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Oscar Tshiebwe's National Player of the Year campaign is off and running

Oscar Tshiebwe is hellbent on breaking every rebounding record (Kentucky or NCAA, it doesn’t matter to him) that has ever existed. His initial two games in a Wildcat uniform saw him record 20 rebounds in both, the first coming against Duke. Since then, he’s built his rebounding average up to 15.5. For reference, no Division I player has finished with at least 15 boards per game since 1980; 41 years ago.

Through 11 games this season, Tshiebwe has hauled in double-digit rebounds in all but one outing, a road loss to Notre Dame. The 6-foot-9 center finished with just seven boards that night in South Bend, but poured in a career-high 25 points as he played his best offensive game of the season.