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]
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Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | French League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-12-03) December 3, 1982 (age 39) 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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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]
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.
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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