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Jersey Number 13
Olivier Nkamhoua
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 232
- Hometown:
- Helsinki, Finland
- High School:
- Bishop Walsh School (Md.)
- Prev School:
- Bishop Walsh School (Md.)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 27 (2x) // last vs. Duke, 3/18/23
- Rebounds: 14 // vs. UT Martin, 11/9/21
- Assists: 6 // vs. Alcorn State, 12/4/22
- Steals: 3 // vs. Tennessee Tech, 12/18/20
- Blocks: 3 (4x) // last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 12/7/22
- Field Goals: 12 // vs. Texas, 1/28/23
- 3-Pointers: 3 // vs. Duke, 3/18/23
- Free Throws: 7 (2x) // last vs. Alcorn State, 12/4/22
- Minutes: 37:25 // vs. USC, 11/24/22
HONORS
- 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 - SENIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- AUDIO: OFWAF Podcast | Olivier Nkamhoua
- Completed his degree in Public Relations in May of 2023.
- In 112 career games as a Vol, he averaged 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting .518 from the field and .364 from 3-point range.
- The lone Vol to start all 36 games of the 2022-23 season, he averaged career-bests in scoring (10.8 ppg), assists (2.0 apg) and minutes played (25.3 mpg).
- Finished his senior season as the team's leading rebounder (5.0 rpg) and second-leading scorer (10.8 ppg) while ranking third in assists (2.0 apg).
- His 73 assists as a senior nearly doubled his total through his first three seasons (41).
- Scored in double figures 17 times and had a team-high five 20-point performances.
- Led the Vols with 32 dunks and also shared the team lead with eight drawn charges on the year.
- Was the team's top scorer through Tennessee's three NCAA Tournament games (13.7 ppg) while shooting .500 from the field and .444 from 3-point range (4 of 9).
- Exploded for a career-high-tying 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting (including 3-of-4 from 3-point range) in the second round win over Duke (3/18/23). Scored 17 of Tennessee’s final 19 points, including 13 straight at one point to propel the Vols into the Sweet Sixteen.
- Logged a double-double against Missouri in the SEC Tournament (3/10/23), totaling 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Showed out on Senior Day with a 16-point, seven-rebound performance against Arkansas (2/28/23)—his third straight game scoring 10+ points.
- Enjoyed a productive all-around effort in the home win over South Carolina (2/25/23), logging 10 points, a team-high eight rebounds and five assists.
- Contributed nine points and four rebounds during Tennessee's thrilling home win over No. 1-ranked Alabama (2/15/23).
- Nearly had his second double-double of the season at Florida (2/1/23), scoring 11 points and pulling down nine rebounds.
- Posted a career-high 27-point effort on 12-of-15 shooting to lead all scorers in the win over No. 10 Texas (1/28/23), also pulling down a team-high-tying eight rebounds. His 12 made field goals were also a career-high.
- Tied the program record for field goal makes without a miss in a single game at South Carolina (1/7/23), shooting 10-for-10 and scoring a season-high 21 points. Also pulled down 10 rebounds, giving him his third-career double-double.
- Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field against Mississippi State (1/3/23), scoring 10 points.
- Scored a season-high-tying 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting against Austin Peay (12/21/22), also posting five assists.
- Provided a major offensive boost for the Vols at No. 9 Arizona (12/17/22), scoring 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting—including two made 3-pointers—and dishing five assists.
- Had an efficient outing against Eastern Kentucky (12/7/22) with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting, eight rebounds and three blocks.
- Reached the 20-point mark for the third time in his career by scoring a season-high 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting against Alcorn State (12/4/22), also dishing out a career-high six assists.
- Recorded 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting along with a team-high-tying six rebounds against McNeese State (11/30/22).
- Registered a seven-point, seven-rebound effort in the win over No. 3 Kansas (11/25/22).
- Scored 12 points—including the game-tying layup in the final minute of regulation—and pulled down six rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes against USC (11/24/22).
- Compiled nine points and three assists in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener against Butler (11/23/22) and connected on a highlight-reel alley-oop late in the second half.
- Scored a game-high-tying 18 points against Florida Gulf Coast (11/16/22) on just seven shots (5-for-7 shooting).
- Logged a double-double in the exhibition win over No. 2 Gonzaga (10/28/22), totaling 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
SUMMER 2022
- Traveled home to his native Finland to train and compete with the Finnish National Team.
- In Finland's FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier against Israel on Aug. 25, he started and tallied six points with five rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting.
- Started and played a team-high in minutes in both of Finland's road international friendlies against Lithuania. Scored 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting in 29 minutes during the first game before scoring a team-high 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting with four rebounds in 21 minutes during the second game.
- Started both home contests against Belgium in August, totaling 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 75-71 loss on Aug. 4 before finishing with 19 points and five boards in Finland's 80-71 victory on Aug. 6.
- In two international friendly games against Estonia in June, he averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting .563 from the field.
2021-22 - JUNIOR
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- VIDEO: 2022 Player Feature
- Suffered a season-ending left ankle injury in the second half at South Carolina (2/5/22), missing Tennessee's final 13 games.
- Finished the season averaging 8.6 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting .497 from the field and a career-best .448 from 3-point range (13 of 29).
- Prior to his season-ending injury, led the Vols in rebounding seven times, blocks seven times and in scoring four times. He scored in double figures seven times.
- Started all 22 games before his injury.
- Tied his SEC scoring high with 15 points against Texas A&M (2/1/22), also had seven rebounds and blocked three shots.
