Oscar Tshiebwe has another award to add to what must be a massive trophy case. Kentucky’s star center was voted 2022 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year by a panel of 143 media members. For the first time in the 42-year history of the award, Kentucky Wildcats swept the top three, top four if you count former athletes. Kentucky track star Abby Steiner finished second, women’s basketball star Rhyne Howard was third, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was fourth.
This is the fifth year in a row a Wildcat has won Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year.