(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36) Paramaribo, Suriname
Nationality
Dutch
Listed height
6 ft 4.3 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight
84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
College
Ranger College (2006–2007)
Playing career
2009–2023
Position
Shooting guard / small forward
Number
6, 18
Career history
2009–2010
Rotterdam Challengers
2010–2016
ZZ Leiden
2016–2017
SOMB
2017–2022
ZZ Leiden
2023
ZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards
BNXT League champion (2022)
BNXT League Finals MVP (2022)
BNXT Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
BNXT Dutch Player of the Year (2022)
DBL Most Valuable Player (2016)
DBL Playoffs MVP (2021)
3× DBL champion (2011, 2013, 2021)
2× Dutch Cup champion (2012, 2019)
3× Dutch Supercup champion (2011, 2012, 2021)
4× All-DBL Team (2013, 2015, 2016, 2021)
DBL Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
DBL Most Improved Player (2012)
5× DBL All-Star (2012–2016)
DBL All-Star Game MVP (2016)
4× DBL All-Defense Team (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
3× DBL steals leader (2016, 2018, 2020)
No. 6 retired by ZZ Leiden
Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born 14 March 1988[1]) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 4.3 in (1.94 m), De Jong plays the shooting guard or the small forward position.[2]
He played 13 seasons as a professional player in the Netherlands, of which 11 were with ZZ Leiden. He is Leiden's all-time leader in points, rebounds and assists, and is nicknamed "Mister ZZ Leiden".[3] With Leiden, he won three Dutch championships and two Dutch Cups. De Jong is widely regarded as one of the best Dutch basketball players of his generation and was considered the best player in the country in his prime.[4][5]
De Jong also played for the Netherlands national team during ten years and represented the team at the EuroBasket in 2015 and 2022.
^"Worthy de Jong". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
^"Worthy de Jong's Profile" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^"'Mister ZZ Leiden' Worthy de Jong kondigt afscheid aan: 'Ik merk dat het steeds moeilijker wordt om 100 procent te geven'". Leidsch Dagblad (in Flemish). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^Harharah, Haniff (13 June 2022). "Worthy de Jong verlaat ZZ Leiden met hoofdprijs: 'Belangrijkste speler ooit'". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^Sijtsma, Thomas (28 August 2022). "Basketballer Worthy de Jong sluit af tegen een filmster". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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