Oscar Tshiebwe

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Oscar Tshiebwe
File:Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky (cropped).jpg
Tshiebwe with Kentucky in 2022
No. 9 – Kentucky Wildcats
Position Center / Power forward
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24)
Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Nationality Congolese
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Oscar Tshiebwe (born 27 November 1999) is a Congolese college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Early life

Tshiebwe grew up in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He played soccer as a child but was encouraged to start basketball because of his above-average height.[1] Tshiebwe trained by running on hills and on a mountain near his hometown.[2] He later attended a basketball camp led by Congolese National Basketball Association (NBA) player Bismack Biyombo, who helped advance his career.[3] Tshiebwe did not start playing basketball until May 2014.[1]

High school career

Tshiebwe moved to the United States in November 2015,[4] before his freshman year of high school, attending Mountain Mission School in Grundy, Virginia.[2] Entering his junior year, he transferred to Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pennsylvania.[5] As a junior, Tshiebwe averaged 21.1 points per game and led his team to a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 1A title.[6] He earned Class 1A All-State first team honors.[7] In his senior season, Tshiebwe averaged 23.4 points, 18 rebounds, and five blocks per game, leading Kennedy Catholic to a 24–3 record and the PIAA Class 6A championship.[8][9] He was a Class 6A All-State first team pick and was named Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year.[8][10] He averaged 21.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game playing for ITPS Wildcats Select on the Adidas Gauntlet. Tshiebwe played in the McDonald's All-American Game and Nike Hoop Summit.[11][12]

Recruiting

He was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports and a four-star recruit by ESPN.[13][14][15] On October 20, 2018, he committed to play college basketball for West Virginia.[16]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Oscar Tshiebwe
C		 Lubumbashi, DR Congo Kennedy Catholic (PA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 20, 2018 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 26  247Sports: 22  ESPN: 46
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

West Virginia

File:Oscar Tshiebwe.jpg
Tshiebwe with West Virginia in 2020

In his second college game, Tshiebwe had a double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds at Pittsburgh. As a result, he was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.[17] Tshiebwe had 19 points and 18 rebounds against Wichita State in the Cancun Challenge championship game, leading his team to victory and earning MVP honors. He was again named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on December 2, 2019.[18] At the conclusion of the regular season, Tshiebwe was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and the All-Newcomer Team.[19] Tshiebwe averaged 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a freshman while shooting 55% from the field.[20]

As a sophomore, he averaged 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds through 10 games before leaving West Virginia for personal reasons.[21]

Kentucky

On January 10, 2021, Tshiebwe transferred to Kentucky, after considering Miami, NC State and Illinois.[22] In his debut for Kentucky, Tshiebwe tallied 17 points and 20 rebounds in a 79-71 loss to Duke.[23] On December 22, he scored 14 points and grabbed a Rupp Arena-record 28 rebounds in a 95-60 win against Western Kentucky.[24]

At the close of the season, Tshiebwe was named the Sporting News National Player of the Year,[25] as well as the unanimous Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.[26][27]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 West Virginia 31 31 23.2 .552 – .708 9.3 .4 .7 1.0 11.2
2020–21 West Virginia 10 10 19.9 .523 – .607 7.8 .7 .4 .4 8.5
2021–22 Kentucky 34 34 30.6 .602 – .699 15.1 1.1 2.0 1.4 17.4
Career 66 66 25.5 .573 – .695 11.3 .7 1.2 1.1 12.8

Personal life

Tshiebwe is a Christian.[28] After Tshiebwe began attending Kennedy Catholic High School, Jeff Kollar and his wife, who live near the school, became his legal guardians.[2] Kollar and his wife were previously guardians of brothers Mohamed and Sagaba Konate, who both played basketball for Kennedy Catholic. Sagaba Konate also played college basketball for West Virginia.[5]

References

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