Angelina College’s Marie Kenembeni capped her sensational freshman season with a host of post-season accolades, including appearances on two different All-American lists: The NJCAA All-American (Third Team) list and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (First Team) list.
All that after racking up First Team All-Region and All-Conference in Region XIV.
Now the Cameroon native will launch her Lady Roadrunner sophomore campaign a little early after her selection to play in the JUCO Top 40 All-Star event taking place July 20-23 at Clayton State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kenembeni finished the 2022-2023 season averaging 12.9 points and 12.6 rebounds per game while drilling 35.2 percent of her three-point attempts.
For AC head coach Byron Coleman, Kenembeni’s All-Star honor makes the fourth straight season a Lady Roadrunner has participated in the biggest showcase event available for NJCAA women’s basketball. In fact, just this week he received a request to “borrow” Kenembeni’s jersey for display in a Hall of Honor.
Coleman said he believes Kenembeni has only begun tapping into her wealth of talent.
“She had a phenomenal year, first of all,” Coleman said. “Any time you make two different All-American teams in one season, that speaks highly itself. She’s still getting accustomed to being here and being so far away from home and family, but that’s a mental part. Once she gets through that, she’ll definitely be one of the top 15-20 players in the country next year.
“I think as long as she keeps working like she does, the sky’s the limit for her.”
The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
