Notre Dame star Kyle Hamilton was Josh Moore’s teammate at Marist School (HS). Now the two will get the chance to play against each other.
Notre Dame recently offered a scholarship to 2021 safety target Josh Moore of Marist School in Atlanta. If Marist School sounds familiar that’s because it’s the same school that produced current Notre Dame star safety Kyle Hamilton.
Moore was offered by Notre Dame on May 6 and trimmed his list of potential colleges down to six just last week, the same day that he received an offer from Stanford.
Moore has made up his mind already and announced his decision late Tuesday morning, choosing the Stanford Cardinal.
Moore is graded as a three-star prospect on 247Sports and becomes the third player to commit to Stanford’s 2021 class joining quarterback Ari Patu and corner Jimmy Wyrick.
Stanford freshman Tyrell Terry, arguably the best shooting prospect in the 2020 NBA Draft, spoke to HoopsHype about his next steps.
Stanford freshman Tyrell Terry, arguably the best shooting prospect in the 2020 NBA Draft, spoke to HoopsHype about his next steps.
The guard averaged 14.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in his lone college season. He also averaged 2.0 threes a contest, shooting 40.8 percent from beyond the arc. His free-throw percentage (89.1 percent) ranked second-best among all high-major freshmen. Also, Terry averaged 1.4 steals per game and Stanford’s defensive rating was Top 10 in the NCAA, per KenPom.
Terry, who was ranked No. 8 overall by Kevin O’Connor on The Ringer’s Big Board, caught up with HoopsHype to discuss how he’s preparing for the upcoming draft.
How have you been staying busy and keeping active?
Tyrell Terry: It was a struggle at first. I was keeping up with body workouts that I was getting sent from the strength coach at Stanford. I was able to access a gym a few weeks ago. I have been working out in the gym. I’m just spending as much time with my family as I can. But I know, it’s hard. It’s a tough time for all of us. But I’m trying to do the most that I can to stay productive and stay in shape. And, like I said, spend time with my family.
When it comes to the circumstances that led to the season ending, what are some of the things that you’ve done to reconcile that for yourself and feel better about everything given the situation?
TT: For our team, in general, it definitely was not a failure of a season. We had 20 wins and some very impressive wins throughout the season, so I’m trying to just think about that as a positive instead of a negative on how this season ended and how things are playing out. But those things are important for the Stanford basketball culture, like winning 20 games, having our trend going up in the right direction. So those are the positives I’m taking away from the season, for sure.
What are some of the biggest things that you picked up while playing in the Pac-12?
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TT: Well, there was never an “off” night in the Pac-12 – especially at the point guard position. For me, especially, I was facing a great guard every night. And I drew talented teams every night. It was a fight. There were no games that we took lightly, especially learning the Pac-12 experience. Games come down to the line every night and any team can take it, so you have to be focused at all times. You got to give 100 percent effort. And when you don’t give 100 percent effort, you get exposed. So those are some of the things that I picked up very quickly with my Pac-12 experience.
Have any of the Stanford alumni who have played in the NBA reached out to offer advice for your next steps?
TT: Yeah, so I’ve had a chance to talk to a good amount of Stanford alumni who have played in the NBA. Josh Childress, especially. I’m pretty close to him. I talk to him a little bit. And so they have very good advice to give us. The things they say, it doesn’t just go in one ear and out the other. I soak up the information they’ve given me and take their advice heavily, and I’m excited to use that advice moving forward.
What were some of the things that you picked up on during the season that were most helpful to your development?
TT: I think Coach emphasizes a lot of mental toughness as a test. That’s something I’ve been working on since high school. And I think it’s key, especially at the college level and going to the NBA. You’ve got to have mental toughness in all areas of the game. And I think it’s something that I was able to develop and get better at and I’m looking to keep on developing in that area moving forward.
How would you describe where you’re at in that sense right now?
TT: One thing I have to be aware of and stay focused on is that I’m the smallest guy out there usually. So people are going to try to bump me, get physical, talk trash occasionally. So I have to stay mentally tough and focus to play my game through that stuff.
