Jeremiah Fears named SEC freshman of the week

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Oklahoma freshman standout Jeremiah Fears was awarded his second conference freshman of the week award.

Fears scored 30 points on Wednesday to help the Sooners complete a comeback win over Michigan. He scored his final points on a four-point play that gave the Sooners an 87-86 lead with 11 seconds remaining.

The Sooners returned home on Sunday to face Central Arkansas and Fears scored 19 points in an 89-66 win.

He’s leading the team in scoring (18 points per game), assists (4.7 per game), steals (2.2 per game) and is shooting 49% from the field. He’s scored 20 or more points four times and is the first OU true freshman since Trae Young to score 30 points in a game.

Fears was also named freshman of the week for his performance at the Battle 4 Atlantis. He joins Georgia’s Asa Newell as the only players to win the award twice this season.

He ranks fifth in the SEC in scoring average and is third in assists, sixth in free throw percentage (85%) and is tied for seventh in steals.

The Sooners will have the rest of the week off before hosting Prairie View A&M on Sunday at 1 p.m. for their final non-conference tune-up.

Sooners up to 12 in AP Poll — Coming off their second ranked win of the season, No. 12 Oklahoma has climbed up to its highest ranking of the season in the AP Poll.

The Sooners started the season unranked before making their first appearance on Dec. 2. They’ve remained one of the last four unbeaten teams in college basketball alongside No. 1 Tennessee, No. 6 Florida and Drake (receiving votes).

They’re 12-0 for just the second time in the last 10 seasons. If they beat Prairie View A&M on Sunday, they’ll enter conference play undefeated, which they haven’t done since the 2015-16 season that ended in a run to the Final Four.

Last season the Sooners won their first 10 games before falling to North Carolina.

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Author : The Norman Transcript, Okla.

Publish date : 2024-12-25 04:59:00

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