three state championships and two cup championships. She also competed in track and field in Israel, and won over 60 medals in various events.
Hoping to play basketball in college, and dreaming of playing professionally in the WNBA, she moved to New York, (where her family had previously lived) to play her junior and senior years for the renowned Christ The King Regional High School
Christ The King Regional High School
Christ the King Regional High School is a Catholic high school located in Middle Village, Queens, New York, USA and established in 1962. Often referred to as 'CK' among its students, it is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-History:...
women's basketball team. She was the only Jewish/Israeli student among 1,800 Catholic students. As a junior she led Christ the King to the New York State Federation finals, while scoring 17.1 points per game. The next year, she led the team to its 19th consecutive Brooklyn-Queens title, became the first girl from New York to play on the McDonald's All-American Team
McDonald's All-American Team
The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top American and Canadian players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball...
, and participated at the Nike
Nike, Inc.
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Tournament of Champions, where she earned MVP and Player of the Tournament honors. In her junior and senior seasons, she was named the Gatorade
Gatorade
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Player of the Year from New York. During her final season, Doron averaged 17.2 points, 4.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.0 steals per game, to lead the Royals to the No. 1 rank in the country.
College basketball
Doron was widely considered coach Brenda FreseBrenda Frese
Brenda Frese is the current women's basketball team head coach at the University of Maryland. Regarded as a high energy, positive coach, the 2011-12 season will be her 10th on the sidelines at Maryland. In 2002, Frese took over a Maryland program in need of rebuilding...
's first big-time recruit at the University of Maryland, and she played a pivotal role in the resurgence of the Maryland program. With her help, the team made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including Maryland's first ever national title in 2006 with a victory over Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
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Doron holds several school records, and ranks in University of Maryland's top 10 in field goal attempts, assists, steals, three pointers, and three point attempts. She also started and played in more games than any other player in school history, with 134 appearances and 119 starts. Doron was named to the All-ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
third team in 2004, All-ACC first team in 2005, and All-ACC second team and ACC All-Academic team in 2006. She was also named to the U.S. National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Doron majored in criminal justice and criminology at Maryland.
International experience
In the summer of 2003, Doron played for Israel's national team. In 2005, Doron guided the Under-20 Israeli National Team to the Division B European Championship title in Brno, Czech Republic, the first-ever international tournament title for an Israeli women's team. She averaged a tournament-best 24.7 ppg, and received Most Valuable PlayerMost Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
honors.
She was the first Israeli to be named MVP of the European National Tournament, and was also the MVP of the qualifying round played in Turkey.
Maccabiah Games
In 2005, she participated in the 2005 Maccabiah Games2005 Maccabiah Games
The 2005 Maccabiah Games were the 17th incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games to date, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and more than 2,000 from Israel, bringing the total...
in Israel, where she led the USA to a 5–0 record and a gold medal. She was selected Maccabiah MVP, her second tournament honor that summer.
WNBA
Doron was drafted by the WNBA's New York Liberty with the 16th pick in April 2007. Assigned jersey # 2, she saw game action only seven times in the 2007 regular season, totaling 10 points and 3 rebounds in 35 minutes of play. Doron also played limited minutes during the Liberty's 2007 playoff appearances.After Shay Doron finished a successful season in Israel she has decided to take a few months off and to leave the New York Liberty before the beginning of the 2008 WNBA season. The New York Liberty approved her request on May 9, 2008.
Israeli league
Doron played for defending champion Elitzur Ramle in the Israeli league during the 2007–2008 WNBA off-season.Ramle reached the semifinals of the EuroCup Women competition, then went on to win the Israeli league title.
Romanian league
In 2010, she played for Municipal MCM TârgovişteMunicipal MCM Târgovişte
CSM Târgovişte is a prominent Romania professional basketball club that is based in Târgovişte, Romania.-History:At the end of the season 1991 - 1992, Targoviste was promoted to the first division of female basketball in Romania. In the first year of life, The team finished 9th in the...
in the Romanian League
Divizia A (Baschet Feminin)
The Divizia A is the women's top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. There are 14 teams in two series, one with 8 teams, one with 6 teams.-Seria Nord-Vest:*CSM Satu Mare*SCM Universitatea Craiova*Baschet ICIM Arad*BC LMK Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe...
. She was competing with her club also in the EuroCup
EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women is the second-caliber professional basketball league with teams from European clubs from national leagues joined in FIBA Europe.It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup.- System of competition :...
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Israeli league
Shay Doron made her return in the Israeli league in 2010 after she ended her contract in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. She currently plays for her former team, Elitzur Ramle.
See also
- Sport in Israel
- List of select Jewish basketball players
External links
- Shay Doron's Charity Auction Benefiting BCRF
- WNBA profile
- Maryland bio
- "Shooting for the Top"
- "Playing to Another Strength; Doron, Always a Scorer, Emerges as a Leader This Season for 4th-Ranked Maryland," March 3, 2006
- "Doron started something big," April 4, 2006
- "UM's No. 1 globe-trotter; Israeli native Shay Doron took long road to stardom in College Park" February 17, 2007
- "Heart in Israel, Home (Court) in New York," May 20, 2007
- http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/22/africa/ME-SPT-Israel-Basketball.php
- Official Site