I’m definitely curious how you have been able to overcome your size to become an elite player. I think a lot of people would see that as a disadvantage. I think you’ve been able to use your size as an advantage whether as a great team defender or a great shooter. What are some ways that you’ve been able to combat that?
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TT: I think the biggest key for me is having basketball IQ, being smart. I have to be savvy on the court. I can’t just plow through people. I got to maneuver my way around, be smart. I think that’s the biggest key for me: just having a high basketball IQ and being smart about things.
Where does that basketball intelligence come from for you? I think that you display it every time you’re on the court, but how do you think you developed it?
TT: Both my parents are previous basketball players. Both my parents are very smart off the court. They’ve instilled that in me, teaching me the game. I’ve learned from several coaches, things that are important to me and that I still use to this day. So I think it’s the people that I surround myself with. It’s family, coaches. I think they have been able to educate me on things that’ll help me be a better basketball player, IQ-wise and in all areas of my game.
As a 6-foot-2 guard, what are some of the ways that you’d describe your game to somebody who maybe has heard good things about you but hasn’t had a chance to watch you play yet?
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TT: I’d say I’m an all-around point guard that has the ability to shoot, create and play-make. I’m savvy, smart on the defensive end. Obviously, I’m thinner than a lot of people. But I think I’m able to maneuver around that a lot of the time.
I think you might be the best shooter in this class. And I think that your catch-and-shoot percentage and your free throw percentage both back that up. Tell me a little about the history of your jump shot and how you got to be where you’re at with that jumper.
TT: I’ve always been able to shoot the three-pointers. I’ve improved on it tremendously, especially when I got to college. I did shoot 40 percent in high school for three. But I think I improved a lot. I actually used to be terrible at free throws growing up, though. My dad used to call me Shaq because I was so bad. But once I started to get older, I started to develop my form a little bit better. So once I got to college, my free throw and my three-point shot kind of just developed into something that was useful for me.
What are some of the ways that you think your catch-and-shoot game can help an NBA team? Especially when you’re not going to be the primary offensive option right away, teams may rely on you for that. But I think you are probably the best catch-and-shoot player in this class.
TT: I think my catch-and-shoot ability will allow teams to space the floor and clear the lane for drivers. If people help off, I’m knocking down my shot. Especially with the floor spread, I can move my way into the lane and do pull-ups and stepback threes. So I think there are several ways that my three-point ability can help teams out, especially in the ways that I just mentioned.
What about as a driver? What are some ways that you think that you’re able to separate yourself and create space for yourself?
TT: I’m savvy about getting around defenders. I’m unpredictable. So I think being smaller, I have to have those qualities in driving to the lane. I think when going to the next level, I’m going to have to even keep improving on those abilities and keep being unpredictable, keep being savvy and maneuver my way around defenders.
I imagine with your style of play, you might watch someone like Stephen Curry. But I’m curious who else comes to mind when you’re watching game film for NBA players that might most resemble the game that you’d like to play one day?
feel like tyrell terry is next in line to receive the "steph curry" comparison which is definitely a little aggressive but Terry is an absolute flamethrower with upside as a passer.
TT: I think Trae Young is another person. I watch Trae Young and Steph Curry a lot. The other day I heard a Mark Price comparison, so I’ve been watching film on him quite a bit. I liked his style of game. So I think those three players are players that I think I can see myself trying to emulate into my game. And so yeah, definitely those players are who I like to study.
What are some things that you do when you’re watching game film? Are you taking notes or just kind of memorizing certain moves?
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TT: I think the biggest thing for me when I’m watching film is trying to place myself in their shoes, seeing myself do what they do. I think that builds confidence. When you’re studying film and picturing yourself in their shoes, it kind of helps you actually do that in the game. Obviously, practice is something that you need to go through first with reps. But I think picturing yourself in their shoes and being realistic about it is something that will help my game moving forward.
What are some things that you see for yourself as a player both in the immediate future or even in a few years when you have a little more experience as a professional basketball player?
TT: Well, I think there are certain qualities of those players that I see myself having whether it’s shooting the three off-the-dribble or catch-and-shoot. With some of these players, being smart, like having IQ, as we mentioned earlier. But I think my time will come to show my different abilities as my role grows, so I’m ready to take on any role that is given to me and showcase my abilities in whatever way is needed.
