Jean-Jacques Conceição

Jean-Jacques da Conceição

Personal information
Born	(1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality	Angolan
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1986 / Undrafted
Playing career	1982–2003
Position	Power forward
Number	15
Career history
1982–1988	Primeiro de Agosto
1988–1996	Benfica
1996–1999	Limoges CSP
1999–2000	Unicaja Malaga
2000–2003	Portugal Telecom
Career highlights and awards
10× Portuguese League champion (1989–1995, 2001–2003) 7× Portuguese Cup winner (1992–1996, 2001, 2002) 5× Portuguese Super Cup winner (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002) 6× Portuguese League Cup winner (1990, 1991, 1993–1996) 5× Angolan League champion (1983, 1985–1988) Most Valuable African Player of All Time (2011)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Angola FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Maputo 1982 Angola U18 AfroBasket Luanda 1989 Angola Cairo 1992 Angola Nairobi 1993 Angola Algiers 1995 Angola Luanda 1999 Angola Casablanca 2001 Angola Alexandria 2003 Angola Alexandria 1983 Angola Abidjan 1985 Angola Tunis 1987 Angola

Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição (born 3 April 1964 in Kinshasa), better known as Jean-Jacques, is an Angolan retired professional basketball player. A 2.02 m (6'7 ​¹⁄₂"), 100 kg (220 lbs.) power forward, he represented Angola at the AfroBasket, where he won a record 7 continental titles. At club level, he won 5 Angolan League championship titles with Primeiro de Agosto, before moving to Benfica in Portugal, where he won seven national championships and three Portuguese Cups. He also went on to play for CSP Limoges in France, Baloncesto Málaga in Spain, and Portugal Telecom in Portugal.

Professional career

Even though he never played in the NBA, Jean-Jacques enjoyed a successful career in Europe, especially in Portugal, where he won 10 national championships (7 with Benfica and 3 with Portugal Telecom), 7 Portuguese Cups (5 with Benfica and 2 with Portugal Telecom), 5 Super Cups (4 with Benfica and 1 with Portugal Telecom), and 6 League Cups (all with Benfica).^[1]

Angolan national team

As a member of the senior Angolan national team, Conceição won 7 FIBA Africa Championship (AfroBaskets), namely in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003, in addition to a bronze medal in 1997. He also played for his country at the FIBA World Cup in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He also played at the Summer Olympic Games in 1992.^[2]

Post-career

In 2011, in Antananarivo, within the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of FIBA Africa, Jacques was named the most valuable player in African basketball history.^[3][4][5]

On 19 June 2013, Jean-Jacques was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.^[6]

Titles won

References

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)