Romaric Belemene
| Club Melilla Baloncesto | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | LEB Oro |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 19, 1997 Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2018 | Unicaja |
| 2013–2016 | →Clinicas Rincón |
| 2016–2017 | →Manresa |
| 2017–2018 | →Oviedo |
| 2018–2019 | Breogán |
| 2019–2020 | Legia Warszawa |
| 2020–present | Club Melilla Baloncesto |
Judicaël Romaric Belemene Dzabatou (born February 19, 1997 in Pointe-Noire) is a Congolese professional basketball player for Club Melilla Baloncesto of the Spanish LEB Oro.
Career
Belemene hails from the Republic of the Congo. As a teenager, he attended the Serge Ibaka Camp[1] and then joined the Spanish club Unicaja as a 14-year-old. He played in Unicaja’s youth set-up and in 2013 earned himself a spot on the roster of the club’s second men’s team. He made quite an impression his first year, averaging 9.3 points and 5.6 boards per contest in EBA play.[2] Belemene also saw playing time at Clinicas Rincón in the LEB Oro, the second tier of basketball in Spain. In the course of the 2014-15 campaign, Belemene made his debut on Unicaja’s first team in the top league ACB,[3] while mainly seeing playing time at Clinicas Rincón. He made a leap forward statistically at Rincón in 2015-16, scoring 14.9 points per outing to go along with 5.6 rebounds a game in 34 appearances in the LEB Plata.[4]
He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but decided to withdraw his name from consideration.[5] In July 2016, he inked a two-year deal with ACB side Bàsquet Manresa.[6]
On July 24, 2018, he parted ways with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[7]
On June 24, 2019 he has signed deal with Legia Warszawa of the PLK.[8]
External links
References
- ^ "Partnership with Bàsquet Manresa". Serge Ibaka Foundation. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "BELEMENE, ROMARIC - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". www.adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ Release, Official. "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Romaric Belemene, segunda incorporación del ICL Manresa". ICL Manresa. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ "Belemene leaves Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Romaric Belemene signs with Legia Warszawa". Sportando. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.