Nicolas de Jong (born April 15, 1988) is a Dutch-French professional

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player for

Boulazac Basket Dordogne Boulazac Basket Dordogne, also known as BBD or simply Boulazac, is a French professional basketball club, based in Boulazac. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A currently named Jeep Elite for sponsoring reason, the first level of basketball ...

of the

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since t ...

. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), de Jong usually plays as

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Professional career

De Jong started his professional career with Tours Joué in the NM2, the fourth tier in France. After two seasons, he signed with

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Clermo ...

, a

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

team, while still playing with the club's junior team. In the

2012–13 LNB Pro A season 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, he played in the Finals with Strasbourg IG against

JSF Nanterre Nanterre 92 is a professional basketball club from the city of Nanterre (a western suburb of Paris), France. The club plays in French basketball league system, the top-tier level basketball league in France, the LNB Pro A, Pro A, since 2011. Found ...

, but lost 1–3. For the 2013–14 season, De Jong signed with just promoted

Antibes Sharks Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball sports club, club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the ...

. In the 2014 offseason, De Jong signed with

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 19 ...

. In the 2014–15 season, De Jong averaged 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He extended his contract in June 2015. In June 2016, De Jong signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims. On August 28, 2017, De Jong signed with

Basket Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the ...

of the Spanish

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. He averaged 8.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. On August 27, 2018, De Jong signed with

of the French

. De Jong signed with

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

of the Pro A and

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(BCL) for the 2019–20 season. On October 1, 2021, De Jong signed with

Movistar Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...

of the

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. On November 5, 2021, he has signed with

of the

International career

In 2015, De Jong was selected for the

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by head coach

Toon van Helfteren Anton J. J. "Toon" van Helfteren (born 20 February 1951) is a Dutch former basketball player and current coach of Feyenoord Basketball. Van Helfteren played in the Dutch Basketball League from 1971 till 1990. He was the coach of ZZ Leiden from 2 ...

. He made his debut against

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on July 30, 2015. He participated on

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with the Dutch team, where he averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. De Jong's best game was a 19-point performance in a group stage game against Macedonia.

Personal

De Jong is the son of a Dutch father and a French mother.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jong, Nicolas de 1988 births Living people Basket Zaragoza players Boulazac Basket Dordogne players Centers (basketball) Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket players Cholet Basket players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain Dutch men's basketball players Dutch people of French descent Élan Béarnais players French expatriate basketball people in Spain French men's basketball players French people of Dutch descent JA Vichy players Liga ACB players Olympique Antibes basketball players People from Chambray-lès-Tours Reims Champagne Basket players SIG Basket players Sportspeople from Indre-et-Loire