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Who are the best basketball players from Cameroon? The Republic of Cameroon has produced some very talented basketball players in recent years, including one of the best players in the NBA. Many of the best Cameroonian basketball players to ever live are on this list, so if you're a native of Cameroon and are aspiring to play ball professionally, then these people should be your idols. So, who is the best Cameroonian basketball player of all time? Which great basketball players are from Cameroon?
Many people acknowledge NBA All Star Joel Embiid as the best Cameroonian basketball player ever. There are also recent NBA stars from Cameroon like Pascal Siakam, Luc Mbah a Moute, and Christian Koloko.
Vote up the best Cameroonian basketball players and help decide who are the greatest basketball players of all time from the Republic of Cameroon!
Joel Hans Embiid (born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the 76ers. Multiple foot and knee injuries delayed his debut for two seasons until 2016–17, when he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team despite playing only 31 games. Embiid has received two All-Star selections. He has nicknamed himself "The Process" in response to a refrain from 76ers fans during the Sam Hinkie era to "trust the process".
Pascal Siakam (born April 2, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the New Mexico State Aggies and was named the conference player of the year in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2016. Siakam was selected by Toronto in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick. As a rookie, he received multiple assignments to the NBA Development League (known now as the NBA G League), and helped lead Raptors 905 to a D-League title while earning D-League Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors in 2017. He won an NBA championship with the Raptors in 2019 and ...more
Christian Junior Koloko (born 20 June 2000) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 and was voted the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year after his junior season.
Alfred Aboya Baliaba (born 2 January 1985) is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player who used to be an assistant coach and player development coach for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, advancing to three Final Fours. He was a member of the winningest class in UCLA history with 123 wins. Aboya grew up and attended high school in Cameroon before attending prep school in the United States. He attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned his undergraduate degree in three years while playing four seasons for the Bruins. Aboya began his professional career in France, and later played in ...more
Position: Center
Nationality: Cameroonian
Birthplace: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Teams: Los Angeles D-Fenders, Reno Bighorns, Fort Wayne Mad Ants
