Olivier Nkamhoua Enters the Transfer Portal

[kbowersjr]

I had planned to attend UT graduation to make certain he was leaving, this is a great day for UT basketball! Great kid, but way to inconsistent

 

[white65]

Honestly surprised more people aren't upset about this. He's shown great talent, and has good size to athleticism for the college game.

Consistency was is biggest down side, but I'd rather he fix that here than somewhere else.

If he goes anywhere I think it will be a place he can be the star that they run offense through.

 

[volfaninpa]

Will always remember his performance against Duke in the NCAA tournament.

Will also remember that he was very inconsistent over the course of his career.

Both things are true and I hope the best for him whether professionally overseas or playing another year of college.

 

[Vol49er]

Honestly surprised more people aren't upset about this. He's shown great talent, and has good size to athleticism for the college game.

Consistency was is biggest down side, but I'd rather he fix that here than somewhere else.

If he goes anywhere I think it will be a place he can be the star that they run offense through.

I'd rather have him back than not, but I didnt expect him back so the news does not come as a disappointment (though I like everyone else expected him to head overseas rather than transfer, which apparently he still might)

 

[cardvolfan]

So you think every player on this team was lazy? Every one of them disappeared for stretches this season.

For Barnes' faults I don't think he has a problem benching lazy players, so I doubt anybody with significant minutes could be labeled as lazy.

It’s all semantics. I don’t think lazy is necessarily the description, but he did take plays off and often didn’t hustle back up the court. He was the only player who didn’t bust his tail every minute.

 

[WaywardVol]

It’s all semantics. I don’t think lazy is necessarily the description, but he did take plays off and often didn’t hustle back up the court. He was the only player who didn’t bust his tail every minute.

Also the only player whose crappy play was immune to getting benched.

 

[Volprofch05]

I had planned to attend UT graduation to make certain he was leaving, this is a great day for UT basketball! Great kid, but way to inconsistent

You don’t have to leave if you graduate, see for example Fulkerson, John

 

[tombowalker]

I think he's just one of those guys that doesn't have the "motor" to go all out most of the time. I noted him standing around watching as others went after rebounds. Santi out-rebounded him often, and that should rarely happen.

Ding ding.
I recall seeing an article after the Duke game where he mentions he was the only player on the floor with fresh legs because of his limited minutes in the first half.

 

[RockyTop140]

If he played every game with the same intensity as Duke and Texas, he would be special.

It’s crazy, but with ORN you could tell what kind of night he would have by the first 3 minutes of the game, or if he made his first couple of shots. You could tell very quickly if he was gonna be a no show

 

[KB5252]

So what do we think the team is going to look like next year?

 

[SGMVols]

So what do we think the team is going to look like next year?

I honestly don’t think there’s any way to tell until we see it. So many new pieces and unknowns

 

[kbowersjr]

Maybe not, but with graduation it improves the chances he was gone, just glad he is playing somewhere else soon!

 

[Volfan1000]

Guessing Wake, GT or NCST

It would be Murphy's Law if Nkamhoua chose an ACC school and that school plays Tennessee in the SEC/ACC Challenge next season.

 

[Dougie_D]

Is this even confirmed? Usually they post something on their own social media account

 

[VolBallGuy]

Every great magician has one final disappearing act.

Good movie!

 

[VolBallGuy]

Best wishes! Looking forward to a different vibe from this team next year.

 

[landscapingvol]

There's something he's not getting at Tennessee. Maybe he'll have better luck somewhere else. I wish him the best.

He’s not “getting” the part where you are supposed to actually give effort

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Honestly surprised more people aren't upset about this. He's shown great talent, and has good size to athleticism for the college game.

Consistency was is biggest down side, but I'd rather he fix that here than somewhere else.

If he goes anywhere I think it will be a place he can be the star that they run offense through.

He’s at the stage of his career where it is hard to envision him fixing his lack of consistency.

 

[JMSqb11]

Honestly surprised more people aren't upset about this. He's shown great talent, and has good size to athleticism for the college game.

Consistency was is biggest down side, but I'd rather he fix that here than somewhere else.

If he goes anywhere I think it will be a place he can be the star that they run offense through.

He will be missed. While he was a roller coaster of production, he was a solid big on defense.....

And he was the only big that we had that could consistently space the floor. Regardless if he was knocking down the 3's, having a big that can shoot hurts defenses.

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

He is a graduate transfer. To get into a good graduate program while on scholarship--especially for a Finnish "out-of-towner" sounds like a smart, long-term play. Hope he excels on and off the court.

I know a few people I was grad school with that played sports transferred because it kind of looks bad to have the same school for Undergrad, Masters, and Doctorate programs.

My undergrad actually recommended that I move to another school because of this reason.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Guys, this isn’t about graduate school

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Kid played four years here and came back from a brutal injury to average 11/5/2 against one of the toughest schedules in the country and put Duke away basically single handedly. Sounds like it was the coaches’ decision to move him on but the disrespect in this thread is crazy.

He disappears more than he shows up. Can not rely on him producing. When he is cooking, we usually win. Problem, he is seldom in the kitchen.

 

[BruisedOrange]

I know a few people I was grad school with that played sports transferred because it kind of looks bad to have the same school for Undergrad, Masters, and Doctorate programs.

My undergrad actually recommended that I move to another school because of this reason.

Definitely the way it was back in my day. Though today, I wonder... Socio-political homogeneity has reached so far into even the STEM departments, I wonder how many schools have maintained their academic integrity?

On the other hand, if Olivier plans to have a career in Europe, the EU is as rigidly committed to ESG policies as the most woke corporation in the U.S. Like my HS students from China, when he surveys the academic landscape, his job opportunities and future earnings back home will be decided by where he got his degree far more than what he learned or can produce with that degree.

 

[Milehigh_Vol]

Definitely the way it was back in my day. Though today, I wonder... Socio-political homogeneity has reached so far into even the STEM departments, I wonder how many schools have maintained their academic integrity?

On the other hand, if Olivier plans to have a career in Europe, the EU is as rigidly committed to ESG policies as the most woke corporation in the U.S. Like my HS students from China, when he surveys the academic landscape, his job opportunities and future earnings back home will be decided by where he got his degree far more than what he learned or can produce with that degree.

Yeah, I have noticed the same throughout my travels with work.

Guys, this isn’t about graduate school

How do you know? Is you're last name Nkamhoua?

He isn't good enough to get drafted, maybe good enough to play in the Euro league.

The kid is smart, maybe he is setting it up for his future.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Y’all are holding him to a different and higher standard than other players because of his ceiling. If he’s leaving (either transfer or overseas) we should show more class than this thread.

Good player who brought us some really memorable wins/moments and afaik was a good representative of the university for 4 years. Wish him the best wherever he goes.