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ESPN ranks Oscar Tshiebwe No. 3 player in men's college basketball

Oscar Tshiebwe’s National Player of the Year campaign is officially underway. The Kentucky center is averaging 29.5 points and 15 rebounds over his last two games, punctuating what has been an incredible individual run halfway through the regular season.

To the Big Blue Nation, Tshiebwe has been a potential NPOY candidate for weeks now, but the national media is now starting to pick up on his dominating performances. Over at ESPN, John Gasaway ranked the Top 25 men’s college basketball players in the country right now. Tshiebwe came in ranked No.