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
Position	Point guard
League	BSN
Personal information
Born	(1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 34) Carolina, Puerto Rico
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
2014	Maratonistas de Coamo
2014	Barrancabermeja Ciudad Futuro
2014–2015	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2015	Maratonistas de Coamo
2015	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2016	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2016	Santeros de Aguada
2017	Al-Wakrah
2017	Atenas
2017	Indios de Mayagüez
2018	Capitanes de Arecibo
2018	Santos de San Luis
2018	Salta Basket
2018	Caciques de Humacao
2018	Atléticos de San Germán
2018	Cañeros del Este
2018	Fastbreak del Valle
2019	Indios de Mayagüez
2019–2021	Capitanes de Arecibo
2019–2023	Real Estelí
2021	Hurricanes de San Andrés
2021–present	Leones de Ponce
2021	Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2023	Cañeros del Este
2023	Panteras de Aguascalientes
2023–2024	Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2025	Real Estelí
Career highlights
SPB champion (2024) SPB Finals MVP (2024) 2× Nicaraguan League champion (2020, 2021) BSN Second Team (2023) BCL Americas Top Scorer (2021)

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)