Jezreel De Jesús

Jezreel De Jesús
De Jesús with Puerto Rico during the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
No. 5 – Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSPB
Personal information
Born (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Leones de Ponce
2014Maratonistas de Coamo
2014Barrancabermeja Ciudad Futuro
2014–2015Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2015Maratonistas de Coamo
2015Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2016Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2016Santeros de Aguada
2017Al-Wakrah
2017Atenas
2017Indios de Mayagüez
2018Capitanes de Arecibo
2018Santos de San Luis
2018Salta Basket
2018Caciques de Humacao
2018Atléticos de San Germán
2018Cañeros del Este
2018Fastbreak del Valle
2019Indios de Mayagüez
2019Capitanes de Arecibo
2019–2020Real Estelí
2020Capitanes de Arecibo
2021Real Estelí
2021Hurricanes de San Andrés
2021Capitanes de Arecibo
2021Leones de Ponce
2021Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2021–2022Real Estelí
2022Leones de Ponce
2022–2023Real Estelí
2023Leones de Ponce
2023Cañeros del Este
2023Panteras de Aguascalientes
2023Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2024Leones de Ponce
2024–presentGladiadores de Anzoátegui
Career highlights and awards

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.

Early and college career

De 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

De 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

Club

Real Estelí

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jezreel De Jesús se pierde de vista con Margarita". Líder. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Flamengo wins 2021 BCLAmericas Championship". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2022.


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