Men's Basketball Season Recap

OKLAHOMA WINS 20...AGAIN
The youthful 2003-04 Oklahoma men's basketball team overcame numerous injuries and a substantial amount of adversity to finish 20-11 in Kelvin Sampson's 10th year as head coach. The victory total extended OU's streak of 20-win campaigns to seven and the team's NIT appearance ran the program's string of postseason showings to 23 in a row, the longest current streak in NCAA Division I. Following is a list of team notes and accomplishments from the 2003-04 season...

Due to injuries and disciplinary reasons, Oklahoma had seven available players by the time the final horn sounded in the team's final game.
OU finished with a 20-11 overall record, giving it seven straight 20-win seasons.
Oklahoma began the season with 10 wins (the program's best start since 1991-92) and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the AP poll (Jan. 5 version).
The Sooners competed in the NIT, extending their postseason streak to 23 years, currently the longest in NCAA Division I. The NIT appearance snapped OU's string of nine consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
Oklahoma beat Nebraska in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to run its winning streak in the event to 10 games, tying Kansas for the league record.
OU led the Big 12 in scoring defense (62.1 ppg), steals (8.5 spg) and turnover margin (+4.6 per game). It finished second in blocked shots (5.0 bpg) and fourth in three-point field goals made (6.7).
Oklahoma's 26 steals versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 2 were the most by a Big 12 team on the year (the next highest total by a league team was 19).
Assistant coach Jimmy Tubbs was named head coach at SMU on March 26, 2004.

FINAL INDIVIDUAL SEASON AVERAGES
G 5   Jason Detrick (6-6, 215, Sr., 11.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G 3   Drew Lavender (5-7, 155, Fr., 11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.9 apg)
G 15 De'Angelo Alexander (6-5, 215, So., 9.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G 1   Lawrence McKenzie (6-2, 170, Fr., 8.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 265, So., 7.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.5 apg)
C 21 *Jabahri Brown (6-10, 220, Sr., 7.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G 2   Jaison Williams (6-3, 185, Jr., 5.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg)
F 32 Johnnie Gilbert (6-8, 235, Jr., 5.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.6 apg)
F 22 Brandon Foust (6-6, 205, Fr., 4.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.4 apg)
C 44 Larry Turner (6-11, 235, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 apg)
G 4   *Jimmy Tobias (6-4, 185, Fr., 2.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.5 apg)

* Indicates player did not finish season as a member of the team

SOONERS' NCAA STREAK SNAPPED
Oklahoma's nine-year NCAA Tournament streak finally came to a halt this season. The Sooners had qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of Kelvin Sampson's nine previous years in Norman. Only seven other schools had made the “Big Dance” each of the past nine seasons (Arizona, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland and Stanford). Sampson had made 10 straight appearances, as his final Washington State squad made the NCAA field in 1994. That string ranked fourth among current coaches. Only Arizona's Lute Olson (19 straight), North Carolina's Roy Williams (14) and Cincinnati's Bob Huggins (12) had taken teams to more consecutive NCAA Tournaments entering this season.

OU EXTENDS POSTSEASON STREAK TO 23 YEARS
With this season's NIT bid, Oklahoma made its 23rd consecutive postseason appearance (18 NCAA and five NIT), now the longest streak among NCAA Division I programs. Indiana held the longest postseason streak (26) until this year.

Brandon Foust averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two NIT games

NIT RECAP
Playing in the first National Invitation Tournament since 1994 (Billy Tubbs' final season as head coach), the Sooners posted a 70-61 first-round home win over LSU before losing at Michigan five days later by a 63-52 score. Oklahoma now owns a 10-7 all-time postseason NIT record.

