2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Tchewa, Russel
Jersey Number 54
Russel Tchewa
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Douala, Cameroon
- High School:
- Putnam Science Academy
- Prev Team:
- South Florida
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
Final bio (PDF)
• Recipient of the Charles Jones Scholarship for 2023-24.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Earned a starting nod for 34 of 36 games played, leading the Bulldogs at 6.3 boards per game and field goal percentage at .554 while also scoring 7.4 points and logging 24.6 minutes of action per outing.
• Upped those contributions to 9.3 points (+2.9 ppg) and 7.2 rebounds (+0.9 rpg) in 18 conference outings.
• Produced 12 double-digit scoring tallies and a team mosts of six double-figure rebound counts and five double-doubles.
• Among league leaders, ranked No. 5 in the SEC in double-doubles (five), as well as No. 12 in rebounding at 6.2 rpg.
• Under “things that make you say hmmmm”...the 7-footer had an assist-to-block ratio of 2.42. His 46 assists to 19 blocks were numbers you think would be transposed.
• Under “things that make you say hmmmm” take II...recorded 42 assists in 104 games played at Texas Tech and South Florida but dished out 46 passes-to-points in 36 games at Georgia...going from 0.40 apg at TTU and USF to 1.28 apg at UGA.
• Posted season- and game-high tallies of 18 points and 11 rebounds at Missouri en route to his first double-double as a Bulldog.
• Entered the Missouri game as a 59.9 percent free-throw shooter before converting 8-of-9 (.889) attempts against the Tigers.
• Posted his second double-double in dramatic fashion, grabbing his 11th rebound and then converting on an old-fashioned three-point play for digits 9-11 with 2.3 seconds remaining in a 68-66 decision over LSU.
• Knocked down 7-of-8 shots at Florida to produce Georgia’s best single-game field goal percentage of the season (.875).
• Dished out a career-high five assists and recorded his team-leading fourth double-double in the home finale against Ole Miss.
• Recorded all six of his rebounding counts against SEC foes, leading to all five of his team-high five double-doubles.
• Missed the NIT matchup with Wake Forest game due to an illness, snapping a streak of 34 consecutive starts.
Pre-UGA Career Highlights:
• Played in 104 games, with 59 starts, and compiled 676 points (6.5 ppg) and 496 rebounds (4.8. rpg) in 19.6 minutes per game at South Florida and Texas Tech.
• Posted 30 double-figure scoring outputs, with a trio of 20-point games, 15 double-digit rebounding tallies and nine double-double.
• Over three seasons at USF from 2020-23, appeared in 81 games, starting 59, and combining to score 638 points (7.9 ppg) and collect 475 rebounds (5.9 rpg).
• During the 2019-20 campaign at Texas Tech, played in 23 games, with one start, and scored 38 points and grabbed 21 rebounds.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Started 29 of 30 games played and was the Bulls’ second-leading scorer (11.1 ppg) and leading rebounder (8.6 rpg).
• Notched 19 double-figure scoring outputs – with a trio of 20-point performances – as well as 11 double-digit rebounding contests, which led to six double-doubles.
• Among AAC leaders, ranked No. 2 in boards (8.6 rpg), No. 4 in field goal percentage (.606) and No. 6 in double-doubles (six).
• After averaging 7.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg over the first six games of the season, put up 12.0 ppg and 9.1 rpg during the final 24 outings.
• Upped his contributions from 10.2 points in non-conference to 11.9 in AAC outings and from to 7.4 rebounds prior to AAC play to 9.6 thereafter.
• Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Tulane on Feb. 15, USF’s single-game high during the season and the second-most ever by a Bull in American Conference play.
• Recorded a career-most 21 points against Tulsa on Feb. 18 by connecting on 8-of-11 shots from the field and 5-of-7 free throws.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started 27 of 29 games played and averaged 8.0 points and 5.7 bounds per game.
• Reached double figures in points 11 times and in rebounds on four occasions, leading to a trio of double-doubles.
• Finished the campaign ranked No. 14 in the AAC in overall rebounding (5.7 rpg) as well as No. 15 among leaders for league games only (5.8 rpg).
• After reaching double figures six times in the first 26 games of the season (6.8 ppg), did so in five of the last six outings (12.5 ppg).
• Upped his offensive production considerably in the AAC, with his scoring ascending 4.2 – from 5.2 ppg in non-conference play to 9.4 ppg in American action.
