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

LANDRY NNOKO

We bring you last week's top performances from Cameroonians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.

Landry Nnoko

   #1. This week's number one is an international center Landry Nnoko (208-94, college: Clemson, currently plays in Germany). Nnoko managed to help ALBA Berlin to win against the eighth-ranked ratiopharm Ulm (14-12) 92-81 in the German BBL in Tuesday night's game. He scored 5 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. ALBA Berlin (19-5) is placed fourth in the BBL. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. This season Nnoko averages: 8.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 2FGP: 70.6%(48-68) and FT: 79.3%. He is currently a member of the Cameroonian senior national team.

Alexis Wangmene

   #2. Second place goes to former international center Alexis Wangmene (205-89, college: Texas, currently plays in Belgium). Wangmene could not help Liege Basket (14-8) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Liege Basket was edged 75-72 on the road by the lower-ranked (#5) Belfius Mons-Hainaut. Wangmene was the top scorer with 26 points. He also added 9 rebounds in 32 minutes. Wangmene has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 17.2ppg, 8.2rpg, 2FGP: 56.6%(56-99) and FT: 72.9% in nine games he played so far. Wangmene played for the Cameroonian national team in 2015.

Jeremy Nzeulie

   #3. The Cameroonian player who performed third best last week abroad was an international shooting guard Jeremy Nzeulie (188-91, currently plays in France). He contributed to a SIG Strasbourg's victory against the closely-ranked JDA Dijon (20-5) 91-78 in the French Jeep ELITE ProA on Saturday night. Nzeulie recorded 6 points. SIG Strasbourg (15-10) is placed sixth in the Jeep ELITE ProA. Nzeulie's overall stats this season are: 7.6ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.6apg, 2FGP: 41.4%, 3FGP: 30.4% and FT: 73.1%. He has a dual citizenship: Cameroonian and French. Nzeulie is also a member of the Cameroonian senior national team.

D.J. Strawberry

   #4. An experienced shooting guard D.J. Strawberry (196-85, college: Maryland, currently plays in Euroleague) was not able to help Gran Canaria in their game against Bayern Muenchen (14-16) in the Euroleague. He scored 8 points in 18 minutes. Gran Canaria lost 77-84 in Muenchen to the higher-ranked (#12) Bayern. The Regular Season already ended in the Euroleague. It's Strawberry's first season with the team. This year Strawberry's overall stats are: 8.6ppg, 1.8rpg and 1.9apg in 29 games. He is another player who holds two passports: Cameroonian and American. Strawberry is also Cameroonian national team player.

Williams Narace

   #5. International forward Williams Narace (201-97, currently plays in France) led Sluc Nancy to a victory against the 11th-ranked Lille Metropole (10-15) 78-69 in the French ProB (second division) last Saturday. He recorded 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (18-7) is placed second in the ProB. Narace's total stats this season are: 7.2ppg and 4.6rpg. He plays currently for the Cameroonian national team.

Gedeon Pitard

   #6. Guard Gedeon Pitard (188-89, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for one of league's weakest teams Chalons-Reims (17-8) in their game against Monaco (14-7) in the French Jeep ELITE ProA. Pitard scored 9 points. But Chalons-Reims was defeated 93-86 at home by the higher-ranked Monaco (#3). They ended the series of five consecutive victories. Pitard's total stats this season are: 4.4ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.0apg. Despite he played previously for the French U18 national team, Pitard is also an international player who is currently on the senior Cameroonian National Team roster.

Junior MBida

   #7. Former international center Junior MBida (206-90, currently plays in France) couldn't help Entente Orleans 45 (18-7) in their game against Denain Voltaire (8-17) in the French ProB (second division). He recorded 6 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 24 minutes. Entente Orleans 45 lost 70-78 in Denain to the much lower-ranked (#15) Voltaire. This year MBida's total stats are: 7.0ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.2bpg in 25 games. He used to play for the Cameroonian national team four years ago.

Aldo Curti

   #8. Point guard Aldo Curti (180-87, currently plays in France) couldn't help Souffelweyersheim (9-2) in their game against STB Le Havre (12-9) in the French NM1 (third division). Curti recorded 5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. The first-placed Souffelweyersheim (9-2) was defeated 75-63 in Le Havre by the lower-ranked STB Le Havre (#5) in the Places 1-10 group. Curti has averaged so far 9.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.1apg and 1.4spg. He used to play for the Cameroonian national team back in 2015.

Gaston Essengue

   #9. Former international center Gaston Essengue (203-83, college: UNLV, currently plays in Argentina) helped CA Platense win their game against the sixth-ranked Ciclista (16-23) 72-54 in the Argentinian La Liga Argentina (second division) in Tuesday night's game. Essengue scored 10 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 28 minutes. Club Atletico Platense Florida (28-10) is placed first in South - C.South group. His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Essengue has relatively good stats this year: 14.1ppg and 5.6rpg in nine games. He used to play for the Cameroonian national team four years ago.