Against LSU, Brandon Foust made the most of his first career start by scoring a career-high 19 points and tying a career high with seven rebounds in front of a boisterous Lloyd Noble Center crowd of 8,817. Foust, who scored a then-career-high 11 points in OU's Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals game against Texas, had 12 by the half against LSU on 5-for-5 shooting. He added two assists, a block and a steal on the night. High school teammate and fellow freshman Drew Lavender added 15 points and five rebounds as the Sooners registered their 20th win of the season. OU scored the game's first five points, fell behind by six and then rode Foust to a 30-22 halftime lead. LSU cut the margin to three, 37-34, with 15:47 to go but a 6-0 OU run put it quickly back up by nine. The Sooners pushed their lead to as many as 12 and led by no fewer than five the rest of the way. OU shot .451 from the field, its second best mark in its final 10 games, and posted a .783 free throw figure, its best in six outings. LSU shot just .364 from the field and committed 19 turnovers as it finished its year 18-11. Johnnie Gilbert scored 11 points, one shy of his career high, while Jason Detrick added 10.

In Ann Arbor, De'Angelo Alexander's late-first-half shoulder dislocation knocked the sophomore guard out of the game and reduced OU's number of available players to seven. The Sooners battled back from a 30-25 halftime deficit, though, to take a 34-32 lead with 16:14 remaining. Michigan countered with an 8-2 run to go up by four and pushed its advantage to nine (49-40) with 6:28 left. OU battled back again with seven straight points to make the score 49-47 in favor of the Wolverines with 3:40 to go, but didn't capitalize on multiple opportunities to tie the game. A 6-0 Michigan spurt iced the game and the Sooners' season came to an end. Foust continued his late-season surge with a team-high 14 points and a team-leading eight rebounds while freshman guard Lawrence McKenzie came off the bench to supply 10 points. Detrick netted nine points in his final collegiate game and Gilbert added eight points and five boards. Alexander contributed five points in 14 minutes before sustaining the shoulder dislocation.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Oklahoma entered its final game of the season with eight available players on its roster. By the time it ended, the Sooners were down to seven available players as De'Angelo Alexander suffered a dislocated right shoulder. Four of the seven players remaining were freshmen.
OU's loss to Texas in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals snapped a record-tying 10-game winning streak in the event. The Sooners had won the last three Big 12 Tourney titles.
Brandon Foust averaged 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in OU's first 25 games but averaged 10.5 points and 5.2 boards over the last six (14.7 and 6.7 over the last three).
Johnnie Gilbert shot .423 (22-for-52) from the free throw line in OU's first 25 games but shot .762 (16-for-21) in the final six outings. He made 11 of his last 12 attempts on the season.
True freshmen led OU in scoring in more than half of the team's games (16 of 31 contests). Drew Lavender led nine times, Lawrence McKenzie five times and Brandon Foust twice).
The Sooners paced the Big 12 in turnover margin, averaging 4.6 fewer turnovers per game than their opponents. Amazingly, OU committed more turnovers than its foe just four times in 31 games.
Oklahoma fell out of the AP top-25 poll Feb. 9 for the first time since December 2001 (46 weeks). OU was ranked in the top 10 in 34 of the 45 polls prior to dropping out.
Oklahoma has made at least one three-point basket in 256 straight games dating back to 1996-97.
OU outrebounded just three opponents in its last 22 games of the year.
Nine different players scored at least 10 points in a game this season while a 10th, Larry Turner, tallied nine twice. Eight players scored at least 15 points in a game.

OU FROSH: HEAD OF THE CLASSES
By class, freshmen recorded the biggest chunk of Oklahoma's points this season. OU's frosh registered 810 of the team's 2,057 points, or 39.3 percent. The four Sooner freshmen who played consistently were Drew Lavender (11.3 ppg), Lawrence McKenzie (8.2), Brandon Foust (4.1) and Larry Turner (3.2). Jimmy Tobias averaged 2.0 points in six games before transferring to a junior college.

Class (% of Points)
Freshman (39.3)
Sophomore (19.3)
Junior (16.7)
Senior (24.7)

FRESHMEN COMBINE FOR 59 STARTS
Oklahoma's freshmen combined to start 59 games this season, by far the most during the 10-year Kelvin Sampson era. The previous high for freshman starts was 44 in 2002-03. Drew Lavender started all 31 games this year and was followed by Lawrence McKenzie (20), Larry Turner (6) and Brandon Foust (2). Following is a year-by-year look at the number of games started by freshmen since Sampson became head coach in 1994.

