Jean Salumu
| Sakarya Büyükşehir | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 July 1990 Sint Niklaas, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | Oostende |
| 2011–2012 | Leuven Bears |
| 2012–2018 | Oostende |
| 2018–present | Sakarya Büyükşehir |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Jean Salumu (born 26 July 1990) is a Belgian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Sakarya Büyükşehir. He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.
In 2018, Salumu was the first Belgian ever to win the Most Valuable Player award of the Belgian domestic league.[1]
His brother, Sylvestre, raps under his alias Woodie Smalls.
Professional career
Belgium (2009–2018)
Salumu started his career at the highest stage with B.C. Oostende in the 2009–10 season. In 2011–12 he played for the Leuven Bears. For the 2012–13 season he signed with Oostende again.[2] In January 2013 he extended his contract with 2 seasons.[3] After the season, he won the Rookie of the Year/Most Promising Player award.[4]
In May 2018, Salumu was the first ever Belgian player to be named the Belgian League MVP.[1] He was also named to the league's All-Offensive and All-Defensive Team, while also winning the Belgian Player of the Year award. Salumu's MVP season would be his last one with Oostende, as after the season it was announced he was leaving.[5]
Sakarya Büyükşehir (2018–present)
On 18 June 2018, it was announced that Salumu had signed with Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir.[6]
International career
He represented Belgium at the EuroBasket 2015, where they lost to Greece in eighth finals with 75–54.[7]
Honours
- Belgian Championship (5): 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017
- Belgian Cup (6): 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Individual awards:
References
- ^ a b "Salumu (Oostende) verkozen tot MVP, Akyazili (Antwerp) belofte van het jaar" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Salumu, Jean". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "Jean Salumu blijft twee jaar langer bij BC Oostende". Kw.knack.be. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "Jean Salumu Rookie of the Year". Hetwinkelweb.be. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.