Benoit Mbala

   #10. Forward Benoit Mbala (203-95, currently plays in France) couldn't help Aix-Maurienne (8-17) in their last game on Friday. Despite Mbala's good performance Aix-Maurienne was edged 72-69 on the opponent's court by the much higher-ranked Poitiers (#9). He was the top scorer with 13 points. Mbala also added 8 rebounds. This season Mbala has very high stats. He averages: 15.2ppg, 7.0rpg and 1.2spg. Mbala is an international player who is currently on the senior Cameroonian National Team roster.

   #11. International forward Arnaud-William Adala Moto (198-93, agency: Duran International, college: Towson, currently plays in France) helped JA Vichy win their game against the 13th-ranked Paris 94-80 in the French ProB (second division) on Friday night. He recorded 7 points. Adala Moto has averaged so far 6.5ppg and 2.7rpg. 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) could not help the Philadelphia 76ers (50-30) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Philadelphia 76ers (50-30) lost 122-128 on the road to the Milwaukee Bucks. Embiid had a triple-double by scoring 34 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and passing 13 assists in 37 minutes. It was 76ers' third consecutive loss in a row. There are only two games left until the end of the NBA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. It's Embiid's fifth season with the team. He has individually a very good year with high stats. Embiid averages: 27.5ppg, 13.6rpg, 3.7apg and 1.9bpg in 64 games he played so far.

   #2. Pascal Siakam (206-F-94, college: N.Mexico St., currently plays in NBA) led Toronto Raptors to a victory over the Brooklyn Nets (41-40) 115-105 in the NBA last Wednesday. He was MVP of the game. Siakam recorded a double-double by scoring 28 points and getting 10 rebounds. He also added 5 assists; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Siakam's third season in pro basketball. The Toronto Raptors have a solid 57-24 record this season. His team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And now that game is very crucial. This season Siakam has very high stats. He averages: 17.0ppg, 6.9rpg and 3.1apg.

   #3. JP Tokoto (198-F-93, college: UNC, currently plays in Israel) was the major contributor in a Hapoel Eilat's victory against one of league's weakest teams Ironi Nahariya (6-18) crushing them 90-69 in the Israeli Winner League on Monday night. Tokoto had a double-double by scoring 15 points and getting the same number of rebounds. He also added 4 assists in 25 minutes. Hapoel Eilat (18-8) is placed fourth in the Winner League. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. Tokoto has relatively good stats this year: 14.2ppg, 7.6rpg, 3.4apg and 1.7spg in 26 games. He has a dual citizenship: Cameroonian and American.

   #4. Ralph Temgoua (194-G-87, college: St.Lawrence, currently plays in France) was not able to help SO Maritime Boulogne (3-9) in their last game. Despite Temgoua's good performance the ninth-placed SO Maritime Boulogne (3-9) lost 97-106 on the opponent's court to the higher-ranked (#7) Rueil in the Places 1-10 group. He recorded 10 points and added 4 passes in 30 minutes. This year Temgoua's total stats are: 9.1ppg, 2.8rpg and 2.3apg in 29 games. He is another player who holds two passports: Cameroonian and French.

   #5. Experienced Tcheussi Aristide Mouaha (190-G-0, agency: Two Points, currently plays in Italy) was not able to secure a victory for Roma S.Azzurra (15-12) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Roma S.Azzurra (#7) was crushed 80-56 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked (#9) Scauri in the Group D. Mouaha had a double-double by scoring 26 points and getting 13 rebounds in 36 minutes. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important. Mouaha has very impressive stats this year: 17.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 2.6apg and 2.1spg in 27 games.

   #6. Nicolas Batum (203-SF-88, currently plays in NBA) managed to help Charlotte Hornets to win against the Toronto Raptors 113-111 in the NBA in Friday night's game. He scored only 3 points. This season Batum has relatively solid stats: 9.5ppg, 5.2rpg and 3.3apg. He has both French and Cameroonian nationalities.

   #7. Paul Herman Eboua (203-F/C-0, currently plays in Italy) contributed to an easy victory against the fourth-ranked Tezenis VER crushing them 106-85 in the Italian Serie A2 (second division) last Sunday. Eboua recorded 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 22 minutes. Eboua has averaged so far 6.0ppg and 3.4rpg in 28 games.

   #8. Philippe Bayehe (204-C/F-99, currently plays in Italy) is a teammate of previously mentioned Paul Herman Eboua and both played together in the last Italian Serie A2 game. Bayehe contributed to an easy victory against the fourth-ranked Tezenis VER crushing them 106-85. He recorded only 2 points in 14 minutes. Bayehe has averaged so far 1.5ppg and 1.1rpg in 26 games.

   #9. Cedric Keller (204-F/C-1, currently plays in Italy) is a teammate of previously mentioned Tcheussi Aristide Mouaha and both played together in the last Italian Serie B game. Keller couldn't help Roma S.Azzurra in their game against Scauri. He cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones. Keller recorded only 2 points. His team was crushed by 24 points 80-56. Keller has averaged so far 3.3ppg and 2.8rpg.

   #10. Jean-Dieudonniz Biog (205-C-95, currently plays in France) contributed to an ALS Basket's victory against the fourth-ranked Lourdes-Tarbes 83-78 in the French NM1 (third division) on Friday night. He recorded only one point and grabbed 5 rebounds in 18 minutes. Biog has averaged so far 5.4ppg and 4.0rpg in seven games. He also holds two passports: Cameroonian and French.