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There is no longer any lack of talent on this roster...
Point Guards
Calvin Newell: Newell averaged 29.4 points per game as a senior in 2008-09 at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pa., and earned Class AAA first-team all-state honors. He led Strath Haven to its first state playoffs appearance in nine years.
Offers: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Florida, and others.
Carl Blair: Blair is a 6-2, 205-pound freshman point guard who averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest this season for the University of New Orleans. Over UNO's final eight games, Blair averaged 13.8 points and 4.6 assists while going 11-for-27 from behind the arc (.407). Blair became just the second player in school history to record a triple-double when he racked up 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a Dec. 5 win over Houston Baptist.
Shooting Guards
Cade Davis: played in all 31 games and started each of the last 27 ... Averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 assist and a team-high 1.5 steals in 31.8 minutes per outing ... Played at least 36 minutes in each of last 10 games and in 14 of last 15.. in Big 12 play averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 treys (shot .361 from deep) in 35.6 minutes a game.
Steven Pledger: Played in 30 of team's 31 games and made three starts ... Averaged 6.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 18.9 minutes an outing ... Ranked third on team with 44 3-point field goals ... Shot .338 from 3-point distance and a team-high .846 from the free throw line ... Went 19-for-40 (.475) from 3-point range over season's first six games.
TJ Taylor: Badass mofo from Texas. #104 player in class of 2010. Had offers from OU, Arizona State, Marquette, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Small Forwards
Cameron Clark: Another badass mofo from Texas. #34 player in class of 2010. 6'7'' freak who has the 2010 edition of Alec Burks written all over him. Chose OU over Oklahoma State and Marquette.
Nick Thompson: 6'9'' combo forward who played on the perimeter in junior college. Thompson averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists (ranked second on team) in 23.6 minutes per contest for the 27-10 Golden Eagles. He shot .556 from the field, .388 from 3-point range. Chose OU over Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Posts
Andrew Fitzgerald: Played in 26 of team's 31 games and made 11 starts ... Seven starts came in the final seven games ... Averaged 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 15.7 minutes a contest ... Ranked third on team with his .511 field goal percentage and also shot .638 from the free throw line (30-for-47) ... Averaged 13.0 points on 19-for-32 (.594) shooting over a three-game February stretch against Colorado, Kansas State and Kansas ... Recorded season highs of 16 points (8-for-14 shooting), six rebounds and 37 minutes at No. 1 Kansas (Feb. 22). Currently running a 6 minute mile, which apparently isnt better than middle school girls track runners.
CJ Washington: Washington, a 6-7, 210-pound sophomore forward at Connors State College in Warner, Okla., was a first-team junior college All-American and led his squad to a 30-4 record and an appearance at the national junior college tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. He recorded 25 double-doubles in his 32 games, 14 consecutively at one point.
Washington averaged 19.3 points, a school-record 13.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game on the season. He was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Region II Player of the Year and was also the Region II Tournament MVP (averaged 17.7 points and 18.0 rebounds).
Tyler Neal: Neal, a 6-7, 220-pound forward from Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, is the reigning Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. He averaged 18.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in helping the Patriots to a school-record 22 wins and to the Class 6A state tournament semifinals. It was West's first state tournament appearance since 1977.
Point Guards
Calvin Newell: Newell averaged 29.4 points per game as a senior in 2008-09 at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pa., and earned Class AAA first-team all-state honors. He led Strath Haven to its first state playoffs appearance in nine years.
Offers: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Florida, and others.
Carl Blair: Blair is a 6-2, 205-pound freshman point guard who averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest this season for the University of New Orleans. Over UNO's final eight games, Blair averaged 13.8 points and 4.6 assists while going 11-for-27 from behind the arc (.407). Blair became just the second player in school history to record a triple-double when he racked up 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a Dec. 5 win over Houston Baptist.
Shooting Guards
Cade Davis: played in all 31 games and started each of the last 27 ... Averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 assist and a team-high 1.5 steals in 31.8 minutes per outing ... Played at least 36 minutes in each of last 10 games and in 14 of last 15.. in Big 12 play averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 treys (shot .361 from deep) in 35.6 minutes a game.
Steven Pledger: Played in 30 of team's 31 games and made three starts ... Averaged 6.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 18.9 minutes an outing ... Ranked third on team with 44 3-point field goals ... Shot .338 from 3-point distance and a team-high .846 from the free throw line ... Went 19-for-40 (.475) from 3-point range over season's first six games.
TJ Taylor: Badass mofo from Texas. #104 player in class of 2010. Had offers from OU, Arizona State, Marquette, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech.
Small Forwards
Cameron Clark: Another badass mofo from Texas. #34 player in class of 2010. 6'7'' freak who has the 2010 edition of Alec Burks written all over him. Chose OU over Oklahoma State and Marquette.
Nick Thompson: 6'9'' combo forward who played on the perimeter in junior college. Thompson averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists (ranked second on team) in 23.6 minutes per contest for the 27-10 Golden Eagles. He shot .556 from the field, .388 from 3-point range. Chose OU over Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Posts
Andrew Fitzgerald: Played in 26 of team's 31 games and made 11 starts ... Seven starts came in the final seven games ... Averaged 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 15.7 minutes a contest ... Ranked third on team with his .511 field goal percentage and also shot .638 from the free throw line (30-for-47) ... Averaged 13.0 points on 19-for-32 (.594) shooting over a three-game February stretch against Colorado, Kansas State and Kansas ... Recorded season highs of 16 points (8-for-14 shooting), six rebounds and 37 minutes at No. 1 Kansas (Feb. 22). Currently running a 6 minute mile, which apparently isnt better than middle school girls track runners.
CJ Washington: Washington, a 6-7, 210-pound sophomore forward at Connors State College in Warner, Okla., was a first-team junior college All-American and led his squad to a 30-4 record and an appearance at the national junior college tournament in Hutchinson, Kan. He recorded 25 double-doubles in his 32 games, 14 consecutively at one point.
Washington averaged 19.3 points, a school-record 13.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game on the season. He was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Region II Player of the Year and was also the Region II Tournament MVP (averaged 17.7 points and 18.0 rebounds).
Tyler Neal: Neal, a 6-7, 220-pound forward from Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, is the reigning Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. He averaged 18.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in helping the Patriots to a school-record 22 wins and to the Class 6A state tournament semifinals. It was West's first state tournament appearance since 1977.
