Former Sooners

WichitaSooner · 11-09-2021, 09:43 PM

Since there were so many transfers this off-season, I thought it would be worth occasionally updating how they are all doing at their new schools. Manek, Harmon, and Kur all started tonight, and Brady was especially effective. Wake plays tomorrow and I expect Alondes to start, too. So all four guys starting in major conferences, two for ranked teams. I guess Manek didn’t make a poor decision in deciding not to go to ORU as some suggested he should lol

sheepdogs1 · 11-09-2021, 09:54 PM

Kur scored 7 points on 3 of 6 shooting and also had a couple of boards plus 3 blocks. Harmon scored 15 points on 4/15 shooting (3/10 from 3 point), 4/4 free throws and had 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a pair of steals.

KC Sooner · 11-09-2021, 11:05 PM

Manek played well. 20 points on 9-15 shooting.

NAIA All-Star · 11-09-2021, 11:13 PM

Trey Phipps (ORU) - L vs Colorado State 80-109

Off the bench
22 minutes
8 points
3-8 FG
2-6 3P
1 assist

De'Vion Harmon (Oregon) - W vs Texas Southern 83-66

Starter
35 minutes
15 points
4-15 FG
3-10 3P
4-4 FT
3 rebounds
2 assists
2 turnovers
2 steals

Kur Kuath (Marquette) - W vs SIUE 88-77

Starter
15 minutes
7 points
3-6 FG
1-2 FT
2 rebounds
3 blocks
1 assist

Brady Manek (UNC) - W vs Loyola (MD) 83-67

Starter
29 minutes
20 points
9-15 FG
1-5 3P
1-3 FT
5 rebounds
1 block
1 turnover

Corbin Merritt (Austin Peay) - W vs Tennessee Southern 86-79

Off the bench
7 minutes
2 rebounds

Jamal Bieniemy (UTEP) - W vs Western NM 85-57

Starter
25 minutes
23 points
8-15 FG
5-9 3P
2-2 FT
1 rebound
4 assists
4 steals
3 turnovers

Kameron McGusty (Miami FL) - W vs Canisius 77-67

Starter
35 minutes
20 points
8-14 FG
4-7 3P
10 rebounds
4 assists
2 steals
1 turnover

Jordan Shepherd (Cal) - L vs UC San Diego 67-80

Starter
38 minutes
9-20 FG
4-7 3P
5-9 FT
4 rebounds
4 steals
1 assist

Haven't played yet:

Alondes Williams (Wake Forest)
Josh O'Garro (San Jose St)
Victor Iwuakor (UNLV)

psk2080 · 11-10-2021, 08:29 AM

So 4 former Sooners went 20+ in their first game, and another went for 15. Several are starters at their new schools. That seems impressive.

skyvue · 11-10-2021, 08:33 AM

Glad to see Harmon, Manek and Kuath do well for their new teams, but I wish those guys (especially) were still Sooners.

steverocks35 · 11-10-2021, 08:38 AM

Wow, look at Bieniemy filling up the stat sheet!

BoulderSooner · 11-10-2021, 08:55 AM

thanks for starting this thread ... it will be interesting to follow ..

some of these guys i don't care at all about .. (Mcgusty)

and some i wish nothing but the best .... (Manek)

and lots of guys in between ..

BCSooners · 11-10-2021, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NAIA All-Star

Trey Phipps (ORU) - L vs Colorado State 80-109

Off the bench
22 minutes
8 points
3-8 FG
2-6 3P
1 assist

De'Vion Harmon (Oregon) - W vs Texas Southern 83-66

Starter
35 minutes
15 points
4-15 FG
3-10 3P
4-4 FT
3 rebounds
2 assists
2 turnovers
2 steals

Kur Kuath (Marquette) - W vs SIUE 88-77

Starter
15 minutes
7 points
3-6 FG
1-2 FT
2 rebounds
3 blocks
1 assist

Brady Manek (UNC) - W vs Loyola (MD) 83-67

Starter
29 minutes
20 points
9-15 FG
1-5 3P
1-3 FT
5 rebounds
1 block
1 turnover

Corbin Merritt (Austin Peay) - W vs Tennessee Southern 86-79

Off the bench
7 minutes
2 rebounds

Jamal Bieniemy (UTEP) - W vs Western NM 85-57

Starter
25 minutes
23 points
8-15 FG
5-9 3P
2-2 FT
1 rebound
4 assists
4 steals
3 turnovers

Kameron McGusty (Miami FL) - W vs Canisius 77-67

Starter
35 minutes
20 points
8-14 FG
4-7 3P
10 rebounds
4 assists
2 steals
1 turnover

