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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Gibson Named Big 12 Player of the Week
January 04, 2021 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN – Oklahoma junior guard Umoja Gibson has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Additionally, NCAA.com named Gibson its National Player of the Week.
Gibson earned the honors by leading the Sooners in an upset victory over No. 9 West Virginia on Saturday, pouring in 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting (8-of-11 from 3-point range). Gibson added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The guard played a key role in fighting past the Mountaineers down the stretch, shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the second half.
Gibson's 29 points are the second-most off the bench by any major-conference player this season. His career-high eight 3-pointers are tied for the most by a non-starter in any Division I game this season.
In his first year with the Sooners after transferring from North Texas, Gibson recorded his fourth career game of at least seven 3-pointers on Saturday. His 29 points are the most he's ever scored against a Division I opponent (scored a career-high 32 against Angelo State while at UNT).
Three of the five highest-scoring games by Big 12 players this season have come from an Oklahoma player. In addition to Gibson's outing on Saturday, Brady Manek produced 29 points against UTSA (Dec. 3) and Austin Reaves scored 32 at TCU (Dec. 6). Oklahoma is the only team in the country with three different players boasting 29-point performances this season.
The Sooners look to carry momentum from their top-10 win into a pair of road challenges this week. Oklahoma faces No. 2 Baylor on Wednesday (8 p.m., ESPN2) and No. 6 Kansas on Saturday (3:30 p.m., CBS).
Gibson earned the honors by leading the Sooners in an upset victory over No. 9 West Virginia on Saturday, pouring in 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting (8-of-11 from 3-point range). Gibson added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
The guard played a key role in fighting past the Mountaineers down the stretch, shooting 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the second half.
Gibson's 29 points are the second-most off the bench by any major-conference player this season. His career-high eight 3-pointers are tied for the most by a non-starter in any Division I game this season.
In his first year with the Sooners after transferring from North Texas, Gibson recorded his fourth career game of at least seven 3-pointers on Saturday. His 29 points are the most he's ever scored against a Division I opponent (scored a career-high 32 against Angelo State while at UNT).
Three of the five highest-scoring games by Big 12 players this season have come from an Oklahoma player. In addition to Gibson's outing on Saturday, Brady Manek produced 29 points against UTSA (Dec. 3) and Austin Reaves scored 32 at TCU (Dec. 6). Oklahoma is the only team in the country with three different players boasting 29-point performances this season.
The Sooners look to carry momentum from their top-10 win into a pair of road challenges this week. Oklahoma faces No. 2 Baylor on Wednesday (8 p.m., ESPN2) and No. 6 Kansas on Saturday (3:30 p.m., CBS).
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