07-04-2025
Former Oklahoma center Luke Northweather commits to SEC foe
Former Oklahoma center Luke Northweather commits to SEC foe
Former Oklahoma Sooners center Luke Northweather is heading home.
Northweather entered the transfer portal after the season and will stay in the Southeastern Conference after committing to Missouri on Sunday. He played in 30 games for the Sooners in the 2024-25 season, averaging 2.7 points in 11.3 minutes per game.
His numbers may have been slight on the season, but Northweather had his moments. He scored 10 points against Arizona and Texas during the regular season, showing he has a place in an SEC rotation. Missouri could use the size, too, after the Tigers lost freshman center Marcus Allen to the portal.
He's the third rotational player the Sooners have lost since the season ended. Guard Duke Miles entered the transfer portal last week, and guard Jeremiah Fears also declared for the NBA Draft.
Northweather was a three-star recruit from Jefferson City, Missouri, coming out of high school. He played 55 games over his two seasons on the court, averaging 10.1 minutes per game. He has two years of eligibility left with the Tigers.
Oklahoma basketball coach Porter Moser has been linked to other coaching openings, most loudly at Texas A&M., but he hasn't tipped his hand either way.
"The people in Oklahoma are special, it's one of the greatest places I've lived," Moser told the The Zach Gelb Show on Thursday. "It's just, you're fighting to get the resources right. And we are, we're moving in that right direction."
