Career
In 2015, He currently plays for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Saad Club in Doha Qatar. "Alpha Bangura played National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball at Saint John"s University for two years after starting his career at Monmouth University. Where he averaged 18.9 ppg as a freshmen earing newcomer of the year.
Bangura moved to Saint John"s after one season at Monmouth to play for coach Mike Jarvis.
In 2002, he left the team for unknown reasons. Where he was named Nippon Electric Corporation New Comer Of The Year awards.
Following his college career, Bangura has played professional basketball in the United States with the College of Business Administration and USBL and overseas in Portugal, Israel, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, Lebanon, Kuwait, Venezuela, and recently in the Philippines for the Air21 Express. In 2008-2009, Bangura spent most of the year with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the Doctorate-League, averaging 18.9 points per game over 26 games before being traded to the Bakersfield Jam for the last nine games of the season.
In 2010 he signed with Sporting First Rate (at Lloyd's) Riyadi Beirut playing his first match in the league against runners-up First Rate (at Lloyd's) Mouttahed Tripoli.
He signed for Anibal Zahle in the Lebanese Basketball League for the 2010-2011 season. He played his first game against his former team Sagesse. He averaged 24.4 points per game over six games for the Libyans before his team failed to qualify to the next round.
Bangura scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the opening game against South Africa to send the Libyans into the eighth finals.
Bangura again scored a game-high 23 points in a two-point victory Libyan over Egypt in the eighth finals, its only victory in that round. He was signed by the Air21 Express as their 2nd import for the 2011 Proceedings of the British Academy Commissioner"s Cup.
He led the team to the semi-finals while averaging 28 points per game after beating the Alsaka Aces 2–1. Bangura was signed to the Washington Wizards in 2004.
He has also had stints with the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers and Orlando Magic.
Bangura is a graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt Maryland where he was team mates with fellow professional basketball players Delonte Holland and Eddie Basden. Former Cleveland Cavalier Delonte West is also a graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt.