Landry Nnoko selected the top Cameroonian playing abroad in last week's games

LANDRY NNOKO

Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Cameroonians who are currently playing abroad.

Landry Nnoko

   #1. This week's number one is an international center Landry Nnoko (208-94, college: Clemson, currently plays in Germany). He could not help ALBA Berlin (15-5) in their last game on Sunday. Despite Nnoko's good performance ALBA Berlin was badly defeated 94-78 on the road by the second-ranked EWE Baskets. He was the top scorer with 14 points. Nnoko also added 7 rebounds. This season Nnoko averages: 9.1ppg, 5.8rpg, 2FGP: 71.4%(40-56). He is currently a member of the Cameroonian senior national team.

Kenny Kadji

   #2. Second place goes to an international forward Kenny Kadji (211-88, college: Miami, FL, currently plays in Turkey). He was not able to help Tofas (10-12) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Kadji's good performance Tofas was edged 90-89 in Balikesir by the much lower-ranked Banvit (#11). He scored 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Kadji has relatively good stats this season: 11.2ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.3apg, 2FGP: 46.2%, 3FGP: 35.2% and FT: 76.6%. He is in the roster of the Cameroonian senior national team.

Aldo Curti

   #3. The Cameroonian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international point guard Aldo Curti (180-87, currently plays in France). He led Souffelweyersheim to a victory over the 13th-ranked Recy Saint-Martin (7-19) 71-55 in the French NM1 (third division) in Saturday night's game. Curti was MVP of the game. He scored 22 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 26 minutes. BC Souffelweyersheim (24-2) is placed first in Group A. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. The Regular Season already ended. It's Curti's first season with the team. This year Curti's overall stats are: 9.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 5.0apg, 1.4spg, 2FGP: 56.9%(33-58), 3FGP: 37.7% and FT: 74.6% in 24 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: Cameroonian and French. Curti played for the Cameroonian national team four years ago.

D.J. Strawberry

   #4. An experienced shooting guard D.J. Strawberry (196-85, college: Maryland, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in a Gran Canaria's victory against the closely-ranked CB Canarias (12-10) 90-86 in the Spanish Liga Endesa last Sunday. He recorded 13 points. Herbalife Gran Canaria (11-10) is placed eighth in the Liga Endesa. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. This season Strawberry has relatively solid stats: 10.4ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.7apg. He is another player who holds two passports: Cameroonian and American. Strawberry is also Cameroonian national team player.

Jeremy Nzeulie

   #5. International shooting guard Jeremy Nzeulie (188-91, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Chalon/Saor (14-9) 92-77 in the French Jeep ELITE ProA in Saturday night's game. Nzeulie recorded 7 points. SIG Strasbourg (13-9) is placed seventh in the Jeep ELITE ProA. Nzeulie's total stats this season are: 7.6ppg, 2.5rpg and 1.6apg. He has both Cameroonian and French nationalities. Nzeulie plays currently for the Cameroonian national team.

Gaston Essengue

   #6. Center Gaston Essengue (203-83, college: UNLV, currently plays in Argentina) was the main contributor in a 2-point CA Platense's victory against the 14th-ranked La Union (8-12) 71-69 in the Argentinian La Liga Argentina (second division) last Thursday. He was the best player in that game. Essengue scored 22 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 26 minutes. Club Atletico Platense Florida (25-8) is placed first in South - C.South group. It was CA Platense's seventh consecutive victory in a row. Essengue has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 17.0ppg and 6.0rpg in four games. Essengue is a former international player as he played for the Cameroonian senior team four years ago.

Williams Narace

   #7. International forward Williams Narace (201-97, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked C'Chartres (10-7) 88-71 in the French ProB (second division) on Tuesday night. He recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and getting 10 rebounds. Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (15-6) is placed third in the ProB. It was his team's eighth consecutive victory in a row. Narace's total stats this season are: 7.0ppg and 5.0rpg. He is also Cameroonian national team player.

Benoit Mbala

   #8. Forward Benoit Mbala (203-95, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Aix-Maurienne (6-15) in their last game. Despite Mbala's very good performance Aix-Maurienne was badly defeated 92-76 in Bischwiller by the much higher-ranked (#7) Gries/Oberhoffen. He had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 12 rebounds in 30 minutes. It was Aix-Maurienne's tenth consecutive loss in a row. Mbala has reliable stats this year: 14.6ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.4spg in five games. He plays currently for the Cameroonian national team.

Junior MBida

   #9. Former international center Junior MBida (206-90, currently plays in France) contributed to a Entente Orleans 45's victory against the 11th-ranked Paris (9-11) 86-76 in the French ProB (second division) last Tuesday. MBida scored 8 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists. Entente Orleans 45 (16-5) is placed first in the ProB. It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row. MBida's total stats this season are: 7.4ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.2bpg. He used to play for the Cameroonian national team four years ago.

Frank Tchoubaye

   #10. Forward Frank Tchoubaye (198-92, currently plays in France) is a teammate of previously mentioned Aldo Curti and both played together in the last French NM1 game. Tchoubaye helped Souffelweyersheim win their game against the 13th-ranked Recy Saint-Martin (7-19) 71-55. He scored 7 points. Tchoubaye averaged so far 10.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 1.6apg and 1.7spg. He is an international player who is currently on the senior Cameroonian National Team roster.

   #11. International guard Gedeon Pitard (188-89, currently plays in France) managed to help Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket in a victory against the closely-ranked Gravelines-Dunkerque 88-78 in the French Jeep ELITE ProA in Friday night's game. Pitard recorded only 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 15 minutes. This year Pitard's total stats are: 4.6ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.1apg in 21 games. He plays currently for the Cameroonian national team.

