Vanessa Ongkeko de Jesus[1] (born January 17, 2002) is a Filipino-American college basketball player.
| No. 2 – Duke Blue Devils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 2002 Northridge, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sierra Canyon (Los Angeles) |
| College | Duke (2020–present) |
Early life and education
editVanessa de Jesus was born on January 17, 2002, in Northridge, California, with Valencia considered as her hometown.[1] Her parents Phillip and Maria de Jesus,[1] are both Filipinos.[2] She would attend Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles before entering Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, for her collegiate studies.[1]
Career
editCollege
editDe Jesus committed to play for the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA Division I in May 2019 which was then under coach Joanne P. McCallie. De Jesus would only be the player who had committed to remain with the Blue Devils after McCallie left.[3]
She debuted for the team now coached by Kara Lawson[3] in November 2020, becoming the first Filipino in Duke University's women's basketball program.[4][5][6]
National team
editDe Jesus has expressed interest to suit up for the Philippines national team as early as 2020.[7] She would obtain her Philippine passport in May 2023 at age 21, making her eligible to play as a "naturalized player" according to FIBA eligibility rules.[8] She debuted for the Philippines at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2][9][10]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Duke | 4 | 4 | 33.3 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 2021–22 | Duke | 30 | 13 | 19.5 | 36.7 | 27.1 | 62.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| 2022–23 | Duke | 32 | 1 | 15.5 | 42.7 | 34.8 | 89.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| Career | 66 | 18 | 18.4 | 41.4 | 33.0 | 75.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Vanessa de Jesus - 2022-23 - Women's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (June 14, 2023). "Vanessa De Jesus commits to play for Gilas Women with 'family and basketball' in mind". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ a b Reyes, Kate (November 26, 2020). "Gilas Women's prospect Vanessa de Jesus makes a splash in US NCAA debut". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Reyes, Kate (September 17, 2020). "Fil-Am De Jesus' Duke gig will open doors for Pinay ballers, says Aquino". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (November 30, 2020). "Gilas women prospect de Jesus earns high praise from Duke coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (October 22, 2021). "Duke's Vanessa De Jesus raring to represent Filipinos in US NCAA". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (September 18, 2020). "Duke recruit Vanessa de Jesus willing to play for Gilas women". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Duke's Vanessa de Jesus gets PH passport, can play for Gilas Women". ABS-CBN News. May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Anzures, Rom (June 14, 2023). "De Jesus hopes to bring winning experience, relentlessness to Gilas". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa De Jesus savors Gilas Women debut, hopes to come back stronger vs Japan". GMA News. GMA Integrated News. June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Vanessa De Jesus College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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