Oscar Tshiebwe - College Basketball News & Rumors

Kentucky hands Kansas 18-point home loss behind big games from Oscar Tshiebwe, Keion Brooks Jr. TyTy Washington, the team's second-leading scorer who went down with an ankle injury last week to No. 1 Auburn, returned to the lineup but s...

JANUARY 30, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Oscar Tshiebwe moves into top spot in Katz's POY Tiers

Andy Katz revisits his tiers of college basketball player of the year candidates, with a new name moving to No. 1.

JANUARY 27, 2022 • FOX SPORTS

Oscar Tshiebwe moves into top spot in Katz's POY Tiers

Another double-double Saturday Tshiebwe accumulated 16 points (7-12 FG, 2-2 FT), 14 rebounds, one assist, four blocks and two steals in 38 minutes during Saturday's 80-71 loss to Auburn.

Impact Tshiebwe was back in double figures offensively, as the junior hasn't accomplished the feat since Jan. 11 against Vanderbilt. His 14 rebounds also marked a team best, and the center has now hauled in at least 10 rebounds in six straight games. Tshiebwe is averaging 16.1 points and a conference-leading 14.8 rebounds per game.

JANUARY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky and how the nation's top rebounding team turns boards into points It's rare for a team to be great both on the offensive and defensive glass, but Kentucky basketball is doing just that this season.

JANUARY 21, 2022 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Kentucky's Tshiebwe wants 'my name to be remembered forever'

Kentucky’s offense now runs through big man Oscar Tshiebwe

JANUARY 12, 2022 • Associated Press

Showing off scoring prowess Tshiebwe closed with 30 points (11-16 FG, 8-10 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 35 minutes during Tuesday's 78-66 victory over Vanderbilt.

Impact Tshiebwe is know for his nation-leading 15.1 rpg average, but his scoring has picked up in a major way since the start of SEC play. While he was held to just eight points back on Jan. 4 against LSU, Tshiebwe has now logged performances of 29 and 30 points against Georgia and Vanderbilt, respectively. The incredible counting stats make him one of the top overall assets in all college fantasy basketball formats.

JANUARY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tshiebwe has career-high 30 as No. 18 Kentucky routs Vandy

Oscar Tshiebwe scored a career-high 30 points and had 13 rebounds as 18th-ranked Kentucky routed Vanderbilt 78-66 on Tuesday night for its second straight win

JANUARY 12, 2022 • Associated Press

Johnny Davis, E.J. Liddell sit atop Katz's Player of Year Tiers

College basketball's National Player of the Year race is wide-open, with plenty of early-season candidates, Andy Katz writes.

JANUARY 7, 2022 • FOX SPORTS

Johnny Davis, E.J. Liddell sit atop Katz's Player of Year Tiers

Grabs 20 rebounds Wednesday Tshiebwe amassed 13 points (2-10 FG, 9-10 FT), 20 rebounds, two blocks and one steal across 30 minutes during Wednesday's 83-56 victory over Missouri.

Impact After grabbing a career-high 28 rebounds during Kentucky's last game, Tshiebwe continued to dominate the boards and grabbed a game best to secure another double-double. The junior has undoubtedly solidify himself as the best rebounder in the conference thus far, as Tshiebwe is averaging an astounding 15.8 rebounds per game. The next highest average belongs to Florida Gator, Colin Castleton, who's averaging 9.3 per game.

DECEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kentucky basketball's Oscar Tshiebwe grabs Rupp Arena rebounding record in rout of WKU Oscar Tshiebwe outrebounded Western Kentucky all by himself Wednesday night, while raising his nation-leading average.

DECEMBER 23, 2021 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Pulls in 28 boards Tshiebwe provided 14 points (6-12 FG, 2-2 FT), 28 rebounds, one block and three steals in 34 minutes during Wednesday's 95-60 victory over Western Kentucky.

Impact Tshiebwe continues to be the SEC's best fantasy asset, as he's reached double-digit rebounds in 10 of 11 games this year, and already has three 20-rebound performances. He out-rebounded the entire Western Kentucky team on Wednesday -- impressive considering the Hilltoppers have 7-5 center Jamarion Sharp patrolling the paint. The performance will push Tshiebwe's season-long average up to a nation-leading 15.5 rpg.

DECEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kentucky-Louisville postponed Tshiebwe and Kentucky won't play Louisville on Wednesday after the Cardinals announced Monday that all team activities have been paused due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests amon...