• Opened the season with the first double-digit performance of his collegiate career, a 16-point outburst versus Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 9.
• Recorded the initial double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds against South Carolina State on Dec. 3.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Logged playing time in 22 outings, with a trio of starts, and averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 boards in 11.8 minutes per game.
• All three of his starting nods came in AAC contests – against UCF on Feb. 17, Houston on Feb. 28 and Memphis on March 2.
• Scored eight points in the season opener against Florida College on Nov. 25, which stood as his season-high scoring output.
• Enjoyed his most productive linescore – seven points and eight rebounds – against Tulane on Feb. 14.
• Starts against Houston and Memphis also produced his season-high for PT, 22 minutes in each contest.
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played in 23 games, with one start, and contributed 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game at Texas Tech.
• Helped the Red Raiders compile an 18-13 record and earn status as a consensus NCAA Tournament team by bracketologists before the season was canceled with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Began his collegiate career with a six-point outing versus Eastern Illinois on Nov. 5, a season-high output he matched against both Long Island University on Nov. 24 and TCU on Feb. 10.
• Recorded his first collegiate start in the road finale at Baylor on March 2.
High School Highlights:
• Spent the 2018-19 season at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut, helping the Mustangs reach the semifinals of the National Prep Championship.
• Teammates with nine future Division I players at Putnam.
• Rated as a four-star recruit and the No. 2 prospect from Connecticut in the Class of 2019 by ESPN.com.
• Played for three seasons at Grissin bon Reggio Emilia, a prep school in Italy, before coming to the U.S.
• Helped A.S. Stella Azzura, a club team from Rome, to a runner-up finish in the 2018 U18 EuroLeague Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Over eight games in a qualifying tourney in Kaunas, Lithuania, and the finals site in Belgrade, Serbia, averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds.
• In the qualifying tourney, recorded 20-point performances in two of four contests – 20 points versus Zalgiris (Lithuania) and 21 points against Khimki (Russia).
• Posted a double-double of 15 points and 13 boards against Joventut (Spain) at the finals.
Personal:
• Born March 7, 2000, Russel is the son of Tchhamadeu Samuel and Ngadjou Gladys
• Received his bachelor’s in Mathematics from USF and pursued a master’s in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from UGA.
• Recipient of the Charles Jones Scholarship for 2023-24.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Earned a starting nod for 34 of 36 games played, leading the Bulldogs at 6.3 boards per game and field goal percentage at .554 while also scoring 7.4 points and logging 24.6 minutes of action per outing.
• Upped those contributions to 9.3 points (+2.9 ppg) and 7.2 rebounds (+0.9 rpg) in 18 conference outings.
• Produced 12 double-digit scoring tallies and a team mosts of six double-figure rebound counts and five double-doubles.
• Among league leaders, ranked No. 5 in the SEC in double-doubles (five), as well as No. 12 in rebounding at 6.2 rpg.
• Under “things that make you say hmmmm”...the 7-footer had an assist-to-block ratio of 2.42. His 46 assists to 19 blocks were numbers you think would be transposed.
• Under “things that make you say hmmmm” take II...recorded 42 assists in 104 games played at Texas Tech and South Florida but dished out 46 passes-to-points in 36 games at Georgia...going from 0.40 apg at TTU and USF to 1.28 apg at UGA.
• Posted season- and game-high tallies of 18 points and 11 rebounds at Missouri en route to his first double-double as a Bulldog.
• Entered the Missouri game as a 59.9 percent free-throw shooter before converting 8-of-9 (.889) attempts against the Tigers.
• Posted his second double-double in dramatic fashion, grabbing his 11th rebound and then converting on an old-fashioned three-point play for digits 9-11 with 2.3 seconds remaining in a 68-66 decision over LSU.
• Knocked down 7-of-8 shots at Florida to produce Georgia’s best single-game field goal percentage of the season (.875).
• Dished out a career-high five assists and recorded his team-leading fourth double-double in the home finale against Ole Miss.
• Recorded all six of his rebounding counts against SEC foes, leading to all five of his team-high five double-doubles.
• Missed the NIT matchup with Wake Forest game due to an illness, snapping a streak of 34 consecutive starts.
Pre-UGA Career Highlights:
• Played in 104 games, with 59 starts, and compiled 676 points (6.5 ppg) and 496 rebounds (4.8. rpg) in 19.6 minutes per game at South Florida and Texas Tech.
