Jezreel De Jesús

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.

Jezreel De Jesús
De Jesús with Puerto Rico during the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
No. 0 – Leones de Ponce
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBSN
Personal information
Born (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991
Carolina, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Leones de Ponce
2013–2014Santeros de Aguada
2014–2015Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2015–2016Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2016–2017Indios de Mayagüez
2017Salta Basket
2017Caciques de Humacao
2017–2018Atléticos de San Germán
2018Indios de Mayagüez
2018–2021Capitanes de Arecibo
2021–2022Real Estelí
2021–presentLeones de Ponce
Career highlights and awards

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. 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)
  2. "Flamengo wins 2021 BCLAmericas Championship". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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