Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born 14 March 1988[1]) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball Olympic Gold medal winning player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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.