Jean Salumu

Jean Salumu
Free Agent
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born	26 July 1990 (age 34); Sint Niklaas, Belgium
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2009–2011	Oostende
2011–2012	Leuven Bears
2012–2018	Oostende
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
	5× PBL champion (2013–2017); 7× Belgian Cup champion (2010, 2013–2018); BNXT League champion (2024); PBL Most Valuable Player (2018); PBL Belgian Player of the Year (2018); PBL Most Promising Player (2013); PBL All-Offensive Team (2018); PBL All-Defensive Team (2018); Polish Cup winner (2023);

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.

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

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

Trivia

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Salumu (Oostende) verkozen tot MVP, Akyazili (Antwerp) belofte van het jaar" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "Salumu, Jean". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Jean Salumu blijft twee jaar langer bij BC Oostende". Kw.knack.be. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Jean Salumu Rookie of the Year". Hetwinkelweb.be. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Jean Salumu verlaat BC Oostende".
^ "Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Jean Salumu'yu transfer etti".
^ "Jean Salumu, New Signing for Openjobmetis Varese". Pallacanestro Varese official website. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
^ "Pistoia Basket, presentato Jean Salumu". Basketinside (in Italian). September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (September 22, 2020). "Vechta inks Jean Salumu". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^ "Champagne Basket announces Jean Salumu". Sportando. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ "Jean Salumu nowym zawodnikiem Trefla Sopot". treflsopot.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[mvp-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.

[5] "Jean Salumu verlaat BC Oostende".

[6] "Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Jean Salumu'yu transfer etti".

[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.

[Yahyabeyoglu-9] Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (September 22, 2020). "Vechta inks Jean Salumu". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[10] "Champagne Basket announces Jean Salumu". Sportando. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[11] "Jean Salumu nowym zawodnikiem Trefla Sopot". treflsopot.pl (in Polish). August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[12] "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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