Oscar Tshiebwe is a Finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

The honor that bears Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s name could soon be sitting on the shelf of Oscar Tshiebwe.

Each year the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame gives college basketball’s best center the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. As you might expect, Oscar Tshiebwe is one of the award’s ten finalists.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10

PLAYER NAME	SCHOOL
Walker Kessler	Auburn
Adama Sanogo	Connecticut
Mark Williams	Duke
Drew Timme	Gonzaga
Kofi Cockburn	Illinois
Oscar Tshiebwe	Kentucky
Hunter Dickinson	Michigan
Armando Bacot	North Carolina
Nate Watson	Providence
Zach Edey	Purdue

Oscar can’t win it without your help. Voting is now open to pick three Wildcats to win college basketball postseason honors: Tshiebwe for the Abdul-Jabar Award, Sahvir Wheeler for the Bob Cousy Award and TyTy Washington for the Jerry West Award. What are you waiting on? VOTE NOW!

Oscar’s Resume

The Big O has played like the other Big O. He’s dominating the glass like 7-footers did in the 60s. Oscar averages 16.1 points and 15.2 rebounds per game, the most in the nation. If he continues to play at the same pace, he could be the first player in Division I basketball since 1980 to average 15 points and 15 rebounds per game. UK has not had a player average more than 14 rebounds per game since 1957.

Tshiebwe has already broke a few records this season. He surpassed Shaquille O’Neal’s Rupp Arena rebounding record by grabbing 28 and out-rebounding the entire Western Kentucky basketball team. A month later he had 21 points and 22 rebounds against Mississippi State, the first 20-20 game by a Wildcat since Mike Phillips in 1976. Kentucky ranks seventh nationally in rebounding and Tshiebwe is responsible for 40% of those boards. Incredible.