Joel Embiid

Personal

• Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon

• Grew up playing mostly volleyball and soccer before being spotted by former NBA player Luc Richard Mbah a Moute at a camp in 2011 and influenced his decision to play high school basketball in the United States

• Enrolled at Montverde Academy at the age of 16 before finishing his high school career at The Rock School in Gainesville, Florida, where he led the team to a 33-4 record and its first state championship in school history

• Played one season at the University of Kansas (2013-14)

• Honors include Associated Press All-America Second Team, USBWA All-America Freshman Team, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12, AP), Big 12 All-Defensive Team, Big 12 All-Newcomer Team, among others

Career Highlights

• Selected No. 3 overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers

• Played seven seasons (2016-23) with Philadelphia after sitting out his first two seasons in the NBA while rehabbing a broken navicular bone in his foot

• Named the 2023 NBA MVP after averaging 33.1 ppg, 10.2 rpg and 4.2 apg in 34.6 mpg while shooting 54.8% from the field

• Honors include All-NBA First Team (2023), All-NBA Second Team (2018-22), six-time NBA All-Star (2018-23), three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018-21), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2017), among others

• Is the first foreign-born player to be named the NBA's scoring champion

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
• Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Men)