To no surprise, Kentucky star and last year’s unanimous player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe is the no. 1 ranked player returning for another season of college basketball. Both Andy Katz and The Field of 68 have Tshiebwe as their top player and there likely isn’t a close second.
Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points, 15.1 rebounds and shot over 60% from the floor to lead the Wildcats last season. He was far and away the best player on the court while also their leading voice in the locker room. Tshiebwe was second in the nation with 28 double-doubles (including the postseason) and was only short of North Carolina’s Armando Bacot.