The best player in college basketball has got to be the best center in college basketball, right? That was confirmed once again Saturday afternoon when Oscar Tshiebwe was named the recipient of the Kareem Adbul-Jabbar Award, which honors the nation’s best center.
The award has been presented annually by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 2015. Tshiebwe is the first winner in program history and the third UK player under John Calipari to receive a positional award from the Naismith’s Starting Five.