Jezreel De Jesús (born 5 May 1991) is a Puerto Rican basketball player for Gladiadores de Anzoátegui of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He is also a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team. De Jesús has played for several teams in Puerto Rico, and has also played in Argentina, Qatar, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia and Nicaragua.
No. 5 – Gladiadores de Anzoátegui | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | SPB |
Personal information | |
Born | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 5 May 1991
Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Leones de Ponce |
2014 | Maratonistas de Coamo |
2014 | Barrancabermeja Ciudad Futuro |
2014–2015 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2015 | Maratonistas de Coamo |
2015 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
2016 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2016 | Santeros de Aguada |
2017 | Al-Wakrah |
2017 | Atenas |
2017 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2018 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2018 | Santos de San Luis |
2018 | Salta Basket |
2018 | Caciques de Humacao |
2018 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2018 | Cañeros del Este |
2018 | Fastbreak del Valle |
2019 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2019 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2019–2020 | Real Estelí |
2020 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2021 | Real Estelí |
2021 | Hurricanes de San Andrés |
2021 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2021 | Leones de Ponce |
2021 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
2021–2022 | Real Estelí |
2022 | Leones de Ponce |
2022–2023 | Real Estelí |
2023 | Leones de Ponce |
2023 | Cañeros del Este |
2023 | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
2023 | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
2024 | Leones de Ponce |
2024–present | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early and college career
editDe Jesús started playing basketball at age 5 in his hometown Carolina. Later, he traveled to Miami and later played for Western Oklahoma State College.[1]
Professional career
editDe Jesús started his career with Leones de Ponce in the Puerto Rican .
In 2015, he played with Barrancabermeja Ciudad Futuro in the Colombian League where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the season.
In the 2021 BCL Americas season, De Jesús was the top scorer of the league after averaging 20.1 points per game. On 14 April, De Jesus scored a game-high 26 points in the final of the 2021 BCL Americas. However, Estelí could not overcome Flamengo and lost the game narrowly.[2]
Awards and accomplishments
editClub
edit- Real Estelí
- 2× Liga Superior de Baloncesto: (2020, 2021)
Individual
edit- BCL Americas Top Scorer: (2021)
- Venezuelan League Top Scorer: (2015)
- Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano MVP: (2014)
References
edit- ^ "Jezreel De Jesús se pierde de vista con Margarita". Líder. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Flamengo wins 2021 BCLAmericas Championship". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
edit- Jezreel De Jesús at FIBA
- Jezreel De Jesús at FIBA Archive
- Jezreel De Jesús at Eurobasket.com
- Jezreel De Jesús at RealGM
- Jezreel De Jesús at Proballers