Worthy de Jong

Worthy de Jong

De Jong playing for ZZ Leiden in 2016
No. 6 – SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1988-03-14) March 14, 1988[1]
Paramaribo, Suriname
Nationality Dutch
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Rotterdam Challengers
2010–2016 ZZ Leiden
2016–present SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer
Career highlights and awards

Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born March 14, 1988) is a Dutch professional basketball player for SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer. De Jong is also part of the Dutch national team. De Jong plays the shooting guard and the small forward position.[2]

Professional career

De Jong signed with the Rotterdam Challengers for the 2009–10 season.

On July 19, 2010, he signed a deal with ZZ Leiden.[3] Under head coach Toon van Helfteren, De Jong was a rotation player in his first seasons. In the 2010–11 season, De Jong won his first DBL title after Leiden beat Groningen 4–3 in the Finals. In the following seasons, De Jong grew into a star in the DBL. In the 2012-13 season, De Jong won his second title after Leeuwarden was downed 4–0. In the 2014 offseason, he signed a new 3-year contract with Leiden.[4]

In the 2015–16 season, De Jong won his first DBL Most Valuable Player Award of his career.[5]

In June 2016, De Jong signed with SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer.[6]

Honours

Club

ZZ Leiden

Individual

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Rotterdam DBL 34 20.1 .421 .367 .627 3.9 1.7 1.5 0.4 7.1
2010–11 Leiden 48[upper-alpha 1] 21.6 .519 .277 .721 3.2 1.4 1.8 0.5 7.5
2011–12 40[upper-alpha 1] 19.0 .479 .244 .595 3.1 1.1 1.4 0.3 6.7
2012–13 43 29.5 .538 .352 .595 5.8 2.5 1.8 0.4 13.5
2013–14 36 29.6 .525 .238 .704 5.4 2.9 2.1 0.4 12.1
2014–15 27 32.1 .497 .269 .748 6.0 4.8 2.4 0.6 15.6
2015–16 28 35.2 .466 .313 .698 6.6 3.5 2.8 0.5 17.1
  1. 1 2 Including Playoff games.

References

  1. ↑ "Worthy de Jong". FIBA.com.
  2. ↑ Worthy de Jong's profile at Basketballeague.com
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "De Jong drie jaar langer bij ZZ Leiden". ZZ Leiden.
  5. ↑ "Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP". DBL. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ De Jong vertrekt naar Frankrijk
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