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Doron's Love of the Game Knows No Bounds
Like many Terp students, Shay Doron went home this summer. She traveled, hung out with her friends and did what she loves most—play basketball. Home was Israel; travel destinations included the Czech Republic; and her friends were on the Israeli National and the Maccabi USA basketball teams.
Two years ago in her introductory game as a Terp, Doron set the NCAA record for free throws made—23—and she went on to become the first Terp to be named All-ACC as a rookie. In her sophomore season last year, she won both Kodak/WBCA Region II All-American and first team All-ACC honors. This past summer, she led scoring for the Israeli team in all but one of the games in their international tournament and helped the Americans go undefeated in Israel.
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To get a glimpse into Shay Doron’s head for yourself, check out the diary she kept for ESPN.com this past season at: www.umterps.com
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After being named most valuable player of her European Championship division as well as the Maccabi Games, Doron returned to Maryland in August as a junior. She picked up her criminal justice studies and moved in with her new roommate. As she settles in, though, the two constants in her life continue to be her family and basketball.
“My family picked up and moved from Israel to New York during my junior year of high school so I could pursue my dreams,” she says. “Without them, who knows where I would be right now.”
Doron can’t pinpoint the source of her dedication to and love of basketball. “It pops up from everywhere. It can be something as simple as taking a picture with a little girl wearing my jersey and seeing her smile, or it can be something like filling up Comcast against Duke and hearing the roar of the crowd.”
Perhaps she always brings love and dedication to the court because the game itself gives her so much more.
“Basketball is definitely my haven from everything else,” she says. “Nothing matters, nothing hurts when you’re playing. Sometimes, I like to come to Comcast late at night when no one is there to shoot and collect my thoughts.”
In the end, Shay Doron comes back to basketball, and luckily enough, back to the University of Maryland to showcase the talent that has been polished by her dedication and determination. —KA
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