Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua leaving UNLV for Baylor
UNLV Rebels forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (30) takes a shot while under pressure from Nevada Wolf Pack forward Trey Porter (15) during the first half of a basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Updated May 6, 2019 - 12:11 pm
UNLV forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua announced on Instagram that he is transferring to Baylor.
He entered the transfer portal shortly after coach Marvin Menzies was fired March 15.
Tchatchoua, a 6-foot-8-inch freshman, averaged 3.3 points and 3.4 rebounds this past season. He started 11 games and played in 30.
He tweeted, “Thanks Las Vegas.”
Thanks Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/XqrIlBi9Fa
— Jonathan Tchamwa (@JonathanTchamwa) May 6, 2019
UNLV signed Tchatchoua out of the NBA Global Academy.
He will have to sit out next season under NCAA transfer rules.
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