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:
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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.
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
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.