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Topic: Tshiebwe,- AP preseason All-America team
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catmandoo
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posted 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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Tiptree
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posted 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.
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catmandoo
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posted 10-29-2022 05:50 PM
Can't wait to see him play!
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rlt4uk
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posted 10-29-2022 07:11 PM
He's truly an inspiration to all.
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