Tshiebwe left the Congo for the United States in 2015, just over a year and a half after he started playing basketball. Oscar attended a Catholic school in Hermitage, Pennsylvania after graduating from a private high school in Grundy, Virginia (875).
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He received a scholarship at West Virginia and Bob Huggins for his performance there.
His sophomore season was a complete failure after a promising rookie season in which he averaged 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
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John Calipari and Kentucky decided to gamble on him. Tshiebwe was described as talented yet offensively challenged in the book.
Can Oscar Tshiebwe come back?
Oscar Tshiebwe, who still has one season of NCAA eligibility left and hasn’t ruled out a return to collegiate basketball, declared on Friday afternoon that he intends to join the 2023 NBA Draft.
Why did Oscar Tshiebwe leave?
Tshiebwe only participated in 10 games before leaving WVU for personal reasons.
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