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Oscar Tshiebwe makes midseason watch list for Lute Olson Award

The college basketball world is slowly catching on to what Oscar Tshiebwe is doing at Kentucky. Tshiebwe was named to the midseason watch list for the 2022 Lute Olson Award, given annually to the top player in the sport. The junior big man is one of 30 players on the list. Earlier this month, Oscar was also tabbed to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25.

As you surely know by now, Oscar is doing incredible things this season. He leads the country in rebounds per game (15.1), offensive rebounds per game (5.