Jourdan DeMuynck
Personal information
Born (1990-09-29) September 29, 1990
Berkeley, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolCastro Valley
(Castro Valley, California)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2013–2014Keravnos
2014MZT Skopje
2016Perth Redbacks
2016–2017Union Tarbes Lourdes
2017–2018Shahrdari Tabriz
2019Perth Redbacks
2020Abha
Career highlights and awards

Jourdan Kevan Tardieu DeMuynck (born September 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Chabot College and Prairie View A&M.

College career

DeMuynck spent three years at Chabot College. As a redshirt sophomore in 2010–11,[1] he earned Honorable Mention All-State and first-team All-Conference honors (Coast-North Division League). He finished second in the conference with 17 points per game, while averaging seven rebounds and four assists. He shot 44 percent from the field and ranked fifth in the Coast-North Division League with 3.9 assists and led the league with 2.5 steals.[2]

In April 2011, DeMuynck transferred to Prairie View A&M University.[3]

As a junior at Prairie View A&M in 2011–12, DeMuynck played in 32 games with 13 starts. He began the season as a starter but emerged as a valuable sixth man off the bench once SWAC play began. He led the Panthers in scoring with 10.1 points per game and ranked third in rebounding with 4.3 boards per game. He closed the regular season out strong with a then career-high 27 points against Alcorn State on March 3, 2012.[2]

As a senior in 2012–13, DeMuynck averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 32 games for the Panthers.[4] He subsequently earned second-team All-SWAC honors and was named to the SWAC All-Tournament Team after helping the Panthers reach the SWAC Tournament Final.[5] In the SWAC Tournament Semifinal on March 15, 2013 against Jackson State, DeMuynck scored a career-high 37 points.[6]

Professional career

In August 2013, DeMuynck signed with Keravnos of Cyprus for the 2013–14 season.[7] In 15 games for Keravnos, he averaged 11.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

On August 22, 2014, DeMuynck signed with MZT Skopje of Macedonia for the 2014–15 season.[8] On November 6, 2014, he parted ways with MZT after appearing in two league games and six Adriatic League games.[9] In eight total games, he averaged 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[10]

On October 31, 2015, DeMuynck was selected by the Iowa Energy in the fifth round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.[11] However, he was waived by the Energy six days later.[12]

On January 10, 2016, DeMuynck signed with the Perth Redbacks for the 2016 State Basketball League season.[13] In his debut for the Redbacks, he scored 49 points.[14][15] He had nine games with 30 or more points, with three of those being 40-plus.[16] In June 2016, he competed in the SBL All-Star Game.[17] DeMuynck appeared in all 28 games for the Redbacks in 2016, averaging 26.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[16]

On November 17, 2016, DeMuynck signed with Union Tarbes Lourdes of the French NM1.[18] His season was cut short after rupturing his Achilles tendon in February 2017.[19] In 14 games for Lourdes, he averaged 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

In November 2017, DeMuynck signed with Shahrdari Tabriz of the Iranian Super League.[20]

In April 2019, DeMuynck joined the Perth Redbacks, returning to team for a second stint.[21][22] On June 5, 2019, two days after competing in the SBL All-Star Game,[23] he was released by the Redbacks.[24] In eight games, he averaged 25.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.[25]

In January 2020, DeMuynck moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Abha.[26]

In June 2020, DeMuynck signed with Union Dax-Gamarde of the French NM1.[27] He did not end up joining Dax-Gamarde due to family reasons.[28]

Personal life

DeMuynck is French on his mother's side.[28] He subsequently holds a French passport.[29]

References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Kevin (July 10, 2010). "Chabot loading up on locals". NorCalPreps.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Prairie View A&M Panther Athletics – Jourdan DeMuynck". PVPanthers.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chabot's Jourdan (Castro Valley High) DeMuynck signs". NorCalBasketball.blogspot.com.au. April 29, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jourdan Demuynck Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Southern University clinches first NCAA tournament berth since 2006". ESPN.com. March 16, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Prairie View 88, Jackson St. 75". ESPN.com. March 15, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Mammides, Chris (August 22, 2013). "Demuynck inks at Keravnos at the beginning of his pro career". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "New American in MZT Skopje Aerodrom". abaliga.com. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "DeMuynck no longer a member of MZT". Abaliga.com. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Jourdan DEMUYNCK | Season 2014/2015". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Iowa Energy Finalize Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Iowa Energy Waive Two Players". OurSportsCentral.com. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Jourdan Demuynck signed with Perth..." Twitter. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Eastern Suns vs Redbacks". FIBALiveStats.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ Pike, Chris (March 19, 2016). "Week 1 Friday night SBL wrap". SportsTG.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Player statistics for Jourdan DeMuynck". SportsTG.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  17. ↑ "North vs South". FIBALiveStats.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  18. ↑ "L'Union se met au shoot californien". ladepeche.fr (in French). November 17, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Lackovic excited about Redbacks' youth and leadership". SportsTG.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Tabriz inks Jourdan Demuynck, ex Lourdes !!!". asia-basket.com. November 6, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ "LACKOVIC PUMPED FOR FULL STRENGTH 2019 REDBACKS". sbl.asn.au. March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Jourdan DeMuynck (ex Tabriz) agreed terms with Redbacks". australiabasket.com. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Perth Redbacks release Jourdan DeMuynck". australiabasket.com. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  24. ↑ "The Perth Basketball Association have today..." Facebook.com. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  25. ↑ "Player statistics for Jourdan Demuynck". SportsTG.com. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  26. ↑ Madwar, Ahmad (January 12, 2020). "Jourdan DeMuynck (ex Perth R.) signs at Abha". asia-basket.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  27. ↑ Chelidze, Dimitri (June 25, 2020). "Dax-Gamarde sign a second foreign player". eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  28. 1 2 Marquet, Richard (August 13, 2020). "Dax-Gamarde Basket : DeMuynck rompt son contrat pour raisons familiales". sudouest.fr (in French). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  29. ↑ "New Client: Jourdan DeMuynck – MVP of Iran Superleague". starting5sports.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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