Baylor junior forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua will undergo surgery to repair ligaments in a season-ending left knee injury sustained Saturday in the win over Texas, the school announced Sunday.
Tchamwa Tchatchoua suffered the knee injury at halfcourt on a non-contact play that forced him to leave the game. He had been averaging 8.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Tchamwa Tchatchoua had 2 points in the game Saturday before exiting.
“Bittersweet as a coach. I think all parents can relate to, whenever you see your child or one of your players get hurt like that, and they’ve worked so hard,” coach Scott Drew said after the win. “Don’t know the severity of it, but obviously didn’t look good.”
Tchamwa Tchatchoua began his career at UNLV, before transferring to Baylor in 2019 after just one season at UNLV. He averaged 6.4 points and 5.0 rebounds last season during Baylor’s run to the national championship.
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