Emmanuel Lecomte (born 16 August 1995) is a Belgian

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player for Hapoel Eilat of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

. He played

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for the

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and

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and for the Belgian national team.

Career

College

He played two years at

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, before transferring to Baylor. He scored 7.7 points and dished out 2.3 assists per game while shooting 42.5 percent from the field as a sophomore. However, he saw his minutes fall playing alongside Ángel Rodríguez. As a senior at Baylor, Lecomte averaged 16.2 points per game and was named to the Second-team All-

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Professional

He went undrafted in the

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but signed with the

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in the NBA Summer League. He joined the

Agua Caliente Clippers The Ontario Clippers, formerly known as the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Ontario, California, and are affiliated with the Los Angeles Clippers. The team began play in ...

of the

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for the 2018–19 season after being selected 20th overall in the G League draft. On 28 March 2019 he signed with

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

team

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

. Lecomte joined

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in February 2020, averaging 5.4 points and 1.0 assist per game. On October 13, he signed with

Fraport Skyliners The Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany. Their home arena is Ballsporthalle. The club has played in the Basketball Bundesliga sinc ...

of the

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. On January 27, 2021, he signed with

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

of the French

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. On March 2, 2021, he signed with

BC Prienai BC Prienai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Prienai), also known by the sponsor name Labas Gas, is a professional basketball club based in Prienai, Lithuania. They play domestically in Lithuanian Basketball League every year. During the 2008–09 season, ...

of the

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. Lecomte averaged 14.9 points, 5.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. On September 16, he signed with

BC Jonava The BC Jonava, known for sponsorship reasons as the BC CBet ( lt, Jonavos CBet; en, CBet Jonava), are a Lithuanian professional basketball team based in Jonava. The CBet compete in the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga (LKL). The club was officially foun ...

. On November 12, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the

For Belgium

Playing for , Lecomte participated at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lecomte, Manu 1995 births Living people Agua Caliente Clippers players Baylor Bears men's basketball players Belgian expatriate basketball people in Spain Belgian expatriate basketball people in the United States Belgian men's basketball players Belgium national basketball players CB Murcia players Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players People from Ixelles Point guards Shooting guards Skyliners Frankfurt players Sportspeople from Brussels