Jezreel De Jesús (born 5 May 1991) is a Puerto Rican basketball player for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). 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. 0 – Leones de Ponce | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League | BSN |
Personal information | |
Born | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 5 May 1991
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
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 |
2013–2014 | Santeros de Aguada |
2014–2015 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2015–2016 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey |
2016–2017 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2017 | Salta Basket |
2017 | Caciques de Humacao |
2017–2018 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2018 | Indios de Mayagüez |
2018–2021 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2021–2022 | Real Estelí |
2021–present | Leones de Ponce |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
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- ^ Líder http://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/baloncesto/jezreel-de-jesus-se-pierde-de-vista-con-margarita.aspx/. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
{{cite news}}
: Missing or empty|title=
(help) - ^ "Flamengo wins 2021 BCLAmericas Championship". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
edit- Jezreel De Jesus at Proballers
- Jezreel De Jesus at Latinbasket