Brice Vounang
| Étendard de Brest | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | French League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 3, 1982 Baleveng, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Eastern Oklahoma State (2001–2003) San Diego (2003–2005) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Go Pass Pepinster | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Etoile Charleville-Mezieres | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Étendard de Brest | ||||||||||||||
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Brice Vounang (born December 3, 1982) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. Vounang signed with Étendard de Brest of the French League for the 2009-10 season.[1]
College career[edit]
Born in Baleveng, Cameroon, 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[edit]
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[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ Etendard de Brest roster at eurobasket.com
- ^ Profile Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at usdtoreros.com
- ^ "Player Bio: Brice Vounang - University of San Diego Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Profile at sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- ^ Profile Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine at basketpedya.com
- ^ "Brice Vounang Player Profile, Etendard de Brest, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
- ^ Africa: Lions Out to Conquer Africa
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
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