Lecomte Leads Belgium in U20 Championships

In his first game of the FIBA U20 European Championships, Miami Hurricane Manu Lecomte led Belgium with 10 points and six rebounds in 30 minutes in the team’s 71-50 loss to host, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lecomte has been part of Belgium’s national team program for most of the past decade. He was a member of the U16 team for two years, the U18 team for two years and is in his second year with the U20 squad.

Lecomte and the Belgian team continue play in the championships on Friday, July 11, facing Luxembourg.

Belgium’s Group A schedule:
July 10 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, L 71-50
July 11 – Luxembourg
July 14 – Cyprus
July 15 – Romania
July 16 – Estonia
July 18 – Portugal
July 19 – Playoffs
July 20 – Championship

The U20 European Championships for Division B is a 14-team tournament that will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia from July 10-20. Lecomte will captain a Belgian squad that is hungry to move into the top division in Europe. Belgium is one of seven teams in Group A, joined by Luxembourg, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Poland and Estonia.

As a freshman in 2013-14, Lecomte was an exciting player for the Hurricanes. He was third on the team with 7.7 ppg and ranked second in assists (77) and third in steals (21), while playing in all 32 games and making 16 starts.