Kentucky Men’s Basketball officially launched Oscar Tshiebwe’s National Player of the Year campaign earlier this week. The 6-foot-9 big man is widely considered a frontrunner for the award, largely in part due to him being the most dominant rebounder college basketball has seen in decades. He’s averaging 16.4 points and 15.3 rebounds per outing through 25 contests for Kentucky this season, making a major pitch on his NPOY trail during Saturday’s 21-point win over Florida.
Tshiebwe was the best player on the court for either side. He finished with a cool 27 points, 19 rebounds, two assists, and two steals on 11-18 shooting in 38 minutes of action.