Jordan Shepherd (Cal) - L vs UC San Diego 67-80

Starter
38 minutes
9-20 FG
4-7 3P
5-9 FT
4 rebounds
4 steals
1 assist

Haven't played yet:

Alondes Williams (Wake Forest)
Josh O'Garro (San Jose St)
Victor Iwuakor (UNLV)

Awesome! Thank you

SoonerBounce13 · 11-10-2021, 09:45 AM

i can't believe mcgusty and shepard are still around lol. seems like ages ago

OUsky · 11-10-2021, 09:50 AM

McGusty is still playing. Heck, he was on our team prior to Trea. He has to be about 25. LOL

BCSooners · 11-10-2021, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by OUsky

McGusty is still playing. Heck, he was on our team prior to Trea. He has to be about 25. LOL

Yup, came in with Doolittle.

Soonerinkc · 11-10-2021, 12:40 PM

Guessing Manek played 3/4…? His natural position. Not asked to play the 5 …
Kind of like Jacob… hopefully PM doesn’t put him in the 5 spot.

Amazing what can happen when ya play the position that is natural to you.

BCSooners · 11-10-2021, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soonerinkc

Guessing Manek played 3/4…? His natural position. Not asked to play the 5 …
Kind of like Jacob… hopefully PM doesn’t put him in the 5 spot.

Amazing what can happen when ya play the position that is natural to you.

You'd be wrong. Manek started at the 4 and played about half the time at the 5 spot. In no way shape or form would Manek ever be a 3, and he will not play the 4 when the other team has a quicker guy out there.

BoulderSooner · 11-10-2021, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soonerinkc

Guessing Manek played 3/4…? His natural position. Not asked to play the 5 …
Kind of like Jacob… hopefully PM doesn’t put him in the 5 spot.

Amazing what can happen when ya play the position that is natural to you.

he played the 4 and 5 .... the 3 has never been his natural position

WichitaSooner · 11-10-2021, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoulderSooner

he played the 4 and 5 .... the 3 has never been his natural position

Even now that Lon is gone after a decade of success, we’ll still see posts suggesting he didn’t know what he was doing. Amazing he won so many games when he wasn’t even smart enough to figure out where to play guys lol.

And you couldn’t be more right in noting that Manek is, and never has been, a 3. Thank you to you and BC for pointing this out.

WichitaSooner · 11-10-2021, 08:59 PM

22 for Alondes tonight.

Soonerinkc · 11-10-2021, 09:45 PM

Guess y’all didn’t see the ? at the end of 3/4…

Didn’t watch unc…so he played the 5 there as well? Interesting

BoulderSooner · 11-11-2021, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soonerinkc

Guess y’all didn’t see the ? at the end of 3/4…

Didn’t watch unc…so he played the 5 there as well? Interesting

he played a ton of 5 ... more than half of his min i would guess ..

in the preseason most UNC reporters though manek and stone(i think) were fighting for the starting spot at the 5 .. and in the exhibition game manek didn't start

for game one they just went ahead and started both of them

BoulderSooner · 11-11-2021, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WichitaSooner

22 for Alondes tonight.

Iwuakor did not play in the first UNLV game ..

O'Garro plays tonight

OU92Grad · 11-11-2021, 10:29 AM

Manek is only playing the four at UNC. Bacott returning all ACC 5 man is the 5. They have another kid Garcia (6-11") who transferred to UNC from Marquette (Mcdonalds all-american) that plays the 4 and 5. When he and Manek are on the court together the Marquette kid plays the 5.

Soonerinkc · 11-11-2021, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoulderSooner

he played a ton of 5 ... more than half of his min i would guess ..

in the preseason most UNC reporters though manek and stone(i think) were fighting for the starting spot at the 5 .. and in the exhibition game manek didn't start

for game one they just went ahead and started both of them

Hmm, interesting. Good for him. I don’t see him playing the 5 in the nba off that’s his goal.

Hope he does well.

lexusooner · 11-11-2021, 02:50 PM

Great thread!
I like keeping up with the guys who were once on our roster …

Stikboy · 11-11-2021, 02:54 PM

I’m pretty impressed with these guys. Nice to see them showing out elsewhere. That’s a lot of talent escaped..

WichitaSooner · 11-11-2021, 03:30 PM

I’m glad folks are enjoying the thread. With so many guys leaving after last season, I figured it would be interesting to keep tabs on. It also makes me wonder what might have happened last season if we hadn’t had the Covid issues that seemed to knock us off stride a bit. We would have had a great shot of at least making the Sweet 16 if we had just won a couple more games in February.