University of Nevada Las Vegas

2018-19 Media Guide Bio (PDF)

UNLV CAREER
Bangai is in his first season in the Runnin’ Rebel program in 2018-19 ... He is a non-scholarship student-athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Scotland Performance Institute in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania ... Has been in the United States for four years, spending the first three at a St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California, before completing a prep year at SPI ... SPI is the same school that produced his UNLV teammate, Cheickna Dembele ... Bangai averaged 25 points per game in the state playoffs his final year at St. Paul and earned Player of the Year honors from the Whittier Daily News ... For the season, he averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks ... Was named Player of the Year and MVP of the conference ... Was rated a three-star recruit by ESPN ... Coached by Damien Powell at St. Paul ... His team was conference and league champions.  

PERSONAL
Louis Dinanou Bangai was born Nov. 25, 1997, in Maroua, Cameroon ... The son of Halima and Bangai ... Has two siblings: Florence (17) and Fidele (15) ...   Major is undecided, but has an interest in civil engineering.