Jonathan Peter Janssen (born 10 April 1995) is a New Zealand–Australian professional basketball player who last played 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.
[1][4] 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.
[4][7] 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 in February 2019.
[6] In March 2019, Janssen signed with the Canterbury Rams of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the 2019 season.
[20] Janssen remained on the Sunshine Coast during the off-season and re-joined the Phoenix for the 2023 NBL1 North season.
He helped the team win the Nationale 2 championship[21] and earn promotion to the Luxembourg Basketball League.
[26] In February 2021, Janssen debuted for the New Zealand Tall Blacks in a FIBA Asia Cup qualifier in Cairns against Australia.
A number of regular Tall Blacks players were unavailable due to 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 based in Queensland.