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WVU’s Oscar Tshiebwe (photo by Dale Sparks)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –WVU sophomore forward Oscar Tshiebwe has withdrawn from the Mountaineer basketball program and will not return for personal reasons. Head Coach Bob Huggins made the announcement Friday morning.
“Oscar has our full support, and we certainly wish him the best during this time,” Huggins said.
Tshiebwe is in his second season with the Mountaineers. He’s averaging 8.5 points and 7.8 rebounds in 10 games this season.
Oscar was one of the most prominent rookies to enter the WVU program in recent years and he burst onto the scene in his debut season a year ago. The Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo native and Kennedy Catholic (PA) HS graduate led the Mountaineers in scoring (11.2 points) and rebounding (9.3) in the freshman.
WVU’s forward court depth took a hit earlier this week when rookie Isaiah Cottrell was lost for the season with a torn Achilles in the Northeast game.
Tshiebwe has just achieved one of his best performances of the season. He scored 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Northeastern.
“I had a really good conversation with Coach Huggins,” Tshiebwe said after Tuesday’s win. “He said, ‘You don’t need to think. Make a play. If you do, you do. If you miss, you miss. Just play a game and play hard. I don’t think I played really hard like I always play.
Bob Huggins is scheduled to have a Zoom conference call at 11:30 am and this story will be updated thereafter.
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