Emanuel Ion Cățe (born 30 July 1997) is a Romanian basketball player for UCAM Murcia in the Spanish Liga ACB and the Romanian national team.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Cățe with Manresa in 2024 | |
| No. 15 – UCAM Murcia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 July 1997 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2017 | Real Madrid |
| 2015–2017 | →Sevilla |
| 2017–2018 | Prat |
| 2018–2022 | Murcia |
| 2022–2024 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2024–2025 | Manresa |
| 2025–present | Murcia |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
editIn April 2018, Cățe declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[2] During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 6.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. On 13 June 2020 Cățe re-signed with UCAM Murcia.[3]
On July 3, 2022, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională.[4] On April 8, 2024, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in which he was rewarded for his season in which he averaged 9 points and 4.4 rebounds pre game.[5]
On July 15, 2024, he signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.[6]
On July 9, 2025, he signed with UCAM Murcia CB in the Spanish Liga ACB for a second stint after 3 years.[7]
National team career
editCățe plays for the Romanian national basketball team, which he participated with at the EuroBasket 2017.[8] At age 20, he appeared in five of the six group stage game of Romania, averaging 10.6 minutes and 1.0 point per game.
References
edit- ↑ FIBA profile
- ↑ @DraftExpress (20 April 2018). "20-year old Emanuel Cate declared for the 2018 NBA Draft, a source tells ESPN. The 6'10 Romanian was named MVP of l…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Emanuel Cate re-signs with UCAM Murcia". Sportando. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Emanuel Cate leaves UCAM Murcia after four seasons". sportsfinding.com. July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ↑ "2023-24 BKT All-EuroCup Second Team | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ↑ "Emanuel Cate signs with BAXI Manresa". Sportando. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Emanuel Cate returns to UCAM Murcia". Sportando. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ↑ EuroBasket 2017 profile
External links
edit- ACB profile (in Spanish)
- FEB.es profile (in Spanish)