Oscar Tshiebwe is working out with Armando Bacot in Lexington

Arguably the two biggest stars in college basketball going into the 2022-23 season are working out together in Lexington. Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe and North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, who combined for 59 double-doubles this past season, have joined forces as workout partners going into their senior campaigns.

Bacot posted a picture with Tshiebwe this morning from Lexington’s Immanuel Baptist Church off Tates Creek Road.

“Good getting back in the gym with my brother,” Bacot said.

“Yessir we back to work brother,” Tshiebwe added.

Yessir we back to work brother💪🏽 https://t.co/mYscXSy8np

— Big O (@Oscartshiebwe34) May 6, 2022

Seen as the top centers in college basketball this season, Tshiebwe was named consensus National Player of the Year after averaging 17.4 points and 15.1 rebounds per game, while Bacot led North Carolina to the national title game averaging 16.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per contest.

The two college basketball stars went head-to-head during the regular season, a blowout win for Kentucky. Tshiebwe finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes for the Wildcats, while Bacot added 22 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes for the Tar Heels.

The connection between the standout big men started back in high school, as Tshiebwe and Bacot were grassroots teammates for Team Loaded VA (Adidas). They were joined by Kansas center David McCormack, who led the Jayhawks to the title in April and later entered the NBA Draft.

Not a bad AAU frontcourt.

Crazy to think at one point Team Loaded had Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky), Armando Bacot (North Carolina) and David McCormack (Kansas) on the same squad. pic.twitter.com/VqTb7xOnGq

— Chris Fisher (@ChrisFisher247) May 6, 2022

Imagine showing up to Immanuel Baptist Church for your Friday morning pick-up sessions and you have Tshiebwe and Bacot to choose from. Five-on-five featuring the two best bigs in college basketball.

Not a bad way to start your day.