Romaric Belemene Explained

Romaric Belemene
Position:Forward
Height M:2.02
Weight Kg:100
League:LEB Oro
Team:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Birth Date:19 February 1997
Birth Place:Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Nationality:Congolese
Years1:2011–2018
Team1:Unicaja
Years2:2013–2016
Team2:Clinicas Rincón
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Manresa
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Oviedo
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Breogán
Years6:2019–2020
Team6:Legia Warszawa
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Club Melilla Baloncesto
Years8:2021–present
Team8:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto

Judicaël Romaric Belemene Dzabatou (born February 19, 1997, in Pointe-Noire) is a Congolese professional basketball player for Cáceres Ciudad del 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 signed 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] Returning to Spain in early 2020, Belemene joined Club Melilla Baloncesto of the LEB Oro, in the summer of 2020, he signed with fellow LEB Oro side Básquet Coruña before moving to Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto[9] prior to the 2021-22 campaign.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Partnership with Bàsquet Manresa. Serge Ibaka Foundation. 2016-11-13.
  2. Web site: BELEMENE, ROMARIC - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. www.adidasngt.com. 2016-11-13.
  3. Web site: ACB.COM. www.acb.com. 2016-11-13.
  4. Web site: Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB. competiciones.feb.es. 2016-11-13.
  5. News: Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft. Release. Official. NBA.com. 2016-11-17.
  6. News: Romaric Belemene, segunda incorporación del ICL Manresa. ICL Manresa. 2016-11-13.
  7. News: Belemene leaves Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto . 24 July 2018 . www.unicajabaloncesto.com . 24 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Romaric Belemene signs with Legia Warszawa. June 24, 2019. Sportando. En. June 24, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2020-07-09. Belemene seguirá jugando en España en la LEB Oro. Todo su recorrido con 23 años. 2021-08-15. Gigantes del Basket. es.
  10. Web site: CáceresBasket. 2021-08-13. T21/22 - LEB Oro - El congoleño Romaric Belemene se suma al proyecto verdinegro. 2021-08-15. Misitio. es.