Shay Doron, currently playing for Besiktas and who led Ramla to the Europe Cup semis last season is one of 14 candidates for FIBA's Player of the Year award for 2008. Among the leading candidates – Anete Jekabsone and Maria Stepanova. Shay, a Great Neck native is a former Silver Bullets player who helped lead the University of Maryland to the NCAA Womens basketball National Championship. Drafted by the NY Liberty in the 2nd round Shay played one season with the Liberty. The FIBA Europe league has selected the top 14 players and now the fans get to vote to select the FIBA Europe Player of the Year.
Go to Shay's web site - www.shaydoron.net - to vote and read all about this outstanding young woman and her career. You can vote once a day - HSH is asking all New Yorkers to help one of our own.
