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

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player. He was drafted by the

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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

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and

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positions.

Professional career

At the pro club level, Digbeu played in the

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with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne from 1993 to 1999. 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 to 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

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in the 2002–03 season, with the Spanish club

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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

He is married to Turkish national Burcu Özcan and speaks Turkish fluently. His son, Tom, is also a professional basketball player.

References

External links

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at Solobasket.com

at Lequipe.fr (archived)
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Alain Digbeu
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(archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Digbeu, Alain 1975 births Living people Atlanta Hawks draft picks ASVEL Basket players CB Lucentum Alicante players Élan Béarnais players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players French expatriate basketball people in Greece French expatriate basketball people in Italy French expatriate basketball people in Spain French men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Joventut Badalona players Kavala B.C. players Liga ACB players Pallacanestro Varese players Real Madrid Baloncesto players SIG Strasbourg players Small forwards Sportspeople from Mâcon