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OU basketball: Sooners forward Jalon Moore declares for 2024 NBA Draft

colton sulley, the oklahoman
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Oklahoma forward Jalon Moore (14) celebrates after shooting a 3-pointer in the first half during an NCAA basketball game between University of Oklahoma (OU) and Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.
Oklahoma forward Jalon Moore (14) celebrates after shooting a 3-pointer in the first half during an NCAA basketball game between University of Oklahoma (OU) and Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.

OU junior forward Jalon Moore has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, he announced via X on Saturday.

Moore averaged 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while starting 31 games for the Sooners this season. He also shot 51.7% from the field and was named a 2023-24 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. Moore is the fifth Sooners player to depart, although he could return if his draft prospects are underwhelming, following their shocking omission from the NCAA Tournament.

John Hugley IV, Javian McCollum, Otega Oweh and Milos Uzan entered the transfer portal.

Moore, the Birmingham, Alabama, native transferred to OU from Georgia Tech last offseason. Seniors Le’Tre Darthard, Maks Klanjseck and Soares are all out of eligibility. Sam Godwin has an extra year of eligibility remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's unclear whether or not he'll return to Norman.

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OU has reportedly contacted Cowley JUCO's Jeff Nwankwo, Drexel's Amari Williams, Georgetown's Rowan Brumbaugh, Stanford's Kanaan Carlyle and Iowa’s Tony Perkins in the transfer portal, among others.

Drake’s Kevin Overton, an Oklahoma City native, visited OU on Monday, while South Dakota State transfer Zeke Mayo, who had a visit with the Sooners scheduled for April 13, committed to Kansas. Oklahoma reportedly showed interest in UT Martin's Jacob Crews and UTSA's Jordan Ivy-Curry out of the portal before they committed to Missouri and Virginia Tech, respectively.

While the amount of NIL dollars a program has to use in the portal is a difficult thing to measure in college sports, Moser offered a glimpse into the Sooners’ situation last week, saying this season was the first where he felt like “we really had some,” adding “we made a huge jump.”

The transfer window for undergraduates closes May 1, but graduate transfers are able to transfer after that date. OU finished its season 20-12 and was the final team left out of the tournament.

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