Jassel Pérez

Jassel Pérez
Bàsquet Girona
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Titanes del Sur
2022–2023Mexico City Capitanes
2023Spartans Distrito Capital
2023Titanes del Sur
2023–2024Real Estelí
2024Spartans Distrito Capital
2024–2025Titanes del Sur
2025Spartans Distrito Capital
2025Titanes del Sur
2025–2026Granada
2025→CD Estela
2026Vaqueros de Bayamón
2026–presentGirona
Career highlights
  • BSN Champion (2026)
  • 2x LNB Champion (2024, 2025)
  • LNB Finals MVP (2025)
  • LNB Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • LNB Scoring Champion (2023)

Jassel Pérez (born September 12, 2001) is a Dominican professional basketball player who plays for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB and the Europe Cup. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), Pérez plays as a shooting guard.

Early life and youth career

Born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, Pérez grew up playing both football and basketball and didn't focus on the latter sport until his late teens. He gravitated towards basketball due to most of his family members practicing the sport.[1][2]

Professional career

Titanes del Sur (2021–2022)

In 2021, Pérez started playing with Constituyentes de San Cristóbal, his hometown's team, in the Liga Nacional de Desarrollo.[1][3][4] Constituyentes, also known as Titanes del Licey or Titanes del Distrito, would be the club with which Pérez started playing professionally in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. With Titanes, Pérez was selected rookie of the season for the 2021–22 Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[5]

Mexico City Capitanes (2022–2023)

In October 2022, Pérez was selected by the Mexico City Capitanes as the second pick of round two of the 2022 NBA G League draft.[6]

Spartans Distrito Capital (2024)

On April 6, 2023, Pérez signed with Spartans Distrito Capital of the Venezuelan Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[7]

Real Estelí (2023–2024)

In December 2023, Pérez briefly played for Nicaraguan club Real Estelí, taking part in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League Americas.[8]

Second stint with the Spartans Distrito Capital (2025)

In March 2024, he returned to Spartans Distrito Capital of the Venezuelan Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[9]

Coviran Granada (2025–2026)

In the summer of 2025, Pérez signed with Coviran Granada of the Liga ACB.[2] On September 4, CD Estela of the Spanish Primera FEB announced it had signed Pérez on loan from Granada.[10]

On December 15, 2025, Granada recalled Pérez from the loan to play the remainder of the 2025–26 ACB season with the Andalusians.[11]

Vaqueros de Bayamón (2026)

In June 2026, Pérez signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[12] On June 21, 2026, he recorded his best performance of the regular season, scoring a season-high 32 points while adding 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 107–99 victory over the Criollos de Caguas.[13]

In the opening round of the playoffs against the Gigantes de Carolina, he had his best game of the series on July 17, 2026, finishing with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists to help his team take a 90–81 win.[14] He continued his strong playoff run in the following series against the Criollos de Caguas, highlighted by a 32-point performance on August 1, where he out played league MVP Travis Trice, leading his team to a 122–79 victory, and an eventual series win.[15]

On August 23, 2026, Pérez recorded 25 points, four rebounds, two steals, and one block in Game 7 of the 2026 BSN Finals, leading the Vaqueros in scoring in an 81–74 victory over the Santeros de Aguada to secure the championship.[16] Despite leading the Vaqueros in scoring and steals throughout the series, Pérez was not named Finals MVP.

Bàsquet Girona (2026–present)

On August 25, 2026, Pérez signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB and the Europe Cup.[17]

National team career

Pérez has represented the Dominican Republic national team internationally, taking part in the 2022 and the 2025 editions of the FIBA AmeriCup.[18][2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

Domestic leagues

Regular season

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2025–26Spain GranadaACB2321.5.462.349.8433.81.81.7.311.3
2026Puerto Rico BayamónBSN1130.8.482.311.8785.64.12.3.418.2

References

  1. 1 2 "Jassel Pérez: un talento que dejó el fútbol por el baloncesto y a los Titanes por los Constituyentes". colimdo.org (in Spanish). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Quién es Jassel Pérez, el eléctrico dominicano que ficha por el Covirán Granada". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Areperos y Constituyentes ganan y van por el título de la Liga de Desarrollo este domingo". colimdo.org (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Jasel Pérez 40 puntos liderando triunfo de Constituyentes". dominicanosenbasket.com (in Spanish). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "El dominicano Jassel Pérez se encuentra en antesala de NBA por la 'Mamba Mentality'". listindiario.com (in Spanish). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Capitanes selecciona a Jassel Pérez en el draft 2022 de la NBA G League". capitanes.mx (in Spanish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "El dominicano Jassel Pérez se une a Spartans Distrito Capital". spartansdc.com (in Spanish). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Conociendo el Grupo A: La experiencia de Real Estelí ante par debutantes". fiba.basketball (in Spanish). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Jassel Pérez regresa a Spartans para la SPB 2024". spartansdc.com (in Spanish). 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Comunicado: Jassel Pérez". grupoalegacantabria.es (in Spanish). 4 September 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "El Coviran Granada se refuerza con Jassel Pérez". fundacioncbgranada.es (in Spanish). 15 December 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "BSN: los Vaqueros anuncian la adquisición del refuerzo dominicano Jassel Pérez". primerahora.com (in Spanish). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Jassel Pérez BSN Stats". June 21, 2026. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jassel Pérez PLAYOFFS BSN Stats". July 17, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Jassel Pérez PLAYOFFS BSN Stats". August 1, 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Vaqueros de coronan campeones de la BSN 2026". August 23, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jassel Pérez, ritmo y talento ofensivo al servicio de FIATC Girona". acb.com (in Spanish). 25 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Jassel Pérez: "Sé el valor que tengo para niños, jóvenes deportistas y mi país"". colimdo.org (in Spanish). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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