Jean Salumu

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Jean Salumu
Free Agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 34)
Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2009–2011 Oostende
2011–2012 Leuven Bears
2012–2018Oostende
2018 Sakarya Büyükşehir
2018–2019 Varese
2019–2020 Pistoia
2020–2021 Rasta Vechta
2021–2022 Champagne Châlons-Reims
2022–2023 Trefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards

Jean Salumu (born 26 July 1990) is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.

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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 (2019–2020)

On September 16, 2019, he has signed with Pistoia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [8] Salumu averaged 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. [9]

Rasta Vechta (2020–2021)

On September 22, 2020, Salumu signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga. [9]

Champagne Basket (2021–2022)

On July 13, 2021, Salumu signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims in the Pro A. [10]

Trefl Sopot (2022–2023)

On August 3, 2022, he has signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. [11]

International career

He represented Belgium at the EuroBasket 2015, where they lost to Greece in eighth finals with 75–54. [12]

Honours

Telenet Oostende

Individual awards:

Trivia

His brother Sylvestre is a rapper, better known as Woodie Smalls.

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References

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