The Houston Rockets have signed former Kentucky All-American Oscar Tshiebwe.
In 49 career NBA games, Tshiebwe has averaged 7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Here is an announcement from the Rockets:
HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets today announced they have signed free agent forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe [SHEEB-way].
Tshiebwe (6-9, 265) was eligible for the 2023 NBA Draft following his senior season at Kentucky. He spent his rookie season as a two-way player with Indiana in 2023-24 and the past two seasons on a two-way contract with Utah. In 49 career games with seven starts, Tshiebwe has averaged 7.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game.
In NBA history, Tshiebwe is the only player with 15-plus games played to have averaged at least 15.0 rebounds and 6.0 offensive boards per 36 minutes played. For his G League career, he has averaged 16.9 rpg and 6.8 orpg in 97 Tip-Off Tournament and regular season games.
As a junior at Kentucky, Tshiebwe became the first player in school history to earn unanimous National Player of the Year honors. He led the nation in rebounding in both of his seasons as a Wildcat and his 15.1 rpg in 2021-22 was the highest average by any Division I player with at least five games played going back to 1980-81.
