Jordy Tshimanga - Men's Basketball - University of Dayton Athletics

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2020-21 Season (Redshirt Senior)

Tshimanga was named to the 2021 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
He was a graduate student with a 3.83 GPA in School Counseling. He earned his undergraduate degree in August, 2020
Was fifth in the A-10 in rebounding (7.7), and was nine field goals made short of qualifying for A-10 rankings, and his .600 FG% (60-100) would have led the league
He was named the winner of UD's John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award, and co-winner of the Steve McElvene Best Defedner Award
He started all 23 games he played in, averaging 6.7 points a game

2019-20 Season (Redshirt Junior)

Missed six weeks of fall practice with an injury, but made his Dayton debut at the Maui Inviational
Saw action in 27 games, averaging 9.8 minutes, 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds
Shot .667 (34-51) from the field
Made just 3-of-10 free throws in the non-conference, but made 11-of-16 in A-10 play to finish the year shooting .538 (14-26)
The men's basketball SAAC representative

2018-19 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)

2016-18 (Freshman and Sophomore Seasons at Nebraska)

Played in 62 games with 27 starts in his two seasons at Nebraska
In 2017-18, he had 18 starts in his 31 games played and averaged 4.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 13.6 minutes per game even though he played through a minor knee injury
Had season highs of 11 points against Iowa and 11 rebounds versus Eastern Illinois
As a freshman, he averaged 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds
Some of his best efforts came against the best teams on the schedule – 15 points, nine rebounds vs. Michigan State; 10 rebounds vs. No. 7 Wisconsin; and 10 points, eight rebounds at No. 3 Kansas
Was named the 2017 recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

High School

Scored 1,123 points and grabbed 571 rebounds in three seasons at MacDuffie
Averaged 18.3 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game during his senior season
Two-time NEPSAC Class AA honoree
High school coach was Jacque Rivera
Played football until age 15 when he began playing basketball
Dropped 60 pounds while at The MacDuffie School during the sport transition
Four-star selection by Scout.com and rated as the No. 150 prospect by Rivals.com.
Represented Canada in the 2014 NIKE Global Challenge

Personal

Son of Florent Tshimanga
Born on Nov. 4, 1996
Earned his degree summer of 2020, and is now pursuing a graduate degree in School Counseling
Has six siblings: Four brothers -- Yannick Wak, Link Kabadyundi, Emmanuel Tshimanga, Nathan Tshimanga; and two sisters -- Yasmine Bidikuindila, Florence Tshimanga
Emmanuel plays at UC Irvine, Nathan is a high school player (Class of 2021), Yasimine plays professionally and Florence plays at SMU
Yannick and Link also played college basketball
was born)JordyDad played professional basketball in the Republic of Congo (where
Jordy speaks English, French and Lingala
AAU Teams were Mo Williams Academy, Houston Hoops, and New England Playas
Career goals are to play professional basketball, and then go into social work

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