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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Patrick Ngongba II
- Position:
- Center
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-11 / 250
- Year:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Manassas, Va.
- High School:
- St. Paul VI
2025-26
- Played in 32 games with 28 starts during sophomore campaign.
- Voted All-ACC Honorable Mention.
- Averaged 10.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.
- Led Blue Devils with 34 blocked shots.
- Ranked second on the squad with 5.8 rebounds per game (186 total boards) and a .606 field goal percentage (114 of 188), and placed fourth with 64 assists.
- Played 24 minutes in Duke’s first game of the season versus Texas (Nov. 4), scoring 10 points against the Longhorns.
- Had a career night at Army West Point (Nov. 11), setting new benchmarks in points (16), rebounds (nine) and assists (four).
- Blocked four shots, a new career high, vs. Indiana State (Nov. 14).
- Reached double figures against Kansas (Nov. 18), scoring 13 on a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.
- Amassed a new career-high 17 points versus Niagara (Nov. 21), shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, including his first career three-pointer, and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.
- Stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, five rebounds, five assists and five blocks against Florida (Dec. 2).
- First career double-double in Duke’s win over Lipscomb (Dec. 16), scoring 10 points while grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds.
- Matched his career high with 17 points against SMU (Jan. 10).
- Posted 13 points and seven rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Wake Forest (Jan. 24).
- Scored Duke’s first 10 points of the second half against No. 20 Louisville (Jan. 26) en route to 15 total points on 5-of-8 shooting.
- Reached double-figures in each of his last last five appearances of the regular season and grabbed at least five boards in four of those contests.
- Returned to play in Duke's last three games on the NCAA Tournament, averaging 4.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 17.1 minutes per contest.
2024-25
- Made his Duke debut against Wofford (Nov. 16) after missing the first two weeks of the season due to injury, scoring two points against the Terriers and making his presence felt on the offensive glass, securing five offensive boards en route to six total caroms.
- Shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field against UIW (Dec. 10)
- Praised for his performance off the bench at Wake Forest (Jan. 25), logging a career-high 21 minutes with three rebounds, two steals and four points, en route to a team-high plus-minus of +19.
- Continued to make an impact during Maliq Brown’s absence due to injury, scoring a key basket in the waning minutes against NC State (Jan. 27).
- Scored eight points at Virginia (Feb. 17) followed by nine at Miami (Feb. 25).
- Matched his career high on the glass, bringing in six total boards against Wake Forest (March 3) in 14 minutes of action.
- Shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field against Georgia Tech (March 13), while also blocking a shot and reeling in two boards.
- Remained perfect from the field in the postseason, going 6-of-6 against North Carolina (March 14), scoring a career-high 12 points against the Tar Heels - highlighted with three dunks.
- Blocked a career-high three shots against Louisville (March 15), while scoring seven points in the ACC title game.
- Collected a career-high eight rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s (March 21), adding nine points and matching his career high with three swats.
High School
- Five-star prospect according to ESPN, out of St. Paul VI Catholic High School (Fairfax, Va.).
- Ranked as the No. 19 player nationally and as the best player from Virginia by both ESPN and 247Sports.
- Missed senior season at St. Paul VI due to injury.
- Named to the USA Basketball 2024 Men's U18 National Team and selected to participate in the Nike Hoop Summit.
- Helped USA capture the gold medal in the 2024 FIBA Men's U18 AmeriCup (June 2024), averaging 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 66.7% (10 of 15) from the field.
- Scored 12 points with six rebounds, three assists and a rejection for USA in a win over Belize during the group phase of the 2024 FIBA Men's U18 AmeriCup.
- Had a breakout season for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit, averaging 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds, including a statement game with a 33-point, 18-rebound and five-assist performance against Phenom University.
Personal
- Son of two former collegiate basketball players, with both of his parents – Patrick and Tajama – playing for George Washington.
- Tajama graduated as George Washington's all-time leading scorer with 2,134 career points and played two seasons in the WNBA.
(Prounounced GUNG-buh)
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