BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Cameroon

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cameroonian Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Cameroonian Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Sofoklis Schortsanitis (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 47.92, Sofoklis Schortsanitis is the most famous Cameroonian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born 22 June 1985) is a Greek-Cameroonian former professional basketball player and Olympian. An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, Schortsanitis won the EuroLeague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and reached the EuroLeague Final in 2010 and 2011, while playing for Olympiacos and Maccabi, respectively. He was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team that captured silver medal honours in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal in the EuroBasket 2009. He is nicknamed "Big Sofo" or "Baby Shaq".

2. Joel Embiid (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 46.61, Joel Embiid is the 2nd most famous Cameroonian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) Embiid is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023. Embiid also won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team. Multiple foot and knee injuries delayed Embiid's debut for two seasons until 2016–17 when he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team despite playing only 31 games. He nicknamed himself "the Process" to embrace the era in 76ers history in which he began his career. Embiid led the NBA in scoring during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, becoming the first center to do so since Shaquille O'Neal (2000), and was also the first center since Moses Malone (1982) to average over 30 points per game, while also being the first foreign player to lead the NBA in scoring.

3. Pascal Siakam (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 44.41, Pascal Siakam is the 3rd most famous Cameroonian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.

Pascal Siakam ( see-AH-kəm; born 2 April 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection, he won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019. Nicknamed "Spicy P", Siakam played college basketball for the New Mexico State Aggies and was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2016. He was selected by Toronto with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft. After being assigned to the NBA Development League (now the G League) as a rookie in 2017, Siakam led Toronto's affiliate team to a league championship, earning Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors. He was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2019, becoming the first player to win the award and an NBA title in the same season. The following year, Siakam led Toronto to the second-best record in the league, earning All-NBA Second Team while being named a starter in his first NBA All-Star Game. He became the first player to play in the G League and to start an All-Star game. After a second All-Star selection in 2023, Siakam was traded to the Pacers during the 2023–24 season. In 2025, he earned a third All-Star appearance and was named the Eastern Conference finals MVP en route to his second NBA Finals appearance.

4. Luc Mbah a Moute (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 37.50, Luc Mbah a Moute is the 4th most famous Cameroonian Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute ( BAH ah MOO-tay; born 9 September 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player who played for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Mbah a Moute also played for the Cameroon national team. Mbah a Moute is currently a player agent for Creative Artists Agency (CAA).