Pair of Oklahoma Sooners forwards enter the transfer portal
The Oklahoma Sooners season came to an end on Friday night in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to two-time defending national champion UConn Huskies. It was a strong finish for the Sooners after they had to fight back into the tournament following a five-game losing streak in January and February.
Porter Moser likely did enough to see more time with the Sooners, but now he has to rebuild his roster once again with Jalon Moore, Sam Godwin, Brycen Goodine, Duke Miles, Kobe Elvis, and Mohamed Wague set to graduate and the likelihood that leading scorer Jeremiah Fears heading to the NBA Draft lottery.
That task was made a little more difficult on the opening day of the transfer portal with Oklahoma forwards Luke Northweather and Yaya Keita headed to the transfer portal, according to SoonerScoop and On3's Bob Przybylo.
Northweather played a rotational role for the Sooners this season, coming off the bench to provide a stretch scoring option for the Sooners. In the wake of what would end up being a season-ending injury for Godwin, Northweather's minutes increased. Over Oklahoma's final four games, he averaged 15.5 minutes a game, up from his season average of 11. In 2024-2025, Northweather twice scored 10 points, helping to key wins over No. 24 Arizona and on the road against Texas in the regular season finale.
First portal entries for #Sooners: bigs Luke Northweather, Yaya Keita. pic.twitter.com/QwUehbGLkS
— Bob Przybylo (@BPrzybylo) March 24, 2025
Keita played 21 games as a true freshman but suffered a season-ending knee injury and was limited to just two games in 2023-2024. This year, he played in only six games and averaged 2.4 minutes per game.
As part of the 2025 recruiting class, the Sooners are bringing in 6-10 forward from Wisconsin, Kai Rogers. Former four-star center Kuol Atak redshirted in 2024-2025. Both Rogers and Atak will have a chance to lead the way inside for the Sooners in 2025-2026.
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma's Northweather, Keita enter the transfer portal
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