Oscar Tshiebwe, the reigning national player of the year, went out and had his worst game as a Kentucky Wildcat on Saturday afternoon. The 6-foot-9 senior came into Coleman Coliseum averaging 16.8 points and 13.8 rebounds per game but left the arena with just four points and six rebounds, turning the ball over four times, as well. While he did deal with some late foul trouble during his 23 minutes played, that’s hardly the reason for his poor performance.
Not even three minutes into Kentucky’s 78-52 blowout loss to Alabama, Tshiebwe was relegated to the bench in favor of Daimion Collins, who had played a grand total of 36 minutes since the start of December.