Jezreel De Jesús

Jezreel De Jesús
	De Jesús with Puerto Rico during the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
No. 0 – Real Estelí
Position	Point guard
League	Liga Superior de Baloncesto; BCL Americas
Personal information
Born	5 May 1991 (age 30); Carolina, Puerto Rico
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
2012/2021-2022	Leones de Ponce
2013–2015	Santeros de Aguada
2015–2016	Fuerza Regia
2016	Indios de Mayagüez
2016–2017	Atenas
2017	Salta Basket
2017	Caciques de Humacao
2017	Atléticos de San Germán
2018–2019	Indios de Mayagüez
2018–2021	Capitanes de Arecibo
2019–present	Real Estelí
2021
2021	Fuerza Regia
Career highlights and awards
	2× Nicaraguan League champion (2020, 2021); BCL Americas Top Scorer (2021);

Jezreel De Jesús (born 5 May 1991) is a Puerto Rican basketball player who plays for Real Estelí of the Liga Superior de Baloncesto (LSB). He is also a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team.

De Jesus has played for several teams of in Puerto Rico. He 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

2× Liga Superior de Baloncesto: (2020, 2021)

Individual[]

BCL Americas Top Scorer: (2021)
Venezuelan League Top Scorer: (2015)
Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano MVP: (2014)

References[]

^ 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[]

Jezreel De Jesus at Proballers
Jezreel De Jesus at Latinbasket

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[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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