< Previous50 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Transferred to Kentucky midseason … Ineligi- ble to play the rest of the season due to NCAA transfer rules but practiced with the team be- ginning in February … Appeared in 10 games at West Virginia and averaged 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game … Recorded a pair of double-doubles … Registered 12 points and 15 boards against Northeastern in his final game at West Virginia … Recorded 14 points and nine rebounds vs. top-ranked Gonzaga. 2019-20 (at West Virginia) Averaged 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in 31 starts as a freshman … Named to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team … Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection and also made the Big 12 All-New- comer Team … Selected to the NABC Dis- trict 8 First Team and the USBWA District II Team … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team … Also earned Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll team honors … Led the Mountaineers in scoring and rebounding … Team-high 19 games in double-digit scoring and team-best 10 double-doubles … First in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game with 4.1 and second in overall rebounding … Registered 13 double-figure efforts on the boards … Led the nation in offensive rebounding percent- age at 19.0% … Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times … Had a double-dou- ble with 16 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No. 4 Baylor to end the regular season. HIGH SCHOOL A McDonald’s All American … Posted a dou- ble-double in that game with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes … Also named to the Nike Hoop Summit World Team … Ranked a five-star recruit and a top-25 senior … Led Kennedy Catholic High School to a 27-3 record and a 6A state title as a senior … Averaged 23.2 points per game his senior sea- son … Tallied 1,480 career points … Named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year … USA Today Pennsylvania All-State First Team selection. PERSONAL Born Nov. 27 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo … Parents are Mbuyi and Kaya Rosalie Tshiebwe … Has five sib- lings with three brothers, Bevi, Denphin and Debaba, and two sisters, Cenina and Maggie … Major is communication ... Chose Ken- tucky over North Carolina State, Miami and Illinois … Nickname is “Big O” … Has a 7-foot-5 wingspan … Chose Kentucky over NC State, Miami (Fla.) and Illinois and origi- nally considered UK out of high school. 6-9 n 255 n Jr. n Lubumbashi, Congo #34 n F OSCAR TSHIEBWE Follow OSCAR on Social Media n @Oscartshiebwe34 on Twitter n @oscar_tshiebwe on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Oscar52 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Key reserve for the Wildcats who added phys- icality and quality rebounding … Appeared in 21 games and made three starts … Scored 41 points, hauled in 63 rebounds, totaled 11 blocks, corralled six steals and dished out eight assists … Led the team in rebounds in two games and in blocks twice … Also paced the team in steals once … Produced a pair of double-figure rebounding efforts … Grabbed four rebounds in the Southeastern Conference Tournament game against Missis- sippi State … Played 29 minutes and record- ed a career-high eight points, 10 rebounds and a career-high three blocks at No. 18/17 Missouri … Totaled seven points and a pair of rebounds in the win over LSU … Scored four points, had four rebounds and logged a block, a steal and an assist in the loss at Auburn … Notched four points, a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-best four assists in the double-overtime win at Mississippi State … Posted four points, four rebounds and a blocked shot at Louisville … Breakout game came against No. 22/21 North Carolina with four points, seven rebounds and two steals in 21 minutes of action … Scored his first ca- reer point with a free throw against Georgia Tech … Had five rebounds, two blocks and a steal in his collegiate debut against More- head State. HIGH SCHOOL Led high school team to a 29-1 record his se- nior season ... Averaged 11.8 points, 7.9 re- bounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks for a team that won its final 25 games ... Squad claimed the South Jersey, Group 2 champion- ship and the No. 1 spot in the final NJ.com Top 50 rankings ... Named the NJ.com Player of the Year and was a NJ.com All-State First Team selection ... Averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2019 ... Also performed well at the Peach Jam finals in 2019, averaging 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... Selected to the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... Four-star prospect ranked as high as No. 36 in the class by Rivals. PERSONAL Born Feb. 8 in Edgewater Park, New Jersey ... Parents are Monique Ripka and Stephen Ware ... Has two siblings, Shataya and Stefon ... Major is undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... Chose Kentucky over Mich- igan, Ohio State, Providence and Miami ... Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influenc- es ... Chose No. 55 because it is unique ... Favorite show on Netflix is All-American ... Listens to Drake before games. LANCE WARE 6-9 n 225 n So. n Camden, N.J. #55 n F Follow LANCE on Social Media n @lanceware12 on Twitter n @lance.ware on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Lance@UKSportsNetwork 53 HIGH SCHOOL Named the MaxPreps Arizona Player of the Year ... Averaged 24.0 points, 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game for Compass Prep, which finished 30-2 during his senior season ... Connected on 48% of his shots, including 41% from 3-point range and 88% from the free-throw line ... Suited up for Team Loyal- ty at the 2021 Iverson Roundball Classic in Memphis ... Won the 3-point shooting con- test at the event and scored a game-high 22 points ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at GEICO Nationals ... Registered 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the quarter- finals and had 15 points and five assists in a loss to No. 1 Montverde Academy in the semifinals ... Five-star prospect ... Ranked as high as the No. 14 overall player by Ri- vals and ESPN and second at his position by ESPN ... Tabbed the No. 19 overall player by 247Sports. PERSONAL Born Nov. 15 in Phoenix ... Parents are Felicia Caldwell and Tyrone Washington Sr. ... Has two siblings, Tatyana and Tyrique ... Major is community and leadership development ... Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influ- ences ... Chose No. 3 because it was Allen Iverson’s number ... Favorite show on Net- flix is On My Block ... Says a prayer before games ... Lists Devin Booker as his favorite former UK player ... Favorite meal is shrimp alfredo ... Dunked for the first time at age 16 in physical education class ... Off-the-court talents include rapping ... Learned that win- ning takes sacrifices when watching “The Last Dance.” TYTY WASHINGTON JR. 6-3 n 197 n Fr. n Phoenix #3 n F Follow TYTY on Social Media n @tytywashington3 on Twitter n @tytywashington3 on Instagram Click Here for More Information on TyTy54 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Joined the team as a walk-on … Made one appearance, logging two minutes in Ken- tucky’s dominating regular-season finale vic- tory over South Carolina. HIGH SCHOOL Appeared in all 26 games for Kingsway Re- gional during his senior season … Averaged 8.7 points per game … Notched 11 dou- ble-figure scoring efforts and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 12 games … Scored a season-high 19 points on six made 3s with four assists against Woodstown … Also post- ed 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Clearview and recorded 15 points, six boards and five dimes vs. Cumberland ... Dished out four or more assists in 14 games … Produced three or more steals in 10 games … Helped advance Kingsway to the 2020 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4 Championship field of 64. PERSONAL Born Feb. 3 in Camden, New Jersey … Moth- er is Syreeta Brittingham … Stepfather is Dajuan Wagner, former Memphis star who played for John Calipari … Has two siblings, Dayonni and Dajuan Jr. … Major is finance … Off the court talent includes juggling … Lists his parents as the two people who have influenced him the most … When he’s not playing basketball he’s watching it … Listens to NBA YoungBoy, Polo G and Lil Durk pre- game … Chicken is his favorite food … Lists Kemba Walker as his favorite NBA player and Tyler Ulis as his favorite former UK player. KAREEM WATKINS 5-8 n 170 n So. n Camden, N.J. #25 n G Follow KAREEM on Social Media n @stink_cvp on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Kareem@UKSportsNetwork 55 2020-21 (at Georgia) Sophomore: An All-Southeastern Conference Second Team selection by both the coaches and the Associated Press ... Started all 26 games ... Averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Led the team in points, assists and steals per game (1.7) ... Set Georgia’s single-season assists record with 193 assists ... It bettered the previous mark of 169 set by Pertha Robinson in 1995 ... Led the league in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio ... He ranked fifth na- tionally in assists per game ... Became just the fourth player in the 2000s to lead the league in both assists per game and assist-to-turn- over ratio ... Recorded 22 double-figure scor- ing games ... Posted the program’s first-ever triple double with 14 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds against LSU ... Tallied eight dou- ble-doubles ... Dished out an SEC Tourna- ment record 13 assists against Missouri. 2019-20 (at Georgia) Freshman: Appeared in all 31 games as a freshman at Georgia ... Made 17 starts ... Set Georgia’s freshman assist record with 139 dimes, topping the old mark of 133 set by Lit- terial Green in 1989 ... Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game ... 