Luis Ortega, known as "Desmond Jump", is a Streetball Exhibition Player, based in Spain.[1][2] He debuted in 2010 with the AND1 sports brand and undertook a tour with the NBA through various European countries.[3] He was champion in Spain in the Slam Dunks contest with a record of 73–0, and champion of the NBA 5 United championship and winner of the NBA Tour slam dunk contest.[4][5]
Desmond Jump | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pedro Luis Mata Ortega June 29, 1986 |
| Occupation | Streetballer |
| Known for | Dominican Streetballer |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Although his stature is short, his specialty is jumping very high,[6] being the player and Dominican to jump more NBA players in the world, including Derrick William, Dwight Howard,[7][8] Jrue Holiday, Nikola Pekovic, Corey Brewer, Muggsy Bogues and Al Horford.[9]
Career
editHe represented the Dominican Republic at the Novaschool Campus in the province of Malaga in 2011 along with Felipe Reyes and Lennon Álvarez.[10] He is a regular guest at street basketball events in Spain like Lavapiés 3x3 and 5x5,[11][12] NBA 5 United Tour,[13] NBA 3X,[14] and 3X3 NBA BBVA Experience.[15][16][17]
On 2017, he represented Italy in Jump 10 held in China. In his career, he has been able to play alongside A C Green,[18] Bruce Bowen, Rolando Blackman, Ron Harper, Derrick William, among others. He has vaulted over 5 people to perform a slam dunk.[19]
Trajectory
edit- 2004-2006: Ayers Rock (Italy)
- 2007: Gerindote
- 2008-2009: Los Angeles
- 2010: Virgen del Camino
- 2010-2014: Sign with And1
- 2011-2015: Tour NBA 2011-2015[20]
- 2017: Italy on Jump 10 (China) [21]
List of NBA Players who has jumped
edit- Derrick Williams / 6.8 ft
- Dwight Howard / 6.11 ft
- Jrue Holiday /1.93 ft
- Nikola Peković / 6.10 ft
- Corey Brewer / 2.06 ft
- Muggsy Bogues / 5.3 ft
- Al Horford / 6.1 ft
Championships
edit- Champion of the NBA 5 United Tour in Madrid (Adidas) 2011 [22][23]
References
edit- ^ "Mulafest". Idonika (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Valdepeñas, Actualidad. "El IX Memorial Juan de la Torre se disputa el sábado con sabor ACB". Actualidad Valdepeñas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Desmond Jump //El Documental// Lucha por Tu Sueño, retrieved 2022-03-29
- ^ "Streetball Champs lleva a los ballers del baloncesto callejero español al Mulafest". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "El NBA 5 United llega a Madrid con Dwight Howard, Jrue Holiday y las cheerleaders de los Bucks". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ JuanGraph. "TAN BURLAO – Desmond Jump considerado el mejor donqueador del pais junto a Juan NBA tambien considerado el mejor picador de pelota del Pais!!!". Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Mata por encima de Superman, a lo Rudy - MARCA.com". www.marca.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Mate espectacular por encima de Dwight Howard (NBA 5 United Tour - Madrid), retrieved 2022-03-29
- ^ "Customizando el Baloncesto con LYO- Suelasdegoma.fm". Suelasdegoma (in Spanish). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Ediciones anteriores". Campus baloncesto Felipe Reyes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Torneo de basket callejero en Lavapiés". Cronica Norte (in Spanish). 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Madridiario. "Lavapiés acoge la quinta edición de su torneo de basket callejero". Madridiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "VIVE EL BASKET CON EDUARDO BURGOS". burgos155.rssing.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "La NBA paseó su magia y showtime por Bilbao (ver FOTOS)". ElDesmarque Bizkaia (in Spanish). 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Sabadell, Diari de (2012-10-18). "A.C.Green (ex L.A.Lakers) visita este fin de semana Sabadell". Diari de Sabadell (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Valdepeñas, Actualidad. "El IX Memorial Juan de la Torre se disputa el sábado con sabor ACB". Actualidad Valdepeñas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Federació Catalana de Basquetbol". www.basquetcatala.cat. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Sabadell, Diari de (2012-10-18). "A.C.Green (ex L.A.Lakers) visita este fin de semana Sabadell". Diari de Sabadell (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Dunk over 5 people! || Desmond Jump || Nba tour:Vitoria-Gasteiz, retrieved 2022-03-29
- ^ "NBA BBVA Experience On Tour 2012 en Málaga". Comunidad Nikonistas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Náuticos de México vence a Italia por 29-22 en Shanghái". lineadirectaportal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ Basket4us.com, Redacción (2011-06-15). "BBVA trae a Madrid el NBA 5 United con Howard de estrella". Basket4us (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "el adidas NBA 5 United Tour parará en Madrid". www.tradesport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-29.