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UGA basketball adds transfer center Russel Tchewa

Former USF starting center Russel Tchewa is transferring to Georgia basketball

The Georgia Bulldogs are remaining active in the transfer portal. Georgia basketball coach Mike White and the Bulldogs just added another commitment. 7-foot, 280-pound center Russel Tchewa is transferring to Georgia from USF.

Tchewa, who has played four seasons of NCAA basketball, was a three-star recruit in the class of 2019. Tchewa began his college career at Texas Tech, but he seldom saw the floor. He then transferred to USF after his freshman season.

The lengthy center averaged 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in 31.4 minutes per game for the USF Bulls last season. USF finished the season 14-18. Despite Russel Tchewa’s size, he only averaged 0.3 blocks per game last year.

Former South Florida Bulls center Russel Tchewa could start for UGA basketball in 2023-2024. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Russel Tchewa gives Georgia basketball a much needed interior presence. He joins VCU forward Jalen DeLoach and Illinois forward RJ Melendez in transferring to the Bulldogs.

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Auburn among host of schools to contact Russel Tchewa

The 7-0 center averaged 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for USF last season.

One of the biggest areas of concern for Auburn heading into the 2023-24 season is rebounding. They are apparently working hard to fix the issue by dipping into the transfer portal.

On Monday, 24/7 High School Hoops tweeted that USF center [autotag]Russel Tchewa[/autotag] has heard from several big-name programs including Auburn.

Tchewa is a 7-0, 280-pound center originally from Cameroon before finishing his high school basketball career at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. He originally signed with Texas Tech, where he played for one season in 2019-20. In Lubbock, he played in 23 games, making one start.

He then transferred to USF, where he gradually saw more playing time which was reflected in his stats. Last season, he started in 29 of the 30 games he appeared and averaged 11.1 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Bulls as a junior.

In the Bulls’ 67-59 loss to Auburn on Nov. 11 at Neville Arena, Tchewa scored five points and pulled down three rebounds. Throughout the season, he reached double-figures in points 19 times and posted six double-doubles.

Should he choose Auburn, he would join a solid rotation of [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] and [autotag]Dylan Cardwell[/autotag] at the five position and would be a stellar asset for defense.

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