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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-26-2022, 10:25 PM:

Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA.

Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route. He’s coming back – and he may be even better this season.

“He’s a better passer. He’s a better dribbler. He has a better feel. He talks,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “Offensively he knows the plays better. And he’s authentic.”

Tshiebwe was a unanimous selection along with Gonzaga big man Drew Timme in The Associated Press preseason All-America team . They were joined by North Carolina forward Armando Bacot, Houston guard Marcus Sasser and Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis on the team selected by a 59-person media panel that votes on the weekly AP Top 25.

Tshiebwe is the ninth AP national player of the year – Bill Walton and Ralph Sampson did it twice – to return for another season, according to Sportradar, and the first since Tyler Hansbrough came back to lead North Carolina to a national title in 2009.

The fourth-ranked Wildcats are hoping Tshiebwe can do the same for them.

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Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 10-27-2022, 04:22 PM:

Never seen a non-kentucky player, much less a non-US player, love this state and program as much as Tshiewbe does.

I love his open faith and exhuberant attitude. He will be the rock around which this team fails or succeeds next year.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-29-2022, 05:50 PM:

Can't wait to see him play!

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 10-29-2022, 07:11 PM:

He's truly an inspiration to all.