• Posted 30 double-figure scoring outputs, with a trio of 20-point games, 15 double-digit rebounding tallies and nine double-double.
• Over three seasons at USF from 2020-23, appeared in 81 games, starting 59, and combining to score 638 points (7.9 ppg) and collect 475 rebounds (5.9 rpg).
• During the 2019-20 campaign at Texas Tech, played in 23 games, with one start, and scored 38 points and grabbed 21 rebounds.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Started 29 of 30 games played and was the Bulls’ second-leading scorer (11.1 ppg) and leading rebounder (8.6 rpg).
• Notched 19 double-figure scoring outputs – with a trio of 20-point performances – as well as 11 double-digit rebounding contests, which led to six double-doubles.
• Among AAC leaders, ranked No. 2 in boards (8.6 rpg), No. 4 in field goal percentage (.606) and No. 6 in double-doubles (six).
• After averaging 7.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg over the first six games of the season, put up 12.0 ppg and 9.1 rpg during the final 24 outings.
• Upped his contributions from 10.2 points in non-conference to 11.9 in AAC outings and from to 7.4 rebounds prior to AAC play to 9.6 thereafter.
• Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Tulane on Feb. 15, USF’s single-game high during the season and the second-most ever by a Bull in American Conference play.
• Recorded a career-most 21 points against Tulsa on Feb. 18 by connecting on 8-of-11 shots from the field and 5-of-7 free throws.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started 27 of 29 games played and averaged 8.0 points and 5.7 bounds per game.
• Reached double figures in points 11 times and in rebounds on four occasions, leading to a trio of double-doubles.
• Finished the campaign ranked No. 14 in the AAC in overall rebounding (5.7 rpg) as well as No. 15 among leaders for league games only (5.8 rpg).
• After reaching double figures six times in the first 26 games of the season (6.8 ppg), did so in five of the last six outings (12.5 ppg).
• Upped his offensive production considerably in the AAC, with his scoring ascending 4.2 – from 5.2 ppg in non-conference play to 9.4 ppg in American action.
• Opened the season with the first double-digit performance of his collegiate career, a 16-point outburst versus Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 9.
• Recorded the initial double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds against South Carolina State on Dec. 3.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Logged playing time in 22 outings, with a trio of starts, and averaged 3.3 points and 2.4 boards in 11.8 minutes per game.
• All three of his starting nods came in AAC contests – against UCF on Feb. 17, Houston on Feb. 28 and Memphis on March 2.
• Scored eight points in the season opener against Florida College on Nov. 25, which stood as his season-high scoring output.
• Enjoyed his most productive linescore – seven points and eight rebounds – against Tulane on Feb. 14.
• Starts against Houston and Memphis also produced his season-high for PT, 22 minutes in each contest.
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played in 23 games, with one start, and contributed 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game at Texas Tech.
• Helped the Red Raiders compile an 18-13 record and earn status as a consensus NCAA Tournament team by bracketologists before the season was canceled with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Began his collegiate career with a six-point outing versus Eastern Illinois on Nov. 5, a season-high output he matched against both Long Island University on Nov. 24 and TCU on Feb. 10.
• Recorded his first collegiate start in the road finale at Baylor on March 2.
High School Highlights:
• Spent the 2018-19 season at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut, helping the Mustangs reach the semifinals of the National Prep Championship.
• Teammates with nine future Division I players at Putnam.
• Rated as a four-star recruit and the No. 2 prospect from Connecticut in the Class of 2019 by ESPN.com.
• Played for three seasons at Grissin bon Reggio Emilia, a prep school in Italy, before coming to the U.S.
• Helped A.S. Stella Azzura, a club team from Rome, to a runner-up finish in the 2018 U18 EuroLeague Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Over eight games in a qualifying tourney in Kaunas, Lithuania, and the finals site in Belgrade, Serbia, averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds.
• In the qualifying tourney, recorded 20-point performances in two of four contests – 20 points versus Zalgiris (Lithuania) and 21 points against Khimki (Russia).
• Posted a double-double of 15 points and 13 boards against Joventut (Spain) at the finals.
Personal:
• Born March 7, 2000, Russel is the son of Tchhamadeu Samuel and Ngadjou Gladys
• Received his bachelor’s in Mathematics from USF and pursued a master’s in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from UGA.
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