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Oscar Tshiebwe named semifinalist for National Defensive Player of the Year

Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe was named a semifinalist for Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.

Tshiebwe leads the nation in rebounding and is the only major conference player averaging at least 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

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 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. For those efforts, he was one of 10 players selected as a semifinalist for the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year Award.