Oscar Tshiebwe

Oscar Tshiebwe

Tshiebwe with Kentucky in 2022
No. 44 – Utah Jazz
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24) Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Mountain Mission School (Grundy, Virginia) Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pennsylvania)
College	West Virginia (2019–2021) Kentucky (2021–2023)
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–2024	Indiana Pacers
2023–2024	→Indiana Mad Ants
2024–present	Utah Jazz
2024–present	→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League Rookie of the Year (2024) All-NBA G League First Team (2024) NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2024) NBA G League rebounding leader (2024) NBA G League Next Up Game (2024) National college player of the year (2022) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2022) Pete Newell Big Man Award (2022) Consensus first-team All-American (2022) Consensus second-team All-American (2023) 2× NCAA rebounding leader (2022, 2023) SEC Player of the Year (2022) 2× First-team All-SEC (2022, 2023) Second-team All-Big 12 (2020) SEC All-Defensive Team (2022) Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2020) McDonald's All-American (2019) Nike Hoop Summit (2019)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Oscar Tshiebwe (/ˈʃiːbweɪ/ SHEEB-way;^[1] born 27 November 1999) is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kentucky Wildcats. In 2022, Tshiebwe was the consensus national player of the year.