Jean Jacques Boissy

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Jean Jacques Boissy
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Boissy in 2023
No. 24–Urunani
Position Point guard
League BAL
Personal information
Born (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23)
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
High school NBA Academy Africa
(Saly, Senegal)
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 United Generation Basketball
2020–2021 SIBAC
2021–2022 Cornellà
2023 AS Douanes
2023Aurore Vitré
2024AS Douanes
2024–present Urunani
Career highlights and awards

Jean Jacques Boissy (born 28 January 2000) is a Senegalese basketball player who last played for Urunani BBC of the Burundian Basketball Championship and the Senegal national team. Playing at point guard, he is a graduate of the NBA Academy Africa and has played professionally since 2021. Boissy was an All-BAL First Team selection in 2023.

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Early life and career

Basketball was introduced to Boissy by his father, Elysee Boissy, who was a former Senegal national team player and played at the 2003 FIBA Africa Championship. [1] [2] At age 15, he switched from football to basketball. Boissy later joined the NBA Academy Africa where he combined his high school education with basketball. After graduating, he aimed to play collegiate in the United States but did not receive an offer. [3]

He then enrolled to African Leadership University at their campus in Rwanda in 2019, and played pre-season games for Patriots BBC in the Rwanda Basketball League. After this, Boissy signed for United Generation Basketball Club (UGB) of the Rwandan League. [3]

Professional career

SIBAC (2020–2021)

Boissy made his first minutes in the Senegalese top division Nationale 1 for SIBAC in the 2020–21 season. [4]

Cornellà (2021–2022)

Boissy started the 2021–22 season in Spain for CB Cornellà of the third level LEB Plata, making his debut in October 2021. [5] Coming off the bench as back-up point guard, he averaged 5.1 points in 10.5 minutes of play for Cornellà. [6]

AS Douanes (2023)

Boissy then signed for AS Douanes in 2023, where Boissy was the MVP in the final of the 2023 Saint Michel Cup, which Douanes won over ASCVD after he scored 28 points. [7] [4] Boissy played with Douanes in the 2023 BAL season, where he a crucial role in the final game day win over defending champions Monastir, as he had 15 points and 11 rebounds and 7 assists. [2] He continued his impressive play in the playoffs. In the semi-final against Petro de Luanda on 25 May, Boissy scored 28 points to surprisingly lead Douanes to their first-ever BAL final. [1] In the final, Boissy scored 20 points but Douanes fell short of the title as they lost to Al Ahly. He was named to the All-BAL First Team after the game, as well as to the All-Defensive Team. [8]

Aurore Vitré (2023)

In June 2023, he signs for the French team Aurore Vitré Basket, which plays in the third division Nationale Masculine 1. [9] On 3 December, Aurore Vitré announced that Boissy's contract was terminated with mutual consent. [10]

Return to AS Douanes (2024)

On February 28, 2024, AS Douanes announced the signing of Boissy who would return for a second stint. [11] Boissy was named to the BAL All-Defensive Second Team, and averaged 10.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the season as the Douanes were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions Petro de Luanda.

Urunani (2024–present)

In July 2024, Boissy joined Burundian club Urunani of the Viva Basketball League (VBL). He made his debut with 13 points in a 52–46 win over Remesha. [12]

National team career

Boissy played for Senegal at the junior level at the 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship and the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. [2] He joined the senior national team for the first time in June 2022. [13]

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 AS Douanes 8022.4.333.263.8504.03.52.40.116.5
2024 AS Douanes 8825.0.310.091.6565.04.91.90.010.9

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