Jacques Conceição

Jacques leandro Pinto Nzadi Conceição (born 4 September 1989) is an Angolan-Portuguese basketball player.[1][2] He plays for ADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense of the LPB.[3]

Jacques Conceição
No. 15 – ADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense
PositionPoint Guard
LeagueLPB
Personal information
Born (1989-09-04) September 4, 1989
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityAngolan-Portuguese
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLycée français Charles Lepierre
CollegeWilliam Paterson University
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015-2017Galitos F.C.
2017-2018Primeiro de Agosto
2018-2019S.L. Benfica
2019-presentADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense

College career

Before attending college, he played basketball at the Atlético Clube de Portugal where he won the South conference and was third at the Final Four as a senior.[4] He moved to William Paterson University in 2011, he averaged 7.79 points, 5.68 rebounds and 1.61 assists in his freshman year.[5][6] In his sophomore year, he averaged 7.79 points, 5.68 rebounds and 1.61 assists.[7] In his junior year, he averaged 10.42 points, 7.89 rebounds and 1.22 assists.[8] In his Senior year, he averaged 8.10 points, 5.07 rebounds and 1.59 assists.[9][10]

Professional career

Conceição played for the Galitos F.C. in the 2015–16 season, he averaged 6.66 points, 3.38 rebounds and 1.56 assists.[11] In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 10.92 points, 3.62 rebounds and 2.30 assists.[12] In the 2017–18 season, he moved to the Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto[13] He moved Back to Portugal in the 2018–19 season to play for the S.L. Benfica where he averaged 2.48 points, 1 rebound and 0.65 assists.[14] He moved to the ADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense in the 2019–20 season.[15][16]

National Team Career

Conceição represented the Angola national basketball team at the AfroBasket 2017 where he averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[17] Conceição also represented the Angola national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 3 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.[18]

Personal life

Jacques Conceição is the son of the retired Angolan-Portuguese basketball player Jean-Jacques Conceição.[19]

References
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  2. "Jacques Conceicao Career". basketball.afrobasket.com.
  3. "Jacques Conceicao". basketball.eurobasket.com.
  4. "Jaques Conceicao - 2011-2012 Men's Basketball - William Paterson University". wpupioneers.com.
  5. "Men's Basketball". wpupioneers.com.
  6. "2011-2012 William Paterson Pioneers". basketball.realgm.com.
  7. "2012-2013 William Paterson Pioneers Roster". basketball.realgm.com.
  8. "2013-2014 William Paterson Pioneers". basketball.realgm.com.
  9. "2014-2015 William Paterson Pioneers". basketball.realgm.com.
  10. "Jaques Conceicao". basketball.realgm.com.
  11. "Galitos Barreiro Rosters". basketball.realgm.com.
  12. "Galitos Barreiro Rosters". basketball.realgm.com.
  13. "Clube Desportivo 1° de Agosto Roster". basketball.afrobasket.com.
  14. "SL Benfica Rosters".
  15. "ADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense Rosters". basketball.realgm.com.
  16. "Jaques Conceicao". basketball.realgm.com.
  17. "Jaques CONCEICAO". fiba.basketball.
  18. "Jaques CONCEICAO". fiba.basketball.
  19. "Jaques Conceicao - 2011-2012 Men's Basketball - William Paterson University". wpupioneers.com.
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