Oklahoma is going to end up being very active in the transfer portal. With the college basketball transfer portal coming to a close on May 1, the Sooners are going to have to do whatever they can to fill their roster. Porter Moser saw the likes of Milos Uzan, Javian McCollum, Otega Oweh and John Hugley enter the transfer portal since it opened just under a month ago. Now, he’s got to replace that production with incoming transfers.
With that in mind, the Sooners have shown interest in plenty of different talents in the portal. They’ve hosted Kevin Overton — a Drake transfer — on a visit. Virginia Tech transfer and local talent Sean Pedulla is also expected to visit Norman, another option to fill the void in the backcourt.
Kevin Overton lists Oklahoma in his top six schools
Overton, who played his high school basketball at Sunrise Christian, though from Oklahoma City, is a transfer guard from Drake. He started in each of his 35 games played as a freshman, averaging 11.3 points per game in 29.9 minutes per game. The 6-foot-5 guard added 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Overton recently revealed his top six programs, with included Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Houston and West Virginia.
Other suitors
After his visit to Norman, it seemed the Drake transfer might end up in crimson and cream. With time passing, Overton is taking a visit to Texas Tech and having Houston in the mix is also dangerous. Both of those Big 12 programs are appealing. Oklahoma State is another local team for the Oklahoma City product, and they’ve got a roster reset with a new head coach, making another team in the mix an interesting suitor.
The Sooners are having some competition in the pursuit of Overton, but they need to do whatever they can to land his services while also bringing in Pedulla to add some comfort and versatility in the backcourt.
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