Jason Dourisseau
Dourisseau with Donar in 2011
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1983-12-07) December 7, 1983
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Dutch
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBurke (Omaha, Nebraska)
CollegeNebraska (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2008Riesen Ludwigsburg
2008–2009KR
2009–2014GasTerra Flames / Donar
2014–2015s.Oliver Würzburg
2015–2020Donar
2023Aris Leeuwarden
Career highlights and awards

Jason Richard Dourisseau (born December 7, 1983) is an American-born naturalised Dutch professional basketball player. Dourisseau primarily plays the small forward position.[1] Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Dourisseau received a Dutch passport in 2015.[2] He is most known for his years with Donar, where he played for 10 seasons and won five DBL championships and seven other trophies. The club retired his number 8.

Professional career

Dourisseau going for a dunk in September 2009

In the 2006–07 season, Dourisseau started his career with Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg. He reached the Basketball Bundesliga Finals with Ludwigsburg in his first season. In the 2007–08 season, he finished 12th with the team.

In the 2008–09 season, Dourisseau played with KR Basket of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. Over the season, Dourisseau averaged 16.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while winning the Icelandic Championship and the Company Cup with KR.[3][4]

For the 2009–10 season, Dourisseau signed with GasTerra Flames of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). In his first season, he won the Dutch championship. In his second season, he played in the Euroleague qualifying rounds with Flames. The team was eliminated in the first preliminary round against Russian side UNICS. In the 2013–14 season, after Dourisseau won his second Dutch championship, GasTerra Flames announced that one of the stands in home arena MartiniPlaza would be named after him as the "Jason Dourisseau Tribune" (English: Jason Dourisseau Stand).[5]

In the 2014 offseason, Dourisseau signed with s.Oliver Baskets of the ProA, the second tier of basketball in Germany.[6]

On 21 July 2015, Dourisseau returned to Donar, by signing a 2-year deal with the club.[7] In 2017, Dourisseau signed for three more seasons with Donar. He won his fifth DBL championship again in 2018. On 22 June 2020, Donar announced the club and Dourisseau were parting ways.[8]

On October 23, 2021, Donar officially retired Dourisseau's number 8. He became just the second player to have his jersey retired at Donar, after Martin de Vries.[9]

On March 1, 2023, Dourisseau came out of retirement at age 39 when he signed for Aris Leeuwarden for the remainder of the BNXT League season.[10] Coming of the bench, Dourisseau averaged 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in his nine games for Aris.[11]

National team career

In anticipation of his upcoming Dutch passport, Dourisseau was in the pre-selection of the Dutch national basketball team, as he was selected by Toon van Helfteren on June 13, 2015.[12] Dourisseau later received his passport and made his national team debut on July 15 in a friendly game against Germany. He went on to play four games for the Netherlands in that year.[13]

Personal

In August 2015, Dourisseau officially became a Dutch citizen.[2] He married his wife Renate, who he met during his time in Groningen, in 2015.[14] Dourisseau stayed in Groningen after his professional basketball career.

Honors

Trophies

KR

Donar

Awards

Donar

References

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  1. ↑ "Jason Dourisseau's profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dourisseau is Nederlander geworden
  3. ↑ ""Toppar allt sem ég hef gert á ferlinum"" (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jason Dourisseau 2008-2009 Stats" (in Icelandic). Kki.is. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dourisseau krijgt eigen tribune in MartiniPlaza" (in Dutch). Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Double-Gewinner aus Holland wechselt nach Würzburg" (in German). Soliver-baskets.de. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jason Dourisseau keert terug bij Donar" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. July 21, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Donar en speler Dourisseau gaan uit elkaar: 'We hebben hem een voorstel gedaan om coach te worden'". RTV Noord. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Emotionele Dourisseau: 'Ik moest een traantje laten toen mijn shirt 'retired' werd'". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Jason Dourisseau, nieuwe speler Aris Leeuwarden". Aris Leeuwarden (in Dutch). March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Proballers. "Jason Dourisseau, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jason Dourisseau bij Oranje".
  13. ↑ "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball (in Dutch). Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ "'Special guest' Donar stapt huwelijksbootje in". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). May 14, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
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