{{Short description|Cameroonian basketball player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Alexis Wangmene | image = Alexis Wangmene.jpg | caption = Wangmene with FAP in 2022 | position = Power forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 241 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon | highschool = * Central Catholic<br>(San Antonio, Texas) * Blair Academy<br>(Blairstown, New Jersey) | college = Texas (2007–2012) | draft_year = 2012 | career_start = 2012 | years1 = 2012–2013 | team1 = Austin Toros | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = Hopsi Polzela | years3 = 2014–2015 | team3 = Krka Novo Mesto | years4 = 2015–2016 | team4 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | years5 = 2016–2017 | team5 = Austin Spurs | years6 = 2017–2018 | team6 = Ylli | years7 = 2018–2019 | team7 = Liège Basket | years8 = 2019–2020 | team8 = Saint-Quentin | years9 = 2020 | team9 = Limburg United | years10 = 2021–2022 | team10 = Austin Spurs | years11 = 2022 | team11 = FAP | highlights = * Slovenian Cup champion (2015) * Slovenian Supercup champion (2015) }} '''Alexis Mang-Ikri Wangmene''' (born March 1, 1989) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player who last played for FAP of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and has represented the Cameroon national team.
==Early life== 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 two 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 in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Ryan |url=http://longhornroadtrip.com/2007/11/01/meet-the-freshmen-alexis-wangmene/ |title=Meet the freshmen – Alexis Wangmene |work=LonghornRoadTrip.com |date=November 1, 2007 |accessdate=April 12, 2016}}</ref>
==College career== At Texas, Wangmene missed all but four games of his sophomore year with a knee injury. In May 2009, he received a medical redshirt because of the injury and had three years of eligibility remaining prior to the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texassports.com/news/2009/5/11/051109aaa_174.aspx |title=Men's Basketball's Wangmene granted medical hardship waiver |work=TexasSports.com |date=May 11, 2009 |accessdate=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Wangmene joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Austin Toros in the fifth round of the 2012 NBA Development League Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/toros_select_toure_murry_in_draft_2012_11_02.html |title=Toros Select Toure Murry in the 2012 NBA D-League Draft |website=NBA.com |date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=April 4, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618081101/http://www.nba.com/dleague/austin/toros_select_toure_murry_in_draft_2012_11_02.html |archivedate=June 18, 2013 }}</ref> In July 2013, he re-joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
In October 2013, Wangmene signed with Slovenian team Hopsi Polzela for the 2013–14 season.<ref>[https://www.eurobasket.com/Slovenia/basketball.aspx?NewsID=338038 Hopsi lands Wangmene]</ref>
In June 2014, Wangmene signed a two-year deal with fellow Slovenian team Krka Novo Mesto.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovenia/122835/krka-novo-mesto-sign-alexis-wangmene-and-mirko-mulalic.html |title=Krka Novo Mesto sign Alexis Wangmene and Mirko Mulalic |access-date=2016-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031213327/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovenia/122835/krka-novo-mesto-sign-alexis-wangmene-and-mirko-mulalic.html |archive-date=2016-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was released by Krka in July 2015 following the 2014–15 season.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovenia/168702/krka-novo-mesto-signs-ive-ivanov-parts-ways-with-alexis-wangmene.html Krka Novo Mesto signs Ive Ivanov, parts ways with Alexis Wangmene]</ref>
In November 2015, Wangmene with Polish team Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski.<ref>[http://bmslamstal.pl/2015/11/06/kamerunczyk-alexis-wangmene-w-bm-slam-stal/ Kameruńczyk Alexis Wangmene w BM Slam Stal!] {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
On October 30, 2016, Wangmene was selected by the Austin Spurs in the sixth round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://austin.dleague.nba.com/news/austin-spurs-select-maurice-bolden-first-round-2016-nba-d-league-draft/ |title=AUSTIN SPURS SELECT MAURICE BOLDEN IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT |access-date=2016-10-31 |archive-date=2016-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221182246/http://austin.dleague.nba.com/news/austin-spurs-select-maurice-bolden-first-round-2016-nba-d-league-draft/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2016-nba-d-league-draft-board/ |title=2016 NBA D-League Draft Board |access-date=2016-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031085938/http://dleague.nba.com/news/2016-nba-d-league-draft-board/ |archive-date=2016-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Wangmene signed a contract with Limburg United of the Belgian league on January 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hubo Limburg United: afscheid van Wilson-Frame, contract voor Alexis Wangmene |url=https://basketbalfans.nl/hubo-limburg-united-afscheid-van-wilson-frame-vervanger-is-alexis-wangmene/ |website=Basketballfans.nl |accessdate=February 26, 2020 |language=Dutch |date=January 29, 2020 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226155944/https://basketbalfans.nl/hubo-limburg-united-afscheid-van-wilson-frame-vervanger-is-alexis-wangmene/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On October 23, 2021, Wangmene was selected by the Austin Spurs in the second round of the 2021 NBA G League Draft with their 39th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://austin.gleague.nba.com/news/austin-spurs-select-alexis-wangmene-in-2021-nba-g-league-draft|title=Austin Spurs select Alexis Wangmene in 2021 NBA G League draft|date=October 23, 2021|website=NBA.com|accessdate=October 23, 2021}}</ref> He was then later waived on January 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League Transactions|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
In April 2022, Wangmene was revealed to be on the roster of Cameroon's FAP roster for the 2022 BAL season.<ref>{{cite news |title=F.A.P. (CAMEROON) |url=https://bal.nba.com/teams/f-a-p-cameroon?view=roster |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2368 Texas Longhorns bio] *[http://stats.nbadleague.com/player/#!/203255/ NBA D-League profile]
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