Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe, left, Jazz guard Bez Mbeng (21) and Los Angeles Lakers forward Jake LaRavia (12) reach for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game April 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
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Former Kennedy Catholic graduate and current Utah Jazz center Oscar Tshiebwe scored a career-high 29 points in the teams 131-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Tshiebwe also had 17 rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes for Utah.
The former Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year (2022) for Kentucky averaged seven points and 6.2 rebounds for the Jazz this season, in his third year in the league.
Utah finished the regular season with a 22-60 record.