Abdou Tsimbila Season 2020-21

AS A FRESHMAN – 2020-21
Season: Made 16 appearances off the bench in first season…Grabbed 25 rebounds and scored 17 points in 74 total minutes of action…Recorded nine blocks, including blocks in each of his first five games played.

VMI (11/28): Made collegiate debut in closing minutes of season-opening win for Nittany Lions…Had one rebound and one block. Seton Hall (12/6): Recorded one rebound, one block and one assist in four minutes played. at No. 15 Virginia Tech (12/8): Contributed then season-high three rebounds in Nittany Lions’ win in ACC/B1G Challenge…Added a block. at Michigan (12/13): Registered first collegiate points with four going 2-2 from the field…Grabbed two offensive rebounds…Had a block. at No. 22 Illinois (1/19): Played season-high 14 minutes…Collected career-best seven boards…Tied career high with four points…Tied for team lead with two steals, the first of his career. Northwestern (1/23): Played six minutes in first half and had a block. at No. 19 Wisconsin (2/2): Scored two points…Had one rebound. at No. 11 Iowa (2/21): Scored three points on a field goal and a free throw...Grabbed two rebounds…Recorded one assist. at Nebraska (2/23): Recorded two points for third-straight game with at least one field goal made…Collected three rebounds…Added a block.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Played two seasons at St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Maryland (2017-19)...Helped the Gaels advance to the 2019 Baltimore Catholic League (BCL) title game...Earned first-team All-Washington County honors as both a junior and senior...Led the league with 2.9 blocks per game and averaged 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in his senior season...Recorded a double-double in the BCL championship game with 15 points and 12 rebounds...Posted double-double with 20 points, going 9-15 from the field, with 16 rebounds and seven blocks in a key January 2019 BCL road win at then-top-ranked Mount Saint Joseph...Averaged 8.0 points and 7.3 boards per game as a junior (2017-18)...Pulled down 13 rebounds with five blocks and seven points vs. Loyola early in high school playing career...Tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. John Carroll, scoring seven points in the final quarter to lead the Gaels to the come-from-behind win...Played for AAU Team Mid-Atlantic Select...Rated as a three-star prospect...Studied at Harcum College during the 2019-20 academic year, but did not participate in intercollegiate athletics.

PERSONAL
Full name is Abdourachid Tetchueng Tsimbila...Parents are Tsimbilawa Tsimbila Marcelin and Kouam Cecile Tsimbila...Has two brothers, older brother Kamguia Simplice and younger brother Faicale Tsimbila, and three sisters, older sister Luboko Tsimbila, and younger sisters Hanifa Tsimbila and Hassana Tsimbila...Speaks five languages: French, Arabic, Lingala, Banham and English...Intends to major in community, environment, and development...Born on June 15, 2000, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.