Alexis Wangmene

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Alexis Wangmene


caption =
college = University of Texas at Austin
sport = Basketball
position = Power forward
class = Sophomore
career_start = 2007
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 241
nationality = flagicon|CMR
birth_date = Birth date and age|1989|3|1|mf=y
birth_place = Maroua
highschool = Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey
former_school(s)= Central Catholic Marianist High School, San Antonio, Texas
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Alexis Wangmene (born 1 March, 1989 in Maroua) is a Cameroonian college basketball player with the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36575 ESPN.com statistics] ] Wangmene began his collegiate career with Texas during the 2007-2008 season when he averaged nearly 10 minutes a game. A Cameroonian international, Wangmene represented Cameroon at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008. [ [http://www.athens2008.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olymQual/men/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode//eventid/4508/langid/1/langlc/en/playernumber/50245/roundid/4508/season//teamnumber/256/fe_teamPlay_playStat.html FIBA.com profile] ]

Recruiting

Wangmene was spotted by San Antonio Spurs general manager R. C. Buford at a Basketball Without Borders camp in his native Cameroon. Buford and his wife brought Wangmene to the United States and resettled him in San Antonio, where he played basketball and attended Central Catholic Marianist High School for three 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 in New Jersey, from which he graduated from in 2007. [ [http://longhornroadtrip.com/2007/11/01/meet-the-freshmen-alexis-wangmene/ Meet the freshmen - Alexis Wangmene] Longhorn Road Trip, November 11, 2007]

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