University of Nevada Las Vegas

2018-19 Media Guide Bio (PDF)

UNLV CAREER
Tchamwa Tchatchoua is in his first season in the Runnin’ Rebel program in 2018-19.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of the BA Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport through the NBA Global Academy program ... Lived in Canberra, Australia for two years before coming to Las Vegas ... Was invited to participate in the prestigious Luc Mbah a Moute Basketball Camp in Cameroon and played in the Basketball Without Borders Africa All-Star Game in 2016 where he won the dunk contest ... Also played in the BWB Global at NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans in 2017 and at Adidas Nations that year in Houston for Team Africa ... Also played soccer.

PERSONAL
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua was born April 21, 1999, in Yaounde, Cameroon ... The son of Alvine and Roger ... Has four siblings: Bretrand (20), Camile (18), Joel (14) and Laetitia (12) ... Major is undecided ... Chose UNLV over Gonzaga and St. John's.