Completed Event: Volleyball at Abilene Christian on August 30, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0

OU Men's Basketball History & Tradition
⢠Three-time consensus All-American
⢠First-ever freshman named to AP's first-team All-America squad
⢠First player in collegiate history named first-team All-American by AP his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons
⢠Three-time Big Eight Player of the Year
⢠Only player to lead Big Eight in scoring three consecutive seasons
⢠Was OU's leading scorer in 76 of 104 career games
⢠Scored in double figures in first 83 games and held under 10 points just once in his career
⢠Guided OU to Big Eight titles in 1983-84 and 1984-85 when team went 70-11 overall and 33-0 at home
⢠Scored 51 points as a freshman vs. Abilene Christian
⢠Scored school-record 61 points against Texas-San Antonio (also had 22 rebounds) as a sophomore
⢠Top rebounder on 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medal team with 6.4 boards over eight games
⢠Scored a school-record 932 points during 1984-85 season
⢠Holds OU career records for points (2,661), rebounds (1,048), FGs (1,077), FTs (507) and FT attempts (767)
⢠Second pick in 1985 NBA Draft by Indiana Pacers
Career Statistics | |||||||||
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Season | Games | FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Rebounds | Avg | Points | Avg |
1982-83 | 33 | 338-583 | .580 | 134-211 | .635 | 341 | 10.3 | 810 | 24.5 |
1983-84 | 34 | 369-639 | .577 | 181-283 | .640 | 329 | 9.7 | 919 | 27.0 |
1984-85 | 37 | 370-640 | .578 | 192-273 | .703 | 378 | 10.2 | 932 | 25.2 |
Career | 104 | 1,077-1,862 | .578 | 507-767 | .661 | 1,048 | 10.1 | 2,661 | 25.6 |
⢠A two-time All-America selection (1974 and 1975)
⢠A two-time Academic All-American (1974 and 1975)
⢠A three-time All-Big Eight honoree
⢠Big Eight Player of the Year (1975)
⢠Left OU as its leading scorer and rebounder
⢠Ranks eighth on OU's all-time scoring list with 1,707 points
⢠Ranks third on OU's all-time rebounding list with 938 boards
⢠Ranks second on OU's career scoring average list with 23.4 points per game
⢠Holds OU records for rebounds in a game (28), career rebound average (12.8) and FG% in a game (1.000; 11-for-11)
⢠School's single-game rebounding record (28) was set in his first career game
⢠Fourth pick in the 1975 NBA Draft by Phoenix Suns
⢠Named 1976 NBA Rookie of the Year
⢠Led Phoenix to NBA Finals his first year
⢠Played 13 seasons with the Suns and became club's all-time leading scorer (13,910 points)
Career Statistics | |||||||||
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Season | Games | FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Rebounds | Avg | Points | Avg |
1972-73 | 21 | 195-356 | .548 | 74-110 | .673 | 277 | 13.1 | 464 | 22.1 |
1973-74 | 26 | 236-437 | .540 | 80-116 | .690 | 315 | 12.1 | 552 | 21.2 |
1974-75 | 26 | 279-524 | .532 | 133-183 | .727 | 346 | 13.3 | 691 | 26.6 |
Career | 73 | 710-1,317 | .539 | 287-409 | .702 | 938 | 12.8 | 1,707 | 23.4 |
⢠First-team All-American (1989)
⢠Big Eight Newcomer of the Year (1988)
⢠Holds NCAA Division I single-game record for steals (13, twice)
⢠Holds NCAA Division I single-season record for steals (150)
⢠Held NCAA Division I record for career steals average (3.8) for 13 years
⢠Ranks first on OU career steals list (281)
⢠Ranks fifth on OU career 3-point field goals list (169)
⢠Ranks fifth on OU's career assists list (465)
⢠Ranks 16th on OU career scoring list (1,338 points)
⢠Holds the school single-season minutes played record (1,359) in 1987-88
⢠One of three Sooners to ever register a triple-double (31 points, 13 steals, 12 assists vs. Loyola Marymount in 1988)
⢠12th pick in 1989 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets
⢠1994 NBA All-Star for the Atlanta Hawks