11 double-figure scoring games ... Ranked 87th nationally in assists per game and also sixth among freshmen ... Fourth in the SEC in as- sists per game ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 23 ... Sunk a halfcourt buzzer-beater in the SEC Tournament, which was the No. 1 moment on ESPN SportsCen- ter’s Top 10 plays ... Scored 19 points in the season opener against Western Carolina, equaling the third-most points ever scored by a freshman in program history ... It trailed only Dominique Wilkins (26) and Anthony Edwards (24). HIGH SCHOOL Two-time state champion at Houston Chris- tian High School in Houston ... All-time steals and assists leader ... School record holder for points in a game (47), assists (18) and 3s (10) ... Was a four-star recruit ... Ranked the No. 78 player by ESPN, No. 88 by Rivals and No. 93 by 247Sports in his signing class. PERSONAL Born Jan. 17 in New York ... Pursuing a de- gree in communication ... Parents are Teddy and Jacqueline Wheeler … Has five siblings, Sage, Montana, Lincoln, Lola and Liv ... Chose his jersey number because it was the first number he received in any sport ... Favor- ite movies are The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises ... Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Oklahoma State and LSU. SAHVIR WHEELER 5-9 n 180 n Jr. n Houston #2 n G Follow SAHVIR on Social Media n @sahvir on Twitter n @sahvir on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Sahvir56 @KentuckyMBB L ast year was one for the history books for the University of Kentucky swim- ming and diving program, and the Wildcats are eager to build upon their success as the 2021-22 season is well underway. This season’s schedule features several match- ups with many of the nation’s premier programs, exposing the team to high-level talent to prepare them for the end of the season. Prior to the start of the season, the women’s squad landed at No. 12 in the preseason CSCAA poll while the men’s team received votes. Last season saw the Wildcat women clinch their first Southeastern Conference title in program history with 1,124 points, besting the previous record of points scored by 136.5. UK collected 12 medals at the conference meet — three gold, three silver, and six bronze — in addition to breaking five school records. The 800 freestyle relay team of Izzy Gati, Riley Gaines, Kaitlynn Wheeler, and Sophie Sorenson combined to give UK its first SEC relay title since 2007, while Lauren Poole and Gaines were individual champions in the 400 IM and 200 free, respectively. Ten women also landed on All-SEC teams, including five on the first team. The men’s team also experienced suc- cess at the conference meet in 2021, finish- ing seventh with 759 points. Their point to- tal surpassed the previous program record of 724 points scored the year prior and was the fifth consecutive year the men’s team has bested the school mark. Zane Rosely and Sam Duncan both landed on the All- SEC Freshman Team while Danny Zhang earned a spot on the All-SEC Second Team. Kentucky is in an excellent position to continue making their presence known in the SEC yet again. The women’s program has returned all eight relay swimmers for the 2021-22 campaign, as well as 18 of the 20 point scorers and 803 of the 874 individual points accumulated a year ago. The men’s team is also in a great spot to continue moving up the rankings, as five of the eight relay swimmers, 11 of the 15 point scorers, and 330 of the 559 individu- al points scored are back in Lexington once again. A school-record 14 UK women were invited to the 2021 NCAA Championships en route to besting the previous record of 10 and tying for the third-most swimmers invited. Those 14 Wildcats combined for 35 entries total, which was also a school record. UK finished 11th with 152 points at NCAAs, marking their best team fin- ish in school history as well as the most points scored, and also their fourth-straight year in the top-15. Kentucky collected 23 All-America honors – eight First Team and 15 Honorable Mention – for yet another school record, while the 800 free relay earned silver and Poole took bronze in the 400 IM. On the men’s side, two swimmers and three divers were invited to compete at the NCAA Championships for a combined 10 individual entries, finishing 30th with 14 points. Rosely became the first UK male freshman swimmer since 2013 to earn a bid to the national meet while divers Zhang and recent graduate Chase Lane earned All-American Honorable Mention honors. Mason Wilby also claimed the first All-American Honorable Mention of his career by finishing 13th in the 200 fly to break his own school record. While UK boasts ample experience with its returning swimmers and divers, the team also has added plenty of talent with the freshman class. Nineteen newcomers are suiting up in the blue and white for the first time this season, including 12 newbies on the women’s team and seven for the men. In total, the freshman class represents 12 different states — Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin — and two countries — the United States and Spain. Additional- ly, just over 20 percent of the new faces are Bluegrass State natives. Leading the newcomers and the re- turners alike are the team captains for the 2021-22 season. For the second straight year, the women’s squad will again be led by Bailey Bonnett, Gaines, Gati, Kyndal Knight, and Sorenson. Wilby will captain the men’s team for yet another year, joining Duncan and Max Hawton in the role. 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