On Sunday afternoon, former Long Beach National Guard Sgt. jadon jones He announced his transfer to Oklahoma State on Instagram.
The 6-foot-5, 185-pound Jones spent four seasons at LBSU and won Big West Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.
In his final season at Long Beach State, Jones averaged 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1 block per game while shooting 37.7 percent from the field. Jones also helped lead LBSU to the NCAA Tournament, recording 10 points, four rebounds and three steals against second-seeded Arizona.
Former Big West All-Tournament Team honoree adds another veteran presence to Sooners' locker room porter moser Jones started 90 games and played in 112 games throughout his collegiate career.
Jones becomes the second player to commit to OU through the transfer portal in the past week, joining the former DePaul and Dayton guard. kobe elvis. Adding two experienced ball handlers was important for Moser and the team. Otega Owe, Milos Uzan and Javian McCallum All transferred from Norman during the offseason.
John Hugley IV He left Moser's team after just one year at Oklahoma and will play at Xavier next season.
Jones adds a solid shooter and defender to a team that lost both in 2023 by shooting just 34.5% from beyond the arc. rivaldo suarez and Le Tre Darsalle To graduation.
After missing other transfer portal targets, aaron scott, Sean Pedula and kevin overtonadded that Elvis and Jones became even more important for the Sooners, who needed more veteran guards in the backcourt as the team headed to the SEC.