Stéphane Pelle

Stéphane Pelle
Personal information
Born (1980-04-15) April 15, 1980
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
High schoolMercersburg Academy
(Mercersburg, Pennsylvania)
CollegeColorado (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2018
PositionPower forward
Career history
2003–2004Tekelspor
2004–2005ASVEL
2005–2008Liège Basket
2008–2009Okapi Aalstar
2009–2012Oostende
2012–2013Excelsior Brussels
2017–2018Groot-Dilbeek
Career highlights

Stéphane Pelle (born April 15, 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player. After growing up in Belgium and Kenya, he moved to the United States and he played high school basketball at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, where he was named a Parade All-American in his senior year in 1999. He signed to play in college at Colorado, where he was a two-time all-conference selection, and finished as the all-time rebounding leader with 1,054 career rebounds, and the first player in program history to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. After going undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft, he played in the NBA Summer League with the Los Angeles Lakers and signed with the team, but was later released before the NBA season. He started his professional career with Tekelspor in Turkey, where he led the league in rebounding. He played in the 2004–05 Euroleague with French club ASVEL, and then spent the remainder of his career in Belgium.