Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição (born 3 April 1964, in Kinshasa), more commonly known as J.J. Conceição or Jean-Jacques, is an Angolan-Portuguese[1][2] 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 seven African titles. At the club level, he won five Angolan League championship titles with Primeiro de Agosto and four Angolan Cups, before moving to Benfica in Portugal, where he won seven Portuguese national championships and three Portuguese Federation 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 Portuguese national championships (7 with Benfica and 3 with Portugal Telecom), 7 Portuguese Federation Cups (5 with Benfica and 2 with Portugal Telecom), 5 Portuguese Super Cups (4 with Benfica and 1 with Portugal Telecom), and 6 Portuguese League Cups (all with Benfica).[3]
National team career
As a member of the senior Angolan national team, Conceição won seven AfroBasket gold medals, namely in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. He also won silver medals in 1983 and 1985, and 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, where he faced the famed Dream Team.[4] The Americans won easily, 116-48, but Conceição led the Angolans with ten points, seven rebounds and two assists.
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.[5][6][7]
On 19 June 2013, Jean-Jacques became a FIBA Hall of Fame player.[8]
Titles and medals won
Pro clubs
Angolan junior national team
| Year | Tournament | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship (ANG Under-18) |
 Gold
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Angolan senior national team
| Year | Tournament | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AfroBasket (ANG) |  Silver
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| 1985 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Silver
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| 1987 | AfroBasket (ANG) |  Bronze
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| 1989 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 1992 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 1993 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 1995 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 1999 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 2001 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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| 2003 | AfroBasket (ANG) | Gold
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Personal life
Jean-Jacques Conceição is the father to Angolan-Portuguese basketball player Jacques Conceição.[9]
References
- ^ "J-J. Conceiçao nacionalidad | licencia: PRT | Doble nacionalidad Angola-Portugal {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ JEAN-JAQUES NZADI CONCEICAO Nationality POR.
- ^ "José Carlos e Jean-Jacques agradecem homenagem Lusa" (in Portuguese). Jornal dos Desportos. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Jean-Jacques da Conceição Full name: Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição.
- ^ "Jean Jacques Africa's most valuable basketball player". AA Angola. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Angola: Jean Jacques Africa's Most Valuable Basketball Player". All Africa.com. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Jean-Jacques Conceicao chosen for FIBA Hall of Fame!". newsbasket-beafrika.com. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Jean Jacques to enter basketball Hall of Fame Wednesday". ANGOP. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Jaques Conceicao - 2011-2012 Men's Basketball - William Paterson University". wpupioneers.com.
External links
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at FIBA
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at Eurobasket.com
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at RealGM
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at Proballers
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at Basketball-Reference.com
- Jean-Jacques Conceição at Olympedia
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA EuroLeague Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- FIBA Hall of Fame Profile
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
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