Jacques Cachemire (born 27 February 1947 in Pointe-a-Pitre,

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) is a French former professional basketball player and

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. 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 awarded the Glory of Sport in 2016.

Club career

Cachemire was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1974, 1975, and 1979. He won the

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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. He played at 6

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

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1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

References

External links

FIBA Profile
1947 births Living people French basketball coaches French men's basketball players French people of Guadeloupean descent Olympique Antibes basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Stade Auto Lyon players Union Tours Basket Métropole players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games {{France-basketball-bio-stub