Oklahoma Basketball: 2018-19 season preview for the Sooners

LUBBOCK, TX - FEBRUARY 13: Brady Manek #35 of the Oklahoma Sooners goes up for the slam dunk during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on February 13, 2018 at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Oklahoma 88-78. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 07: Head coach Lon Kruger of the Oklahoma Sooners fist bumps Kristian Doolittle #21 during the first round of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at the Sprint Center on March 7, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Key reserves

Kristian Doolittle

Kristian Doolittle will probably hop in and out of the starting lineup this season. He played in 22 games last season, starting six of them. He walked away with a rather uninspiring season, though, averaging just 2.9 points per game. Doolittle did pull down 4.3 rebounds per contest.

Matt Freeman

Matt Freeman is a rising junior who played in 26 games last season. He only averaged 2.5 points per game, but that’s because he played less than ten minutes per game. Freeman shot .326 from 3-point range and can carve out a valuable role with the Sooners if he can improve upon that mark.

Miles Reynolds

Miles Reynolds is another senior graduate transfer, him by way of Pacific. He actually started his collegiate career at Saint Louis, so he’s well traveled at this point of his journey. Last season, he averaged 13.3 points per game with the Tigers. He also knocked down 158 free throws, more than any other player in the West Coast Conference.

Jamal Bieniemy

Jamal Bieniemy is the only true freshman on the Sooners roster this season. The four-star recruit can score with aplomb and also has the ability to switch between guard positions, which should give him immediate value in the rotation.

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