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Oscar Tshiebwe named Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist

Kentucky All-American Oscar Tshiebwe was named a Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist on Tuesday.

Tshiebwe is joined on the final list by Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga), Walker Kessler (Auburn) and Mark Williams (Duke).

Here are details from UK:

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe leads the country in rebounding and is the only major conference player averaging at least 1.6 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. For those efforts, he was selected as a finalist for the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.