⢠Member of NBA's All-Defensive First Team twice and All-Defensive Second Team four times
⢠Ranks fourth on NBA career steals-per-game list (2.33)
⢠While in the NBA, tallied 2,075 steals, 1,283 3-point field goals and 5,972 assists
Career Statistics | |||||||||||
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Season | Games | FG-FGA | Pct | 3P-3PA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Rebounds | Avg | Points | Avg |
1987-88 | 39 | 241-524 | .460 | 78-201 | .388 | 78-114 | .684 | 162 | 4.1 | 638 | 16.4 |
1988-89 | 35 | 272-598 | .454 | 91-245 | .371 | 65-100 | .650 | 164 | 4.7 | 700 | 20.0 |
Career | 74 | 513-1,122 | .457 | 169-446 | .379 | 143-214 | .668 | 326 | 4.4 | 1,338 | 18.1 |
⢠Earned consensus first-team All-America honors as a senior and second-team All-America acclaim as a junior
⢠Named Big Eight Player of the Year as a senior when he averaged 26.0 points and 10.1 rebounds a game
⢠Averaged 22.3 points and 8.5 rebounds as a junior to lead Sooners to 1988 national runner-up finish
⢠Averaged 25.3 points and 8.7 rebounds over OU's six 1988 NCAA Tournament games (named Southeast Regional MVP)
⢠Named 1988 Big Eight Tourney MVP
⢠OU's all-time postseason leader in games played (12), points (246) and rebounds (93)
⢠Ranks fifth in school history in points (2,008), second in blocked shots (228) and seventh in rebounds (825)
⢠Led OU to a combined 65-10 (.867) record over his junior and senior seasons (including two NCAA No. 1 seeds)
⢠Big Eight's all-time leader in blocked shots (228)
⢠Scored at least 30 points 16 times (second most in school history)
⢠Selected No. 6 overall in the 1989 NBA Draft by Chicago and won three world championships with the Bulls
Career Statistics | |||||||||||
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Season | Games | FG-FGA | Pct | 3P-3PA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Rebounds | Avg | Points | Avg |
1985-86 | 14 | 26-67 | .388 | - | - | 32-43 | .744 | 53 | 3.8 | 84 | 6.0 |
1986-87 | 28 | 71-161 | .438 | 0-1 | .000 | 54-87 | .621 | 108 | 3.9 | 196 | 7.0 |
1987-88 | 39 | 337-621 | .543 | 0-1 | .000 | 195-289 | .675 | 332 | 8.5 | 869 | 22.3 |
1988-89 | 33 | 324-618 | .524 | 0-0 | .000 | 211-294 | .718 | 332 | 10.1 | 859 | 26.0 |
Career | 114 | 758-1,467 | .517 | 0-2 | .000 | 492-713 | .690 | 825 | 7.2 | 2,008 | 17.6 |
ā¢Played in 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons
ā¢Consensus national player of the year (2009)
ā¢Consensus All-American (2009)
ā¢Big 12 Player of the Year (2009)
ā¢OUās first No. 1 overall NBA Draft selection, chosen by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2009
ā¢Averaged 22.7 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while shooting .654 from the field his sophomore season
ā¢Collected 40 double-doubles in his career, including 30 during his sophomore season
ā¢His 504 rebounds in 2008-09 were the most in an NCAA season since Larry Bird grabbed 505 in 1978-79 and his rebounding average was the highest since Tim Duncan pulled down 14.7 per game in 1996-97
ā¢Led the Sooners to a 30-6 record and to the 2009 NCAA Tournamentās Elite EightĀ
ā¢In four 2009 NCAA Tournament, averaged 28.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting .780 from the field
ā¢Scored a career-high 40 points along with a career-best 23 rebounds against Texas Tech in 2009
Career Statistics | |||||||||||
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Season | Games | FG-FGA | Pct | 3P-3PA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Rebounds | Avg | Points | Avg |
2007-08 | 33 | 184-324 | .568 | 0-2 | .000 | 116-197 | .589 | 301 | 9.1 | 484 | 14.7 |
2008-09 | 35 | 297-451 | .659 | 3-8 | .375 | 191-324 | .590 | 504 | 14.4 | 794 | 22.7 |
Career | 68 | 484-783 | .618 | 3-10 | .300 | 307-521 | .589 | 805 | 11.8 | 1,278 | 18.8 |