On one end, Oscar Tshiebwe has accomplished everything he could possibly accomplish as a college basketball player in terms of individual accolades. He’s on track to win every major National Player of the Year award — he just earned Associated Press and USBWA honors Friday — and make every First-Team All-America and All-SEC team available. Kentucky’s single-season record book has been rewritten entirely thanks to his otherworldly production.
“What he’s done hasn’t been done in 42 years,” Kentucky head coach John Calipari said Friday. “Now I want you to think about what I just said, 42 years.