Season -- Starts
1994-95 -- 25
1995-96 -- 13
1996-97 -- 25
1997-98 -- 24
1998-99 -- 0
1999-00 -- 22
2000-01 -- 6
2001-02 -- 0
2002-03 -- 44
2003-04 -- 59

Nine freshmen have made double-digit starts during Sampson's 10 years in Norman. They are Kevin Bookout (33 in 2002-03), Lavender (31), Prince Fowler (25 in 1994-95), Ryan Humphrey (24 in 1997-98), Hollis Price (22 in 1999-00), McKenzie (20), Eduardo Najera (16 in 1996-97), Bobby Joe Evans (13 in 1995-96) and De'Angelo Alexander (11 in 2002-03).

Lawrence McKenzie started in 20 games as a true freshman.

YOUNG GUNS
Against Eastern Washington, Drew Lavender and Lawrence McKenzie became the third and fourth freshmen to start the first game of a season under 10th-year head coach Kelvin Sampson (the others were Kevin Bookout last year and guard Prince Fowler in 1994-95, Sampson's first OU campaign). In all, four frosh cracked the starting lineup this year as (Lavender started all 31 games, McKenzie made 20 starts, Turner made six starts and Foust two). Lavender and McKenzie finished second and third on the team in scoring in Big 12 play by averaging 10.6 and 9.7 points a game, respectively (Jason Detrick averaged 11.8). Lavender scored in double figures a team-high-tying 17 times while McKenzie did it 11 times. Lavender led the team in scoring on nine occasions while McKenzie did it five times. Foust scored a team-high 19 points against LSU in the NIT first round and followed with a 14-point effort against Michigan in the season's final game.

GUARDS LEADING THE WAY
Despite the fact that Oklahoma lost three starting guards from last year's team, the Sooners' top five scorers (among available players at season's end) this year were all members of the backcourt. Jason Detrick paced the squad with 11.4 points per game and was followed by Drew Lavender (11.3), De'Angelo Alexander (9.6), Lawrence McKenzie (8.2) and Jaison Williams (5.8). OU's guards scored 1,406 of its 2,057 points, or 68 percent. Over the season's final nine games, Sooner guards scored 425 of the team's 588 points (72 percent).

PREACHING PROTECTION
Oklahoma did an excellent job taking care of the basketball over the last 10 games, averaging just 10.6 turnovers during the stretch. The Sooners recorded single-digit turnovers in five of those contests (nine versus Oklahoma State, a season-low five versus Texas, eight at Colorado, nine against Baylor and six versus Nebraska in the Big 12 Tournament). OU committed more turnovers than its foes just four times in 31 games this season and led the Big 12 in turnover margin (it averaged 4.6 fewer turnovers than its opponents).

LOVING “LAV”
Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year Drew Lavender led OU in scoring nine times this season and tallied at least 22 points on three occasions. Lavender became the first frosh and the shortest player to ever win Big 12 Player of the Week honors when he reeled in the award Dec. 16. He also garnered Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors Feb. 17. Lavender averaged 11.3 points a game (ranked second on team) and led the squad with his 3.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.7 treys per game. His .368 three-point percentage ranked second on the team. Lavender's scoring and assist averages were the highest by an OU true freshman since Tim MCalister averaged 16.1 and 4.2, respectively, in 1983-84.

SERVED ON A TREY
Four Sooners made at least five three-pointers in different games this season. Drew Lavender was 6-for-8 at Texas A&M Feb. 14 (he was also 5-for-8 at Connecticut Jan. 11), De'Angelo Alexander was 5-for-7 against Iowa State on Feb. 4, Lawrence McKenzie was 5-for-8 at Nebraska Feb. 1 and Jaison Williams went 5-for-9 versus Texas-Pan American Dec. 29. The last time four Sooners made at least five treys in a game in a season was in 1998-99 (Tim Heskett, Michael Johnson, Eric Martin and Eduardo Najera).

Johnnie Gilbert ranks fifth in OU history with 111 career blocked shots.

