Jeremiah Fears (born October 14, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He is the younger brother of Jeremy Fears Jr., who plays college basketball for Michigan State.
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 2006 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Oklahoma (2024–present) | ||||||||||||||
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College career
editFears became a consensus four-star prospect and was tabbed as a top-25 guard in the 2025 ESPN 100. After decommitting from Illinois, he committed to Oklahoma and reclassified into the 2024 class. Described as an effective ball handler and a dynamic scorer, he joined an empty Sooners backcourt following the transfers of Javian McCollum, Otega Oweh, and Milos Uzan.[1]
Freshman season
editOn November 4, 2024, Fears made his debut for Oklahoma, recording 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals off the bench against Lindenwood.[2] On November 28, he led Oklahoma to an upset win over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis, posting a season-high 26 points, along with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.[3]
National team career
editFears was named to the United States Under-18 basketball team at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup, marking his first national team debut.[4] He averaged 6.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a team-high 3.0 steals as Team USA won the gold medal.
References
edit- ^ "Jeremiah Fears commits to Oklahoma, will reclassify". espn.com. July 20, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs Lindenwood Lions Box Score (Men), November 4, 2024". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Sooners vs Arizona Wildcats Box Score (Men), November 28, 2024". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "2024 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Announced". usab.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.