Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (born July 26, 1999) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She was selected 21st overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. She played college at South Florida.[1]
| No. 32 – Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | July 26, 1999 Nkongsamba, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Lycee du Manengouba Nkongsamba (Nkongsamba, Cameroon) | ||||||||||||||
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 21st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | IDK Gipuzkoa | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Early life
editShe attended Lycee Manengouba Nkongsamba in her hometown and ranked No. 3 overall in Cameroon coming out of high school.[2][3]
College career
editDulcy previously played for Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee in her junior year(2018-2019). In her one season at Walters, she averaged 15.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game, also 18.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in conference play. And she was named the "TCCAA Women’s Co-Most Valuable Player".[3] She then played at the University of Memphis for 2 seasons, before transferring to the University of South Florida(2019-2020) and in 31 games she averaged 12.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.[1]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
editRegular season
editStats current through end of 2024 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2023 | Seattle | 33 | 21 | 14.2 | .523 | .000 | .550 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | Seattle | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | .667 | — | .333 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 41 | 21 | 12.3 | .527 | .000 | .522 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
National team career
editShe helped her native country, Cameroon, to the semifinals of the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket in September. She had 16 points, 18 rebounds, three blocked shots, and three steals in a 67–61 win over Egypt in the quarterfinals.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu - Women's Basketball". USF Athletics. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu - 2020-21 - Women's Basketball". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ a b "Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu". Walters State Community College. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Dulcy Fankam - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference