Max Mackinnon
March 17, 2022
Tom Digbeu
- Nationality: SPA/FRA
- Date of Birth: 24/09/01
- Place of Birth: Barcelona (Spain)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 199
- Weight (KG): 78
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 3/12/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 20
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/04/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 20
- NBL History: Brisbane 2022
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Tom Digbeu was born in Barcelona (Spain).
Digbeu also played in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic that featured the likes of current NBA players Killian Hayes, Theo Maledon and Isaiah Stewart. Having risen through the ranks of FC Barcelona’s basketball academy. He attended the 2018 NBA Basketball Without Borders (Europe) camp and impressed alongside the likes of current NBA players Deni Avdija and Aleksej Pokusevski.
FAMILY: He is the son of former NBA draftee Alain Digbeu and he last played for BC Prienai in the highly regarded Lithuanian basketball league.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tom Digbeu made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 20 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Coming off the back of finishing sixth last season, it was announced that Andrej Lemanis was leaving the side after five years as head coach. After considering assistant coach and former Bullets player CJ Bruton for the role, they instead brought in former Sydney Kings assistant James Duncan as the team’s new head coach.
The Bullets were also forced to re-tool their roster, making several changes to key personnel. While import Lamar Patterson returned, the Bullets lost Vic Law to Perth, and with BJ Johnson signing a NBA deal with Orlando, they were unable to retain him either. Local bigs Matt Hodgson (to Perth), Harry Froling (to Illawarra) and development player Callum Dalton (to Melbourne) all headed elsewhere, looking for better opportunities.
Brisbane re-signed Tyrell Harrison (two-year deal) and Jason Cadee (two-year deal) before adding Frenchman Digbeu as part of the NBL’s Next Star program. Digbu, who became the club’s first Next Star player ever, was joined by more international talent, including Chuanxing Liu (China), Jack Salt (New Zealand), Deng Deng (South Sudan), and import Robert Franks (USA).
In the opening game of the season, the Bullets fell short against the JackJumpers in Tasmania (74-83). While the overtime loss didn’t end the team’s season, it set the tone for the Bullets, who saw single-digit losses pile up against the league’s top team’s all season.
As the competition hit the halfway mark, Brisbane’s record was 5-9, and with injuries to Harrison (elbow) and star guard Nathan Sobey (knee), Brisbane struggled to find any rhythm during the second half of the season with the duo missing 11 and 16 games respectively.
Robert Franks (18.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) was the Bullets high scorer in 13 games, and leading vote getter for the Leroy Loggins MVP Award (Club MVP). While leading the team in scoring, he shot 50% from the field and 76% from the free-throw line and finished fifth in the league for points per game.
Patterson (16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.0 steals), Sobey (16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists), and Jason Cadee (10.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists) were the only other players scoring in double figures.
This season new head coach James Duncan wanted the Bullets to be better defensively, at the start of the season the 44-year-old would have been impressed with how his team was playing defensively. However, Brisbane wasn’t able to maintain it, and its defence fluctuated throughout the year, it finished the year as the worst defensive team, conceding 89.3 points per game and finishing first for turnovers, averaging 14.6 per game.
Although the Bullets did show small glimpses of potential under the reigns of new coach Duncan, Brisbane would miss the finals for the third straight year, finishing in eighth place (10-18). Digbeu would appear in 19 games for the Bullets, averaging 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists.
Tom Digbeu played one season in the NBL. He averaged 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 assists in 19 NBL games.
HIGHLIGHTS:
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 20 | Brisbane | 10-18 (8) | 19 | 233.5 | 87 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 63 | 46% | 5 | 13 | 38% | 24 | 33 | 73% | 55% | 50% | 15 | Totals | 19 | 234 | 87 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 63 | 46.0% | 5 | 13 | 38.5% | 24 | 33 | 72.7% | 56% | 50% | 15 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 20 | Brisbane | 10-18 (8) | 19 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 46% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 38% | 1.3 | 1.7 | 73% | 55% | 50% | 15 | Total | 19 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 46.0% | 0.0 | 38.5% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 72.7% | 56% | 50% | 15 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Spain - FC Barcelona II (2016–2019), Gran Canaria (2023–2024), Hestia Menorca (2023–2024) | Lithuania - Žalgiris Kaunas (2020–2021), CBet Prienai (2020–2021) | France - Alliance Sport Alsace (2022–2023), Stade Rochelais Basket (2025–2026)
Digbeu joined FC Barcelona II for the 2016–17 season in Spain, with his early years in the club’s system extending through the 2018–19 LEB Oro season.
By 2018–19, he was playing with FC Barcelona II in Spain’s LEB Oro and averaged 3.9 points and 1.3 rebounds across 16 league games.
He moved to Lithuania for the 2020–21 season, joining Žalgiris Kaunas before also spending time with CBet Prienai in the Lithuanian LKL.
The Spaniard has previously played professional basketball in Lithuania, where he kitted up for BC Prienai.
With Prienai in 2020–21, Digbeu appeared in 34 LKL games and averaged 7.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
After his Australia stint, Digbeu returned to Europe in 2022–23 with Alliance Sport Alsace in France’s Pro B, where he played 24 games and averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals.
He was back in Spain in 2023–24 as part of Gran Canaria before signing with Hestia Menorca on November 24, 2023 for the rest of the season.
Digbeu continued his career in France after signing with Stade Rochelais Basket on January 20, 2025, for the 2024–25 season. He would re-sign with the team the following year.
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