Brice Vounang Explained

Brice Vounang
Team:Étendard de Brest
League:French League
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:250
Birth Date:3 December 1982
Birth Place:Baleveng, Cameroon
Nationality:Cameroonian
College:
San Diego (2003–2005)
Draft Year:2005
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006–2007
Team1:Go Pass Pepinster
Years2:2007–2009
Team2:Etoile Charleville-Mezieres
Years3:2011–2015
Team3:Étendard de Brest

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=fra&Team=867 Etendard de Brest roster
  2. http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vounang_brice00.html Profile
  3. Web site: Player Bio: Brice Vounang - University of San Diego Official Athletic Site . 2009-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220103059/http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vounang_brice00.html . 2012-02-20 . dead .
  4. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/players/19505/ Profile
  5. http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=51388 Profile
  6. Web site: Brice Vounang Player Profile, Etendard de Brest, News, Stats - Eurobasket.
  7. http://allafrica.com/stories/200908040303.html Africa: Lions Out to Conquer Africa
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090819122520/http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/55176/sid/6599/tid/256/profile.html . 2009-08-19 . dead .