Kentucky Wildcats forward Oscar Tshiebwe has been named a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, which honors the nation’s best center. Kentucky has never had a winner of the award, which has been around since 2015.
Through games on February 2nd, Tshiebwe leads the country in rebounds per game (15.2), offensive rebounds per game (5.1), and defensive rebounding percentage (37.1%). He also leads the Wildcats in scoring (16.1), steals (1.8), blocks (1.5) and field-goal percentage (61.0%), making him easily one of, if not the most valuable player in college basketball this season.
Tshiebwe is looking to become the first Division I player to average at least 15.