efforts on the boards … Led the nation in offensive rebounding percentage at 19.0 % … Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week three times … Had a doubledouble with 16 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No . 4 Baylor to end the regular season … Also posted 11 points and 12 rebounds vs . the top-ranked Bears a month earlier … Double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds vs . Iowa State … Also recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards vs . Texas at home … 17 rebounds and four blocks in a win over No . 22 Texas Tech … Logged a 17-point , 17-rebound game at No . 3 Kansas … Scored 19 points vs . Youngstown State … Back-to-back double-doubles vs . Nicholls State ( 15 points and 11 rebounds ) and Austin Peay ( 14 points and 10 boards ) … Monster game against Wichita State with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds … Selected as the MVP of the

Cancun Challenge , including a season-high 21 points against Boston … Went for 20 points and 17 rebounds in just his second career game at Pitt .

High School : A McDonald ’ s All American … Posted a double-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 season … Tallied 1,480 career points … Named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Player of the Year … USA Today Pennsylvania All-State First Team selection … Guided Kennedy Catholic to the Class 1A PIAA state championship as a junior … Scored in double figures in every game during his junior campaign … Averaged

21.3 points , 11.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game for his AAU squad the ITPS Wildcats .

Personal : Born Nov . 27 in Lubumbashi , Democratic Republic of the Congo … Parents are Mbuyi and Kaya Rosalie Tshiebwe … Has five siblings with three brothers , Bevi , Denphin and Debaba , and two sisters , Cenina and Maggie … Major is communication … Chose Kentucky over North Carolina State , Miami and Illinois … Nickname is “ Big O ” … Has a 7-foot-5 wingspan … Hidden talent is the ability to ride a bike backwards … Lists his parents as his greatest influence … His favorite food is Fufu ( Congolese food ) … He meditates and listens to music pregame … Favorite movies are the Rush Hour trilogy … Off-the-court hobbies include playing video games and listening to music … Chose No . 34 because Hakeem Olajuwon is his favorite frontcourt

player of all-time … Lists Kobe Bryant as his all-time favorite player and Kevin Durant as his favorite current player … Chose Kentucky over NC State , Miami ( Fla .) and Illinois and originally considered UK out of high school .