Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição (born 3 April 1964, in
Kinshasa
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), more commonly known as J.J. Conceição or Jean-Jacques, is an Angolan-Portuguese retired professional
basketball
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player. A 2.02 m (6'7 "), 100 kg (220 lbs.)
power forward
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, he represented
Angola
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at the
AfroBasket
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Africa is the world's s ...
, 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
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Founded in 1977, the team is sponsored by the Spani ...
in Spain, and Portugal Telecom in Portugal.
Professional career
Even though he never played in the
NBA
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, 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).
National team career
As a member of the senior
Angolan national team, Conceição won seven
AfroBasket
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Africa is the world's s ...
gold medals, namely in
1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
,
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
,
1993
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* International Year for the World's Indigenous People
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,
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
,
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
,
2001
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, and
2003
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In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
Demographic ...
. He also won silver medals in
1983
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
and
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
, and a bronze medal in
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
.
He also played for his country at the
FIBA World Cup
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in
1986,
1990
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, and
1994
The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations.
In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
. He also played at the
Summer Olympic Games
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in
1992
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, where he faced the famed
Dream Team. 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
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Zones
The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are g ...
, Jacques was named the
most valuable player
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in African basketball history.
On 19 June 2013, Jean-Jacques became a
FIBA Hall of Fame player.
Titles and medals won
Pro clubs
Angolan junior national team
Angolan senior national team
Personal life
Jean-Jacques Conceição is the father to Angolan-Portuguese basketball player
Jacques Conceição.
References
External links
*
FIBA EuroLeague ProfileSpanish League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conceicao, Jean-Jacques
1964 births
Living people
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Angolan men's basketball players
1990 FIBA World Championship players
Baloncesto Málaga players
Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
C.D. Primeiro de Agosto men's basketball players
FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
Liga ACB players
Limoges CSP players
Olympic basketball players for Angola
Portuguese men's basketball players
Power forwards
S.L. Benfica basketball players
Basketball players from Kinshasa
1986 FIBA World Championship players
1994 FIBA World Championship players
Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen