West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe enters transfer portal, plans to cut list to six or seven programs

By JACOB POLACHECK

West Virginia sophomore forward Oscar Tshiebwe has officially entered the transfer portal and will be cutting his list to six or seven programs, Andrew Slater reported Tuesday.

Oscar Tshiebwe will review his college options. He plans on cutting it down to a select 6-7 programs and conduct Zoom meetings with the finalists. The sophomore, who played for @wildcatselect & Kennedy Catholic, plans to enroll in the second semester of the school of his choice. https://t.co/ck57MQntOk

— Andrew Slater (@Andrew__Slater) January 5, 2021

Tshiebwe will conduct Zoom meetings with the finalists and plans on enrolling in the spring semester.

Tshiebwe, a 6-foot-9, 260-pound power forward from Lubumbashi, Congo, was averaging 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds before leaving the West Virginia program on Saturday for ‘personal reasons.

During the 2019-20 season, Tshiebwe averaged 11.2 points and 9.3 rebounds as a freshman and was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 and the All-Newcomer Team.

Tshiebwe, a former five-star recruit and McDonald’s All American, chose to commit to West Virginia in October of 2018 over Baylor, Kentucky and Illinois.

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