How will Kentucky replace Oscar Tshiebwe's glass-cleaning abilities

This Kentucky basketball team has big shoes to fill on the boards with the departure of Big O.

Oscar Tshiebwe was a force on the boards the past two seasons for the Wildcats, but with him moving on to the pros, how will Kentucky replace the rebounding production? 

Kentucky has four players in the backcourt that will need to help on the glass, and they are Ugonna Onyenso, Aaron Bradshaw, Tre Mitchell, and Zvonimir Ivisic. 

Onyenso is six-foot-eleven, Bradshaw is seven feet tall, Ivisic is seven-foot-two, and Mitchell is six-foot-nine. 

All of these guys will need to help on the boards as they will have to replace the nation's rebounds per-game leader in Tshiebwe. 

It will take the whole team, guards included, to help replace what Big O brought to the table. 

Kentucky's frontcourt, aside from Mitchell, is filled with tall players that are on the skinnier side. This means guys like Bradshaw, Onyenso, and Ivisic will need to put themselves in the right position to rebound the basketball. 

Rebounding has a lot to do with positioning and effort more than height, so if the team works on it in the offseason, I don't foresee it being an issue.

Onyenso has gained a ton of muscle over these past few months and looks to be in prime position to be a force down low, but he is currently recovering from surgery to fix his broken foot. 

Bradshaw is also working back from injury, so this frontcourt needs to get healthy before the Wildcat's season opener. 

Kentucky will face many talented bigs this season, so these players I have mentioned will need to work hard on the glass if this team wants to be successful. 

It will be hard to replace the glass cleaning production of Tshiebwe, but the Cats have the roster needed to do it.

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