Jonathan Jeanne

Jonathan Josue Jeanne (born July 3, 1997) is a French basketball player for Poitiers Basket 86 of the French ProB league. He was considered as a possible 2017 NBA draft first-round pick, before being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome.[1] He went undrafted that year because of the sudden development. Jeanne stands 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall and plays the power forward and center positions.

Jonathan Jeanne
Jeanne with Nancy in 2017
Poitiers Basket 86
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
NationalityFrench
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017→ SLUC Nancy
2018Palma
2018–2019CB Prat
2019–2021Randers Cimbria
2021–2022Tarbes/Lourdes
2022–presentPoitiers Basket 86

Personal life

His full name is Jonathan Josue Jeanne;[2] he was born and raised in the French overseas department Guadeloupe. Jeanne's past sports activity included soccer, track and field and swimming.[3]

Professional career

Jeanne began his basketball career in the youth teams at Asc Ban E Lot in his native Guadeloupe.[4]

He attended INSEP between 2012 and 2015, before joining Le Mans Sarthe Basket, where he had signed prior to enrolling at INSEP.[5] While practicing with the Le Mans Pro A squad, Jeanne mostly saw action on the club’s development team during the 2015–16 season.[6][7]

In his final year (2014–15) at INSEP, he posted per game averages of 9.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in his 24:45 minutes on the hardwood.[8] The INSEP squad is competing in the Nationale 1 league, the third-tier of French basketball.

He played in the 2015 FIBA European U18 All-Star Game, scoring four points and pulling down six rebounds to go along with one block in 18 minutes.[9]

Jeanne first played for the secondary team of Le Mans Sarthe during the 2015-16 season. On August 18, 2016, Jeanne signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, with the French LNB Pro A team Le Mans Sarthe.[10] Playing only occasionally for Le Mans' first team, Jeanne was sent to fellow Pro A outfit SLUC Nancy on loan on December 10, 2016, in order to play more regular Pro A basketball.[11]

On 19 April 2017, Jeanne declared his entry for the 2017 NBA draft, with intentions of remaining in the draft until the international deadline has passed. He also held intentions of entering the NBA the upcoming season afterwards.[12] Jeanne was announced as one of 67 invites to participate in the 2017 NBA Draft Combine despite him still participating in the 2016-17 LNB Pro A season. However, on June 8, Jeanne was diagnosed to have Marfan syndrome, which has put his professional career in jeopardy.[13] Despite the sudden development, however, Jeanne was still one of only 10 international draft deadline underclassmen to ultimately stay in the 2017 NBA Draft. Ultimately, Jeanne would not get drafted. After consulting doctors and specialists, Jeanne was told that he was unable to play professional basketball due to the Marfan syndrome and as a consequence to that, he was cut from the Le Mans roster in November 2017.[14]

On July 23, 2018, Jeanne signed with Iberojet Palma of the LEB Oro.[15]

Jeanne spent the 2019-20 season in Denmark with Randers Cimbria, averaging 17.5 points, nine rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. He re-signed with the team on October 6, 2020.[16] In his second season in Denmark, he averaged team-highs 17.3 points and 8.8 rebounds a game for Randers. In April 2021, Jeanne made headlines with an outstanding performance (41 points on 14-for-19 shooting from 2-point range, 3-for-3 from 3-point distance and 4-for-4 from the foul line, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals) in game two of the Basketligaen semifinals.[17]

Jeanne was supposed to play for Al Wasl SC of the United Arab Emirates in the 2021-22 season, but his contract was cancelled in September 2020.[18] In late October 2021, he was announced as a newcomer at French third-division (NM1) side Tarbes/Lourdes.[19] He averaged 9,7 points and 4 rebounds a game for the team. On June 29, 2022, Jeanne was signed by fellow NM1 club Poitiers Basket 86.[20] In 2023, Jeanne and his Poitiers side won promotion to the second-tier LNB Pro B.[21]

International career

Jeanne played little minutes for the French under-16 national team at the 2013 European Championships, remaining scoreless in four games.[22]

In 2015, he helped the French under-18 national team to a sixth-place finish while tallying 8.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per contest during the U18 European Championships.[23]

References
  1. "DraftExpress: Mock Draft". www.draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. "MSB.FR - Le Mans Espoirs - Saison 2015-2016". www.msb.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. "Jeanne takes long voyage from Guadeloupe for French hardwood". ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. "Tournoi U 17 cap excellence". ascbanelot.sportsregions.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. "Jonathan Jeanne, un savant mélange de Gobert et Ajinça". www.bebasket.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. "Jonathan Jeanne - Le Mans – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  7. "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". www.lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. "Stats joueur | FFBB". www.ffbb.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. "Red - Black | U18 All-Star Game (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. "Jonathan Jeanne signs his first pro contract with Le Mans". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. "JONATHAN JEANNE REJOINT LE SLUC !". www.sluc-basket.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  12. Feldman, Dan (2017-04-22). "French international Jonathan Jeanne entering, staying in 2017 NBA draft". ProBasketballTalk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  13. "NBA first-round prospect diagnosed with potentially career-ending disorder". 8 June 2017.
  14. Direction, La. "MSB.FR - UPDATE Jonathan JEANNE". www.msb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  15. "Jonathan Jeanne, un proyecto NBA que vuelve a las pistas de la mano del Iberojet Palma". FEB (in European Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. "Jonathan Jeanne re-signs with Randers Cimbria". Sportando. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  17. "Jonathan Jeanne". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  18. Pantel-jouve, Gabriel (2021-09-20). "Jonathan Jeanne quitte le club émirati d'Al Wasl". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  19. "L'ex-aspirant NBA Jonathan Jeanne (2,18 m) va rejoindre Tarbes/Lourdes (NM1)". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  20. "Jonathan Jeanne s'engage au PB86". Poitiers Basket 86 (in French). 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  21. "Six ans après, Jonathan Jeanne rejoue en LNB". BeBasket (in French). 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  22. "France | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  23. "Jonathan Jeanne | U18 European Championship Men (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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