Cameroonian NBA Players: Every Player Born in Cameroon (2026-27)
All 3 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in Cameroon.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 3
- Average height
- 6'10"
- Average age
- 28.7
- Teams represented
- 3 of 30
- Tallest
- Joel Embiid (7'0")
- Shortest
- Pascal Siakam (6'8")
- Oldest
- Joel Embiid (32)
- Youngest
- Yves Missi (22)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
Three NBA players on 2026-27 rosters were born in Cameroon, each on a different team. Two are centers and one is a forward, making this a notably big group in the literal sense.
Two of the three were born in Yaounde and one in Douala. Their ages range from 22 to 32, and all three attended college in the United States before reaching the NBA.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in Cameroon →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joel Embiid
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
C | 7'0" | 32 | Yaounde, Cameroon |
Pascal Siakam
|
Indiana Pacers
|
F | 6'8" | 32 | Douala, Cameroon |
Yves Missi
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
C | 6'11" | 22 | Yaounde, Cameroon |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
The Players Born in Cameroon
Joel Embiid, a center for the Philadelphia 76ers, was born in Yaounde on Mar 16, 1994. He stands 7'0" and wears #21, having attended Kansas. Pascal Siakam, a forward for the Indiana Pacers, was born in Douala on Apr 2, 1994. He is 6'8" and wears #43, with college time at New Mexico State. Yves Missi, a center for the New Orleans Pelicans, was born in Yaounde on May 14, 2004. He stands 6'11", wears #21, and attended Baylor.
Size and Age Across the Group
All 3 players are big men — 2 centers and 1 forward — and the group skews tall even by NBA standards. Embiid at 7'0" is the tallest; Siakam at 6'8" is the shortest. Embiid and Siakam share the same age at 32, while Missi at 22 is the youngest of the three by a wide margin.
Cameroon Among NBA Birthplaces
Players born outside the United States make up a substantial share of the league. Cameroon contributes 3 of those players in 2026-27, spread one apiece across 3 franchises. Each player took a different college path before reaching the NBA, attending Kansas, New Mexico State, and Baylor respectively.