Jacques leandro Pinto Nzadi Conceição (born 4 September 1989) is an Angolan-Portuguese

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player. for Galitos F.C. of the LPB.

College career

Before attending college, he played basketball at the

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in the parish of Alcântara, in the west side of Lisbon. The club was established on 18 September 1942 through the merger of two local clubs from Alcântara: Carcavelinhos Football ...

where he won the South conference and was third at the Final Four as a senior. He moved to

William Paterson University William Paterson University, known as WP, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Founded in 1855 an ...

in 2011, he averaged 7.79 points, 5.68 rebounds and 1.61 assists in his freshman year. In his sophomore year, he averaged 7.79 points, 5.68 rebounds and 1.61 assists. In his junior year, he averaged 10.42 points, 7.89 rebounds and 1.22 assists. In his Senior year, he averaged 8.10 points, 5.07 rebounds and 1.59 assists.

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. In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 10.92 points, 3.62 rebounds and 2.30 assists. In the 2017–18 season, he moved to the Angolan side

Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

He moved Back to Portugal in the 2018–19 season to play for the

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

where he averaged 2.48 points, 1 rebound and 0.65 assists. He moved to the ADO Basquetebol Sad Ovarense in the 2019–20 season.

National Team Career

Conceição represented the

Angola national basketball team The Angolan men's national basketball team is controlled by the '' Federação Angolana de Basquetebol''. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regula ...

at the

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where he averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Conceição also represented the

at the

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, b ...

in China, where he averaged 3 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.

Personal life

Jacques Conceição is the son of the retired Angolan-Portuguese basketball player

Jean-Jacques Conceição 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 retired professional basketball player. A 2.02 m (6'7 "), 100 kg (220 lbs.) power for ...

References

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