Alexis Wangmene
.jpg) Wangmene playing for Texas | |
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 1, 1989 Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Central Catholic (San Antonio, Texas) Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) |
| College | Texas (2007–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Austin Toros |
| 2013–2014 | Hopsi Polzela |
| 2014–2015 | Krka Novo mesto |
| 2015– | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexis Mang-Ikri Wangmene (born March 1, 1989) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia. He currently plays for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski in the Polish League. Wangmene played college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also represented Cameroon in international competition.[1]
Basketball career
Prep years
Wangmene was spotted by San Antonio Spurs general manager R. C. Buford at a Basketball Without Borders camp in his native Cameroon. Buford and his wife brought Wangmene to the United States and resettled him in San Antonio, where he played basketball and attended Central Catholic Marianist High School for two years. During his junior year at Central, the power forward was named to the TAPPS 6A All-State team. Following his junior year, Wangmene transferred to Blair Academy in New Jersey, from which he graduated in 2007.[2]
University of Texas
At Texas, Wangmene missed all but 4 games of his sophomore year with a knee injury. In May 2009, he received a medical redshirt because of the injury and had three years of eligibility remaining prior to the 2009–10 season.[3]
Austin Toros
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Wangmene joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Austin Toros, the Spurs' NBA D-League affiliate.[4]
In 2013, he re-joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
References
- ↑ "Alexis Mangikri Wangmene profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Meet the freshmen – Alexis Wangmene". Longhorn Road Trip. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ↑ "NBA Development League: Toros Select Toure Murry in the 2012 NBA D-League Draft". Nba.com. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2016-04-12.