   #12. Former international forward Harding NaNa (203-81, college: Delaware, currently plays in Switzerland) couldn't help Swiss Central (1-2) in their last game on Sunday. Despite NaNa's good performance Swiss Central was badly defeated 100-81 on the opponent's court by the leading Fribourg. He was the second best scorer with 13 points. NaNa also added 4 rebounds and dished 6 assists. NaNa averaged so far 12.7ppg, 6.1rpg and 2.3apg. He used to play for the Cameroonian national team back in 2015.

   #13. International power forward Franck Yangue (205-90, currently plays in Turkey) couldn't help Buyukcekmece in their game against Gaziantep in the Turkish BSL. He cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones. Yangue scored only 2 points. His team was crushed by 24 points 93-69. Yangue has averaged so far 4.0ppg and 3.5rpg. He is also Cameroonian national team player.

   #14. International forward Arnaud-William Adala Moto (198-93, agency: Duran International, college: Towson, currently plays in France) couldn't help JA Vichy in their game against Poitiers in the French ProB (second division). Adala Moto scored 9 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 24 minutes. His team lost 84-88. Adala Moto has averaged so far 6.0ppg and 2.9rpg in 21 games. He plays currently for the Cameroonian national team.


The list of other players, who all have Cameroonian passport but never been selected to any of Cameroonian national teams:

   #1. Joel Embiid (213-C-94, college: Kansas, currently plays in NBA) led Philadelphia 76ers to a victory over the Indiana Pacers (42-25) 106-89 in the NBA in Sunday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Embiid had a double-double by scoring 33 points and getting 12 rebounds in 28 minutes. The Philadelphia 76ers have a solid 42-25 record this season. It's Embiid's fifth year with the team. He has individually a very good year with high stats. Embiid averages: 27.4ppg, 13.4rpg, 3.4apg and 1.9bpg in 55 games he played so far.

   #2. Pascal Siakam (206-F-94, college: N.Mexico St., currently plays in NBA) was the major contributor in a Toronto Raptors' victory against the Miami Heat (31-35) crushing them 125-104 in the NBA on Sunday night. Siakam scored 20 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 29 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. The Toronto Raptors have a solid 48-20 record this season. Siakam has very impressive stats this year: 16.4ppg, 7.0rpg and 3.0apg in 67 games.

   #3. JP Tokoto (198-F-93, college: N.Carolina, currently plays in Israel) contributed to an easy victory against the league leader Maccabi Ashdod (16-6) crushing them 102-77 in the Israeli Winner League last Monday. Tokoto scored 13 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 30 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Hapoel Eilat (14-7) is placed fourth in the Winner League. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. It's Tokoto's first season with the team. This year he has relatively solid stats: 14.2ppg, 7.4rpg, 3.3apg and 2.0spg in 20 games. Tokoto has a dual citizenship: Cameroonian and American.

   #4. Nicolas Batum (203-SF-88, currently plays in NBA) could not help the Charlotte Hornets (30-37) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his good performance the Charlotte Hornets (30-37) were badly defeated 131-114 on the road by the Milwaukee Bucks. Batum scored 14 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 4 assists. It's Batum's fourth season with the team. This year he has relatively solid stats: 9.9ppg, 5.3rpg and 3.5apg. Batum is another player who holds two passports: French and Cameroonian.

   #5. Paul Biligha (200-C/F-90, agency: Players Group, currently plays in Italy) contributed to an Umana Venezia's victory against the 11th-ranked Banco di Srd (9-12) 98-90 in the Italian Serie A on Sunday night. He scored 6 points in only 12 minutes. Umana Reyer Venezia (15-6) is placed second in the Serie A. This year Biligha's total stats are: 4.4ppg and 1.8rpg in 21 games. He has both Cameroonian and Italian nationalities.

   #6. Ralph Temgoua (194-G-87, college: St.Lawrence, currently plays in France) managed to help SO Maritime Boulogne in a victory against the 11th-ranked GET Vosges crushing them 112-88 in the French NM1 (third division) on Saturday night. Temgoua scored 5 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 22 minutes. This year Temgoua's total stats are: 9.0ppg, 2.5rpg and 2.3apg in 25 games. He also holds two passports: Cameroonian and French.

   #7. Bertrand Awana (206-F/C, currently plays in NCAA2) was not able to help the Lenoir-Rhyne College in their game against the Catawba College in the NCAA2, despite his very good performance last Sunday. Awana scored 17 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 6 blocks in 28 minutes. But his team lost 67-71 in the NCAA2. This year Awana's total stats are: 6.2ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.8bpg in 11 games.

   #8. Experienced Tcheussi Aristide Mouaha (190-G-0, agency: Two Points, currently plays in Italy) was the main contributor in a Roma S.Azzurra's victory against the tenth-ranked Battipaglia crushing them 109-40 in the Italian Serie B (third division) on Sunday night. He was the top player that evening. Mouaha scored 22 points, had 6 boards, dished 5 assists and stole 4 balls. This season Mouaha has very high stats. He averages: 17.2ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.7apg and 2.1spg.

   #9. Paul Herman Eboua (203-F/C-0, currently plays in Italy) contributed to an easy victory against the eighth-ranked A.Costa IM crushing them 99-78 in the Italian Serie A2 (second division) on Sunday night. Eboua scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 22 minutes. Eboua has averaged so far 6.0ppg and 3.3rpg in 24 games.

   #10. Maxime Djo Ebala (208-C-94, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the 14th-ranked Aubenas 69-50 in the French NM1 (third division) on Saturday night. Djo Ebala scored 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Djo Ebala has averaged so far 3.3ppg and 2.6rpg. He has Cameroonian and French nationalities.