Impact With Wednesday's game cancelled, Kentucky won't return to action until Dec. 29 against Missouri, unless the Wildcats are able to reschedule a new opponent over the next week and a half. In his first season in Lexington, Tshiebwe, a West Virginia transfer, is averaging 16.3 points, 14.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists in 27.6 minutes.

DECEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe will not be boxed out: 'If I quit now, I'm quitting on my family' From humble beginnings in the Congo to an unhappy stay at West Virginia, the ferocious rebounder has leaned on his faith and family.

DECEMBER 17, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Saturday's opponent changed Tshiebwe and his Kentucky teammates will now be facing North Carolina on Saturday after their original opponent, UCLA, had to cancel due to COVID-19, Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium.c...

Impact Tshiebwe and Kentucky will continue to play as other teams around the country are forced to cancel games due to increasing COVID-19 cases. The 6-foot-9 junior, who is averaging 16.3 points and 14.4 rebounds this season, will look to continue his breakout campaign against the Tar Heels on Saturday.

DECEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Duke's Wendell Moore Jr., Iowa's Keegan Murray headline Andy Katz's breakout list

A month into the men's hoops season, Andy Katz identifies breakout teams and players and those who have underperformed so far.

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

Duke's Wendell Moore Jr., Iowa's Keegan Murray headline Andy Katz's breakout list

Nation-leading pace continues Tshiebwe closed Tuesday's 76-64 victory over Southern University with 23 points (9-11 FG, 5-7 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, four blocks and two steals over 25 minutes.

Impact Tshiebwe now has double-digit rebounds in all eight of Kentucky's games this season, and he'd have a double-double in each were it not for a scoreless effort on Nov. 19 in which he was limited by foul trouble. He leads the entire nation in rebounding at an astonishing 15.4 boards contest, with Tuesday's effort actually decreasing that number. One would think Tshiebwe might slow down a bit in SEC play, but considering his toughest opposing matchup this year was Duke in the season opener, and that he pulled down 20 boards in that outing, it's possible he's simply going to continue to be an unstoppable force in the paint.

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tshiebwe scores 23, No. 10 Kentucky beats Southern 76-64

Oscar Tshiebwe scored 18 of his 23 points after halftime despite being in foul trouble, TyTy Washington Jr. added 14 points and both Wildcats keyed small runs to help No. 10 Kentuc...

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Baylor sit atop Andy Katz's Tiers

Did Duke's loss to Ohio State drop the Blue Devils out of tier one? Is Baylor a legit title contender? Andy Katz has the answers.

DECEMBER 2, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga and Baylor sit atop Andy Katz's Tiers

Why John Calipari is 'still trying to figure out' Kentucky basketball star Oscar Tshiebwe Oscar Tshiebwe has starred through his first seven games for Kentucky basketball, but John Calipari still wants more from the West Virginia...

DECEMBER 2, 2021 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Tshiebwe helps No. 9 Kentucky rout Central Michigan 85-57

Oscar Tshiebwe had 20 points and 16 rebounds, TyTy Washington Jr. added 15 points and No. 9 Kentucky quickly overwhelmed Central Michigan for a 85-57 blowout victory

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • Associated Press

How Kentucky basketball proved it was more than Oscar Tshiebwe and Sahvir Wheeler vs. Ohio In a win over Ohio, Kentucky basketball's supporting cast proved the team is more than stars Sahvir Wheeler and Oscar Tshiebwe.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

John Calipari defends Oscar Tshiebwe after Bob Huggins' shot: 'He works hard' Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari issued a rebuttal to Bob Huggins' insinuation that Oscar Tshiebwe did not work hard enough at West V...

NOVEMBER 20, 2021 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Another terrific outing Tuesday Tshiebwe posted 24 points (11-14 FG, 2-2 FT), 16 rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal over 33 minutes during Tuesday's 80-55 win over Mount St. Mary's.

Impact Tshiebwe has arguably gotten off to the best start of anyone thus far, as the junior recorded this third straight double-double of the season with another monster performance. If the junior can keep up his superb play offensively and off the glass once the Wildcats reach conference play, Tshiebwe would be a major contender for SEC Player of the Year. He's currently averaging 18.3 points and 18.7 rebounds.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tshiebwe 24 points, 16 boards lead No. 13 Kentucky over MSM

Oscar Tshiebwe had a career-high 24 points with 16 rebounds, TyTy Washington scored 16 points and No. 13 Kentucky shot well for the second consecutive game to run away from Mount S...

NOVEMBER 17, 2021 • Associated Press

College basketball: Andy Katz's observations from Week 1 of the season

From standout performances to buzzer-beaters, Andy Katz offers his takeaways from Week 1 in men's college basketball.

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

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