Jezreel De Jesús (born 5 May 1991) is a Puerto Rican

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player for Leones de Ponce of the

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(BSN). He is also a member of the

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. De Jesús has played for several teams in Puerto Rico, and has also played in

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and

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Early and college career

De Jesús started playing basketball at age 5 in his hometown Carolina. Later, he traveled to

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and later played for

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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

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of the 2021 BCL Americas. However, Estelí could not overcome

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and lost the game narrowly.

Awards and accomplishments

Club

;Real Estelí *2× Liga Superior de Baloncesto: (2020, 2021)

Individual

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Top Scorer: (

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) * Venezuelan League Top Scorer: (2015) *

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MVP: (2014)

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* Sportspeople from Carolina, Puerto Rico Point guards 1991 births Puerto Rican men's basketball players Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Leones de Ponce basketball players Indios de Mayagüez basketball players Capitanes de Arecibo players Real Estelí Baloncesto players Living people 21st-century American sportsmen Maratonistas de Coamo players Búcaros de Bucaramanga players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Santeros de Aguada players Al-Wakrah SC basketball players Atenas basketball players Santos de San Luis players Salta Basket players Caciques de Humacao players Atléticos de San Germán players Cañeros del Este players Panteras de Aguascalientes players Gladiadores de Anzoátegui players {{PuertoRico-basketball-bio-stub