Jean-Jacques Nzadi da Conceição (born 3 April 1964, in Kinshasa), more commonly known as J.J. Conceição or Jean-Jacques, is an Angolan-Portuguese^[1][2] retired professional basketball player. A 2.02 m (6'7 1⁄2"), 100 kg (220 lbs.) power forward, he represented Angola at the AfroBasket, where he won a record seven African titles. At the club level, he won five Angolan League championship titles with Primeiro de Agosto and four Angolan Cups, before moving to Benfica in Portugal, where he won seven Portuguese national championships and three Portuguese Federation Cups. He also went on to play for CSP Limoges in France, Baloncesto Málaga in Spain, and Portugal Telecom in Portugal.

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Jean-Jacques da Conceição

Personal information
Born	(1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60) Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality	Angolan / Portuguese
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 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
Career highlights and awards
Most Valuable African Player of All Time (2011) 10× Portuguese League champion (1989–1995, 2001–2003) 7× Portuguese Federation Cup winner (1992–1996, 2001, 2002) 6× Portuguese League Cup winner (1990, 1991, 1993–1996) 5× Portuguese Super Cup winner (1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2002) 5× Angolan League champion (1983, 1985–1988) 4× Angolan Cup winner (1985–1988)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Angola AfroBasket Luanda 1989 Cairo 1992 Nairobi 1993 Algiers 1995 Luanda 1999 Casablanca 2001 Alexandria 2003 Alexandria 1983 Abidjan 1985 Tunis 1987 FIBA Africa U18 Championship Maputo 1982 Under-18

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Even though he never played in the NBA, Jean-Jacques enjoyed a successful career in Europe, especially in Portugal, where he won 10 Portuguese national championships (7 with Benfica and 3 with Portugal Telecom), 7 Portuguese Federation Cups (5 with Benfica and 2 with Portugal Telecom), 5 Portuguese Super Cups (4 with Benfica and 1 with Portugal Telecom), and 6 Portuguese League Cups (all with Benfica).^[3]

As a member of the senior Angolan national team, Conceição won seven AfroBasket gold medals, namely in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, and 2003. He also won silver medals in 1983 and 1985, and a bronze medal in 1997.

He also played for his country at the FIBA World Cup in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He also played at the Summer Olympic Games in 1992, where he faced the famed Dream Team.^[4] The Americans won easily, 116-48, but Conceição led the Angolans with ten points, seven rebounds and two assists.

In 2011, in Antananarivo, within the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of FIBA Africa, Jacques was named the most valuable player in African basketball history.^[5][6][7]

On 19 June 2013, Jean-Jacques became a FIBA Hall of Fame player.^[8]

Jean-Jacques Conceição is the father to Angolan-Portuguese basketball player Jacques Conceição.^[9]