Guillem Jou
{{short description|Spanish basketball player (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Guillem Jou
| image = Guillem Jou (53070627953).jpg
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| caption = Jou with the Catalan national team in 2023
| position = Shooting guard
| height_m = 1.95
| weight_kg = 80
| league = Liga ACB
| team = Bàsquet Manresa
| number = 5
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|15}}
| birth_place = Llagostera, Spain
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| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2025
| team1 = Manresa
| years2 = 2015–2017
| team2 = →Martorell
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Guillem Jou Coll (born July 15, 1997) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for Bàsquet Manresa of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m), Jou plays as a shooting guard.
Early life and youth career
Born in Llagostera, Catalonia, Jou started playing basketball for local club CB Llagostera. He later joined the youth ranks of CB Sant Josep in Girona before joining Bàsquet Manresa's junior team.{{cite web|title=GUILLEM JOU TRAYECTORIA Y LOGROS |url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/trayectoria-logros/id/20210815|website=acb.com|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=es}}
Professional career
In 2015, Jou was loaned out to CB Martorell, a club associated to Bàsquet Manresa then playing in the Liga EBA. After playing the 2015–16 Liga EBA season with Martorell, Jou extended his stay for a second season, taking part in the 2016–17 Liga EBA season.{{cite web|title=El CB Martorell, una temporada més vinculat al Bàsquet Manresa |url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/es/noticias/Equipos/noticias/2016/el-cb-martorell-una-temporada-mes-vinculat-al-basquet-manresa/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=26 October 2016|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}} While being part of the Martorell roster for two seasons, Jou was occasionally called up by the senior Bàsquet Manresa team. He made his Liga ACB debut in one of these occasions, at 18 years old, playing a few seconds in a game against Joventut Badalona in November 2015.{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Verdaguer|title=Dos llagosterencs en un partit de l'ACB |url=https://www.emporda.info/esports/2015/11/03/llagosterencs-partit-l-acb-51001109.html|website=emporda.info|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}}
In 2017, with the team relegated to the LEB Oro after the 2016-17 ACB season, Jou joined the Bàsquet Manresa roster.{{cite web|title=Guillem Jou serà el capità del BAXI Manresa 2020-2021
|url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/noticies/baxi-manresa/noticias/2020/guillem-jou-sera-el-capita-del-baxi-manresa-2020-2021/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=26 August 2020|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}} Winning the 2018 LEB Oro Playoffs, Manresa achieved promotion to the Liga ACB.{{cite web|title=L’ICL Manresa puja a l’ACB apallissant el Melilla (97-67)
|url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/noticies/equips/noticies/2018/licl-manresa-puja-a-lacb-apallissant-el-melilla-97-67/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=12 June 2018|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}}
Playing an increasingly important role with the Catalans in the Spanish top flight, Jou was named team captain in August 2020. In March 2021, Jou extended his contract with Manresa for two more seasons.{{cite web|title=El BAXI Manresa amplia el contracte amb Guillem Jou
|url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/noticies/baxi-manresa/news/2021/el-baxi-manresa-amplia-el-contracte-amb-guillem-jou/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=30 March 2021|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}} His contract was once again extended for two more seasons in July 2023, remaining an important player for Manresa both in domestic competitions and the Basketball Champions League.{{cite web|title=Guillem Jou, capità del BAXI Manresa, renova fins el 2025
|url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/noticies/teams/news/2023/guillem-jou-capita-del-baxi-manresa-renova-fins-el-2025/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=5 July 2023|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}}
On June 18, 2025, Manresa announced Jou would be leaving the team as his contract expired by the end of the month. He spent 12 years with Manresa, playing 10 seasons for the senior team and being the third player with most games played for the Catalans after {{ill|Jordi Singla|ca|Jordi Singla Artigas}} and Joan Peñarroya. Additionally, he had been team captain since the 2019-20 season.{{cite web|title=Guillem Jou acaba la seva etapa amb el BAXI Manresa
|url=https://www.basquetmanresa.com/noticies/equips/noticies/2025/guillem-jou-acaba-la-seva-etapa-amb-el-baxi-manresa/|website=basquetmanresa.com|date=18 June 2025|accessdate=20 June 2025|lang=ca}}
National team career
Jou has represented the youth ranks of the Spanish national team internationally, taking part in the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship with the Spanish U20 team.
Jou has also represented the Catalan national team.{{cite web|first=Marc|last=Llohis|title=Guillem Jou, aler del Baxi i de la selecció catalana de basquetbol: «El Congost dona energia només d’entrar, hi haurà un gran ambient»
|url=https://www.regio7.cat/esports/2023/07/25/guillem-jou-aler-baxi-seleccio-90285297.html|website=regio7.cat|date=25 July 2023|accessdate=14 June 2025|lang=ca}}
Career statistics
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=Domestic leagues=
==Regular season==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! Year
! Team
! League
! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}
! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}
! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}
! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}
! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 27 || 6.7 || .444 || .458 || .652 || 1. || .1 || .5 || .1 || 2.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 21 || 14.0 || .364 || .300 || .714 || 1.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 23 || 19.4 || .377 || .282 || .786 || 4.0 || .9 || .7 || .2 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 13 || 18.7 || .310 || .250 || .818 || 4.0 || .6 || .8 || .1 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 26 || 18.9 || .435 || .313 || .680 || 3.8 || .8 || 1.0 || .1 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 7 || 12.4 || .182 || .100 || .500 || 2.0 || .6 || .6 || .1 || .9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Spain|size=20px}} Manresa || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 16 || 11.6 || .486 || .438 || 1.0 || 2.2 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 3.9
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References
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External links
- [https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20210815 Profile at ACB.com]
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/210021-guillem-jou Profile at FIBA Basketball]
- [https://www.basquetmanresa.com/equips/2024/baxi-manresa/guillem-jou Profile at Bàsquet Manresa]
{{Bàsquet Manresa current roster}}
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Category:Basketball players from Catalonia
Category:Bàsquet Manresa players
Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Girona