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Yahoo
10-05-2025
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- Yahoo
OU basketball lands Alabama forward Derrion Reid in transfer portal
NORMAN — Porter Moser strikes again. Alabama transfer Derrion Reid, a former five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American, has committed to Oklahoma, he announced on reportedly chose the Sooners over Georgetown and Mississippi. Advertisement Reid, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, struggled with injuries this past season as a freshman with the Crimson Tide. Reid averaged six points and 2.8 rebounds this past season and scored in double-figures in five games, including a season-high 12 against Creighton on Dec. 12. After losing several key pieces of last season's NCAA Tournament team, Moser needed to rebuild. Reid is the fourth transfer addition of the spring for OU this spring. Reid joins Saint Joseph transfer Xzayvier Brown, Miami transfer Nijel Pack and Notre Dame transfer Tae Davis. Despite the turnover, Moser has put together a solid portal squad. Advertisement More: OU basketball transfer portal tracker 2025: Sooners add Xzayvier Brown Colton Sulley covers the Oklahoma Sooners for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Colton? He can be reached at csulley@ or on X/Twitter at @colton_sulley. Support Colton's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU basketball lands Alabama forward Derrion Reid in transfer portal
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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- Yahoo
OU basketball adds Saint Joseph's guard Xzayvier Brown via transfer portal
Saint Joseph's guard Xzayvier Brown is set to follow his stepfather to Norman. Brown — who led St. Joe's in scoring and averaged 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists this past season — announced Monday that he will transfer to the OU men's basketball program. Advertisement Brown's stepfather, Saint Joseph's associate head coach Justin Scott, was reported a week earlier to be joining coach Porter Moser's staff as an assistant coach. Brown scored in double figures in every game he played and his 32 games in double-figure scoring led the A-10. The Philadelphia native scored a season-high 27 points at Fordham on March 1. More: How OU women's basketball landed Aaliyah Chavez, the top player in 2025 recruiting class Colton Sulley covers the Oklahoma Sooners for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Colton? He can be reached at csulley@ or on X/Twitter at @colton_sulley. Support Colton's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU basketball adds Saint Joseph's guard Xzayvier Brown in portal
USA Today
22-04-2025
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- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners land Xzayvier Brown out of transfer portal
Oklahoma Sooners land Xzayvier Brown out of transfer portal Porter Moser landed one of his biggest targets on Monday night. He's done a great job this offseason retooling the roster. Former St. Joseph's guard Xzayvier Brown officially committed to play for the Oklahoma Sooners on Monday. He had been expected to choose OU as his destination after reports surfaced that Moser was set to hire Brown's stepfather, Justin Scott, as an assistant coach. Brown helped St. Joe's to back-to-back NIT appearances in his first two collegiate seasons. He was named Atlantic-10 Freshman of the Year two seasons ago, averaging 12.7 points per game and shooting 40% from 3-point range. He followed that up with a 17.6 points-per-game average, along with five rebounds per game in 2024-2025. Brown is the third player Oklahoma has picked up via the transfer portal this offseason and the highest-rated. He was ranked the No. 33 player available, and he joins previous OU commits Tae Davis, a forward from Notre Dame, and Nijel Pack, most recently of Miami (FL), who previously played at Kansas State. Davis was ranked No. 64 In the portal class, Pack ranked No. 39. Moser still has four scholarship spots left to fill on next year's roster. That transfer portal trio will join a freshman class that includes a pair of four-star recruits in forward Alec Blair, the No. 59 player in the nation, and center Kai Rogers, the No. 97 player. The Sooners also signed center Andreas Holst, a 6-foot-11 center from Denmark. Brown will have two years of collegiate eligibility remaining.
USA Today
15-04-2025
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- USA Today
Oklahoma basketball expected to land Xzayvier Brown from transfer portal
Oklahoma basketball expected to land Xzayvier Brown from transfer portal Former St. Joseph's guard Xzayvier Brown is expected to transfer to Oklahoma, according to multiple reports. CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein first reported the move. Brown entered the transfer portal after the season. He averaged 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Hawks last season en route to first-team All-Atlantic-10 honors. Oklahoma's odds for picking up Brown from the transfer portal increased when it was reported that Sooners head coach Porter Moser was set to hire St. Joseph's assistant coach Justin Scott. Scott is Brown's step-father. Scott would replace Niko Medved, who left Oklahoma earlier in April for an assistant coaching job at Minnesota. The Sooners needed the roster help. Guard Jeremiah Fears, the team's leading scorer last year, elected to enter the NBA Draft after just one year of college. Guard Duke Miles also entered the transfer portal the same day Fears declared he was turning pro. Miles finished third on the team in scoring last year. Moser and his staff previously landed former Miami (FL) guard Nijel Pack and former Notre Dame forward Tae Davis in the portal. Davis averaged more than 15 points per game for the Fighting Irish last year and Pack averaged double-figures in each of his five seasons with the Hurricanes. He earned a sixth year of eligibility because he played in just nine games last year because of leg and ankle injuries. Brown played two seasons at St. Joe's, helping the team to back-to-back NIT seasons. He was named A-10 Freshman of the Year two seasons ago after 12.7 points per game and shooting 40% from 3-point range.
Associated Press
19-03-2025
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- Associated Press
Saint Joseph's (PA) and UAB square off in NIT
Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Saint Joseph's (PA) plays UAB in the National Invitation Tournament. The Hawks have gone 14-8 against A-10 opponents, with an 8-4 record in non-conference play. Saint Joseph's (PA) has a 1-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Blazers' record in AAC play is 15-6. UAB ranks eighth in the AAC with 23.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Yaxel Lendeborg averaging 7.2. Saint Joseph's (PA) averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.9 more made shots than the 7.4 per game UAB gives up. UAB averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Saint Joseph's (PA) gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Xzayvier Brown is scoring 17.5 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Hawks. Erik Reynolds II is averaging 15.6 points over the past 10 games. Lendeborg is shooting 53.9% and averaging 17.7 points for the Blazers. Ja'Borri McGhee is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 7-3, averaging 75.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.5 points per game. Blazers: 7-3, averaging 80.5 points, 35.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.3 points. ___
