It’s midseason watch list season, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, Oscar Tshiebwe is one of the top 50 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given annually to the best player in college basketball. Of course, Oscar took home the Oscar Robertson Trophy — and every other national player of the year award — last year.
Oscar isn’t just one of 50 players on the watch list (five from the SEC), there are two paragraphs dedicated to him in the corresponding press release from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. (They must have gotten the memo about Oscar TshiebDAY.