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Calipari says Tshiebwe will arrive in coming days, ready to make impact in practice

Oscar Tshiebwe will be in Lexington shortly.

After committing to the program Sunday evening, Kentucky officially announced the signing Friday, adding that the West Virginia transfer would be joining the team as a practice player the remainder of the season before suiting up in 2021-22.

Unsurprisingly, it’s an addition UK head coach John Calipari is excited about both immediately and in the long term.

“I loved Oscar out of high school, we recruited him. We loved his effort, his intensity, all his fight,” Calipari said Friday afternoon. “I just said, “That’s what you’ve got to bring here.