Speaking to you right now, I can tell that you’re a big student of the game. How would you describe how you became interested in basketball originally?
TT: My love for the game kind of came out at a young age. My dad was a college basketball player when I was born. So I was always around him, always around the game of basketball, watching basketball on TV since I was young. I used to watch Space Jam on repeat all day. That’s where my love of the game came from. It’s just been growing. And now that I’m at the point where I am now, advice that I’m getting from people like Josh Childress, a Stanford alumnus that has been through this, it’s very important to me. And I soak it all up. Because, like I said, I love the game and they’re not just telling me things for the heck of it. They’re trying to give me good advice that either they wish they had or they think that I need to know. I’m just soaking it all in and not taking it for granted.
Where do you see yourself in a few years? What are some of the goals that you have for yourself on the court?
TT: In a few years on the court, I would like to develop my body, develop my skill in a lot of ways and hopefully be on an NBA team where I can make an impact, have a strong role on the team, whether that’s however many minutes I play, however many points I score, assists, just having a role on an NBA team. The next few years are going to be crucial for me.
I’m also curious about your goals off the court. What are some aspirations that you have? What are some things you’d like to accomplish?
TT: Off the court, I’d like to have an impact on my community in the best way I can. There’s a lot of kids that look up to me in the Minneapolis area. So having a positive impact on them and having a positive impact on my little brother is important to me. Because they look up to people like me in my community, so I want to show them what’s right. I want to carry myself in a positive manner, show them that they can achieve everything they believe in and wish for. That’s something that I feel is important.
Basketball in Minnesota is in a great place, especially with this draft class. Not only are you one of the stars, but Tre Jones and Daniel Oturu are also showing great potential.
TT: Yeah, Minnesota basketball is definitely on the come up. I think that it was slept on for a while. But I think we have a lot of talent on the rise. We have a couple five-stars in our lower classes of high school. My Minnesota D-I team in AAU was ranked Top 5 in the country, so that kind of put Minnesota on the map. I think Minnesota is definitely on an upward trend and I’m excited to see where it goes in the next couple of years.
What are some things that you like to do when you are not playing basketball?
TT: I like to hang out with my friends a lot, try to spend time with my little brother. I play video games with my friends. So, typical teenager things.
When you play video games, what do you like to play?
TT: Yeah, I play NBA 2K. I’m not very fond of this year’s 2K, but yeah, I play. Me and my friends have a Pro-Am team. So it’s basically the five-on-five and each person had a position. So we played that a lot. I’m actually the center on the team. I like blocking shots and rebounding and dunking. So things I’m not used to on the court in real life. So it’s fun to do that in the game. I’m the center, seven-foot-three. I tried to put face scans and to make it more interesting.
What would Tyrell Terry the actual player be like if you were seven-foot-three? Do you think you’d still be shooting?
TT: I’d probably be a stretch big, to be honest with you. Like I said, savvy in the post. I’d probably be a skinny big, so I’d have to stretch the floor. I’d probably be a lanky shot blocker, something like that.
So like Bol Bol or Kristaps Porzingis, basically? That’s probably the silliest question I’ve asked a prospect in a very long time.
TT: Yeah, I would definitely compare myself to Kristaps if I was seven-foot-three.
Who are some of your favorite musicians that you like to listen to?
TT: I would say I like Trippie Redd a lot. I like Lil Uzi Vert and Drake. Those are three of my favorites right now. Drake has been doing it for so long. That’s very impressive.
What about TV and film? What have you been watching during quarantine?
TT: I’ve been watching “QB1: Beyond The Lights” recently. I just finished that. It was a pretty cool documentary series on high school quarterbacks. Actually, a kid I know from Stanford was in it so that was pretty cool to see. He’s a wide receiver. I’ve been watching “Ozark.” A lot of people are recommending that. But yeah, I’m not much of a binge-Netflix guy or anything like that. So I’m not too quick to move through a Netflix series.
What are some things that people might not know about you that people may be surprised to learn?