- Had a team-leading nine rebounds and eight points at Texas (1/29/22).
- Scored 13 points—including five in overtime—on 5-for-7 shooting during the win over Ole Miss (1/5/22), also dishing a career-high-tying three assists.
- Scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Alabama (12/29/21)—both career-highs against SEC competition.
- Despite an under the radar night on offense, equaled Arizona’s entire team total with three blocked shots (12/22/21).
- Shot 9-for-10 from the field in the win over USC Upstate (12/14/21), scoring 21 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Also shot 2-for-2 from 3-point range.
- Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field—including 2-for-2 from 3-point range—against Tennessee Tech (11/26/21), scoring a team-high 18 points.
- Scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting—including 2-for-2 from 3-point range—while also pulling down eight rebounds against ETSU (11/14/21).
- Made his first career start in Tennessee's season-opener vs. UT Martin (11/9/21) and logged his second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with two steals in two blocks.
- Spent the 2021-22 academic year enrolled in Tennessee Athletics' VOLeaders Academy leadership curriculum, culminating in a summer trip to Rwanda.
SUMMER 2021
- Traveled to Okinawa, Japan, with the Finnish National Team in July to compete in preparatory national matches against Belgium, Hungary and Japan; the experience positions Nkamhoua to participate with Finland as the nation aims to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
- Averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting .476 from the field in 23.5 minutes per contest during his three games with Finland.
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Switched to jersey No. 13 after wearing No. 21 as a freshman.
- Appeared in all but three games for the Vols, scoring 56 points.
- Averaged 7.0 minutes per game and was the first Vol off the bench eight times.
- Shot .565 overall and .579 during SEC play.
- Pulled down a season-high-tying four rebounds and was extremely active on the defensive end in 18 minutes of action during UT's victory over South Carolina (2/17/21).
- Scored two points and grabbed a pair of rebounds while boasting a team-best plus/minus rating of +13 at LSU (2/13/21).
- Played a season-high 15 minutes in the Big 12/SEC Challenge win over No. 15 Kansas (1/30/21), tallying four points and three rebounds.
- Recorded five points, four rebounds and an assist in 13 very effective minutes off the bench in UT's home triumph over Mississippi State (1/26/21).
- Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, scoring nine points in 13 productive minutes off the bench, in Tennessee's 80-60 victory over USC Upstate (12/23/20).
- Scored eight points in just 10 minutes of action while also nabbing a career-high three steals in UT's victory over Tennessee Tech (12/18/20).
- Scored four points, converting on both of his field-goal attempts in eight minutes of action vs. Appalachian State (12/15/20).
2019-20 - FRESHMAN
- Game-by-Game Statistics.
- Appeared in 30 of 31 games during his freshman campaign, averaging 11.4 minutes, shooting .557 from the field and averaging 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds.
- Was the first Vol off the bench a team-high 17 times.
- Shot an efficient .722 during SEC play (13 of 18).
- His third double-digit scoring performance came at home against Arkansas (2/11/20), as he scored 10 points while also hauling in six rebounds.
- Blocked a season-high three shots against Texas A&M (1/28/20).
- Scored 10 points and had four rebounds in Tennessee's win over Ole Miss (1/21/20).
- Gave the Vols 13 effective minutes off the bench in the victory at Vanderbilt (1/18/20), tallying four points and four rebounds.
- Tallied double-digit rebounds for the second time when he pulled in 10 boards against Wisconsin (12/28/19).
- Recorded his first career double-double in UT's victory over Florida A&M (12/4/19), tallying 11 points and 13 boards.
- Provided 14 solid minutes off the bench in UT's win over 20th-ranked VCU (11/30/19), finishing 2-of-4 from the field for four points.
- Netted his first career 3-pointer, scored five total points and pulled in three rebounds off the bench in UT's victory over Chattanooga (11/25/19).
- Put together 19 solid minutes off the bench, scoring eight points while bringing down five rebounds and dishing off his first career assist in UT's win over Alabama State (11/20/19).
- Played 16 minutes off the bench, tallying his first career multi-block game in Tennessee's win over 20th-ranked Washington (11/16/19).
- Impressed off the bench in UT’s 82-63 victory over Murray State (11/12/19), scoring eight points while grabbing seven boards for the second consecutive game.
- In his collegiate debut, he came off the bench to tally seven points, seven rebounds and a block in UT's season-opening win over UNC Asheville (11/5/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Maryland, where he was coached by Dan Prete.
- Was rated by 247sports.com as the No. 150 overall prospect in the Class of 2019 nationally.
- Helped lead the Spartans to a 20-win season as a senior in 2018-19.
- Was sidelined with a leg injury for most of his junior year, which he spent at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland.
- Turned heads while competing in the 2018 Capitol Hoops Summer League at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland.
- Played his AAU ball with the 6th Man Sports program.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Olivier Robinson Nkamhoua
- Name pronounced: oh-LIV-ee-AY KAHM-wuh
- Born May, 2, 2000, in Helsinki, Finland
- Son of Raisa Still and Christian Nkamhoua
- Nkamhoua’s mother is Scottish/Finnish, and his father hails from Cameroon.
- Competed for Finland (as a 6-4 point guard) in 2016 FIBA U16 European Championships divisional play.
- Is the first Tennessee basketball player from Finland
- Completed his degree in Public Relations in May of 2023
- Recipient of the C&C Millwright Athletic Scholarship and the Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Butler Athletic Scholarship Fund
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