NOT AFRAID OF REJECTION
The Sooners registered 156 blocked shots, an average of 5.0 per contest (ranked second in Big 12). The school record for rejections per game is 5.8 (1988-89) and last year's squad averaged just 3.6. Junior Johnnie Gilbert led Oklahoma and ranked fifth in the Big 12 with his 1.5 blocks per game (total of 47) and recorded at least two rejections in 12 of OU's final 17 outings (he had an OU-season-high four Feb. 29 at Kansas). Freshman center Larry Turner had 35 blocked shots in 30 games on the year for a 1.2 average while senior center Jabahri Brown finished his season with 23 (sophomore forward Kevin Bookout recorded 13 in his 13 games). Gilbert ranks fifth on the school's career list with 111 blocks while Brown ranks sixth with 104.

SOONERS LEAD BIG 12 IN STEALS
Oklahoma's defense was sound this season (OU ranked first in the Big 12 by giving up just 62.1 points per game) and its ability to come up with steals was a major reason. The Sooners led the conference by averaging 8.5 steals per contest. OU has reached double digits in steals nine times this year and logged 26 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 2 (the most under 10th-year head coach Kelvin Sampson). Jason Detrick and Drew Lavender both recorded five steals in that game. On the season, Lavender averaged 1.7 steals to pace the team and recorded at least two in seven of the final nine games and in nine of the final 12. He averaged 2.3 steals over the seasons' last six outings.

LOW LEADER
Senior wing Jason Detrick led the team with his 11.4 points per game this year. The last time a Sooner averaged as few points as the team's season scoring leader was in 1960-61 when Warren Fouts averaged 11.1 per contest.

Kevin Bookout started in 13 games before missing the rest of the year following surgery.

BOOKOUT AND ALEXANDER UNDERGO SHOULDER SURGERY
Sophomores Kevin Bookout and De'Angelo Alexander each underwent successful right shoulder surgery in Oklahoma City. Bookout's surgery took place Feb. 5 while Alexander's occurred April 1. Team physicians Brock Schnebel and Don McGinnis teamed to perform both procedures. Bookout's surgery was a shoulder reconstruction that corrected instability in the joint. Alexander's was also termed a reconstruction. According to team medical personnel, standard recovery time for surgery of these natures is three to five months. Bookout played in 13 games this season and averaged 7.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and shot .516 from the field (his final game was at Texas Tech on Jan. 19). Bookout, who will redshirt in track and field this year, will have two seasons of basketball eligibility remaining and three in track. He hurt the shoulder the first week of basketball practice (on Oct. 21). Alexander initially dislocated his shoulder Aug. 25 in the Sooners' first practice prior to their Costa Rica exhibition trip. He dislocated it again late in the first half of OU's final game of the year at Michigan. He played in all 31 games (started 19) while averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing. He also shot a team-high .374 from three-point range on the year.

HOME IS WHERE THE “W” IS
Lloyd Noble Center has always been extremely kind to the Sooners. Oklahoma went 14-3 at home this year and has gone 133-20 (.869) inside the building during Kelvin Sampson's 10 years as head coach. Over the past three seasons OU is 45-4 (.918) at Lloyd Noble (it finished 15-1 in 2002-03 and 16-0 in 2001-02).
Oklahoma is 369-63 (.854) inside Lloyd Noble since it opened for the 1975-76 campaign and have won 51 of their last 55. OU's 37-game home winning streak (started Jan. 20, 2001, and ended March 8, 2003) was OU's longest since winning 51 in a row in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was the nation's longest streak at the time. It also stands as the longest streak in Big 12 history.

SOONER MISCELLANY
Oklahoma is 18-5 over the last three postseasons (10-1 in Big 12 Tournament, 7-3 in NCAA Tournament and 1-1 in NIT).
The Sooners have made nine NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 10 years and 18 in the last 22.
The Sooners won at least 20 games each of the last seven seasons.
OU gave up just 62.1 points per game this season, the third-lowest figure under 10th-year head coach Kelvin Sampson (60.0 in 2002-03 and 61.9 in 1998-99).
Oklahoma is 18-10 in overtime games under Sampson and has won 12 of its last 16.
Sampson's .718 winning percentage is the best in OU history (Billy Tubbs ranks second at .716).

