From DR Congo To Kentucky: Oscar Tshiebwe’s Incredible Journey
The Lead
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🗓️ 16 February 2022
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
After a dismal 2021 season, Kentucky men's basketball is back near the top of the college basketball rankings. A huge reason for the Wildcats resurgence has been the play of their junior transfer, and National Player of the Year candidate — Oscar Tshiebwe. Today, The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker takes us through the big man's remarkable journey from The Democratic Republic of Congo all the way to Lexington, Kentucky and then he tells us why this Wildcats team could bring home John Calipari’s first national title in a decade.
Read Kyle Tucker’s story about Oscar Tshiebwe: https://theathletic.com/3020970/2021/12/17/kentuckys-oscar-tshiebwe-will-not-be-boxed-out-if-i-quit-now-im-quitting-on-my-family/
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| 0:45.0 | After a rough 2021 season, the Kentucky Wildcats have crept back toward the top of the college basketball rankings. |
| 0:50.0 | Thanks largely to a big man with an incredible story. |
| 0:54.0 | Watch out, he's got Sheeway on the left to watch you turn on his right. |
| 0:58.0 | Wow, bring the crowd to his feet. The alleo from Washington to Sheeway. |
| 1:03.0 | Today, the only thing you can do is to get the best out of the world. |
| 1:08.0 | Bring the crowd to his feet. The alleo from Washington to Sheeway. |
| 1:15.0 | Today, the Athletics Kyle Tucker walks us through Oscar Sheeway's journey from son of a preacher |
| 1:20.0 | in the Democratic Republic of Congo to national player of the year contender at Kentucky. |
| 1:25.0 | A journey filled with misfortune, unanswered questions and a whole lot of joy. |
| 1:30.0 | I never see something like this in my life. This is the time you're going to make history. |
| 1:35.0 | In the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. It's Wednesday, February 16th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:44.0 | Kyle Tucker, welcome to The Lead. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:46.0 | So, Kyle, for anyone who has not seen him play, how would you describe Oscar Sheeway's game? |
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