Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe to endure ‘minor’ knee process

Kentucky ahead Oscar Tshiebwe, final season’s consensus Nationwide Participant of the Yr, will endure a “minor” knee process, based on coach John Calipari.

Calipari provided few particulars on Tshiebwe’s damage, which he posted about on Twitter.

“I’ve excellent news and unhealthy information,” Calipari wrote in the first of two tweets. “Excellent news is Oscar had an unbelievable efficiency at Professional Day and the scouts liked what they noticed. He got here again to develop his sport and change into a extra full participant and that is precisely what he displayed Saturday evening. They liked it.

“Unhealthy information is I saved him out of form Sat. with knee stuff. He refused to take a seat out Professional Day and balled out. I made him sit out Mon. and get examined as a precaution. He’ll have a minor 15-minute process to scrub some issues up. Not a giant deal, however no dancing at Insanity!”

Tshiebwe, a 6-foot-9 Congo native, crammed his trophy cupboard final spring, sweeping the Picket Award, Naismith Participant of the Yr, NABC Nationwide Participant of the Yr and Pete Newell Large Man of the Yr. The previous West Virginia switch tallied 28 double-doubles en path to averaging 17.4 factors and 15.1 rebounds, main the nation within the latter class.

Whereas Calipari did not provide a timeline for Tshiebwe’s return, Tshiebwe has slightly below one month till the season formally will get underway.

Kentucky, ranked No. 4 in ESPN’s remaining Method-Too-Early Prime 25, opens its season towards Howard on Nov. 7. The Wildcats then face Duquesne on Nov. 11 earlier than heading to Indianapolis for the Champions Traditional on Nov. 15 towards Michigan State.