With four games left in the regular season, Oscar Tshiebwe is the frontrunner for National Player of the Year. Kentucky’s junior center continues to lead the nation in rebounding (15.2 RPG) and has 21 double-doubles, nine straight. Oscar is No. 1 in KenPom’s Player of the Year rankings, holding a sizable lead on Gonzaga’s Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren. He’s also the betting favorite in Vegas, ahead of Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn and Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis.
Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua knows what a National Player of the Year candidate looks like after coaching Cockburn at Illinois last season.