ANDREW FITZGERALD u QUICKLY OU’s leading returner in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots ... Arrived at OU in summer 2009 weighing 273 pounds but enters 2011-12 season at 247 ... Owns a 7-foot, 2-inch wingspan.
u 2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
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JUNIOR FORWARD 6-8 247 BALTIMORE, MD. BREWSTER ACADEMY (N.H.)
An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... One of two Sooners to start all 32 games (Cameron Clark was the other) ... Ranked second on team with a 12.6 scoring average and tied for team lead with his 5.0 rebounds per contest ... Averaged 30.8 minutes per game to rank third on squad ... Led team with a .486 field goal mark (minimum of one make per game) and with 34 steals and 21 blocked shots ... Recorded a .740 mark from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures in 22 games and netted at least 20 points on four occasions ... Paced team in scoring in nine games ... Recorded first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Arkansas (Dec. 1) ... Scored 22 points in each of season’s first two games against Coppin State (Nov. 12) and North Carolina Central (Nov. 15) ... Tied a career high with eight field goals and finished with 22 points at Arizona (Dec. 5) ... Netted 20 points in home win vs. Texas Tech (Jan. 15) to help snap 11-game Big 12 losing streak ... Shot .533 from field in first 19 games but .408 in final 13.
u 2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in 26 of team’s 31 games and made 11 starts ... Six starts came in the final seven games ... Averaged 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 15.7 minutes a contest ... Ranked third on team with his .511 field goal percentage and also shot .638 from the free throw line (30-for-47) ... Averaged 13.0 points on 19-for-32 (.594) shooting over a three-game February stretch against Colorado, Kansas State and Kansas ... Recorded season highs of 16 points (8-for-14 shooting), six rebounds and 37 minutes at No. 1 Kansas (Feb. 22) ... Finished with 14 points and five boards versus No. 7 Kansas State (Feb. 20) ... Tallied 14 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench in season opener against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 14) ... Registered a season-high three assists against No. 24 Baylor (Feb. 27).
u PREP SCHOOL A four-star recruit according to Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Ranked No. 68 overall by ESPN.com, No. 70 by Rivals.com and No. 85 by Scout.com ... Regarded as No. 9 center in 2009 recruiting class by Rivals.com ... Averaged 22.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2008-09 at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. ... Earned first-team national prep school All-America honors ... Also named to National Prep School Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Helped Bobcats to a 22-12 record and final No. 4 national prep school ranking ... Participated in Reebok All-American Game in April 2009 ... Coached at Brewster by Jason Smith.
u HIGH SCHOOL Attended Owings Mills (Md.) High School and averaged 21.0 points, 18.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game as a junior ... Led Owings Mills to Class 1A North Region state finals (lost in three overtimes) ... Coached at Owings Mills by Rick Epps.
u MISCELLANEOUS Born in New York City and moved to Baltimore, Md., at age 10 ... Mother is Amy LeSuer ... Began drawing in high school and considers it his biggest hobby ... Chose Oklahoma over Kentucky, Louisville, Pitt and Texas A&M ... Major is administrative leadership.
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2011-12 OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL