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{{short description|New Zealand basketball player}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2024}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jonathan Janssen
| image =
| caption =
| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 220
| league = [[NBL1 West]]
| team = Rockingham Flames
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|10}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], South Africa
| nationality = New Zealand / Australian
| high_school =
* [[Mountain Creek State High School|Mountain Creek State]]<br>([[Sunshine Coast, Queensland]])
* Mt Zion Baptist Christian School<br>([[Baltimore, Maryland]])
| college =
* [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State]] (2015–2016)
* [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] (2016–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| career_end =
| years1 = 2019
| team1 = [[Canterbury Rams]]
| years2 = 2019
| team2 = [[KB Prishtina]]
| years3 = 2020
| team3 = Sunshine Coast Phoenix
| years4 = 2021
| team4 = [[Hawke's Bay Hawks]]
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert
| years6 = 2022–2023
| team6 = Sunshine Coast Phoenix
| years7 = 2023–2024
| team7 = BBC US Heffingen
| years8 = 2024–present
| team8 = [[Rockingham Flames]]
| highlights =
* Luxembourg Nationale 2 champion (2024)
* 2× Third-team All-[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]] (2018, 2019)
}}
'''Jonathan Peter Janssen''' (born 10 April 1995) is a New Zealand-Australian professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Rockingham Flames]] of the [[NBL1 West]]. Born in South Africa, Janssen grew up in New Zealand and Australia and played [[college basketball]] in the United States. He played a season for the [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State Vikings]] before transferring to [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] in 2016 where he played three seasons. He has played as a professional in New Zealand, Kosovo, Australia and Luxembourg. In 2021, he made his debut for the [[New Zealand men's national basketball team|New Zealand Tall Blacks]].
==Early life==
Janssen was born in [[Pretoria]], South Africa.<ref name=csuvikings>{{cite web|url=https://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m...janssen_jonothan_g2cv?view=bio|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Cleveland State Vikings]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...anssen_jonothan_g2cv?view=bio|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= edition of 'Know Your Ram' is here... this time with Jono Janssen!|work=facebook.com/CanterburyRams|date=12 June 2019|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He grew up living in New Zealand and Australia. He attended [[Northcross Intermediate]] in [[North Shore, New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/asso...ews_task=DETAIL&articleID=64989624|title=Jack Salt at Final Four & Matt Freeman on the move plus more.|work=Harbour Basketball Association|date=2 April 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...ask=DETAIL&articleID=64989624|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> before moving to [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland]], where he attended [[Mountain Creek State High School]].<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name=hpusharks>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jonathan-janssen/2915|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042.../roster/jonathan-janssen/2915|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> His hometowns are listed as [[Mountain Creek, Queensland|Mountain Creek]] and [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]], both suburbs on the Sunshine Coast.<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name="hpusharks" />
In 2013, Janssen committed to [[Cleveland State University]] and then had a prep season in the U.S. at Mt Zion Baptist Christian School in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Jonathan-Janssen-50159/|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[247Sports]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...layer/Jonathan-Janssen-50159/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==College career==
After [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirting]] the [[2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|2014–15 season]],<ref name="csuvikings" /> Janssen debuted for the [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State Vikings]] in the [[2015–16 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|2015–16 season]].<ref name="hpusharks" /> In 11 games, he totalled nine points and eleven rebounds.<ref name="hpusharks" />
Janssen transferred to [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] in the [[NCAA Division II]] in 2016.<ref name="hpusharks" /> In 32 games in 2016–17, he averaged 5.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game.<ref name="hpusharks" />
As a junior in 2017–18, Janssen started all 28 games and averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 25 points against [[Holy Names Hawks|Holy Names]] on 5 January 2018.<ref name="hpusharks" /><ref name=third-team>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/news/2019/3/6/mens-basketball-hpus-janssen-named-all-pacwest.aspx|title=HPU's Janssen Named All-PacWest|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|date=6 March 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...anssen-named-all-pacwest.aspx|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He subsequently earned third-team All-[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]].<ref name="hpusharks" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/news/2018/10/...r-in-preseason-pacwest-poll.aspx|title=Sharks Fifth, Janssen Player of the Year in Preseason PacWest Poll|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|date=31 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...n-preseason-pacwest-poll.aspx|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
As a senior in 2018–19, Janssen led the Sharks in scoring (12.1) and rebounding (5.9) and had a season-high 23 points in a win against [[Academy of Art Urban Knights|Academy of Art]] in February 2019. He subsequently earned third-team All-PacWest for the second straight year.<ref name="third-team" />
==Professional career==
In March 2019, Janssen signed with the [[Canterbury Rams]] for the [[2019 New Zealand NBL season]].<ref name=rams19>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/c...signing-of-jonathan-janssen/|title=Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=15 March 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-signing-of-jonathan-janssen/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds per game and helped the Rams reach the Final Four.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/jonathan-janssen-signs-with-kb-prishtina/|title=Jonathan Janssen Signs With KB Prishtina|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=9 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...ssen-signs-with-kb-prishtina/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In August 2019, Janssen signed with [[KB Prishtina]] of the [[Kosovo Basketball Superleague|Kosovo Superleague]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/en/sports/181328/kb-prishtina-is-strengthened-with-jonathan-janssen|title=KB Prishtina is strengthened with Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Koha Ditore]]|date=28 August 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...gthened-with-jonathan-janssen|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He appeared in two Superleague games and two [[Basketball Champions League|BCL]] games to start the 2019–20 season before leaving the team in early October.<ref name=australiabasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Jonathan-Janssen/336344|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=Australiabasket.com|access-date=26 April 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Janssen had re-signed with the Rams for the [[2020 New Zealand NBL season]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/t...nssen-for-the-2020-sals-nbl-season/|title=The Canterbury Rams Announce The Return Of Jonathan Janssen For The 2020 Sals NBL Season|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=17 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...for-the-2020-sals-nbl-season/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> but later joined the Sunshine Coast Phoenix for the 2020 Queensland State League (QSL) season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketballqld.com.au/2020-qsl-teams-sunshine-coast-phoenix/|title=2020 QSL Teams – Sunshine Coast Phoenix|work=Basketball Queensland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020092...teams-sunshine-coast-phoenix/|archive-date=20 September 2020|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 16.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Peter|url=https://central.rookieme.com/basketball/2020-qsl-team-review-sunshine-coast-phoenix-teal/|title=2020 QSL team review: Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal|work=central.rookieme.com|date=1 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-sunshine-coast-phoenix-teal/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In March 2021, Janssen joined the [[Hawke's Bay Hawks]] for the [[2021 New Zealand NBL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url= raining Tall Blacks at the Taylor Hawks|work=facebook.com/NZBayHawks|date=4 March 2021|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He played off the bench and averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Peter|url=https://central.rookieme.com/basketball/2021-nznbl-team-review-hawkes-bay-hawks/|title=2021 NZNBL team review: Hawkes Bay Hawks|work=central.rookieme.com|date=29 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...team-review-hawkes-bay-hawks/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
Janssen joined BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert of the Nationale 2 in Luxembourg for the 2021–22 season. He averaged 21.9 points, 12.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
Janssen returned to the Sunshine Coast Phoenix, now in the [[NBL1 North]], for the [[2022 NBL1 season|2022 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Heslehurst|first=Brayden|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/ques...884c7c3267d194ebb31c90f897?amp|title=National league stars, Opals and Tall Ferns lead new recruits to join NBL1 North in 2022|work=[[Quest Community Newspapers]]|date=11 May 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/ZxrhK|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Eddie|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...5b08863eb7a090bfc7ca5e8d301c39e?amp|title=USC Rip City and Sunshine Coast Phoenix top players for 2022 NBL1 North season|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|date=20 May 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/SQglB|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 15.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.<ref name=phoenix23>{{cite web|url= Coast Phoenix is excited to announce Jonathan Janssen as the next signing for the NBL1 2023 season.|work=facebook.com/sunshinecoastphoenix|date=14 March 2023|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
Janssen remained on the Sunshine Coast during the off-season and re-joined the Phoenix for the [[2023 NBL1 season|2023 NBL1 North season]].<ref name="phoenix23" /> In 19 games, he averaged 15.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
For the 2023–24 season, Janssen returned to Luxembourg to play for BBC US Heffingen in the Nationale 2. He helped the team win the Nationale 2 championship<ref>{{cite web|url= si Champion vun der Nationale 2!|work=facebook.com/USHeffingen|date=7 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024|language= Luxembourgish}}</ref> and earn promotion to the [[Luxembourg Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url= dem leschte Match hu mir eis den Opstig an d’LBBL geséchert. Den MVP ass och dës Kéier de Jonathan.|work=facebook.com/USHeffingen|date=7 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024|language= Luxembourgish}}</ref> In 20 games, he averaged 26.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luxembourg.basketball/joueur/28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/|title=Jonathan Peter Janssen|work=[[Luxembourg Basketball Federation]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In April 2024, Janssen joined the [[Rockingham Flames]] for the rest of the [[2024 NBL1 West season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rockingham...JobhauJ4mBYQA6eaFgRSV1QAyhgDEKBBl|title=After a championship season in Luxembourg, Jonathan 'Jono' Janssen has landed in the West and is ready for his first game in the NBL1 West, against the Cougars tomorrow night.|work=facebook.com/rockingham.flames|date=26 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==National team==
In February 2021, Janssen debuted for the [[New Zealand men's national basketball team|New Zealand Tall Blacks]] in a [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification|FIBA Asia Cup qualifier]] in Cairns against [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australia]]. A number of regular Tall Blacks players were unavailable due to [[National Basketball League (Australia)|Australian NBL]] commitments, and due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], quarantine periods also forced the Tall Blacks to create an Australian-based team, with many being Queensland-based.<ref name=call-up>{{cite web|last=Threadingham|first=Tom|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...130bc3a26ece31274b4510c2df654?amp|title=Coast stars thrilled with epic Tall Blacks call up|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|date=18 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/afH5E|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heslehurst|first=Brayden|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/ques...226e0abcfe855c678e2783dd?amp|title=Queensland Basketball stars get their chance to represent NZ against Australia|work=[[Quest Community Newspapers]]|date=20 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/bJzYk|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Janssen had eight points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes in a 81–52 loss.<ref>{{cite web|last=McInerney|first=Matthew|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport...5549be85a746dc74295a56f6e03?amp|title=Boomers smash the Tall Blacks in FIBA Asia Cup qualifier|work=[[The Cairns Post]]|date=20 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/OhWm2|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/player/Jonathan-Janssen|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[FIBA]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...fiers/player/Jonathan-Janssen|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Janssen is the son of Wim and Colleen Janssen, and he has one brother and two sisters.<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name="hpusharks" />
Janssen holds a [[New Zealand passport]]<ref name="rams19" /> and he is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="call-up" />
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/254852/Jonathan-Janssen FIBA profile]
*[https://www.luxembourg.basketball/joueur/28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/ FLBB profile]
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jonathan Janssen
| image =
| caption =
| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 220
| league = [[NBL1 West]]
| team = Rockingham Flames
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|10}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria]], South Africa
| nationality = New Zealand / Australian
| high_school =
* [[Mountain Creek State High School|Mountain Creek State]]<br>([[Sunshine Coast, Queensland]])
* Mt Zion Baptist Christian School<br>([[Baltimore, Maryland]])
| college =
* [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State]] (2015–2016)
* [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] (2016–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| career_end =
| years1 = 2019
| team1 = [[Canterbury Rams]]
| years2 = 2019
| team2 = [[KB Prishtina]]
| years3 = 2020
| team3 = Sunshine Coast Phoenix
| years4 = 2021
| team4 = [[Hawke's Bay Hawks]]
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert
| years6 = 2022–2023
| team6 = Sunshine Coast Phoenix
| years7 = 2023–2024
| team7 = BBC US Heffingen
| years8 = 2024–present
| team8 = [[Rockingham Flames]]
| highlights =
* Luxembourg Nationale 2 champion (2024)
* 2× Third-team All-[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]] (2018, 2019)
}}
'''Jonathan Peter Janssen''' (born 10 April 1995) is a New Zealand-Australian professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Rockingham Flames]] of the [[NBL1 West]]. Born in South Africa, Janssen grew up in New Zealand and Australia and played [[college basketball]] in the United States. He played a season for the [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State Vikings]] before transferring to [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] in 2016 where he played three seasons. He has played as a professional in New Zealand, Kosovo, Australia and Luxembourg. In 2021, he made his debut for the [[New Zealand men's national basketball team|New Zealand Tall Blacks]].
==Early life==
Janssen was born in [[Pretoria]], South Africa.<ref name=csuvikings>{{cite web|url=https://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m...janssen_jonothan_g2cv?view=bio|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Cleveland State Vikings]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...anssen_jonothan_g2cv?view=bio|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= edition of 'Know Your Ram' is here... this time with Jono Janssen!|work=facebook.com/CanterburyRams|date=12 June 2019|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He grew up living in New Zealand and Australia. He attended [[Northcross Intermediate]] in [[North Shore, New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/asso...ews_task=DETAIL&articleID=64989624|title=Jack Salt at Final Four & Matt Freeman on the move plus more.|work=Harbour Basketball Association|date=2 April 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...ask=DETAIL&articleID=64989624|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> before moving to [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland]], where he attended [[Mountain Creek State High School]].<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name=hpusharks>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jonathan-janssen/2915|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042.../roster/jonathan-janssen/2915|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> His hometowns are listed as [[Mountain Creek, Queensland|Mountain Creek]] and [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]], both suburbs on the Sunshine Coast.<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name="hpusharks" />
In 2013, Janssen committed to [[Cleveland State University]] and then had a prep season in the U.S. at Mt Zion Baptist Christian School in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Jonathan-Janssen-50159/|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[247Sports]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...layer/Jonathan-Janssen-50159/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==College career==
After [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirting]] the [[2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|2014–15 season]],<ref name="csuvikings" /> Janssen debuted for the [[Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball|Cleveland State Vikings]] in the [[2015–16 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|2015–16 season]].<ref name="hpusharks" /> In 11 games, he totalled nine points and eleven rebounds.<ref name="hpusharks" />
Janssen transferred to [[Hawaii Pacific Sharks|Hawaii Pacific]] in the [[NCAA Division II]] in 2016.<ref name="hpusharks" /> In 32 games in 2016–17, he averaged 5.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game.<ref name="hpusharks" />
As a junior in 2017–18, Janssen started all 28 games and averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in 32.4 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 25 points against [[Holy Names Hawks|Holy Names]] on 5 January 2018.<ref name="hpusharks" /><ref name=third-team>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/news/2019/3/6/mens-basketball-hpus-janssen-named-all-pacwest.aspx|title=HPU's Janssen Named All-PacWest|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|date=6 March 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...anssen-named-all-pacwest.aspx|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He subsequently earned third-team All-[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]].<ref name="hpusharks" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hpusharks.com/news/2018/10/...r-in-preseason-pacwest-poll.aspx|title=Sharks Fifth, Janssen Player of the Year in Preseason PacWest Poll|work=[[Hawaii Pacific Sharks]]|date=31 October 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...n-preseason-pacwest-poll.aspx|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
As a senior in 2018–19, Janssen led the Sharks in scoring (12.1) and rebounding (5.9) and had a season-high 23 points in a win against [[Academy of Art Urban Knights|Academy of Art]] in February 2019. He subsequently earned third-team All-PacWest for the second straight year.<ref name="third-team" />
==Professional career==
In March 2019, Janssen signed with the [[Canterbury Rams]] for the [[2019 New Zealand NBL season]].<ref name=rams19>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/c...signing-of-jonathan-janssen/|title=Canterbury Rams Announce The Signing Of Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=15 March 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-signing-of-jonathan-janssen/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds per game and helped the Rams reach the Final Four.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/jonathan-janssen-signs-with-kb-prishtina/|title=Jonathan Janssen Signs With KB Prishtina|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=9 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...ssen-signs-with-kb-prishtina/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In August 2019, Janssen signed with [[KB Prishtina]] of the [[Kosovo Basketball Superleague|Kosovo Superleague]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.koha.net/en/sports/181328/kb-prishtina-is-strengthened-with-jonathan-janssen|title=KB Prishtina is strengthened with Jonathan Janssen|work=[[Koha Ditore]]|date=28 August 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...gthened-with-jonathan-janssen|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He appeared in two Superleague games and two [[Basketball Champions League|BCL]] games to start the 2019–20 season before leaving the team in early October.<ref name=australiabasket>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Jonathan-Janssen/336344|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=Australiabasket.com|access-date=26 April 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Janssen had re-signed with the Rams for the [[2020 New Zealand NBL season]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canterburyrams.basketball/t...nssen-for-the-2020-sals-nbl-season/|title=The Canterbury Rams Announce The Return Of Jonathan Janssen For The 2020 Sals NBL Season|work=[[Canterbury Rams]]|date=17 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...for-the-2020-sals-nbl-season/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> but later joined the Sunshine Coast Phoenix for the 2020 Queensland State League (QSL) season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketballqld.com.au/2020-qsl-teams-sunshine-coast-phoenix/|title=2020 QSL Teams – Sunshine Coast Phoenix|work=Basketball Queensland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020092...teams-sunshine-coast-phoenix/|archive-date=20 September 2020|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 16.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Peter|url=https://central.rookieme.com/basketball/2020-qsl-team-review-sunshine-coast-phoenix-teal/|title=2020 QSL team review: Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal|work=central.rookieme.com|date=1 November 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-sunshine-coast-phoenix-teal/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In March 2021, Janssen joined the [[Hawke's Bay Hawks]] for the [[2021 New Zealand NBL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url= raining Tall Blacks at the Taylor Hawks|work=facebook.com/NZBayHawks|date=4 March 2021|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He played off the bench and averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Peter|url=https://central.rookieme.com/basketball/2021-nznbl-team-review-hawkes-bay-hawks/|title=2021 NZNBL team review: Hawkes Bay Hawks|work=central.rookieme.com|date=29 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...team-review-hawkes-bay-hawks/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
Janssen joined BBC Gréngewald Hueschtert of the Nationale 2 in Luxembourg for the 2021–22 season. He averaged 21.9 points, 12.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
Janssen returned to the Sunshine Coast Phoenix, now in the [[NBL1 North]], for the [[2022 NBL1 season|2022 season]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Heslehurst|first=Brayden|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/ques...884c7c3267d194ebb31c90f897?amp|title=National league stars, Opals and Tall Ferns lead new recruits to join NBL1 North in 2022|work=[[Quest Community Newspapers]]|date=11 May 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/ZxrhK|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=Eddie|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...5b08863eb7a090bfc7ca5e8d301c39e?amp|title=USC Rip City and Sunshine Coast Phoenix top players for 2022 NBL1 North season|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|date=20 May 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/SQglB|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He averaged 15.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.<ref name=phoenix23>{{cite web|url= Coast Phoenix is excited to announce Jonathan Janssen as the next signing for the NBL1 2023 season.|work=facebook.com/sunshinecoastphoenix|date=14 March 2023|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
Janssen remained on the Sunshine Coast during the off-season and re-joined the Phoenix for the [[2023 NBL1 season|2023 NBL1 North season]].<ref name="phoenix23" /> In 19 games, he averaged 15.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
For the 2023–24 season, Janssen returned to Luxembourg to play for BBC US Heffingen in the Nationale 2. He helped the team win the Nationale 2 championship<ref>{{cite web|url= si Champion vun der Nationale 2!|work=facebook.com/USHeffingen|date=7 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024|language= Luxembourgish}}</ref> and earn promotion to the [[Luxembourg Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url= dem leschte Match hu mir eis den Opstig an d’LBBL geséchert. Den MVP ass och dës Kéier de Jonathan.|work=facebook.com/USHeffingen|date=7 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024|language= Luxembourgish}}</ref> In 20 games, he averaged 26.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.luxembourg.basketball/joueur/28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/|title=Jonathan Peter Janssen|work=[[Luxembourg Basketball Federation]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
In April 2024, Janssen joined the [[Rockingham Flames]] for the rest of the [[2024 NBL1 West season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rockingham...JobhauJ4mBYQA6eaFgRSV1QAyhgDEKBBl|title=After a championship season in Luxembourg, Jonathan 'Jono' Janssen has landed in the West and is ready for his first game in the NBL1 West, against the Cougars tomorrow night.|work=facebook.com/rockingham.flames|date=26 April 2024|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==National team==
In February 2021, Janssen debuted for the [[New Zealand men's national basketball team|New Zealand Tall Blacks]] in a [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification|FIBA Asia Cup qualifier]] in Cairns against [[Australia men's national basketball team|Australia]]. A number of regular Tall Blacks players were unavailable due to [[National Basketball League (Australia)|Australian NBL]] commitments, and due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], quarantine periods also forced the Tall Blacks to create an Australian-based team, with many being Queensland-based.<ref name=call-up>{{cite web|last=Threadingham|first=Tom|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...130bc3a26ece31274b4510c2df654?amp|title=Coast stars thrilled with epic Tall Blacks call up|work=[[Sunshine Coast Daily]]|date=18 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/afH5E|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heslehurst|first=Brayden|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/ques...226e0abcfe855c678e2783dd?amp|title=Queensland Basketball stars get their chance to represent NZ against Australia|work=[[Quest Community Newspapers]]|date=20 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/bJzYk|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> Janssen had eight points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes in a 81–52 loss.<ref>{{cite web|last=McInerney|first=Matthew|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport...5549be85a746dc74295a56f6e03?amp|title=Boomers smash the Tall Blacks in FIBA Asia Cup qualifier|work=[[The Cairns Post]]|date=20 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/OhWm2|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/player/Jonathan-Janssen|title=Jonathan Janssen|work=[[FIBA]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...fiers/player/Jonathan-Janssen|archive-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Janssen is the son of Wim and Colleen Janssen, and he has one brother and two sisters.<ref name="csuvikings" /><ref name="hpusharks" />
Janssen holds a [[New Zealand passport]]<ref name="rams19" /> and he is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="call-up" />
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/254852/Jonathan-Janssen FIBA profile]
*[https://www.luxembourg.basketball/joueur/28721/janssen-jonathan-peter/ FLBB profile]
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