2021-22 Carolina Women's Basketball Roster
Tshitenge, Malu
Jersey Number 21
Malu Tshitenge
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Md.
- High School:
- St. John's College
Bio
Majoring in business administration ... Represents the team as part of UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Studied abroad in London as part of a Kenan-Flagler Business School program in May of 2022 ... Name is pronounced mah-LOO chi-TEN-gay
2021-22: As a junior, came off the bench to compete in 26 games ... Scored a season-high eight points on two occasions, against North Carolina A&T and James Madison ... Honored as the team’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Named to the Dean's List for the fall semester
2020-21: As a sophomore, played in 22 games and started 11 ... Scored 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting against S.C. State on 12/3 ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, six of them offensive, in the win over Notre Dame on 1/24 ... Also played a season-high 28 minutes in that game ... Named to the 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20: As a freshman, started all 30 games ... Voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team by both the coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Led the ACC in offensive rebounding with 4.13 per game ... Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18 after averaging 13.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in wins over Navy (Nov. 11) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 15) ... Led UNC in field goal percentage (.582) and ranked second in rebounding (7.4) ... Had five double-doubles during the season, including 15 points and 11 rebounds in the home game against Duke ... Scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the home game against Virginia. Also had a season-high four assists in that game ... Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Graduate of St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. ... Ranked No. 31 overall in her recruiting class by Blue Star Report ... Four-star rated by ESPN ... Led St. John's to a 32-2 record as a junior ... Won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title and a third straight District of Columbia State Athletic Association championship ... Named second team All-Met after averaging a double-double as a junior with 13 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Named to Nike Tournament of Champions All-First Team ... Led Fairfax Stars EYBL to the EYBL Platinum Bracket Championship and was the only team undefeated in the Nike EYBL Session 1 in Hampton, Va., in the spring of 2019 ... Led the EYBL circuit in offensive rebounding
More on Tshitenge: Daughter of Lea Tshitenge and Tshitenge Mutombo ... Niece of Dikembe Mutombo, an 18-year NBA veteran who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 ... Has an older sister, Danielle, and younger sister, Louise
2021-22: As a junior, came off the bench to compete in 26 games ... Scored a season-high eight points on two occasions, against North Carolina A&T and James Madison ... Honored as the team’s Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Named to the Dean's List for the fall semester
2020-21: As a sophomore, played in 22 games and started 11 ... Scored 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting against S.C. State on 12/3 ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, six of them offensive, in the win over Notre Dame on 1/24 ... Also played a season-high 28 minutes in that game ... Named to the 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20: As a freshman, started all 30 games ... Voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team by both the coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Led the ACC in offensive rebounding with 4.13 per game ... Named ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 18 after averaging 13.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in wins over Navy (Nov. 11) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 15) ... Led UNC in field goal percentage (.582) and ranked second in rebounding (7.4) ... Had five double-doubles during the season, including 15 points and 11 rebounds in the home game against Duke ... Scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the home game against Virginia. Also had a season-high four assists in that game ... Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Before UNC: Graduate of St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. ... Ranked No. 31 overall in her recruiting class by Blue Star Report ... Four-star rated by ESPN ... Led St. John's to a 32-2 record as a junior ... Won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title and a third straight District of Columbia State Athletic Association championship ... Named second team All-Met after averaging a double-double as a junior with 13 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Named to Nike Tournament of Champions All-First Team ... Led Fairfax Stars EYBL to the EYBL Platinum Bracket Championship and was the only team undefeated in the Nike EYBL Session 1 in Hampton, Va., in the spring of 2019 ... Led the EYBL circuit in offensive rebounding
More on Tshitenge: Daughter of Lea Tshitenge and Tshitenge Mutombo ... Niece of Dikembe Mutombo, an 18-year NBA veteran who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 ... Has an older sister, Danielle, and younger sister, Louise
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