OU Basketball: Former Oklahoma Forward Announces Transfer Portal Destination

The Sooners' John Hugley was productive in his one season in Norman after beginning his career at Pittsburgh, and now he'll head back east.

Former Oklahoma big man John Hugley has a new address.

Hugley announced Tuesday afternoon that he has committed to play next season at Xavier University in Cincinnati.

NEWS: Oklahoma transfer big man John Hugley has committed to Xavier, he tells @On3sports.

The 6-10 Cleveland native averaged 8.4 points in only 17 minutes per game this season. Began his career at Pitt. https://t.co/WVimQ6w8Ej pic.twitter.com/0Co6SyQBIO

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 16, 2024

The 6-foot-10, 275-pound Hugley played one season at OU, averaging 8.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game last season. That included eight games in double-digit scoring as he shot 54.8 percent from the floor and 39.4 percent from 3-point range.

Hugley, a Cleveland native, transferred to OU after three years at Pittsburgh, including his redshirt season in 2020-21.

Hugley is one of Porter Moser’s four 2023-24 Sooners who has entered the transfer portal this offseason, joining guards Javian McCollum, Otega Oweh and Milos Uzan. Uzan transferred to Houston.