Patrick Ngongba II

Patrick Ngongba II is an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life and high school Ngongba missed the entirety of his senior season due to a foot injury which required surgery. During the EYBL circuit with Team Takeover, he averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Coming out of high school, Ngongba II was rated as a five-star recruit, the 3rd best center, and the 19th overall player in the class of 2024 by ESPN, and committed to play college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils over offers from schools such as Kansas State, Kentucky, Michigan, North Texas, and UConn. On February 17, 2025, he scored eight points in a victory against Virginia. In the Sweet Sixteen of the 2025 NCAA tournament, Ngongba II tallied eight points, two rebounds, and an assist in 12 minutes of a win over Arizona.

National team career After recovering from a foot injury in high school, Ngongba II tried out and made the U.S. national under-18 team for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup, where he averaged 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 assist per game, as he helped win gold.

Personal life Both of his parents played college basketball at George Washington, while his mother Tajama Abraham Ngongba went on to play in the WNBA and is currently a coach at her alma mater. His cousin, Isiah Abraham, currently plays for the Georgetown Hoyas.