As a Grad Student (2024-25)
• Named to the 2024-25 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team
• Closed out Fordham career with 129 games played, second all-time for a Ram
• Blocked 207 shots at Fordham, fourth on the all-time list
• Recorded 703 career rebounds as a Ram, 13^th on the school’s career list
• Appeared in all 33 games in 2024-25, starting 28
• Averaged 5.67 ppg and 5.6 rpg (tied for team lead)
• Also had a team-best 50 blocks
• Notched first double-double of year with ten points and 12 rebounds vs. George Washington (3/5/25)
• Netted ten points and added eight rebounds in first start vs. Drexel (11/22/24)
• Also had ten points in win over UNH (12/1/24)
• Finished with ten points and eight rebounds in win over Maine (12/8/24)
• Recorded ten points and four rebounds in Bryant win (12/14/24)
• Had nine points and nine rebounds vs. Saint Louis (12/31/24)
• Also netted nine points to go with nine rebounds and two blocks vs. UMass (1/15/25)
• Netted eight points, grabbed ten boards, and blocked three shots at George Mason (2/26/25)
• Scored six points and added 11 rebounds and five blocks in win at Seton Hall (11/9/24)
• Finished with six points and eight boards at Manhattan (11/15/24)
• Had six points and seven rebounds in Duquesne win (1/26/25)
• Grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked two shots at Richmond (2/15/25)

As a Senior (2023-24)
• Appeared in 32 games, 24 of which were starts
• Averaged 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, the latter of which led the team and ranked 10^th in the Atlantic 10
• Ranked third in the A-10 and 18^th in the nation with 2.3 blocks per game
• His 72 blocks tied Dud Tongal (1978-79) for the fifth most in a single season in Fordham history 
• Record six or more blocks in a game on three separate occasions
• Tallied four double-doubles and scored in double figures 13 times
• Set season-highs with 18 points and 14 rebounds against NJIT (12/6/23)
• Opened the Paradise Jam with 16 points and eight boards in a win over Norfolk State (11/17/23)
• Recorded his first double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Abilene Christian (11/19/23)
• Tallied 13 points and 14 boards against Tulane (12/3/23)
• Posted 14 points and seven rebounds in a win over Columbia to close non-conference play (12/30/23)
• Logged a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double at UMass (3/2/24)
• Finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament against Davidson (3/12/24)
• Scored 10 points and corralled six rebounds in the win over eventual A-10 champion Duquesne (2/23/24)

As a Junior (2022-23)
• Appeared in all 33 games, starting 17
• Averaged 5.2 ppg and 6.2 rpg, the latter of which ranked second on the team
• Led the team and finished second in the A-10 with 62 blocks (1.9 per game)
• Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds, both career-highs, vs. Harvard (11/27/22)
• Followed that game with his second double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Maine (11/30/22)
• Added a career-best five blocks vs. Harvard
• Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds to go with four points and two blocks in Stonehill win (11/22/22)
• Finished with ten points and six boards at Richmond (2/5/23)
• Had eight points and eight rebounds in win over CCSU (12/11/22)
• Also netted eight points to go with eight rebounds and four blocks at Loyola (2/22/23)
• Recorded seven points and six rebounds in St. Bonaventure win (2/15/23)
• Scored six points and grabbed six boards in season-opening win over Dartmouth (11/7/22)
• Finished with six points and six rebounds in UIC win (11/19/22)
• Tallied five points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the regular season finale against Duquesne (3/4/23)
• Blocked three shots against La Salle in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals (3/9/23)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
As a Sophomore (2021-2022)
• Appeared in 31 games at forward, starting 17.
• Averaged 2.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg to go with 23 blocks and five steals.
• Second on the team in blocked shots.
• Netted a career-high ten points to go with six rebounds at UMass (3/2/22).
• Scored six points in first career start vs. Delaware (11/23/21).
• Matched that with six points at Saint Joseph’s while also grabbing seven rebounds (2/5/22).
• Also had six points in win over Massachusetts (2/28/22).
• Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and added four points in win at Duquesne (2/12/22).
• Had a then season-high six rebounds in win over LIU (12/9/21).
• Matched his then career-high with seven rebounds against Richmond (1/18/22).
• Rejected a career-best four shots at Dayton (1/25/22).
• Also blocked four shots and scored four points in win over Rhode Island (2/2/22).
 
As a Freshman (2020-2021 at Penn State)
• Made 16 appearances off the bench in first season.
• Grabbed 25 rebounds and scored 17 points in 74 total minutes of action.
• Recorded nine blocks, including blocks in each of his first five games played.
• Registered first collegiate points with four going 2-2 from the field at Michigan (12/13).
• Played season-high 14 minutes at Illinois, grabbing career-best seven boards and tying career-high with four points.
 
Before College
• Played two seasons at St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, Maryland (2017-19).
• Helped the Gaels advance to the 2019 Baltimore Catholic League (BCL) title game.
• Earned first-team All-Washington County honors as both a junior and senior.
• Led the league with 2.9 blocks per game and averaged 10.2 points and 8.0 rebounds in his senior season.
• Recorded a double-double in the BCL championship game with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
• Posted double-double with 20 points, going 9-15 from the field, with 16 rebounds and seven blocks in a key January 2019 BCL road win at then-top-ranked Mount Saint Joseph.
• Averaged 8.0 points and 7.3 boards per game as a junior (2017-18).
• Pulled down 13 rebounds with five blocks and seven points vs. Loyola early in high school playing career.
• Tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. John Carroll, scoring seven points in the final quarter to lead the Gaels to the come-from-behind win.
• Played for AAU Team Mid-Atlantic Select.
• Rated as a three-star prospect.
•Studied at Harcum College during the 2019-20 academic year, but did not participate in intercollegiate athletics. 

Personal
• Son of Tsimbilawa Tsimbila Marcelin and Kouam Cecile Tsimbila.
• Has two brothers, older brother Kamguia Simplice and younger brother Faicale Tsimbila, and three sisters, older sister Luboko Tsimbila, and younger sisters Hanifa Tsimbila and Hassana Tsimbila.
• Speaks five languages: French, Arabic, Lingala, Banham and English.
• Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Major
• Received a bachelor's degree in 2024 and currently working on a master's degree in Cybersecurity.