The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-0 on the season after their 28-point win over East Texas A&M on Thursday night. The Sooners are relying on a number of transfer portal additions to supplement the play of Jalon Moore and Sam Godwin. The Sooners have had several standout performances to start the season.
The latest came from true freshman Jeremiah Fears, who made his first collegiate start on Thursday. Fears finished as Oklahoma’s leading scorer with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He also added five assists and four rebounds in the win.
Fears is now averaging 15.5 points per game early in his college career.
“He did a lot of really good things,” Porter Moser told the media after the win. “He makes a lot happen with his speed. He can create for others and he makes a ton of good plays. There’s still a learning curve on other plays, situationally for him, but I thought he did a good job.”
Fears has shown a fearless attitude, driving the lane and attacking the basket. His speed has been difficult for opposing teams to handle, and he is a fantastic passer.
So far in his Sooners career, he’s shooting 51.2% from the field, including 64.3% on two-point attempts. He’s gotten thrown into the deep end with 27 minutes a game. Moser has given the former blue-chip prospect a lot of work in the early part of the season ahead of more challenging competition ahead.
Fears have rewarded Moser’s trust with good decision-making and aggressiveness to help supplement what Oklahoma’s getting from veterans like Moore, Godwin, Kobe Elvis, and Duke Miles.
The Sooners will take part in the Battle 4 Atlantis starting on Nov. 27 when they take on the Providence Friars.
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