After signing with an agent on Saturday, Kristian Doolittle officially said goodbye to Oklahoma basketball on Monday.
"𝘐 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦."@kristiandoolit1 reflects on his incredible career at Oklahoma.#BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/BttoEzlslL
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) April 20, 2020
The four-minute video released on Twitter, Doolittle sat down to reflect on his four years as a Sooner.
“He’s had some ups and downs, some peaks and valleys and through it all, he’s risen above all of that to be the senior, the player he is today,” Doolittle’s father, Dwayne said.
Those peaks and valleys have defined his career at Oklahoma.
In 2016-17, Doolittle was a hotshot freshman averaging 9.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Following an academic suspension for the first half of the season in 2017-18, Doolittle only tallied 2.9 points and 4.3 boards per game. Earning Big 12 comeback player of the year in 2018-19, Doolittle blazed back in his junior season averaging 11.3 points and 7.1 rebounds as he began to take on the role as the team’s leader.
As the Sooners’ lone senior, Doolittle took the role on head-on while averaging 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game before his career was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What lies ahead for Doolittle is pro basketball, but where he will be playing and what jersey he will be wearing has yet to be seen. The NBA Draft is set for June 25.
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