It's just like 'man we get to celebrate this thing together. When he got to Baylor, he had to pay dues, playing his first 52 games off the bench before becoming a starter as a junior and helping lead the Bears to the programs first national title. He came into it with expectations that he was going to play and play a lot.. But this game looks like a rough one for all the players with . A person watching the game might say these guards are really good, but actually our bigs make us really good.. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Baylors coaches worried they were going to lose Thamba. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Deuce Vaughn Selected No. Flo Thamba, the winningest player in Baylor MBB history, talks about growing up overseas, helping develop the next generation of Bears, chasing another title, and most importantly photography A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thamba lived in South Africa, France and England before making his way to the United States in 2014. From the outside, they always feel like its a one-man position, but in reality, were a two-headed snake.. Thamba, like his teammates dressed in slacks and dress shoes, immediately instructed his teammates to get out and talked them through pushing the van out. [3], Thamba came off the bench during his first two years at Baylor. He was like I feel like I know you from somewhere, said Thamba, who was already at Baylor when Tchamwa Tchatchoua (pronounced CHAWM-wuh CHAT-chew-wuh) transferred there following a freshman season at UNLV. It hurt, but when we got back in that locker room, as much as we were down it was more like, We came back from being down 25, thats never been done before. For me, that untapped new potential that we didnt even know we had. He has worked at Bleacher Report as the sites national college basketball writer and also covered the sport for CBSSports.com and Basketball Prospectus. And it was overall fun to see and stuff.". 1Y; 0:16. There's still time to enter your women's March Madness bracket on the CBS Sports App, and big prizes are on the line! People tell stories about different places and different things. His best game of the 2021 season came against Kansas, ranked fifth at the time, when he dropped 18 points and nine rebounds en route to an 80-70 victory over the Jayhawks. Wilson has countless examples of Thamba in this role. And it was overall fun to see and stuff.. Thamba starts, but the minutes are split almost evenly Tchamwa Tchatchoua has even played more but theres not a hint of jealousy between the two. Just be yourself, everything will take care of it. And, yeah, (I) just went out there and just played. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. A CDC article in July 2015 notes that Levi had 7.2 ng/mL of THC; the legal limit to operate a vehicle in Colorado is 5.0 ng/mL. Something had happened. If you go back through, like a Cory Jefferson, youve got to get really high-character kids that want to love Baylor and not rent us.. Theres no chance. Or write about sports? For me its a confidence booster, Thamba says. A former three-star prospect out of Grundy (Va.) Mountain Mission School, Thamba signed with Baylor as a three-star prospect in the Class of 2018, per the 247Sports Composite Player Rankings. 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But after that camp, they didnt see each other again until a pickup game two summers ago, more than 9,000 miles away in Waco, Texas. It would have been easy to resent his teammate, who two years ago was behind him in the pecking order. 4.9. When Im playing, usually when the starting big gets tired and the second big comes in, I know I can get a little active. His actual height is 6 feet and 10 inches. Flo progressed quickly. It's official: Jamal Murray, Nuggets are in Phoenix's heads now. Flo Thamba nails the buzzer-beater. 0:16; Baylor hands Kansas 3rd straight loss. Ever., He was confused. We already have the chemistry, weve been together for some time. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Flo Thamba, 6-10, 245, PF, Jr. (Kinshasa, Congo) Committed: Jan. 15, 2018 Thamba came to the United States in 2015 after spending his freshman year in high school in Johannesburg, South Africa. He wants to play in the NBA, and if he gets there he plans to wear the jersey No. Making it accessible, creating more wells and giving awareness to people who have an opportunity to make a difference to other kids and other nations. He talked to Flo about his testimony, talked to Flo about the loyalty that Baylor has to their players, talked to Flo about Coach Drews vision and how it was a program of faith, Wilson says. Those guys do a tremendous amount of things that go unnoticed on the stat sheet, Teague said. The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to bounce back from a disappointing 6-7 season in 2023, the first under new head coach Brent About us: HCS is owned and operated by Pete Mundo. Thats all we had, Michelle Weiss-Samaras, a spokesperson for the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, told Westword, a Denver-based publication, in 2015. But Teague said both posts carve out space in the lane with screens that make it easier for the guards to shoot, and there are times when Tchamwa Tchatchoua runs the floor with the smaller guys. Thamba is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and he grew up in South Africa, before he lived in England and France and emigrated to U.S. in 2014. It was back when the two still-growing and raw players from different countries in Central Africa created a bond because they both spoke French. He was just clapping, Tang says. These are the qualities that have made Wilson love