UNDER KELVIN SAMPSON...
OU has made 10 consecutive postseason appearances (nine NCAA and one NIT).
OU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 (1999), Final Four (2002) and Elite Eight (2003).
OU has posted an 88-40 (.688) regular season Big 12 Conference record.
OU has recorded a 133-20 (.869) record at Lloyd Noble Center and has won 51 of its last 55 home games.
OU has won at least 20 games each of the last seven years.
OU has averaged 26 victories over the past five seasons.
OU has won three of the past four Big 12 Tournaments and has made five title game appearances in the last seven events.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES

1 LAWRENCE McKENZIE (6-2, 170, FR., GUARD)
True frosh who started 20 of his 29 games.
Ranked 4th on team in scoring with 8.2 points per game (3rd in Big 12 play at 9.7).
Ranked 2nd on squad with 45 treys (average of 1.6 a game).
Scored in double digits 12 times and led team in scoring 5 times.
Had first career double-double Feb. 1 with 18 points and 10 boards at Nebraska (he made 3-pointers on OU's first 3 possessions of the game).
His 19 points vs. Oral Roberts in the second game of the year were a season high.
Named to Sooner Invitational All-Tournament Team (first 2 games of season).
A top-75 national recruit who won four state titles at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minn. (same high school as fellow Sooner Johnnie Gilbert).

2 JAISON WILLIAMS (6-3, 185, JR., GUARD)
High-energy reserve who was valuable with his 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game off the bench.
Ranked 4th on team with 37 treys and 1st with a .842 free throw mark (32-for-38).
Scored at least 14 points on 4 occasions.
Scored 16 points at Colorado Feb. 25 after not scoring in previous 3 games.
Made 5 treys and scored a career-high 17 points Dec. 29 vs. Texas-Pan American.
Had 14 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals in win at Michigan State.
Junior college transfer who played the 2001-02 season as a freshman at Xavier.

3 DREW LAVENDER (5-7, 155, FR., GUARD)
Big 12 All-Freshman Team member who averaged 11.3 points (ranked 2nd on team).
Only Sooner to start all 31 games this season (averaged team-high 31.4 mpg).
Had 19 points (16 after halftime) in first round Big 12 Tournament win over Nebraska.
Averaged 2.3 steals over last 6 games and 2.2 over last 9 outings.
Made at least one 3-pointer in 27 of 31 games (made 2 or more 15 times) and made 24 treys over last 11 games (2.2 average).
Scored in double digits team-high-tying 18 times and led OU in scoring 8 times.
Led the team in assists in 22 of 31 contests and averaged 3.9 per game (most by an OU frosh since Terry Evans' 4.4 in 1989-90).
Named Big 12 Rookie of the Week Feb. 17 following a 31-point, 7-assist, 3-steal game at Texas A&M (was 6-for-10 from beyond the arc).
Became first freshman ever named Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 16).
Had 14 points and hit game-winning shot with 1.1 seconds left against Purdue.
A McDonald's All-American who attended the same high school (Brookhaven in Columbus, Ohio) as fellow OU freshman Brandon Foust.
OU's shortest player since Harold Hines (5-5) ran the point in the mid 1940s.

5 JASON DETRICK (6-6, 215, SR., GUARD)
Captain who averaged a team-high 11.4 points per game.
Lone senior on OU roster who was named to Big 12 All-Underrated Team.
A dependable free throw shooter (produced a .773 season mark).
Had a 35-point game at Colorado Feb. 25 (most points by a Sooner in 6 seasons).
Scored in double digits in 9 of final 11 games (averaged 13.3 during stretch).
Scored 24 points in home win over Kansas State on Jan. 24.
Named Big 12 Player of the Week Dec. 9 after scoring a career-high 26 points in win at Michigan State (was 16-for-19 from the foul line).
Missed season's first 2 games while recovering from an abdominal injury.
A member of the Big 12 All-Reserve Team as a junior in 2001-02.
Started in six contests as a junior and averaged 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists for OU's Final Four squad.

