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TJ Bamba

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bronx, N.Y.
High School:
Abraham Lincoln HS
Prev School:
Washington State / Villanova

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON (Oregon)
Big Ten All-Defensive Team honoree and finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award, which honors the top defensive player in division I … Started all 35 games and averaged 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists, along with 1.8 steals per game, which ranked fifth-most in the conference … His 62 steals in the season rank eighth all-time in Oregon history … Named Players Era Festival MVP after leading Oregon to wins over San Diego State, Texas A&M and Alabama … Tallied 17.3 points, 3.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in the three-game tournament … Net a season-high 22 points with five assists in the opening game against San Diego State … Scored in double-digits 22 times, with one double-double, a 13-point, 10-rebound outing at Michigan … Seven games with four steals, 17 multi-steal games … Scored 17 points in the Big Ten Tournament win over Indiana and 17 in the round of 32 game against Arizona.

2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON (Villanova)
Averaged 28.0 minutes per game while starting every one of the 33 games he appeared in … Finished his senior season averaging 10.1 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game … Shot 43% from the field and 36.9% from the 3-point arc … Led the Wildcats in scoring five times, highlighted by a 24-point effort vs. Marquette … Scored 23 points and brought in seven boards against St. Johns … Notched his 1,000th collegiate point as part of a 15-point, four rebound effort vs. Connecticut.

2022-23 | JUNIOR SEASON (WSU)
Averaged 32.2 minutes,15.8 points, 3.7 rebounds while starting all 31 games in his third season for the Cougars … Connected on .372 of his attempts beyond the 3-point arc … Following the season entered his name into the 2023 National Basketball Association Draft pool before later withdrawing and transferring to Villanova.

2021-22 | SOPHOMORE SEASON (WSU)
In his second season, averaged 7.7 points (shooting 36.0% from deep) and 3.4 rebounds (doubling his production from the previous season) ... defensively established himself as the Cougs’ best perimeter defender with a defensive rating of 97.3 ... scored in double-figures 13 times on the year including a season-best 19 points against South Dakota State ... came up with a conference best 16 points against OSU, hitting three from deep in the game ... finished the season strong scoring in double-figures in 6 of the final 9 games.

2020-21 | FRESHMAN SEASON (WSU)
Finished his first season playing in 23 games while earning four starts, the first coming against Cal, Feb. 18, 2021 ... Averaged 5.5 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game ... went for double-figures in four contests including each of the last two games in the desert leading the team against Arizona with 12 points while notching 14 at ASU, the most in a Pac-12 game for the year ... posted a season-best 15 points against Portland State, Dec. 13, 2020, including hitting 8-of-11 from the free throw line ... Showed his proficiency from the outside hitting 12-of-20 (60%) including going a perfect 5-for-5 combined in the final two games of the season.

PERSONAL
Originally from the Bronx, NY, moved to Denver, Colo. to complete his high school career at Abraham Lincoln HS ... led the Lancers to a Great 8 run in the Colorado 4A State Tournament as a senior ... named First Team All-State by CHSAA and Basketball Colo. as well as All-Colorado by Basketball Colo. ... averaged nearly 24 ppg while grabbing 10 rpg as a senior ... as junior, averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists earning him First Team All-Denver Prep League honors.