Sekou Doumbouya continues his season in Lebanon with Sagesse Beirut
After a rather positive season in Liga Endesa with Andorra, Sekou Doumbouya (2.06 m, 24 years old) is already packing his bags again to head to Lebanon. The French-Guinean power forward has signed with Sagesse Sports Club of Beirut, currently third in the local championship, while Andorra, 13th, has nothing left to play for on the 34th and final day of Liga Endesa.
Sekou Doumbouya is officially part of the squad ⚡️ pic.twitter/WsNTH2NIlc
— Sagesse Sports Club (@SagesseClubOfcl) May 29, 2025
With the Pyrenean principality club, Sekou Doumbouya proved quite convincing, averaging 11.3 points on 48.8% shooting, 4.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists in 20 minutes over 29 Liga Endesa games. He even had a hot streak in early May, scoring 30 points on 10/17 shooting (including 4/6 from 3-point range), 8 rebounds and 1 steal for a 32 evaluation, earning him MVP honors for round 31 of Liga. Despite an injury in late 2024, Doumbouya showed in Spain that he could compete at a high level, despite his tumultuous early career.
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The meeting of an unstable player and club
Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2019 after impressive seasons with Poitiers and Limoges, Doumbouya failed to fit into Michigan’s unclear project at the time. After brief stints with the Lakers, Houston and Brooklyn, he was cut and finally returned to France in 2024, playing the end of the Betclic Elite season with Chorale Roanne. There, the Conakry native regained his form: 21.2 points on over 51% shooting, 4.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 32 minutes per game, over 13 games. Though dominant, his impact wasn’t enough to prevent the club’s relegation to Pro B. Andorra seized the opportunity and signed him: a successful gamble as he integrated into the team as the third scoring option, helping the Andorrans maintain mid-table position. Safe from relegation, Doumbouya leaves Spain before the season’s end for Lebanon.
With the third-placed team in the Lebanese championship, Doumbouya will extend his season. He’ll team up with other « journeymen » who had brief or forgettable NBA stints: guard Zach Lofton, Haitian big man Cady Lalanne (2.08 m, 33 years), and American center Johnny O’Bryant (2.06 m, 31 years). Proving the Lebanese project’s instability, Lalanne or O’Bryant – or both – should leave two months after arriving, as Sagesse has just announced Tariq Owens (2.08 m, 29 years) at the same position.
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