
Photo: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Numbers rarely lie, and Ndongue's tell a story of endurance: 196 caps for France between 2002 and 2013, a National Order of Merit, and a 2020 Hall of Fame induction. Standing 194 cm, she patrolled the paint through a full decade of national-team basketball, a role that demands far more grit than glamour. I find myself drawn to athletes like this, whose legacy is built quietly and proven by longevity rather than highlight reels. Her achievements speak of consistency, discipline, and the kind of unshowy reliability that wins championships. She is the sort of figure I want this database to remember.
Overview
Emmeline Ndongue (born 25 April 1983 in Auxerre, France) is a French basketball player who played 196 games for the women's French national basketball team between 2002 and 2013 . She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emmeline Ndongue
- Name (Japanese)
- エメリーヌ・ンドンゲ
- Reading
- えめりーぬ・んどんげ
- Born
- April 25, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Auxerre, Yonne, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 194 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Knight of the National Order of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.