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Five Things You Need To Know About The Sooners
March 05, 2018 | Cowboy Basketball
The Cowboys open their Big 12 Tournament with a third matchup against in-state rival Oklahoma. The game takes place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the Sprint Center in Kansas City. You can catch the action on ESPNU.
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The Sooners are one of the nation's elite teams at scoring the basketball. They rank fourth in the country at putting up points. They score an average of 86 points per game. Trae Young leads a trio of players scoring in double figures. The freshman out of Norman, Oklahoma, puts up 27.5 points per game. Christian James scores 12.5 points per game, and Brady Manek rounds out the Sooners' top three with 10.4 points per game.
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Oklahoma is also exceptional at rebounding. The Sooners pull down 38.63 rebounds per game, a mark that puts them at No. 38 in the country. They also lead the Big 12 in rebounding and are .2 rebounds per game better than second-place Baylor. Khadeem Latin leads the team with six rebounds per game, but the Sooners have six other players on their roster that grab three or more rebounds per game.
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Oklahoma makes its living from behind the 3-point line. The Sooners make an average of 9.6 3-pointers per game, putting them at No. 35 in the country in that category. Trae Young is a sharpshooter for the Sooners. He makes 3.67 shots from behind the arc in an average game and that mark is fourth-best in the country. Young is also the Big 12 leader in 3-point makes per game.
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Taking the Country by Storm
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Trae Young is the face of the Sooners. Young was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year on Sunday. His scoring average of 27.5 points per game led the conference by nearly 10 points per game. This mark is not only the conference lead, but it is also the best scoring mark in the country. Young also leads the conference with 8.9 assists per game. Once again, Young's conference lead in assists is also the nation's best mark.
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Head Coach Lon Kruger
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Lon Kruger heads the sideline for Oklahoma and he is in his seventh season as the head coach at Oklahoma. In his time in Norman, Oklahoma, he has compiled a 140-89 record and has made four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Final Four appearance in 2016. Before his time at Oklahoma, Kruger coached at Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV. He took Florida to the Final Four in 1994.
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The Sooners are one of the nation's elite teams at scoring the basketball. They rank fourth in the country at putting up points. They score an average of 86 points per game. Trae Young leads a trio of players scoring in double figures. The freshman out of Norman, Oklahoma, puts up 27.5 points per game. Christian James scores 12.5 points per game, and Brady Manek rounds out the Sooners' top three with 10.4 points per game.
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Rebound That Basketball
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Oklahoma is also exceptional at rebounding. The Sooners pull down 38.63 rebounds per game, a mark that puts them at No. 38 in the country. They also lead the Big 12 in rebounding and are .2 rebounds per game better than second-place Baylor. Khadeem Latin leads the team with six rebounds per game, but the Sooners have six other players on their roster that grab three or more rebounds per game.
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Dangerous From Deep
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Oklahoma makes its living from behind the 3-point line. The Sooners make an average of 9.6 3-pointers per game, putting them at No. 35 in the country in that category. Trae Young is a sharpshooter for the Sooners. He makes 3.67 shots from behind the arc in an average game and that mark is fourth-best in the country. Young is also the Big 12 leader in 3-point makes per game.
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Taking the Country by Storm
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Trae Young is the face of the Sooners. Young was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year on Sunday. His scoring average of 27.5 points per game led the conference by nearly 10 points per game. This mark is not only the conference lead, but it is also the best scoring mark in the country. Young also leads the conference with 8.9 assists per game. Once again, Young's conference lead in assists is also the nation's best mark.
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Head Coach Lon Kruger
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Lon Kruger heads the sideline for Oklahoma and he is in his seventh season as the head coach at Oklahoma. In his time in Norman, Oklahoma, he has compiled a 140-89 record and has made four NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Final Four appearance in 2016. Before his time at Oklahoma, Kruger coached at Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV. He took Florida to the Final Four in 1994.
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