Alain Digbeu (born November 13, 1975) is a French former professional

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player. He was drafted by the NBA pro club the

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with the 49th pick in the

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. He is 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) in height and 220 lb (100 kg) in weight. He can play at both the shooting guard and

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positions.

Professional career

At the pro club level, Digbeu played in the French League with

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon ...

from 1993-99. With ASVEL he won the French Cup in the years 1996 and 1997. He was also the French League Rising Star Award in 1994 and 1995, a L'Équipe French League French Player's MVP in 1998, and a 3 time French League All-Star (1997, 1998, 1999) with ASVEL. He played in the Spanish League with

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from 1999–2002 and he won the Spanish League championship and the Spanish Cup championship with Barcelona in the year 2001. Digbeu has also played with the Spanish club Real Madrid in the 2002-03 season, with the Spanish club

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

in the 2003-04 season, and with the Spanish Club

CB Lucentum Alicante Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante played in Liga ACB for the last time in 2012, after selling its place in the league to CB Canarias. In August 2015, due ...

in the 2005-06 season. He also played in the Italian League with Casti Group Varese in the 2004-05 season and with Climamio Bologna in the 2006-07 season. Digbeu returned to the Spanish team CB Lucentum Alicante for the 2007-08 season. He signed with the Greek League club Kavala-Panorama for the 2008-09 season.

National team career

Digbeu played for the senior men's

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at the

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, the

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, and the

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Personal life

Digbeu's son, Tom, is a professional basketball player.

References

External links

Basketnews.lt player profile (Lithuanian)
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