11 KELLEN SAMPSON (6-1, 180, FR., GUARD)
A true freshman walk-on who is redshirting.
Son of head coach Kelvin Sampson.
Averaged 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior last year at Norman High School.

15 De'ANGELO ALEXANDER (6-5, 215, SO., GUARD)
OU's 3rd-leading scorer (9.6 ppg) and its leading rebounder among available players at season's end (4.8 rpg).
Dislocated right shoulder in final game of season and had surgery April 1.
Scored a team-high 15 points in Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals loss to Texas.
Was 23-for-55 (.418) from 3-point range over the final 16 games.
Was 5-for-7 from 3-point range and had game-high 17 points Feb. 4 vs. Iowa State.
Registered a career-high 22-point game against Princeton Jan. 3.
Had first career double-double with 16 points and 10 boards vs. UT-Pan American.
Named Sooner Invitational MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists against Eastern Washington and Oral Roberts in season's first 2 games.
Played on USA Junior World Championship Team over the summer in Greece and averaged 11.9 points and 6.4 boards to rank third and second on the squad.

22 BRANDON FOUST (6-6, 205, FR., FORWARD)
A true freshman who averaged 4.1 points and 2.8 boards in 14.1 minutes per game.
Averaged 10.5 points and 5.2 boards over last 6 outings (28.5 mpg) and 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds over final 3 games.
Scored in double figures each of the last 3 games (11 points vs. Texas, 19 against LSU and 14 at Michigan State) after scoring in single digits his first 25 games.
Registered career-high 8 rebounds in final game at Michigan (had 7 previous game).
Tied for 2nd on team with 11 dunks despite averaging only 14.1 minutes per game.
Had 7 points and 4 rebounds in season opener versus Eastern Washington and 6 points, 7 boards and 3 blocked shots against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
A top-75 national recruit who attended the same high school (Brookhaven in Columbus, Ohio) as OU freshman Drew Lavender.

32 JOHNNIE GILBERT (6-8, 230, JR., FORWARD)
Averaged 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting a team-high .512 from field.
Averaged 9.5 points and 4.0 boards in NIT.
Scored a career-high 12 points March 3 vs. Texas A&M when he went 5-of-6 from the field (all of his points came in the game's first 14:17).
Made 11 of his final 12 free throw attempts on the season (shot .521 on the year).
Blocked four shots at Kansas Feb. 29 (the most by a Sooner on the year).
Blocked at least 1 shot in 13 of last 14 games and 2 or more shots in 12 of last 17.
Led team with 47 rejections (1.5 average) and 22 dunks on the year .
Ranks 5th in OU history with 111 career blocked shots.
Was a senior in high school when OU teammate Lawrence McKenzie was a freshman on the same Patrick Henry squad in Minneapolis.

34 KEVIN BOOKOUT (6-8, 265, SO., FORWARD)
Underwent successful right shoulder surgery Feb. 5.
Played in 13 games (all starts) and averaged 7.6 points, 5.5 boards and 1.0 blocked shot in 25.6 minutes per game this year while shooting .516 from the field.
Had 18 points and 12 rebounds (season highs) Dec. 29 vs. Texas-Pan American.
A Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection last year when he averaged 9.4 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds while leading the league with a .587 field goal percentage.
Was OU's leading scorer (18.5 ppg) and rebounder (10.8 rpg) during 4-game Labor Day Weekend trip to Costa Rica.
Earned All-America honors in the shot put last June.

44 LARRY TURNER (6-11, 235, FR.-RS, CENTER)
A redshirt freshman who has played in 29 games and started 6.
Five of his starts came in the last 8 games.
Blocked 3 shots 5 times this year and ranked 2nd with 35 total rejections.
Had a 9-point, 8-rebound game at Texas Tech on Jan. 19 (both career highs).
Averaged 3.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per contest.
Shot .480 from the field (2nd on team) but a team-low .400 from foul line.

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