Oscar Tshiebwe

Last season, Oscar Tshiebwe dominated college basketball and rewrote the record books as he went on to become the first unanimous National Player of the Year in Kentucky basketball history. Despite a dominant season, Tshiebwe was not looked at as a first-round draft pick in the eyes of the NBA...

How do you make Oscar Tshiebwe, national player of the year, even more of a beast? That’s the task Brady Welsh, Kentucky’s new strength and conditioning coach, faces this offseason. In a new video feature, Welsh describes his plan for Oscar, who already has a leg up on a lot of his teammates in the weight room.

Tshiebwe is volunteering with Dreams of My Homeland, a non-profit organization that helps children in the Congo and refugees in the Bluegrass.

Last week, the Kentucky basketball team toured Kroger locations across the state. Coach John Calipari and several players, including Oscar Tshiebwe, met hoards of fans and raised money for tornado relief in western Kentucky during the event. Overall, a great way for the upcoming team to get out among the Big Blue Nation and engage with fans.

The Kentucky Wildcats big man Oscar Tshiebwe was wearing the most essential part of his uniform during a recent interview with KSR, his smile. The reigning John Wooden award winner had a grin from ear to ear as he discussed his off-season so far. Towards the end of the interview, Tshiebwe discussed his excitement heading into next season and also reaffirmed his desire to change number.

Reigning unanimous national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe raised some eyebrows earlier this week when he said he plans on shooting some three-pointers this season and a highlight clip from a recent Kentucky practice showed him doing just that. "Yes, absolutely yes. I'm working on it," Tshiebwe said Tuesday....

Last season, Oscar Tshiebwe put together an outstanding season, paving the way for him to be named college basketball’s National Player of the Year. This offseason, Tshiebwe decided that he would be returning to Kentucky for his senior year as he looks to bring home the program’s ninth national title.

Last season, Oscar Tshiebwe dominated college basketball and became the first unanimous National Player of the Year in Kentucky basketball history. With his return, Tshiebwe has set his goals even higher and will look to improve on his historic 2022 season by bringing home a ninth national championship to Kentucky. To accomplish this, Tshiebwe will certainly need the help of his teammates, one of which is returnee Jacob Toppin.

LEXINGTON — As the first consensus National Player of the Year to return to college basketball since 2008, Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe might be the biggest star in the sport. But its junior forward Jacob Toppin that Tshiebwe says has actually been performing best in early summer workouts. “You...

Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe will have a hard time improving off of his 2021-22 season. Of course, he swept the National Player of the Year honors and was the most prolific rebounder of the last two-and-a-half decades at the power conference level. But don’t tell the Big O that he has a ceiling. Going into his second year in Lexington, Tshiebwe still sees plenty of ways for him to improve.

Oscar Tshiebwe couldn’t sing the praises enough of Kentucky‘s newcomers as the Wildcats prepare for their revenge tour. After being shockingly eliminated by No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s during the 2022 NCAA Tournament, Tshiebwe opted to return to Lexington with unfinished business. Speaking with the media, Tshiebwe...

Kentucky basketball star Oscar Tshiebwe will have to keep on wearing his No. 34 jersey then…. Of course, the NCAA will not allow Kentucky basketball star Oscar Tshiebwe to switch his jersey number ahead of this upcoming season. The reigning National Player of the Year wanted to switch from the...

Oscar Tshiebwe rewrote the rebounding record books at Kentucky, and was a historic board-grabber even by NCAA standards — one of the only power-five players in the last several decades to average as many rebounds per game as he did last season. As a result, he swept National Player of the Year awards and was obviously a consensus first-team All-American.

Oscar Tshiebwe has certainly become the face of Kentucky basketball program. Tshiebwe elected to return to Lexington for his senior season as the reigning Consensus National Player of the Year. While a lot of responsibilities will come on the floor, he’s also now responsible for taking on the role as one of the Wildcat’s leaders.

Oscar Tshiebwe wanted to change his number, but being turned down didn’t change his goals for the upcoming season. “We all got one goal, it’s for No. 9,” Tshiebwe said Thursday. “I came back for one reason and I hope God will fulfill our purpose. Before I leave here — I don’t just come in, pick up my trophy, and go home — No. 9 — that’s my purpose.”

Last season, Oscar Tshiebwe proved his value as an individual player, taking home a long list of honors and awards, which you can see here. This season, Tshiebwe is on a mission to bring the Kentucky Wildcats a ninth championship and even wanted to change his jersey number to 9 to symbolize that.

Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe wants to change his jersey number to 9 to represent the chase for title No. 9 for the Wildcats. Unfortunately, the NCAA won’t allow the change because they have a rule against jerseys having numbers between 6-9. Oscar talked about that and much more...

Kentucky’s five-star freshman Cason Wallace was one of the most celebrated prospects in America coming out of high school. According to the On3 Consensus Rankings for the 2022 cycle, he was rated as the No. 7 overall player in the nation. One quick look at his highlight tape and it’s easy to see why he was so highly thought of. Since he’s the new guy on campus, Wallace has been getting used to his new teammates in Lexington, like big man Oscar Tshiebwe. The highly touted freshman recently spoke with reporters about his first impressions of Kentucky’s superstar center.

Imagine being the consensus national player of the year and basketball royalty in the state of Kentucky and yet being willing to take a pie in the face at Vacation Bible School in front of about 200 kids. That’s what Kentucky All-American Oscar Tshiebwe did Friday night at Broadway Baptist...