Worthy de Jong
De Jong playing for ZZ Leiden in 2016
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| No. 6 – Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 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–present | ZZ Leiden |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born March 14, 1988) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. De Jong is also part of the Dutch national team. De Jong plays the shooting guard or 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]
Honours
Club
- Dutch Basketball League (2): 2010–11, 2012–13
- NBB Cup: 2011–12
- Dutch Supercups (2): 2011, 2012
Individual
- DBL Most Valuable Player: 2015–16
- DBL All-League Team (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- DBL Most Improved Player: 2011–12
- DBL All-Star (5): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- DBL All-Star Game MVP: 2016
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
