SPORTS BUZZ
Young , Sooners the best of
Oklahoma basketball scene so far
By John Tranchina | Photo Trae Young, Courtesy Sooner Sports
NORMAN, Okla. - The most
impressive collegiate hoops
team in the state so far has
been the University of
Oklahoma. Despite an 89-76
loss on Jan. 6 to No. 2 West
Virginia, the Sooners still sat
12-2 on the year and were 2-1
in the Big 12. The emergence
of freshman Trae Young as
one of the nation’s top players
has catapulted OU into the top
10, ranking No. 8 on Jan. 8.
Young led the entire nation in
scoring, averaging 29.2 points
per game, as well as 10.2
assists per contest.
Oklahoma State has enjoyed
a pretty good season as well,
despite getting hammered
109-89 in a Bedlam game
on Jan. 3 in Norman. After
defeating Iowa State on Jan.
6, the Cowboys were 11-4 on
the year, and 1-2 in the very
competitive Big 12, which
had five teams ranked 16 th or
higher.
The Oklahoma State women
were even more impressive,
ranking No. 20. Following
a 96-82 victory Jan. 7 over
OU in Bedlam in Stillwater,
the Cowgirls were 12-3 on
the year (3-1 in the Big 12),
with each of the three teams
they lost to ranked among
the top seven in the nation.
After scoring 31 points with
eight rebounds against OU,
OSU senior transfer Loryn
Goodwin ranked 10 th in the
country with 22.4 points per
game.
The loss in Bedlam dropped
the Sooner women to 7-8 on
the year (2-2 in the Big 12),
but they looked pretty solid
against a good OSU team and
should continue to improve as
the season progresses.
The University of Tulsa’s
men has also gotten off to a
good start, sporting a 10-6
record as of Jan. 8. After
losing 71-59 at OSU on Dec.
19, the Golden Hurricane
rebounded with wins in their
first three American Athletic
Conference games, including
a double overtime win over
Connecticut, before falling to
Memphis 76-67 on Jan. 6.
The Tulsa women have been
somewhat up and down this
year, starting off 8-8, with a
2-1 mark in the American.
Also, Oral Roberts started
out 2-9 (with losses to both
Tulsa and OSU), but since
mid-December, has stabilized
a bit, going 5-2 through early
January, including a 3-0 mark
to start off Summit League
play.
The Golden Eagles women
began the season even better,
going 10-6, including a 2-1
mark in Summit League
action.
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