Jean-Jacques Conceição
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
April 3, 1964 Kinshasa, Zaire |
| Nationality | Angolan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1986 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1982–2003 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 15 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1988 | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 1988–1996 | Benfica |
| 1996–1999 | Limoges CSP |
| 1999–2000 | Unicaja Malaga |
| 2000–2003 | Portugal Telecom |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |
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Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição (born April 3, 1964 in Kinshasa), better known as Jean-Jacques, is an Angolan retired basketball player. A 6'6¾", 220 lb. power forward, he represented Angola at the AfroBasket where he won a record 7 continental titles. At club level, he won 5 Angolan league titles with Primeiro de Agosto, before moving to Benfica in Portugal, where he won seven national championships and three Portuguese Cups. He also went to play for CSP Limoges in France and for Portugal Telecom.
Even though he has never played at the NBA, Jean-Jacques enjoyed a successful career in Europe, especially in Portugal, where he won 10 national championships (7 with Benfica and 3 with Portugal Telecom), 7 Portuguese Cups (5 with Benfica and 2 with Portugal Telecom), 5 Super Cups (4 with Benfica and 1 with Portugal Telecom) and 6 League Cups (all with Benfica).
Conceição won 7 FIBA Africa Championships, namely in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003 in addition to a bronze medal in 1997. He also played for his country at the World Cup finals in 1986, 1990 and 1994 and the Olympics in 1992.
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