NORMAN — Jamal Bieniemy slung a cross-court pass to Aaron Calixte, who was sprinting to spot up for a corner three in front of Oklahoma’s bench.
Swish. The 3-pointer with 12 minutes to go sparked an 11-0 Sooner run. It was one play in a string of connections between the true freshman and the graduate transfer in OU’s 92-80 win Saturday against West Virginia.
On Senior Day in Norman, the pair of point guards represented the soon-to-be past and immediate future for the program. Calixte as one of six seniors honored before the game, and Bieniemy as the lone freshman on the oldest roster in the Big 12.