After one season with the Sooners, Jeremiah Fears has declared for the NBA Draft and is expected to be the first lottery pick out of Oklahoma since Trae Young in 2018.
In June, Fears decommitted from Illinois and reclassified from the 2025 class to the 2024 class. In July, Fears picked Oklahoma, becoming the school's highest-rated recruit since the now-Atlanta Hawks star, Young.
Heading into the season, there were a lot of expectations surrounding Fears — all of which he lived up to. Even in the first month of the season, it was clear that Porter Moser and the Sooners had a star on their roster.