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Jakim Donaldson

Jakim Nestekaya Donaldson (born September 3, 1983), nicknamed "The Machine", is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania before playing professionally in Portugal, Spain, Israel and France.

Donaldson attended Oliver High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's Fighting Scots.

Donaldson finished his college career as Edinboro's all-time leading rebounder (1,100), ranks third in blocked shots (185) and tenth in career scoring (1,355 points).

In 2005, Donaldson started his professional career with the Portuguese team Barreirense Basket.

After playing four seasons in Spain with Ciudad de La Laguna, both in LEB-2 and LEB Oro, in July 2010 he signed for Menorca Basquet to play in the ACB League. Menorca Basquet general manager said about him, "He has improved a lot since he arrived to Spain, with a high standard of professional ethics. We hope he keeps the improvement and his contribution to many fields of the game".

One season later, Donaldson returned to Iberostar Canarias.

Donaldson has been named LEB Oro Most Valuable Player three times – in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

On July 24, 2013, Donaldson signed with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2013–14 season. In 28 games played for Herzliya, Donaldson averaged 10.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

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