Moser Announces Five More Signees

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head men's basketball coach Porter Moser announced the signing of four transfers and one former NBA G League player on Thursday, all of whom will join OU's roster for the 2026-27 season.

The newcomers are guards Tyler Hendricks and Pop Isaacs, forward Khani Rooths and centers Akoldah Gak and Yaak Yaak.

"I think we did a great job addressing our needs and meshing that with the way we want to play," said Moser, who is entering his sixth season at OU. "We approached the portal with a mindset of trying to be longer defensively while maintaining pace and space on offense, which helped us lead the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage last season. We were 18th in the country in offensive efficiency, and we feel like we'll be able to maintain that level of play on that end of the court while making a big jump defensively due to improved length and athleticism."

TYLER HENDRICKS • GUARD • UCF/UTAH VALLEY

Hendricks spent three years at UCF before playing at Utah Valley in 2025-26 as a redshirt junior. The 6-6, 190-pound wing is a career 42.5% 3-point shooter and averaged 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.8 minutes per game this past season for the 25-9 Wolverines. A starter in all 28 of his games, he shot 49.2% from the field, 44.8% from 3-point distance (60 for 134) and 79.1% from the free throw line (34 for 43) and added 21 blocks. He scored in double figures 20 times and posted a career-high 22 points twice.

After redshirting the 2022-23 season at UCF, Hendricks averaged 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in an average of 7.6 minutes in his 14 games in 2023-24. He followed by starting eight of his 26 contests as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 3.2 points and 2.5 boards in 12.3 minutes per outing. Hendricks was key to the Knights' run to the 2025 College Basketball Crown championship game, averaging 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds over the team's four tournament games. Included were performances of 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State, 14 points vs. Cincinnati and 12 points against Villanova. He started all four games in the event and played at least 28 minutes in each.

Hendricks, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is the twin brother of the Memphis Grizzlies' Taylor Hendricks, who was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

MOSER ON HENDRICKS:
"Tyler is going to positively impact us on both ends of the floor. He brings length and a strong mentality on defense and is a very capable shooter from long range. I like that he's older and gained experience in the Big 12. He gives us another long and athletic guard. We led the SEC in 3-point shooting last year and Tyler will help us continue to be good there with his ability to play with pace, space and shoot with range."

POP ISAACS • GUARD • TEXAS TECH/CREIGHTON/TEXAS A&M

Isaacs is a career 1,277-point scorer who faced the Sooners while with Texas Tech in 2022-23/2023-24 and with Texas A&M in 2025-26. He also spent the 2024-25 season at Creighton and is the No. 57-rated transfer according to this year's Field of 68 rankings.

This past year as a redshirt junior with the Aggies, Isaacs made eight starts and averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 22.3 minutes per outing. He shot a career-high 39.6% from 3-point range (61 for 154) as well as 76.0% from the foul line (57 for 75). Isaacs scored in double figures 17 times for the 22-12 Aggies, including a season-high 21 in a 90-88 win at Auburn in which he went 4 for 8 from deep and added five assists. He also logged a 12-point, 6-rebound, 8-assist game in a 96-85 March victory over Kentucky and scored 18 the next game to close the regular season in a 94-91 win at LSU.

A Las Vegas product, the 6-2, 182-pound Isaacs was a Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection in 2022-23 when he averaged 11.5 points and 2.7 assists in 28.7 minutes in his 24 appearances. As a sophomore the next season, he was a third-team All-Big 12 pick after averaging 15.8 points and 3.5 assists in 32.8 minutes per contest. He scored at least 18 points on 16 occasions that year, including a career-high 32 in an 85-78 win over No. 10 BYU (was 6 of 9 from long distance).

Because of injury, Isaacs was limited to the first eight games of the 2024-25 campaign at Creighton. He averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 31.6 minutes per contest, shooting 38.3% from 3-point range (23 for 60). He registered three 25-plus-point efforts, going for 25 each against Nebraska and Texas A&M, and pouring in 27 with the help of 6-for-9 3-point shooting in a 76-63 win over No. 1 Kansas.

A starter in 74 of his 100 career games (including 66 of 67 his first three seasons), he is a career 82.9% free throw shooter.

MOSER ON ISAACS:
"We're really familiar with Pop, having faced him when he was at Texas Tech and Texas A&M. He's been a consistent, high-level scorer throughout his career, and he does it at all three levels. I just love his experience and that he knows the SEC. He's a terrific competitor and I'm excited he's on our side now and we don't have to play against him anymore."

KHANI ROOTHS • FORWARD • LOUISVILLE

Rooths, whose first name is pronounced "kuh-NYE," comes to Norman after two years at Louisville. The former top-35 national recruit appeared in 66 games with the Cardinals, averaging 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in an average of 14.6 minutes.

