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September 07, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Sept. 7, 2007
NORMAN, Okla. - The Oklahoma men's basketball team got an early jump on the 2007-08 season by virtue of its three-day, four-game tour of the Vancouver, British Columbia, area last weekend.
Jeff Capel's squad played four games in 40 hours and posted a 4-0 record, with wins at the University of British Columbia (81-62), Simon Fraser (86-57), Trinity Western (107-58) and Douglas College (90-61). OU's average winning margin was 31.5 points.
Four Sooners averaged double figures in points, paced by true freshman Blake Griffin's 18.8 scoring average (in just 19.8 minutes per game). Senior Longar Longar, freshman Cade Davis and sophomore Keith Clark also averaged at least 10.0 points per outing. Griffin, who is the younger brother of OU junior Taylor Griffin, averaged a team-high 9.0 rebounds per contest.
A pair of guards who started the majority of OU's games last year did not make the trip. Junior Austin Johnson and sophomore Tony Crocker stayed in Oklahoma due to injuries.
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"I can't be more proud of our group so far," said Capel Monday morning following OU's final game against a Douglas College team that beat Boise State the previous day. "They've done a great job with the practices and how they've handled most of the things we've gone through.
"We feel good about where we are. As far as who we are, that's still a work in progress. We're missing two very key players for us right now (in Crocker and Johnson), and getting them back will only help us get better."
The Sooners play two home exhibition games on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2 before opening the regular season at home on Nov. 8 in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. For ticket information, call the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 456-4668 or (405) 325-2424.
An overview of each player's weekend performance follows...
Blake Griffin: Averaged 18.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 19.8 minutes a game ... Shot .609 from the field and .487 from the free throw line (19-for-39) ... Registered double-doubles in the first three games (averaged 18.3 points and 11.7 boards) ... High of 21 points came in opener vs. University of British Columbia ... Scored 20 points off the bench in finale at Douglas College ...
Griffin Video.
Longar Longar: Averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 21.0 minutes per contest ... Shot .595 from the field and .667 from the foul line (14-for-21) ... Scored in double figures all four games with a high of 17 points against University of British Columbia ... Also had six rejections in that game.
Cade Davis: Averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists while playing a team-high 26.8 minutes a game ... Led team by making 11 3-pointers (on 31 attempts for a .355 mark) ... Did not attempt a free throw ... Scored in double figures in three of the four outings and netted 14 in each of the last two.
Keith Clark: Averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 boards in 21.5 minutes a contest ... Shot .500 from the field, .353 from 3-point range (6-for-17) and .800 from the foul line (4-for-5, all versus Simon Fraser) ... Scored 16 points against Simon Fraser when he was 5-for-11 from the floor and 2-for-5 from beyond the arc.
Taylor Griffin: Averaged 8.3 points, 6.8 rebounds a game (second highest average on team) and 2.3 assists in 26.0 minutes per game ... Was 13-for-26 from the field, 3-for-6 from 3-point range and 4-for-8 from the free throw line ... Registered a double-double against Trinity Western in the team's third game with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
David Godbold: Averaged 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals in 24.5 minutes a contest ... Was 7-for-20 from 3-point range (.350) and 3-for-4 from the free throw line (.750) ... Scored 11 points against the University of British Columbia, recorded five points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Trinity Western and posted a double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds) versus Douglas College.
Omar Leary: Averaged 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 turnovers in 22.0 minutes per game ... Shot .438 (7f-ro-16) from 3-point range and made all four of his free throw attempts ... Scored a team-high 18 points against Simon Fraser (was 4-for-8 from beyond the arc) while recording four rebounds and three steals.
Tony Neysmith: Averaged 7.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 22.8 minutes an outing ... Shot .542 from the field and was 2-for-5 (.400) at the free throw line ... Was 8-for-8 from the field against Trinity Western and finished with 16 points, three assists and just one turnover.
Tyson Seng: Averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 assists per game ... Shot .714 from the field (5-for-7) and .600 from 3-point territory (3-for-5) ... Scored 10 points against Trinity Western (all in the second half) ... Netted seven points in a span of 37 seconds in that contest.
Beau Gerber: Averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds a game while shooting .455 from the field (5-for-11) ... Scored nine of his 11 points on the weekend in the win over Trinity Western when he was 4-for-6 from the field ... Also had five rebounds in the game.
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