Lucas Maniema
Lucas Nzambi Maniema is a Swiss basketball player for Dreamland Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB. A 1.93 m guard/forward developed in Geneva and Las Palmas, he debuted in Spain's Segunda FEB with Gran Canaria B in 2024–25 and was assigned squad number 1 with the ACB first team for 2025–26.
Early life and youth career
Born in Geneva, Maniema developed at Bernex Basket and the, winning the Swiss U17 national title in 2021. In 2021 he moved to Spain to enroll at Canterbury Basketball Academy in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.Career trajectory
Gran Canaria B (2024–2025)
In August 2024, Maniema was listed as a reinforcement for Gran Canaria’s Segunda FEB affiliate after finishing at Canterbury. In 2024–25 he played 26 league games and averaged 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26.4 minutes, shooting.468/.321/.704. On 11 January 2025 at Class Bàsquet Sant Antoni he scored 16 points in an 88–79 road loss.Dreamland Gran Canaria (2025–present)
On 4 August 2025 the club confirmed first-team shirt numbers for 2025–26, assigning Maniema the number 1; he stated he would “train as hard as possible to earn the opportunity”.Press coverage
- The local newspaper La Provincia highlighted Maniema and Fynn Schott as the “new sap” of the 2025–26 roster, noting his speed, defensive instinct and development as a point guard.
- An EFE wire reported that coach Jaka Lakovic brought Maniema and Schott into the first-team dynamic for preseason in August 2025.