Thamba so much that he looks at a young man he coached for just two years like a son. Find Tickets. I sat out and could watch and learn, Gillespie says. Hometown: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo High School: Mountain Mission School School: Baylor (Men) More player info Powered by Capitol Presence & Olympus Cloud. Flo Thamba. Thamba said he found himself having a lot of motivation to play well, and he did, as he scored 14 points against Norfolk State. He just needed to see the vision and then allow the coaches to help him. 34 overall center prospect in his cycle and the No. Baylor senior big man Flo Thamba announced Monday morning that he will return for his fifth year with the Bears in 2022-23. "More so for my mom, she's always supported me in a lot of ways, just seeing her and the fruits of labor after being away from each other is so special. It started last season when he began to study Gillespie closely. 10 Baylor rallies to beat No. With the support of my coaches, Im excited to return for a fifth season and continue working on my masters degree. Stoic is the word his coaches use. Devin Booker sulked. He was bad. The 6-foot-10 Congo native is the lone starter . Fully healthy, theres no team that stood a chance.. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In some ways, this made the process more difficult for Thamba. The national champion sat down with me to reflect on this past season, as well as give more insight on his decision to return for a fifth season. While Flagler (15.5 points) and freshman guard Keytone George (16.0) are the leaders on offense, Thamba took the long road to becoming the teams de facto leader. Flos been playing since he was a freshman. FORT WORTH, Texas Baylor forward Flo Thambas parents saw him play for the Bears for the first time on Thursday at the first round of the NCAA Tournament. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Hes more than just a basketball player. "If we give him one more [award ball] we won't have anymore to practice with," Drew quipped. Im focused on, I belong and I can do this.. So why is he still here, starting now on one of the best teams in college basketball? The fifth-year senior with a 7-foot-5 wingspan is Baylor's heart-and-soul, and the program's all-time winningest player (115 in games played). But, overall, this is fun. I wanted to wear it in college, but they dont allow that. You can be down 20 or in a tie game, and Thamba's expression isn . (Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today). Theres no perfect way to deal with what (Thamba) went through., His former high school coach, Al Wilson, would talk him through it. It was the way Thamba cared that made Wilson love him so much. The NBA hopeful has twin older brothers who are engineers, another brother who is in finance and a sister working toward a law degree in England. His father is Emmanuel Thamba and his mother's name is Flarentine Soko-Pongi. The 6-foot-10 Congo native is the lone starter left from Baylors 2021 title team and is one of three impact forwards who hail from Africa. Thamba said his father, who works in customs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, wanted his children to have the ability to experience and see different things. After the hot start, there was a rough patch of injuries and losses, what was that stretch like for you? Watching his father on the worst days of their lives. Thats what I learned from my dad.. And this was not a kid who was suicidal., Flo was heartbroken and unsure where he would go from there. Posted on March 17, 2022. I want to make a difference in my culture, because I have an opportunity to do something big. Flo Thamba drops in and-1 for Baylor. On his other visit, Jakus didnt talk about basketball. Complementing Thamba is another talented forward, redshirt senior Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua. But, I mean, when I saw them for the first time in the stands, it was kind of weird, Thamba said. Check out this pick and roll between Adam Flagler and Flo Thamba. 1Y; 0:18. Thamba loves Wilson likes a second father. It was a moment of realization, he remembers. Between Thamba, Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Ojianwuna, the Bears have versatile firepower in the paint. Gillespie said he knew how this season would play out when he talked to Thamba right before the games began, and the big man told him, Now when I get my opportunity, theres no looking back. Its a combination that is hard to beat during the season. Hes different than a lot of kids now. C.J. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Flo Thambas basketball career started like it does for a lot of Africans. With Clark returning, Baylor coach Scott Drew was going to give him an opportunity in the hopes he at least could give a sliver of what he provided as a sophomore. FORT WORTH, Texas Baylor forward Flo Thamba's parents saw him play for the Bears for the first time on Thursday at the first round of the NCAA Tournament. FILE - Baylor forward Flo Thamba (0) shoots against Villanova in the second half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, in this Saturday, March 27, 2021, file photo. It is the first Final Four for the Bears since 1950, when there were only eight teams in the NCAA Tournament, and also the last time they had won a conference title. What was the feeling in the locker room after dropping a crazy one to the University of North Carolina? He was tall, and the middle school coach suggested he play basketball. 2,007 Views | 18 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by DanaDane. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. 
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