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Articles for Oscar Tshiebwe

Arkansas exposes Kentucky basketball’s problems — which include Oscar Tshiebwe
1 year, 10 months ago

Arkansas exposes Kentucky basketball’s problems — which include Oscar Tshiebwe

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even in the midst of a six-game conference winning streak, questions persisted about just how much Kentucky had grown in the four weeks since its season dangled on the edge of disaster. “They kept getting downhill on us, something we’ve got to clean up,” Cats guard Cason Wallace said. “We’ve got to be better in our pick-and-roll …

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College basketball experts predict: Who will be the national player of the year?
2 years, 1 month ago

College basketball experts predict: Who will be the national player of the year?

New York Times  

This year’s national player of the year race is shaping up as one that’s much different from what we’ve seen in many years, if not decades. On one hand, last season’s consensus player of the year, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, is back in school. Player Team Votes Drew Timme Gonzaga 8 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky 7 Armando Bacot North Carolina 1 Jaime …

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Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe expects to be ready for season opener following knee procedure
2 years, 1 month ago

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe expects to be ready for season opener following knee procedure

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oscar Tshiebwe wore two noteworthy things Tuesday at Kentucky’s basketball media day: a sleeve on his right knee and the wide smile of a man who does not seem too concerned about his recent injury. In fact, the returning national player of the year said he “absolutely” expects to be ready to play in the Wildcats’ season …

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Oscar Tshiebwe, Drew Timme top AP preseason All-America team
2 years, 2 months ago

Oscar Tshiebwe, Drew Timme top AP preseason All-America team

Associated Press  

Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. And he’s authentic.” Tshiebwe was a unanimous selection along with Gonzaga big man Drew Timme in The Associated Press preseason All-America team released Monday. The 6-10 senior was one of the nation’s best big men each …

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Oscar Tshiebwe injury update: Star is ‘not human,’ but Kentucky will be cautious
2 years, 2 months ago

Oscar Tshiebwe injury update: Star is ‘not human,’ but Kentucky will be cautious

New York Times  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two days after Kentucky’s pro day and three days before Big Blue Madness, the unofficial start of basketball season for the Wildcats, John Calipari sent a shudder through his fan base with a single tweet. Returning national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe would be sidelined for a little while with “knee stuff,” Calipari wrote last week, …

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Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe gets down to NIL business in the Bahamas
2 years, 4 months ago

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe gets down to NIL business in the Bahamas

New York Times  

NASSAU, Bahamas — The first thing most of Kentucky’s basketball team did upon arrival Monday afternoon at the palatial Baha Mar Resort was make a beeline for the on-site water park. “Oscar, you weren’t there today, but we all get why you’re doing what you’re doing.” Point guard Sahvir Wheeler chimed in: “He’s getting rich.” And yes, at long last, …

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The NBA has left old-school bigs behind. Colleges are using NIL to make them rich: Basketball Business Digest
2 years, 7 months ago

The NBA has left old-school bigs behind. Colleges are using NIL to make them rich: Basketball Business Digest

New York Times  

Late last month, when Oscar Tshiebwe announced he would return to Kentucky for his senior year, his decision was not surprising, even if it was rare. The commissioners court asked the Spurs to come back in for its next court meeting on May 17 to discuss playing at the AT&T Center in more detail and what else is behind the …

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Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, national player of the year, returning for 2022-23 season
2 years, 8 months ago

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, national player of the year, returning for 2022-23 season

New York Times  

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe is returning to the program for his senior season, he announced Wednesday. After traveling the country to collect all his POY trophies — Naismith Trophy at the Final Four in New Orleans, Wooden Award in Los Angeles, Oscar Robertson Trophy in St. Louis — Tshiebwe did a church tour in Kentucky, speaking to numerous Christian groups, …

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Kentucky’s Tshiebwe named AP men’s college player of year
2 years, 8 months ago

Kentucky’s Tshiebwe named AP men’s college player of year

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe spent an entire season relentlessly chasing and pulling down seemingly every rebound that came his way — and plenty that didn’t, too. I’m just putting God first because God knows what I need, and he has great plans for me.” Tshiebwe thrived all season while averaging 15.1 rebounds, the highest per-game output in Division …

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Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray
2 years, 9 months ago

Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray

New York Times  

We’re now deep into March Madness season, and it’s a good time to reset The Athletic’s NBA Draft Big Board, which has seen quite a bit of shake-up since the previous update. 11 Ochai Agbaji, Kansas W 22 6-5 6-9 12 Jeremy Sochan, Baylor F 18 6-8 N/A 13 Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona W 20 6-6 N/A 14 TyTy Washington, Kentucky …

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NIL deals help Oscar Tshiebwe bring mom to the U.S. — and maybe pave way for another Kentucky season
2 years, 10 months ago

NIL deals help Oscar Tshiebwe bring mom to the U.S. — and maybe pave way for another Kentucky season

New York Times  

With a simple message on Twitter — “I am open for business” — Kentucky star Oscar Tshiebwe announced over the weekend that he can finally take advantage of the name, image and likeness opportunities his teammates have enjoyed for months. He’s happy.” Now that Tshiebwe, his agent, his immigration lawyer and the Kentucky coaching and compliance staffs have helped him …

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College basketball player of the year straw poll: Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe leads Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis
2 years, 10 months ago

College basketball player of the year straw poll: Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe leads Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis

New York Times  

With just three weeks remaining in the regular season and a significant body of work in the rearview, now seems a good time to consider the clever tagline Kentucky’s PR team created around its superstar and his national player of the year candidacy: Is Oscar worthy? Of note: Tshiebwe averaged 16.7 points, 16.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 2.0 blocks against …

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Oscar Tshiebwe backs up his words, basks in home crowd’s adoration as Kentucky rips Florida
2 years, 10 months ago

Oscar Tshiebwe backs up his words, basks in home crowd’s adoration as Kentucky rips Florida

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oscar Tshiebwe met with a 16-year-old Kentucky fan named Lauren on Friday and made her a promise about the game against Florida on Saturday: “We will win, and I will get 20 rebounds for you.” He came up one short, but 27 points, 19 rebounds and three steals in a 78-57 trouncing of the Gators should probably …

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Vise grips, relentless effort and a ‘big ass’: How Oscar Tshiebwe’s record-smashing rebounding has revived Kentucky
2 years, 10 months ago

Vise grips, relentless effort and a ‘big ass’: How Oscar Tshiebwe’s record-smashing rebounding has revived Kentucky

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The hardest part for Oscar Tshiebwe being at West Virginia when he already wanted to be at Kentucky last fall was watching the Wildcats play. “It’s immeasurable, the impact that Oscar Tshiebwe has on our basketball team,” Wildcats assistant coach Chin Coleman says. Last season, which was Kentucky’s worst in almost a century, the Wildcats ranked 269th …

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Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe will not be boxed out: ‘If I quit now, I’m quitting on my family’
3 years ago

Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe will not be boxed out: ‘If I quit now, I’m quitting on my family’

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Watch Oscar Tshiebwe play basketball for five minutes, really any five minutes, selected at random, and one thing becomes abundantly clear: He wants more. “Oscar is about to be 22 now, and the biggest thing he’s learned is he can’t make big life decisions based on what other people want,” Droney says. “When there’s something in your …

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