Olivier Nkamhoua

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
F
Height:
6-9
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland
High School:
Bishop Walsh School (Md.)

Pronunciation
• First name: "OH-liv-ee-AY"
• Last name: "KAHM-wuh"

Who is Olivier Nkamhoua?
• Efficient scorer who scores mostly inside the arc
• Excellent back-to-the-basket game; comfortable scoring or passing from the post
• Tenacious rebounder with a knack for making hustle plays
• Athletic finisher and lob threat out of the pick-and-roll
• Experience representing his home country, Finland, in international competition

Michigan: Career
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2024)

Tennessee: Career
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020)
• 112 games, with 58 starts
• Compiled a 70-28 record
• Helped Tennessee to the 2022 SEC Tournament title
   • First title in 43 years (1979); fifth in program history
   • Defeated Texas A&M (65-50) in championship game
• Helped Tennessee to three NCAA Tournament trips (2021, '22, '23)
   • Helped Tennessee reach the Sweet Sixteen in 2023 (L, 62-55 to Florida Atlantic)
• Scored 733 points (6.5 ppg)
   • Posted 27 games in double figures, with seven games of 20-plus points
   • Scored a career-best 27 points, twice: Texas (Jan. 28, 2023) and vs. Duke (March 18, 2023, NCAA)
• Recorded 330 rebounds (3.8 rpg)
   • Posted with 37 games of five-plus rebounds, with 10-plus rebounds in six games
   • Grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against UT-Martin (Nov. 9, 2021)

Season: 2023-24 (Michigan)
• Played and started in 26 games before undergoing season-ending wrist surgery
• Averaged a career-best 14.8 points per game
   • Posted 21 double-figure games with four of 20-plus points
   • Scored a season-best 25 points vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 7)
   • Had a career-best-tying three three-pointers vs. Florida (Dec. 19)
• Averaged a career-best 7.1 rebounds per game
   • Posted 21 games of five-plus rebounds, with six of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 7)
• Averaged a career-best 2.7 assists per game
   • Had a season-best five assists vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16)
• Had 21 blocks and 16 steals
   •Had career-high five blocks vs. Iowa (Jan. 27)
   •Had career-best three steals at Nebraska (Feb. 10)
• Posted four double-doubles:
   • 17 points, 10 rebounds vs. Youngstown State
   • 22 points, 11 rebounds vs. Long Beach State
   • 12 points, 10 rebounds at Iowa (Dec. 10)
   • 24 points, 11 rebounds vs. Florida
• Averaged a career-best 33.4 minutes per game
   • Posted 19 games of 30-plus minutes with one of 40-plus
   • Played a career-best 48 minutes vs. Florida

Season: 2022-23 (Tennessee)
• Only Tennessee player to start all 36 games
• Averaged 10.8 points per game (380 points); second on UT
   • Posted 17 double figure games, with five of 20-plus
   • Scored a career-best 27 points, twice: vs. Duke (March 18; NCAA) and Texas (Jan. 28; SEC/Big 12)
       • Duke: 10-for-13 FGs with 3-for-4 3FGs, while adding five rebounds
       • Texas: 12-for-15 FGs with eight rebounds and three assists
• Averaged 5.0 rebounds per game (180 rebounds)
   • Posted 19 games with five-plus rebounds, three of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds, three times:
       > vs. Missouri (March 10; SEC), at South Carolina (Jan. 7) and vs. Colorado (Nov. 13)
• Posted two double-doubles
   • vs. Missouri: 11 points, 10 rebounds
   • at South Carolina: 21 points, 10 rebounds
• Shot 51.3 percent from the field
   • Led UT with 32 dunks
   • Made a career-best 12 field goals against Texas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge
   • Went a perfect 10-for-10 from the field at South Carolina, finishing with 21 points
• Had 18 three-point field goals
   • Made a career-best three vs. Duke (NCAA)
• Had a career-best 73 assists; nearly three times more than any prior season
   • Had a career-best six assists against Alcorn (Dec. 4)
• Second on UT with 22 blocks
   • Had a season-best three blocks against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 7)
• Had a career-best 16 steals
   • Had a season-best two steals, twice: Auburn (Feb. 4) and Austin Peay (Dec. 21)
• Averaged 25.3 minutes per game
   • Had 33 games with 20-plus minutes, with seven of 30-plus
   • Played a season-best 38 minutes vs. USC (Nov. 24) in the Battle 4 Atlantis

Season: 2021-22 (Tennessee)
• Started 22 games before a season-ending left ankle injury suffered at South Carolina (Feb. 5; 2nd half)
   • Missed final 13 games of season
   • Made first collegiate start against UT Martin (Nov. 9); 11 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks, two steals
• Averaged 8.6 points per game (186 points)
   • Posted seven double figure games, two of 20-plus
   • Scored a season-best 23 points against East Tennessee State (Nov. 14); 9-for-14 FG
• Averaged 5.6 rebounds per games (124 rebounds)
   • Posted 13 games with five-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against UT Martin (Nov. 9)
• Posted one double-double
   • UT Martin: 11 points, 14 rebounds
• Shot 49.7 percent from the field
   • Made a season-best nine field goals, twice: USC Upstate (Dec. 14) and East Tennessee State
• Had 13 three-point field goals
   • Had a season-best two, three times:
       > USC Upstate, Tennessee Tech (Nov. 26) and East Tennessee State
• Had 27 assists, 25 blocks and 10 steals
   • Had a season-best three assists, three times:
       > Florida (Jan. 26), Ole Miss (Jan. 5) and North Carolina (Nov. 21)
   • Had a career-best-tying three blocks, twice: Texas A&M (Feb. 1) and Arizona (Dec. 22)
   • Had a career-best two steals against UT Martin
• Averaged 21.2 minutes per game
   • Had in 13 games with 20-plus minutes, with three of 30-plus
   • Played in a season-best 32 minutes at Alabama (Dec. 29)

Season: 2020-21 (Tennessee)
• Played in 24 games, off the bench
• Averaged 2.3 points per game
   • Posted five games with five-plus points
   • Scored a season-best nine points against USC Upstate (Dec. 23)
• Averaged 1.3 rebounds per game
   • Posted three games with three-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a season-best four rebounds, twice: South Carolina (Feb. 17) and Mississippi State (Jan. 26)
• Had four assists, six blocks and six steals
• Averaged 7.2 minutes per game
   • Had six games with double figure minutes
   • Played a season-best 18 minutes against South Carolina (Feb. 17)

Season: 2019-20 (Tennessee)
• Note: Postseason was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Played in 30 games, off the bench
   • Made collegiate debut against UNC Asheville (Nov. 5); seven points, seven rebounds and a block
   • Became UT's Sixth Man, first off the bench in 17 games
• Averaged 3.3 points per game
   • Posted eight games with five-plus points, three of 10-plus
   • Scored a season-best 11 points against Florida A&M (Dec. 4)
• Averaged 3.0 rebounds per game
   • Posted seven games with five-plus, with two of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds against Florida A&M
   • Posted a second double-digit board game with 10 rebounds against Wisconsin (Dec. 28)
• Posted first collegiate double-double
   • Florida A&M: 11 points, 13 rebounds
• Shot 55.7 percent from the field
• Made first, and lone three-pointer against Chattanooga (Nov. 25)
• Had 10 assists, 15 blocks and four steals
   • Had a career-best three blocks against Texas A&M (Jan. 28)
• Averaged 11.4 minutes per game
   • Had 18 games with double figure minutes
   • Played a season-best 23 minutes against Florida A&M

International Career (Finland National Team)
• 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
        • Averaged 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five games
                • Aug. 25, 2023, Australia (L, 98-72): six points, two rebounds and an assist in 19 minutes
                • Aug. 27, 2023, Japan (L, 98-88): seven points, six rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes
                • Aug. 29, 2023, Germany (L, 101-75): 14 points (tournament-best), four rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes
                • Aug. 31, 2023, Cape Verde (W, 100-77): seven points, four rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes
                • Sept. 2, 2023, Venezuela (W, 90-75): six points, three rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes
• FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifiers
        • June 30, 2022, Sweden (W, 85-69): four points and a rebound in 10 minutes
        • July 3, 2022, Croatia (W, 81-79): grabbed one rebound in seven minutes
        • Aug. 25, 2022, Israel (W, 79-73): six points with five rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 16 minutes
        • Aug. 28, 2022, Estonia (W, 76-68): three rebounds and an assist in 13 minutes
• International Friendlies
        • June 16, 2022, Estonia: 11 points (4-for-7 FG) with three rebounds and an assist in 17 minutes
        • June 17, 2022, Estonia: 12 points (5-for-9 FG) with two rebounds and an assist in 21 minutes
        • July 11, 2022, Japan (W, 76-71): 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals in 26 minutes
        • Aug. 4, 2022, Belgium (L, 75-71): 14 points and 10 rebounds
        • Aug. 6, 2022, Belgium (W, 80-71): 19 points and five rebounds
        • Aug. 10, 2022, Lithuania (L, 76-61): 14 points (5-for-9 FG) in 29 minutes
        • Aug. 11, 2022, Lithuania (L, 87-52): 12 points, four rebounds and an assist in 21 minutes
• Competed for Finland (as a 6-4 point guard) in 2016 FIBA U16 European Championships

Prep Career
• No. 150 overall in the Class of 2019 (247Sports)
• No. 3 overall prospect out of Finland
• As a senior (2018-19) attended the Bishop Walsh School (Md.), helping the Spartans to a 20-8 record and their first Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament victory in nearly a decade; named the 2019 Times-News Area Player of the Year
• As a junior (2017-18) left Finland to play prep basketball, attended Richard Montgomery High School (Md.); missed most of the 2018 after a breaking his leg
• Played in the 2018 Capital Hoops Summer League, along with Hunter Dickinson (DaMatha Catholic) and Terrance Williams II (Gonzaga)
• Played AAU with Sixth Man Sports

Personal
• Given name is Olivier Robinson Nkamhoua
• Born on May, 2, 2000, in Helsinki, Finland
• Son of Raisa Still and Christian Nkamhoua
• Graduated from Tennessee (May, 2023) with a degree in public relations
• Enrolled in Enrolled in U-M's School of Social Work
• Masters: Social Work

Personal Notes
• Enrolled in Tennessee Athletics' VOLeaders Academy leadership curriculum (2021-22)
   • Culminated in a summer trip to Rwanda
• Mother (Raisa) is Scottish/Finnish, and his father (Christian) hails from Cameroon