Pascal Siakam

Siakam was born in Douala, Cameroon to Tchamo and Victorie Siakam and was the youngest of four brothers. Siakam\'s father worked at a local transit company and was also the mayor of Makénéné. His father enrolled him in St. Andrew\'s Seminary, a Catholic institution in Bafia, at age 11; according to a 2018 story by ESPN journalist Jackie MacMullan, Pascal was "hand-picked to embody his family\'s Catholicism." He was an academic star, initially planning to become a Catholic priest, but by age 15 no longer wanted to be a priest. Siakam initially had little interest in basketball, unlike his older brothers, all of whom earned scholarships to NCAA Division I schools.\n', '

He was discovered as a player by Luc Mbah a Moute, whose parents\' home in Bafia is about 2 miles (3 km) from St. Andrew\'s Seminary, at a local camp. Siakam attended Mbah a Moute\'s camp for the first time in 2011, a year…