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7’0 French Centre Ludgy Debaut Signs With Alliance

June 9, 2023

The Montréal Alliance announced Friday that it has signed French centre Ludgy Debaut for the 2023 season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). A seven-foot centre, Debaut played four seasons with the East Caroline University Pirates. 

A native of Guadeloupe, Debaut began his collegiate career in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with the Northwest Florida State College Raiders. In two NJCAA seasons, Debaut played 53 games and won two conference championships. In his second season with the Raiders, Debaut averaged 4.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.

Debaut played four NCAA Division 1 seasons with the East Carolina University Pirates, averaging 2.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 14.2 minutes in 81 games. Debaut also led his team in blocks in 2020-21 and 2021-22. 

Debaut joins Kemy Ossé, Alain Louis, Elijah Ifejeh and Nathan Cayo, all of whom are returning for their second consecutive season, Quebecers Mamadou Gueye, Quincy Louis-Jeune, Saydou Sall and Biniam Ghebrekidan, U Sports draft picks Aryan Sharma and Bahaïde Haïdara, Toronto native Marcus Ottey, 2022 CEBL Second Team All-Star Ahmed Hill, and Americans Blake Francis and Treveon Graham as the 14th member of the roster for the 2023 season. The Alliance take on the Scarborough Shooting Stars at home for its sixth game of the season on Sunday, June 11, starting at 4:00 p.m. For more information or to buy season tickets, visit https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/seasontickets-2023.

About the Montréal Alliance

The Montréal Alliance is a professional basketball team competing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). The team is entering its second season in the CEBL and plays all its home games at the Verdun Auditorium. The CEBL season runs from May to August and is comprised of 10 home games and 10 away games. Get your tickets and find more information about the team at www.alliancemontreal.ca and on our social media platforms, on Instagram and Tik Tok (@alliancemontreal), Twitter (@mtl_alliance), LinkedIn and Facebook (Montréal Alliance). 


About the CEBL

The CEBL enters its fifth season in May 2023. A league created by Canadians for Canadians, more than 75 percent of its players during the past three seasons were Canadian, the highest percentage of any professional league in the country. CEBL players bring experience from the NBA, the NBA G League, top NCAA programs, the Canadian National team program, top international leagues as well as U SPORTS. Additional information about the league is available at www.cebl.ca


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