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Oscar Tshiebwe accepts AP Player of the Year: "It is everybody's dream to receive that trophy"

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Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports Radio

Oscar Tshiebwe has been named the 2022 Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year, just the second Kentucky player in history to earn the honor.

The standout center accepted the award at the Final Four in New Orleans on Friday, just the fourth SEC player in history to do so. During the ceremony, Tshiebwe thanked God for the honor, along with his teammates and coaches at Kentucky.

“Thank you. First of all, I would like to thank God, because I feel like you cannot get without him.