University of Oklahoma Athletics
Fears Named SEC Freshman of the Week for Fourth Time
March 10, 2025 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma freshman men's basketball player Jeremiah Fears was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday following his performances in a 96-84 home win over No. 15 Missouri and a 76-72 road victory against Texas.
The league's freshman-of-the-week honor is the fourth for Fears, who was also honored Dec. 2, Dec. 23 and Feb. 24.
Fears averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game on the week. The point guard from Joliet, Ill., drew 21 fouls over the two games and was 21 of 22 on free throws (.955). He entered the week averaging 3.6 turnovers per game but averaged just 1.5 per contest over the two wins.
In the victory against Missouri, which was OU's best of the season in terms of opponent rank, Fears scored a career-high 31 points on just 13 field goal attempts. He was 9 for 13 from the field and made all 12 of his free throw tries (his 12 makes tied a career high). He added four rebounds, five assists and a steal while committing a career-low one turnover.
In the win at Texas, Fears scored 13 points with the help of 9-for-10 free throw shooting and added two rebounds, four assists and a steal with just two turnovers.
On the season, Fears is the only SEC player, regardless of class, and one of just two freshmen nationally (Duke's Cooper Flagg is the other) to average at least 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
Over the last six contests, Fears is averaging 20.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He is the only player in the SEC this season to average at least 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists over a six-game stretch (only five other SEC players have done it over the last 10 seasons; LSU's Ben Simmons, Kentucky's Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, LSU's Tremont Waters, Alabama's Kira Lewis Jr. and Auburn's Sharife Cooper). Only two other Sooners have accomplished the feat going back to the start of the 1996-97 season (Trae Young in 2017-18 and Austin Reaves in 2020-21).
No. 14 seed Oklahoma (19-12, 6-12 SEC) meets No. 11 seed Georgia (20-11, 8-10) in a first-round SEC Tournament game on Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. CT inside 19,395-seat Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The winner will play No. 6 seed Kentucky on Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. Both games will be televised by SEC Network.
The league's freshman-of-the-week honor is the fourth for Fears, who was also honored Dec. 2, Dec. 23 and Feb. 24.
Fears averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game on the week. The point guard from Joliet, Ill., drew 21 fouls over the two games and was 21 of 22 on free throws (.955). He entered the week averaging 3.6 turnovers per game but averaged just 1.5 per contest over the two wins.
In the victory against Missouri, which was OU's best of the season in terms of opponent rank, Fears scored a career-high 31 points on just 13 field goal attempts. He was 9 for 13 from the field and made all 12 of his free throw tries (his 12 makes tied a career high). He added four rebounds, five assists and a steal while committing a career-low one turnover.
In the win at Texas, Fears scored 13 points with the help of 9-for-10 free throw shooting and added two rebounds, four assists and a steal with just two turnovers.
On the season, Fears is the only SEC player, regardless of class, and one of just two freshmen nationally (Duke's Cooper Flagg is the other) to average at least 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
Over the last six contests, Fears is averaging 20.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He is the only player in the SEC this season to average at least 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists over a six-game stretch (only five other SEC players have done it over the last 10 seasons; LSU's Ben Simmons, Kentucky's Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, LSU's Tremont Waters, Alabama's Kira Lewis Jr. and Auburn's Sharife Cooper). Only two other Sooners have accomplished the feat going back to the start of the 1996-97 season (Trae Young in 2017-18 and Austin Reaves in 2020-21).
No. 14 seed Oklahoma (19-12, 6-12 SEC) meets No. 11 seed Georgia (20-11, 8-10) in a first-round SEC Tournament game on Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. CT inside 19,395-seat Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The winner will play No. 6 seed Kentucky on Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. Both games will be televised by SEC Network.
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