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Oscar Tshiebwe to explore NBA, praying on final decision

Oscar Tshiebwe is Kentucky’s first unanimous national player of the year, earning the Wooden Award on Tuesday to complete the clean sweep. It is the sixth of the NCAA-recognized electors for national player of the year, joining top honors from The Sporting News, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association and the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.

Tshiebwe accepted the Wooden Award on SportsCenter to make him the consensus player of the year.

“I am very excited and I’m very grateful,” Tshiebwe said.