CBS Sports named Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe the 2021-22 National Player of the Year this morning.
Tshiebwe also topped the CBS Sports 2021-22 First Team All-America list.
Here are some excerpts:
CBS Sports 2021-22 Player of the Year
Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | Junior | Forward
There really isn’t anything to write about Tshiebwe that hasn’t already been written. Simply put, he was a statistical monster all season and the sport’s most consistently great player. Obviously, things didn’t end well because of Kentucky’s loss to Saint Peter’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But there’s really no intelligent argument that runs counter to the idea of Tshiebwe being the Player of the Year, which is why he was a unanimous pick by our panel. – Parrish
CBS Sports 2021-22 First Team All-America
Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | Junior | Forward
Kentucky’s best player became the first Division I men’s player in more than 40 years to average more than 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds in a season. Tshiebwe’s final stat line: 17.4 ppg, 15.2 rpg (No. 1 in the country), 1.8 spg, 1.6 bpg. He was the centerpiece — and a throwback kind of big guy — on a 26-8 UK team that earned a No. 2 seed but was upset in the first round of the NCAAs by Saint Peter’s. Tshiebwe made an immediate impact after sitting out last season due to his transfer from West Virginia. He set a couple of single-season records for rebounds at Kentucky, going for 20-or-more boards five times, including 28 against Western Kentucky on Dec. 22. In a year of great big men across college hoops, Tshiebwe was the best of them and is a unanimous selection on the CBS Sports All-America First Team.
Keegan Murray | Iowa | Soph. | Forward
Johnny Davis | Wisconsin | Soph. | Guard/Forward
Ochai Agbaji | Kansas | Senior | Guard
Drew Timme | Gonzaga | Junior | Forward
Additionally, @CBSSports announces its three men’s college basketball All-America teams.
First Team:
» Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
» Ochai Agbaji, @KUHoops
» Keegan Murray, @IowaHoops
» Johnny Davis, @BadgerMBB
» Drew Timme, @ZagMBBThe rest https://t.co/h8unxLZ4Xs
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 31, 2022
