Brice Vounang

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]

Brice Vounang
Étendard de Brest
PositionPower forward
LeagueFrench League
Personal information
Born (1982-12-03) December 3, 1982
Baleveng, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
CollegeEastern Oklahoma State (2001–2003)
San Diego (2003–2005)
NBA draft2005 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Go Pass Pepinster
2007–2009Etoile Charleville-Mezieres
2011–2015Étendard de Brest
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cameroon
African Championships
2007 Angola National team

College career

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

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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References
  1. Etendard de Brest roster at eurobasket.com
  2. Profile Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at usdtoreros.com
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Profile at sportsillustrated.cnn.com
  5. Profile Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine at basketpedya.com
  7. Africa: Lions Out to Conquer Africa
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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