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Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe says he will return for his senior season with the Wildcats after a breakout season in which he swept national player of the year awards. The 6-foot-9 Tshiebwe announced his decision on ESPN’s SportsCenter.
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Kentucky men’s basketball freshman guard TyTy Washington Jr. will pursue a career in the NBA. The freshman announced Wednesday he will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft and plans to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility.
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In more than 100 years as a program, the Kentucky men's basketball team had never had a unanimous national player of the year. The wait is now over. Forward Oscar Tshiebwe was awarded the Wooden Award on SportsCenter on Tuesday to make a sweep of all of the major nationally recognized honors.
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Sunday in New Orleans Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe was awarded one of the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Naismith Trophy which is presented to the nation’s best player by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
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Kentucky forward Keion Brooks Jr. will enter the NBA draft but does not plan on hiring an agent. That leaves open the possibility of returning to school.
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Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky is The Associated Press men's college basketball player of the year. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound junior received 46 of 60 votes from a national media panel.
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Following an historic season-long performance on the hardwood in 2021-22, Kentucky men’s basketball junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe made history again on Tuesday. Tshiebwe became the first Kentucky player and the first player from the Southeastern Conference to earn National Player of the Year honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He was also tabbed the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year.
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Tiny Saint Peter’s took down basketball royalty, getting 27 points from Daryl Banks III in an 85-79 overtime victory over second-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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The Kentucky Wildcats are just hours away from taking the court in their opening round matchup against Saint Peter’s in the NCAA Tournament and they need to get their mojo back after that disappointing loss to Tennessee in the SEC Tourney. WUKY SportsPage podcast host Keith Elkins and Alan Lytle discuss the keys of the game.
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The University of Kentucky men's basketball team extended its national record for most NCAA Tournament appearances to 59 on Sunday, as the team was selected as the No. 2 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats will play Saint Peter's, the region's No. 15 seed, on Thursday in Indianapolis. Tipoff is set for 7:10 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on CBS.