The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Alexis Wangmene
- Position:
- F/C
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Maroua, Cameroon
- High School:
- Blair Academy [N.J.]
Returns for his fifth season in the frontcourt rotation ... has played in 105 career games off the bench during his first four seasons in Austin ... on pace to earn his bachelor[apos]s degree in French in December ... saw action in 34 of UT[apos]s 36 games last year, averaging 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per contest ... played in four of the first five games as a sophomore (2008-09) before missing the remainder of the year with a right knee injury ... had surgery on his right knee on Dec. 17, 2008 and was granted a medical redshirt year ... played in 37 games during his freshman season ... spent time in the summers of 2008 and 2009 playing with the Cameroon National Team ... changed his jersey number to No. 20 prior to the 2008-09 season to honor his father (who wore the same number when he played in Cameroon) ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team selection in 2009-10 ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2010-11:
Played in 34 of UT[apos]s 36 games (all off the bench) and averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per contest ... 40 of his 78 total rebounds came on the offensive glass ... converted 43-of-54 (.796) free throws on the season ... tied his career high with eight points (3-of-3 FG) and two steals in 13 minutes in the season opener against Navy (Nov. 8) ... again tied his career high with eight points (4-of-6 FT) and added four rebounds in 15 minutes against Texas State (Dec. 11) ... set a career high with nine rebounds (five offensive) in 15 minutes during the win against North Carolina in Greensboro (Dec. 18) ... added six points (6-of-6 FT) and one block in nine minutes during the home win against No. 11/10 Texas A&M (Jan. 19) ... recorded five points, four rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes at No. 16/16 Texas A&M (Jan. 31) ... posted five points (5-of-6 FT) and three rebounds in 12 minutes at Nebraska (Feb. 19) ... tallied four points and five rebounds (all offensive) in 11 minutes at Baylor (March 5) ... played a season-high 18 minutes in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win against Oklahoma (March 10).
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2009-10:
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... played in 30 games and averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per contest ... fourth on the team with 16 blocks ... pulled down four rebounds against UC Irvine (Nov. 15) ... posted four points and four rebounds against Western Carolina (Nov. 18) ... recorded five points and two blocks in a season-high 17 minutes against Pittsburgh (Nov. 24) ... scored four points against USC (Dec. 3) ... matched his career high with eight points (4-of-6 FG) and added four rebounds and two steals in just 12 minutes against Long Beach State (Dec. 7) ... tallied five points against Texas State (Dec. 12) ... set a season high with six rebounds to go along with seven points (3-of-4 FG) and two blocks in 16 minutes against UT-Pan American (Dec. 15)... notched four points against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 29) ... recorded six points (4-of-6 FT) and two steals against Colorado (Jan. 9) ... collected four rebounds against Texas A&M (Jan. 16) ... pulled down four rebounds against Nebraska (Feb. 13).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2008-09:
Played in four of the first five games before missing the remainder of the season with a right knee injury ... averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game ... tied his career high with eight points, seven rebounds (one shy of career high), one block and one steal in nine minutes against St. Joseph[apos]s (Nov. 24) ... had surgery on his right knee on Dec. 17 and was granted a medical redshirt ... earned a spot on the Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2007-08:
Played in 37 of 38 games ... tied for third on the team in blocks (18) ... scored a career-high eight points with four rebounds and two blocks against UC Davis (Nov. 16) ... recorded career highs in rebounds (eight), blocks (three) and steals (two) to go along with seven points (2-of-3 FG, 3-of-3 FT) against Arkansas-Monticello (Nov. 18) in a career-high 21 minutes ... matched his career high with eight points (2-of-3 FG, 4-of-5 FT) against New Mexico State (Nov. 23) ... tallied two blocks and three rebounds against No. 7/7 Tennessee (Nov. 24) ... registered five points (3-of-3 FT) and four rebounds against Rice (Dec. 8) ... pulled down seven rebounds with five points (3-of-3 FT) and two blocks against Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... followed with five points, five rebounds and two blocks at Kansas State (Feb. 25) ... posted seven points on a career-high three field goals with four rebounds against Oklahoma (Mar. 15) ... collected three rebounds in seven minutes against Miami, Fla. (Mar. 23) in the NCAA Second Round ... one of 12 team members to earn a spot on the Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Spent his senior year at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. (head coach Joe Mantegna) ... ranked as the No. 81 prospect nationally by Rivals.com following his senior season ... posted four points, six rebounds, one block and one steal in 16 minutes for the victorious West team at the Roundball Classic in Chicago (April 3) ... tallied 21 points, nine boards and three blocks in 17 minutes for the Suburban team at the Jordan Regional Classic game in New York City (April 21) ... averaged 19 points and 14 rebounds per game while leading Blair to a 19-7 mark as a senior ... played at Central Catholic High School (San Antonio, Texas) during his sophomore and junior seasons ... averaged 22.7 points, 15 rebounds and six blocked shots per game as a junior ... earned a spot on the TAPPS Class 6A all-state team in his junior year ... also played for the Cameroon Under-20 National Team in the summer before his sophomore year (at age 15).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Alexis Mang-Ikri Wangmene ... majoring in French and is on pace to earn his bachelor[apos]s degree in December 2011 ... son of Teophile (father) and Germaine (mother) Mang-Ikri ... born March 1, 1989 in Yaounde, Cameroon ... legal guardians are R.C. and Beth Buford (R.C. is the general manager of the San Antonio Spurs) ... Buford discovered Wangmene in 2004 during the NBA[apos]s Basketball without Borders trip to South Africa when Wangmene was 15 ... attended same prep school (Blair Academy) as former UT player Royal Ivey (2001-04) ... his native tongue is French, the language spoken in Cameroon ... learned English in six months during his sophomore year at Central Catholic HS ... wears jersey No. 20 to honor his father, who wore the same number when he played in Cameroon.
