2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 54
Russel Tchewa
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Douala, Cameroon
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
- High School:
- Putnam Science Academy
| TCHEWA'S CAREER HIGHS | |||
| Points | 18 | at ECU | 2/23/22 |
| Rebounds | 10 (4x) | last vs. UCF | 3/10/22 |
| Field Goals | 6 (4x) | last vs. Memphis | 3/3/22 |
| Free Throws | 6 (2x) | last at ECU | 2/23/22 |
| Three-Pointers | -- | n/a | |
| Assists | 3 | vs. N.C. A&T | 11/15/21 |
| Steals | 2 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | 11/9/19 |
| Blocks | 1 (18x) | last at Cincinnati | 2/26/22 |
| Minutes | 34 | at Cincinnati | 2/26/22 |
| Double-Doubles | 3 | last vs. UCF | 3/10/22 |
CAREER STATS THROUGH 2021-22
2022-23 (USF):ย Played in 30 games and made 29 startsโฆranked second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and led USF in rebounding (8.6)โฆtotaled 176 rebounds and 81 offensive boardsโฆrecorded 27 assists, 19 steals and eight blocked shotsโฆranked second in the AAC in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage (61%)โฆrecorded six double-doubles, including three straightโฆscored a career-best 21 points at Tulsa (2/15/23)โฆpulled down a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Tulane (2/18/23)โฆtallied 11 games with at least 10 rebounds and scored in double digits 19 timesโฆscored at least 20 points three timesโฆnamed to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll (12/29).
2021-22 (USF): Played in 29 games and made 27 startsโฆaveraged 25.1 minutes, 8.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per gameโฆled the team in total rebounds (166) and offensive boards (61)โฆtotaled nine assists, nine steals and six blocksโฆshot 47.1% from the field (90-191)โฆaveraged 9.4 points on 51.6% shooting with 5.8 rebounds while starting all 18 AAC gamesโฆscored in double-figures 11 times, including eight of the last 12 games and five of the last sixโฆaveraged 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds over the final nine games of the yearโฆrecorded three double-doubles, including 11 points and 10 rebounds in the season finale against UCF (3/10/22)โฆscored a career-high 18 points with 10 rebounds at ECU (2/23/22)โฆpulled down six offensive rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (11/13/21)โฆdished out three assists vs. N.C. A&T (11/15/21)โฆlogged a season-high 34 minutes and hit the game-winning shot as time expired in USFโs 56-54 win at Cincinnati (2/26/22)...named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll on 3/28/22.
2020-21 (USF): Appeared in 22 games and drew three startsโฆAveraged 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per gameโฆScored a career-high eight points and had three rebounds in his USF debut in a win over Florida College (Nov. 25)โฆHad seven points and a career-best eight rebounds against Tulane (Feb. 14)โฆFinished with seven points and five rebounds against both East Carolina (Jan. 9) and Final Four participant Houston (Feb. 10)โฆScored seven points in a win at Temple (Feb. 21).
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2019-20 (TEXAS TECH): Played at Texas Tech and appeared in 23 gamesโฆAveraged 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game off the benchโฆScored a career-high six points in three games, first in the season opener against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 5) and then against Long Island (Nov. 24) in non-conference play before matching it with six points at home against TCU (Feb. 10) in Big 12 action where he was 3-for-4 from the field and also contributed three reboundsโฆFinished the season with seven blocked shots spaced out over seven games and was 17-for-34 (50 percent) from the fieldโฆAveraged 5.0 minutes played per game in a freshman season that ended with him scoring three points and having two rebounds against No. 1 Kansas.
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PRIOR TO USF: Played at Putnam Science Academy in ConnecticutโฆAlso played three years of prep basketball in ItalyโฆPlayed forย Grissin bon Reggio EmiliaโฆScored a career-high 30 points in a win over Virtus BolognaโฆHelped lead his team to the semifinals of conference championship tournament in prep schoolโฆPlayed in the Adidas Next Generation tournament and made the Final Four in BelgradeโฆAveraged 13.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per gameโฆShot 64 percent from the field in the tournament. ย
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PERSONAL: Born March 7, 2000โฆSon of Tchhamadeu Samuel and Ngadjou GladysโฆHas an older brother and younger sisterโฆBorn and raised in Cameroon before moving to ItalyโฆEnjoys watching soccer in his spare time, a sport he played through middle schoolโฆMajoring in math...Speaks four languages (English, French, Italian and Cameroonian).
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