Jacques Cachemire Explained

Jacques Cachemire
Height Ft:6
Height In:5.75
Weight Lbs:210
Nationality:French
Birth Date:27 February 1947
Birth Place:Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Career Start:1968
Career End:1984
Coach Start:1983
Coach End:1994
Career Number:12, 13, 14,
Career Position:Small forward / power forward
Years1:1968–1969
Team1:SA Lyon
Years2:1969–1979
Team2:Olympique Antibes
Years3:1979–1984
Team3:ASPO Tours
Cyears1:1983–1984
Cteam1:ASPO Tours
Cyears2:1987–1992
Cteam2:Lourdes
Cyears3:1993–1994
Cteam3:RCM Toulouse
Highlights:As player:

Jacques Cachemire (born 27 February 1947 in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe[1]) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.97 m (6'5 ") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2007. He was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

Club career

Cachemire was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1974, 1975, and 1979. He won the French League championship in 1970 and 1980. He was the French League Best Scorer, in 1975

National team career

Cachemire had 250 caps with the senior men's French national basketball team, from 1969 to 1983. He scored 2,837 points with the senior French national team.[2]

He played at 6 EuroBaskets: 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1983.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacques Cachemire, l'ailier scoreur . 22 October 2013 . French.
  2. Web site: http://www.ffbb.com/dtn/historique/fichier.php?id_jou=&nom=CACHEMIRE%20&prenom=Jacques . www.ffbb.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322122747/http://www.ffbb.com/dtn/historique/fichier.php?id_jou=&nom=CACHEMIRE+&prenom=Jacques . 2012-03-22.