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TT: I love to dance and I like to make music for fun. That’s something that a lot of people know about me. I just like to find a beat and then I guess rap to it.
Are you the next Damian Lillard or what do we think?
TT: I don’t know if I’m quite there, but I just like to mess around with it. But if I keep improving at it, you never know. You might see a Tyrell Terry album in the future.
As the Warriors seek help in their backcourt, they’ve turned to a familiar Bay Area face.
With the Warriors desperately needing some help in their backcourt, former Stanford University product Chasson Randle is expected to provide some temporary relief.
On Sunday, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony broke the news that Randle, who has been competing in the Chinese Basketball Association, will be released from his contract and will sign with Golden State. The news comes courtesy of Randle’s agent, Darrell Comer.
According to Givony, Randle is one of many former NBA players whose careers and livelihoods have been put on hold due to the Coronavirus outbreak. As the disease has infected more than 87,000 people worldwide, it has had a significant impact on the Chinese economy, including its professional sports contests. The disease itself has disproportionately impacted China, as the epicenter of the crisis is Wuhan in the Hubei province.
The following comes from Givony’s report:
Randle was one of approximately 40 American players — which include former NBA players Jeremy Lin, Lance Stephenson, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and others — in limbo as the CBA has indefinitely suspended its league due to the coronavirus outbreak… The league is not expected to resume until early April, if at all…
Other prominent names included in the report are Jeremy Lin, Lance Stephenson and Tyler Hansbrough. If the resolution reached between Randle and his Chinese club are any indication, there might be an influx of other NBA-caliber talents soon hitting the NBA free agency market.
In the immediate future, though, the Warriors have someone they can turn to in the backcourt, and he’s a familiar face to those in touch with Bay Area hoops.
Thirty schools have won men’s NCAA Championship titles, including 15 multi-time winners. That begs the question: Who has the most?
National champions have been crowned in men’s collegiate golf dating back to 1897.
The Intercollegiate Golf Association, which was later re-named as the National Intercollegiate Golf Association, sponsored the season-end tournament from 1897-1938.
In that time frame, Yale dominated, earning 20 NIGA titles from 1897-1936, including nine consecutive from 1905-1913. The Bulldogs’ lone NCAA Championship came in 1943. Ivy League-rival Princeton has 11 NIGA titles of their own, dominating the 1920s. They as well have just one NCAA title (1940). Harvard also won six in seven years from 1898-1904, and Michigan won consecutive titles in 1934-35.
For the last 81 years, starting in 1939, the NCAA has assumed responsibility. Thirty schools have won NCAA titles, including 15 multi-time winners. That begs the question: Who has the most?
Notable past players: Fuzzy Zoeller, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Bruce Lietzke, John Mahaffey, Bill Rogers, Blaine McCallister, Billy Ray Brown and Jim Nantz (yes, that Jim Nantz).
The first dynasty in the NCAA era, Houston won each of its 16 titles in a 29-year period, but has yet to win in the last 35 years.
The details from this longstanding grudge are pretty wacky.
Richard Sherman still hates Jim Harbaugh. It seems Sherman will always hate Harbuagh. The San Francisco 49ers cornerback didn’t mind discussing the grudge. And the story, while not necessarily new, is pretty epic.
“There is nothing to mend,” Sherman told The Mercury News this week. “The bridge was burned down, torn down and built another bridge at another place. But the bridge in this particular relationship will never be rebuilt. I don’t think he is interested in it, and I’m not interested in it.”
Back when Sherman and Harbaugh were at Stanford, they began to get into arguments. At the time, Sherman was a star on and off the field. While excelling in school work as a double major in communications and classics, Sherman was also playing well as one of the team’s receivers. He would later move to his current position, cornerback. That move came after the peak of Sherman and Harbaugh’s beef. Harbaugh blamed Sherman for quitting on the team in 2008, and the coach suggested the star should transfer. Instead, Sherman elected to stay at Stanford, where he was getting an amazing education, something he valued after growing up in Compton, California.
Harbaugh and Sherman agreed to stipulations to keep the student-athlete with the Cardinal. To distance himself from his coach, Sherman elected to move to defense, where he worked his way up the depth chart as a cornerback and earned a starting role.
