Jean Salumu

Jean Salumu (born 26 July 1990) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.

Jean Salumu
No. 13 – Pistoia Basket 2000
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Sint Niklaas, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2009–2011Oostende
2011–2012Leuven Bears
2012–2018Oostende
2018Sakarya Büyükşehir
2018–2019Varese
2019–presentPistoia
Career highlights and awards

In 2018, Salumu was the first Belgian ever to win the Most Valuable Player award of the Belgian domestic league.[1]

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)

On 18 June 2018, it was announced that Salumu had signed with Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir.[6]

Pallacanestro Varese (2018–2019)

Salumu signed with the Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A on 18 December 2018. [7]

Pistoia Basket 2000 (2019–present)

On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Pistoia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [8]

International career

He represented Belgium at the EuroBasket 2015, where they lost to Greece in eighth finals with 75–54.[9]

Honours
Telenet Oostende
  • Belgian Championship (5): 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017
  • Belgian Cup (6): 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Individual awards:

  • BLB Most Promising Player: 2013

References
  1. "Salumu (Oostende) verkozen tot MVP, Akyazili (Antwerp) belofte van het jaar" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Salumu, Jean". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. "Jean Salumu blijft twee jaar langer bij BC Oostende". Kw.knack.be. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  4. "Jean Salumu Rookie of the Year". Hetwinkelweb.be. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  7. "Jean Salumu, New Signing for Openjobmetis Varese". Pallacanestro Varese official website. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  8. "Pistoia Basket, presentato Jean Salumu". Basketinside (in Italian). September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  9. "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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