Alexis Mang-Ikri Wangmene (born March 1, 1989) is a Cameroonian professional
basketball
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player who plays for
FAP of the
Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...
(BAL). He played
college basketball
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for the
Texas Longhorns
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and has represented the
Cameroon national team.
Early life
Wangmene was spotted by
San Antonio Spurs
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general manager
R. C. Buford at a ''
Basketball Without Borders
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'' camp in his native Cameroon. Buford and his wife brought Wangmene to the United States and resettled him in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, 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
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in
New Jersey
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, from which he graduated in 2007.
College career
At
Texas
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, Wangmene missed all but four 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.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2012 NBA draft
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, Wangmene joined the
San Antonio Spurs
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for the
2012 NBA Summer League. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the
Austin Toros in the fifth round of the
2012 NBA Development League Draft. In July 2013, he re-joined the San Antonio Spurs for the
2013 NBA Summer League
The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft. It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball. All 30 NBA ...
.
In October 2013, Wangmene signed with Slovenian team
Hopsi Polzela for the 2013–14 season.
In June 2014, Wangmene signed a two-year deal with fellow Slovenian team
Krka Novo Mesto. He was released by Krka in July 2015 following the 2014–15 season.
In November 2015, Wangmene with Polish team
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.
On October 30, 2016, Wangmene was selected by the
Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the postseason in 8 ...
in the sixth round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.
Wangmene signed a contract with
Limburg United
Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Belgium.
Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgiu ...
of the Belgian league on January 29, 2020.
On October 23, 2021, Wangmene was selected by the
Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the postseason in 8 ...
in the second round of the
2021 NBA G League Draft with their 39th overall pick. He was then later waived on January 31, 2022.
In April 2022, Wangmene was revealed to be on the roster of Cameroon's
FAP roster for the
2022 BAL season
The 2022 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 2, was the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 2 March 2022 and ended with the Finals on 28 May 2022. The group phase was played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar and ...
.
References
External links
Texas Longhorns bioNBA D-League profile
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1989 births
Living people
ABA League players
Austin Spurs players
Austin Toros players
Limburg United players
Basketball players from Yaoundé
Blair Academy alumni
Cameroonian men's basketball players
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in France
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Belgium
KK Krka players
Power forwards
Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball players
KB Ylli players
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Kosovo
FAP Basketball players