Coming off winning 21 games last season, Oklahoma Basketball brings back one of the best guards in the SEC in Xzayvier Brown, who averaged 15.4 ppg and 3.3 apg. The supporting cast is completely different, including five transfers from earlier in the offseason. One of those key names is Pop Isaacs, coming off a 9.8 ppg campaign at Texas A&M.
Including Utah Valley transfer Tyler Henricks (11.8 ppg) and four-star incoming freshman Quincy Wadley, that’s a solid group of players for the Sooners. But in the SEC, defense will be a real question mark, and with unproven frontcourt depth, the team needs a backcourt as strong as possible. The team added perimeter scoring with a quality ACC pickup.
NEWS: SMU transfer guard BJ Edwards has committed to Oklahoma, he told @On3.
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) August 13, 2026
⁰The 6-3 senior averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game this past season. He was recently granted a fifth year of elibility through the court ruling in Tennessee.… pic.twitter.com/wOR57h6JdR
B.J. Edwards is a 6’3 guard who spent the last three years at SMU, starting 93 games. His production has grown each season, coming off averaging 12.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, and 4.9 apg on 47% shooting from the field and 37% from three-point range on four attempts a game.
The veteran ball-handler had seven games of at least 20 points, including 24 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists against Wake Forest and a 24-point, 13-assist, and 10-steal triple-double performance against Arkansas State. Steals have been a strong part of Edwards' game, leading the ACC with 2.3 per game and ranking 12th in the nation.
Assuming he remains eligible to play this upcoming season via the courts, the two-time All-ACC defender immediately improves the Sooners’ perimeter defense, while also allowing Brown to play off-ball more compared to last season, when he was the primary ball-handler while playing alongside Nijel Pack.
If Coach Porter Moser wants to, he can easily play a three-guard lineup with Edwards, Isaacs, and Brown to maximize the offense. Louisville transfer forward Khani Rooths can play the four-spot, while returning starting forward Derrion Reid (11.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg) plays some small-ball five.
Oklahoma may not be done either. They’re reportedly in the mix to land a proven big man, with former Villanova center Duke Brennan an option to watch. If they can get a big man along with Edwards this late in the offseason, the Sooners could find themselves in the postseason conversation.
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