Mens Basketball Awards Presented at Team Banquet

NORMAN, Okla. The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team held its annual awards banquet tonight at Lloyd Noble Center on Bruce Drake Court inside the practice facility. The Sooners and approximately 500 fans shared in dinner, laughs, award presentations, a video presentation and a reflection on the regular season.

Ten awards were presented in categories ranging from Most Improved Player to the Tight White Award (given to a valuable scout team player).

Oklahoma is the No. 7 seed in the upcoming Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Sooners will play No. 10 seed Nebraska (16-11 overall, 6-10 Big 12) on Thursday at 6 p.m. If they beat the Huskers they will take on No. 3 seed Texas (21-6, 12-4) on Friday at 6 p.m. The Sooners are 18-9 overall and finished 8-8 in conference play.

Following is a list of Monday's award recipients:

Student-Athlete Award: Kellen Sampson
Leadership Award: Jason Detrick
Outstanding Rebounder Award: De'Angelo Alexander
Outstanding Defensive Player Award: Johnnie Gilbert
Roy Marler Most Inspirational Player Award: Johnnie Gilbert
Tight White Award (scout team award): Kellen Sampson
Most Improved Player Award: Larry Turner
Mr. Hustle Award: Jaison Williams
Outstanding Senior Award: Jabahri Brown, Jason Detrick
Outstanding Player Award: Jason Detrick

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Mens Basketball Awards Presented at Team Banquet

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