Having played in the offense, Sherman had a significant advantage during practices for the Cardinal. He made sure the whole defense benefited from his knowledge, per The Mercury News:
“Having been a receiver, Sherman knew what the offense was going to do by the way it lined up. So, he would yell out the formations and splits during practice to aggravate Harbaugh, Lynn said.”
It’s fair to wonder whether Sherman might be a star NFL receiver — and not a star cornerback — if not for his grudge with Harbaugh.
One of the top cornerback prospects in college football is putting off the pros for another season in school.
Stanford’s Paulson Adebo is returning to the Cardinal for his senior year. The announcement was made on the football program’s official website.
Already a two-time first-team all-conference pick, Adebo was widely regarded as a potential first-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft class. Instead, he’ll return for another year at the college level, where he’s likely to be among the top candidates to be the first cornerback selected in the 2020 draft.
A Heisman reflection on the Wisconsin Badgers and Stanford Cardinal.
The Wisconsin Badgers and the Stanford Cardinal played each other on the first day of the new millennium and century. Little did each school know that in the ensuing 20 years of college football, the 21st century would unite the two schools… in a way they didn’t want or hope for. What am I talking about? I am talking about the reality that if there are two FBS college football schools which have received the short end of the stick in Heisman Trophy voting this century, Wisconsin and Stanford top the list.
Am I wrong? I try to say things which aren’t wrong. Let’s look at the files, though, to make sure.
Texas watched Vince Young get snubbed in favor of Reggie Bush in 2005. You could certainly argue that VY was wronged, and he obviously played like a man intent on proving everyone wrong in the 2006 Rose Bowl. Yet, that’s the only Texas snub this century. Colt McCoy did not deserve the Heisman in the years when he excelled. Ndamukong Suh was more deserving (and got snubbed) in 2009 when Mark Ingram of Alabama won the award.
Yes, Pittsburgh got snubbed in 2003 when Larry Fitzgerald lost to Jason White of Oklahoma. However, that was one snub. Pitt hasn’t had a second or third snub to deal with.
Florida’s Rex Grossman got snubbed in 2001, in favor of Eric Crouch of Nebraska, but Tim Tebow won the Heisman for the Gators six years later, in 2007.
Florida State, Nebraska, USC, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Texas A&M, Oregon, and Louisville have won Heismans this century, with LSU about to join the list thanks to Joe Burrow. None of them can claim the worst luck among FBS schools this century in the Heisman process. One could reasonably make a distinction between Group of Five schools — such as Navy, which deserved to have Keenan Reynolds at the 2015 ceremony as a finalist — and Power Five schools, simply because the two sets of schools live in different contexts.
Fine. Among Power Five schools, Wisconsin and Stanford have had the worst luck in the Heisman spotlight this century, and more precisely, over the past 10 years.
In 2009, Toby Gerhart of Stanford finished second to Mark Ingram. In 2011, Andrew Luck finished second to Robert Griffin, while Montee Ball finished fourth, behind Trent Richardson, in a year when Wisconsin’s offense was MILLIONS of degrees better than Alabama’s very limited offense (you know, the offense which scored just six points against LSU in overtime that year). Russell Wilson finished ninth in Heisman voting in 2011, failing to get an invitation to New York.
In 2014, Melvin Gordon finished behind Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, despite 2,587 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns and an average of 7.5 yards per carry.
In 2015, Christian McCaffrey finished behind Alabama’s Derrick Henry, despite one of the most dynamic seasons in college football history as a runner, a receiver, and a kick returner. Henry continued Alabama’s run of Heisman luck, getting rewarded not only for being on a national title contender, but for rolling up big yards late in games Alabama had already won, when opposing defenses ran out of gas and crumbled against the Crimson Tide’s overwhelming physical strength.
In 2017, Bryce Love gave Stanford a FOURTH second-place finish in a span of nine seasons, finishing behind Baker Mayfield. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 1,977 yards as a freshman but did not get a ticket to the Downtown Athletic Club.
In 2018 and 2019, Taylor continued to produce at an elite level, but not enough to get an invitation to the Big Apple in December.
