Brice Vounang
Étendard de Brest | |
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Position | Power Forward |
League | French League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Baleveng, Cameroon | December 3, 1982
Nationality | Cameroon |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
College | University of San Diego |
NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Pro playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
Go Pass Pepinster (BEL) (2006-07) Etoile Charleville-Mezieres (FRA) (2007-09) |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Basketball | ||
Competitor for Cameroon | ||
African Championships | ||
Silver | 2007 Angola | National team |
Brice Vounang (born December 3, 1982, in Baleveng, Cameroon) is a Cameroon-ian professional basketball player. Vounang signed with Étendard de Brest of the French League for the 2009-10 season.[1]
College career
Vounang played two years of NCAA basketball at the University of San Diego after two years of junior college at Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College.[2] In his first season with the Toreros, Vounang averaged 16.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game en route to being named West Coast Conference newcomer of the year.[3] He followed that up with a senior season in which he averaged 15.1 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game.[4]
Pro career
Vounang began his pro career with one season with Pepinster Go-Pass of the Belgian Professional League.[5] From there, Vounang moved on to French squad Etoile Charleville-Mezieres. In 2008-09, he had his best professional season, averaging 13.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game for the squad.[6] Following this season, he signed with fellow French squad Étendard de Brest.
Cameroon national team
Vounang is captain of the Cameroon national basketball team.[7] He averaged 12.3 points and 7 rebounds per game for the 2007 squad that won the silver medal and a berth in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008.[8] Vounang also played on the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship team that finished just off the podium in fourth place.
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