Handje Tamba

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prev School:
Tennessee

Handje is a native of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and transferred to Weber State in the summer of 2022 from Tennessee. He played two seasons at Weber State and appeared in 56 games during his Wildcat career.

2023-24 (Sophomore)
Played in 25 games for the Wildcats during the season…Shot 55 percent from the field and averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game…Was second on the Wildcat team in blocks and had three in a win over Portland State…Scored season-highs of seven points twice, against Park Gilbert and Northern Arizona…Also had nine rebounds against Navajo Tech and six against NAU…Was also second on the team in field goal percentage at 55.2 percent.

2022-23 (R-Freshman)
Saw action in 31 games with the Wildcats and started three games…Shot 62.5 percent from the field on the year and 75 percent from the free throw line…Scored a season-high six points in WSU’s overtime win at Northern Arizona…Also pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in that win and averaged 1.6 rebounds per game throughout the year…Also had 14 blocked shots on the season.

Tennessee
Signed to play at the University of Tennessee and sat out the 2021-22 season as a red shirt..Was named to the first-year SEC Academic honor roll.

High school
Attended high school in Knoxville, Tennessee and graduated from Knoxville Catholic High School…Moved to the United States in 2017…Reclassified as a senior in 2020-21 and averaged 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game that season…Earned DII-AA All-State honors…Scored a season-high 22 points in a win…In 2020, helped lead his team to a Division II-AA state championship as a sophomore…Played AAU basketball for BMaze Elite.

Personal
Name is pronounced Ahn-jay Tahm-buh…Full name is Mukendi Handje Tamba…Was born March 8, 2003, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo…Parents are Romain and Catherine Tamba…Emigrated to the United States in 2017 and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee…His U.S. parents are Brett and Jennifer Patterson in Tennessee…Is fluent in French and Lingala...Is majoring in Business Administration at Weber State.