As a sophomore in 2025-26, the 6-10, 215-pounder from Washington, D.C., recorded three double-doubles and averaged 5.3 points, 4.3 boards, 1.0 assist and 0.5 block in just 15.9 minutes per contest. A starter in two of his 31 games, he shot 44.9% from the field and 64.9% from the foul line (37 for 57) on the year. He also made 13 treys for the 24-11 Cardinals, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round.

Rooths started with a bang this past season, totaling a career-high 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the season opener against South Carolina State and following with 16 points and 10 boards the next game vs. Jackson State. In early ACC action, he logged three consecutive games of double-digit rebounds.

As a freshman, Rooths appeared in all 35 games for a 27-8 U of L NCAA Tournament team, averaging 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per outing. He was rated as the nation's No. 34 prospect out of high school in the 247 Composite (No. 6 power forward).

MOSER ON ROOTHS:
"Khani fits everything we're trying to do and be in terms of pace of play, athletic ability and having length on defense. He's a fierce competitor, which is something you absolutely need in the SEC. His mobility at 6-9, 6-10 is special, and he's effective because he combines that with toughness and a competitive edge."

AKOLDAH GAK • CENTER • CAPITAL CITY GO-GO (NBA G LEAGUE)

Gak, who turns 24 in July, played 45 games over the last two seasons in the NBA G League, including 12 with the Mexico City Capitanes in 2024-25 (eight starts) and 33 this past season with the Capital City Go-Go (two starts).

Standing 6-11 and weighing 225 pounds, the Sydney, Australia, native averaged 7.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in only 16.6 minutes per game for Capital City, which is the Washington Wizards' affiliate. He shot 62.8% from the field and had standout performances against the College Park Skyhawks (24 points and 10 rebounds), Maine Celtics (18 points and eight boards) and Wisconsin Herd (16 points and seven rebounds).

With Mexico City, Gak averaged 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per contest.

A member of the Chicago Bulls' NBA Summer League roster in 2022 and the Wizards' in 2025 (averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in an average of 16.8 minutes over three games), Gak competed for the West Adelaide Bearcats of the NBL1 Central semi-pro league during the 2024 offseason. He was named NBL1 Central Under-23 Player of the Year after averaging 19.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Gak played for the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2023-24 and was named his squad's player of the year. In the 2023 offseason, he averaged 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Southern Districts Spartans in the NBL1 North.

Gak, who represented his country at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup and in three 2022 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, attended Blair Academy in New Jersey in 2018-19 and 2019-20, averaging 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in his second year for the 24-3 Bucs. After Blair, he spent three seasons with the NBL's Illawarra Hawks.

Gak's older brothers Gorjok (Florida and Cal Baptist) and Deng (Miami, Fla.) played collegiately in the United States.

MOSER ON GAK:
"AK has played at a high level in Australia and most recently with the G League's Capital City Go-Go. He plays the modern five-out offense like we play. He's extremely mobile and gives us a great defensive presence, especially around the rim. What drew us to him is his versatility and mobility. I love how he effective he is at screen-and-roll offense, the pace at which he's able to play and his ability to run the floor."

YAAK YAAK • CENTER • NEW MEXICO STATE/COLORADO MESA/OREGON STATE

Yaak played the 2025-26 season at Oregon State after one year at New Mexico State and another at NCAA Division II Colorado Mesa. This past year with the Beavers, the big man from Adelaide, Australia, started nine of his 25 contests and averaged 6.6 points on 51.0% field goal and 82.9% (63 for 76) free throw shooting. He added 2.2 rebounds in just 15.1 minutes per game, and blocked 13 shots, five in one outing against Montana State.

The 6-11, 250-pound Yaak, whose 2025-26 scoring average per 40 minutes was 17.6 points, scored in double figures seven times with a career-high 13 against Seattle and Pacific.

At Colorado Mesa as a sophomore, Yaak averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 boards and 1.9 blocks in 27 outings. He shot 48.3% from the field and scored in double figures 17 times, including a career-high 20 points against Western Colorado. He posted three consecutive double-doubles late in the season and blocked six shots vs. Central Oklahoma.

Yaak, who played in 15 games as a freshman at New Mexico State and totaled seven points and 10 rebounds in 56 minutes, trained at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia, and represented his home country at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. He also competed for South Australia at the U16, U18 and U20 Australian Junior Championships.

MOSER ON YAAK:
"One thing we've seen from some of the best teams in the SEC is depth at the post position. At 6-11, 250, Yaak brings us physicality and depth in the post. I think he has a great upside in terms of his skill and ability to shoot. He's also shown an ability to duck in and post up and will bring a defensive presence and help us on the glass."