Stanford and Wisconsin played on the first day of the year 2000, and have subsequently watched this century dump a bucket of bad luck on their programs every Heisman year. It’s unfortunate, and yet it is impossible to ignore in the larger workings of Heisman Trophy history.
Stanford will be done for the year following Saturday, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since 2008 which was Jim Harbaugh’s second year with the Cardinal.
Two teams headed in opposite directions will meet late Saturday afternoon in California as 4-7 Stanford plays host to No. 16 Notre Dame.
A win would give Notre Dame their third straight 10-win season, something they haven’t accomplished three seasons in a row since between 1991 and 1993.
Stanford will be done for the year following Saturday, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since 2008 which was Jim Harbaugh’s second year with the Cardinal.
Notre Dame has not won at Stanford since 2007 while Brian Kelly is 0-5 all-time in Palo Alto, California. Despite that Notre Dame is a huge favorite against the struggling Cardinal on Saturday, currently sitting as a 16.5 point road-favorite.
Notre Dame marched to victory over Stanford last year 38-17 but has not won comfortably at Stanford since 2003 when a 57-7 win led by Tyrone Willingham finished Notre Dame’s 5-7 campaign.
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Oklahoma (5-1) drops their first game of the season, losing to Stanford (7-0), 73 to 54.
Oklahoma (5-1) drops their first game of the season, losing to Stanford (7-0), 73 to 54.
Here is what went wrong, allowing the Sooners to lose.
SLOW START
Yet again, Oklahoma started slow, but this time it costed them the game. The Sooners had to wait nearly six minutes to get their first bucket of the game before Austin Reaves finally got them on the board.
For those of you standing at home, you may finally take a seat.#Sooners finally score with 14:23 left in the first half.
Oklahoma did a wonderful job from that point on to halftime, cutting the lead to nine before allowing the lead to balloon to 13 at the break.
POOR EFFORT DEFENSIVELY
Being behind the eight ball from the get go did not help, but the Sooners had a poor defensive performance against the Cardinal.
Allowing Stanford to shoot 10 of 25 from behind the arc, the Sooners were lit up from downtown once again.
Oklahoma was also taken to school as they were out rebounded 51-32. The extra possessions for the Cardinal were taken advantage of, allowing the lead to swell and keep the Sooners out of the game.
WHAT ARE THREE POINTERS?
Being a jump shot team only works when the lids retaken off the baskets. Oklahoma shot four of seventeen from deep, shooting themselves out ever having a shot at a comeback.
Moving forward, Sooners like De’Vion Harmon and Jamal Bieniemy are going to have to makes shots when they shoot to allow more room on the floor for volume scorers like Reaves, Brady Manek and Kristian Doolittle.
Oklahoma will have a quick turnaround, playing Missouri (4-2) tomorrow to close out the Hall of Fame Classic. Broadcast details have yet to be released.
Two undefeated’s clash in Kansas City, MO. tonight as Oklahoma (5-0) takes on Stanford (6-0) in the second half of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Two undefeated’s clash in Kansas City, Missouri tonight as Oklahoma (5-0) takes on Stanford (6-0) in the second half of the Hall of Fame Classic.
The Sooners and Cardinal meet for just fourth time in program history, with tonight’s matchup being the first meeting since the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma is looking for their second win against Stanford, the first coming in 1951 which was also in Kansas City.
All-time, the Sooners are 7-1 against PAC-12 opponents under Lon Kruger’s tutor-ledge.
The Cardinal and Sooners share four common opponents this season with both schools defeating William & Mary and Maryland Eastern Shore as part of the Hall of Fame Classic. Oklahoma has already beat PAC-12 foe, Oregon State this season, 77-69. Stanford will host Kansas on Dec. 29.
Here’s everything you need to know about Oklahoma’s game against Stanford.
WHERE: Kansas City, Mo.
WHEN: 8:30p.m. CT
HOW TO WATCH: ESPN2
HOW TO LISTEN: Sooner Sports Radio Network—KOKC AM 1520 and KRXO 107.7 FM in OKC, KMOD FM 97.5 and KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa (click here for more options if not in either of those markets)
