Israeli basketball player (born 1970)
Shalom Charly "Papi" Turgeman פפי תורג'מן Born (1970-04-07 ) April 7, 1970 (age 55) Jerusalem Nationality Israeli Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Position Guard
Shalom Charly "Papi" Turgeman (Hebrew : פפי תורג'מן ; born April 7, 1970) is an Israeli former basketball player.[ 1] [ 2] He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague and was Captain of the Israel national basketball team . In 1995 he was the Israel Premier League Assists Leader .
Basketball career
Turgeman is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 metres) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg), and played at the guard position.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] His hometown is Jerusalem, Israel .[ 4]
He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague .[ 1] [ 5] Turgeman played for a decade for Hapoel Jerusalem .[ 6] [ 7] In 1995 he was the Israel Premier League Assists Leader , with 6.5 per game.[ 8]
Turgeman also played for the Israel national basketball team , and was its Team Captain.[ 9] He played in the FIBA 1997 European Championship for Men , FIBA 1999 European Championship for Men, FIBA 2001 European Championship for Men, and FIBA 2003 European Championship for Men.[ 2]
References
^ a b c "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1993-94 Season | Hapoel Jerusalem | Papi Turgeman" . basket.co.il .
^ a b "Fiba.com: Players" . fiba.com . Archived from the original on July 18, 2019.
^ "Shalom 'Papi' Turgeman Basketball Player Profile, Maccabi Hod Hasharon, News, National League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards" . Eurobasket LLC .
^ a b "Shalom Turgeman Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook" . DraftExpress .
^ Lena Kachinski (August 2, 2006). "The Legend of Billy Thompson" . The Jerusalem Post .
^ "Papi fails against Jerusalem" . Haaretz .
^ Jean-Michel Manderick (November 12, 2004). "Il est Papi depuis qu'il est bébé..." DH Les Sports + .
^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 1994-95 Season | Regular Season | Statistics - Leaders" . basket.co.il .
^ "Hapoel snaps up Papi Turgeman" . Haaretz . October 29, 2002.