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Xzayvier Brown Returning to Oklahoma, per Report

The Sooners' second-leading scorer will return for his senior season.
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Oklahoma guard Xzayvier Brown dribbles against Arkansas' Meleek Thomas.
Oklahoma guard Xzayvier Brown dribbles against Arkansas' Meleek Thomas. | Carson Field, Sooners On SI

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NORMAN — Oklahoma appears to have finished off one of its top offseason priorities.

Xzayvier Brown, the Sooners' second-leading scorer this season, has reached a deal to return to Porter Moser's team, according to a report from On3.com.

In his first season in the program after transferring from Saint Joseph's, the 6-foot-2 guard averaged 15.4 points, 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals for the Sooners. His assist total led the team.

Brown averaged 17 points and 4.3 assists during Oklahoma's three games as part of The Crown Championship, including leading the Sooners with 21 points, six assists and six rebounds in the their 82-69 semifinal win over Baylor.

Brown's best scoring game came Jan. 13 in a 96-79 loss to Florida, when he scored 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

His best game, though, might've come the the SEC opener against Ole Miss, when he had 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting with two assists and no turnovers in 25 minutes.

The report of Brown's return comes not long after Louisville's Khani Rooths committed to the Sooners

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While there are plenty of additions Moser and new general manager Lucas McKay will look to make during the portal opening, retaining current players is just as much of a priority.

While Brown might've been the biggest piece to retain, players like Derrion Reid, Dayton Forsythe and Kai Rogers can return as well.

The report appeared to be onfirmed on X by Sooners' assistant coach Justin Scott.

Brown spent his first two collegiate seasons at Saint Joseph's, where he averaged 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals in 67 games — 43 starts — before transferring to Norman before last season. He earned First-Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a sophomore.

He — like the rest of the starting five — started all 37 games for Oklahoma last season. He shot 45.6% from the field, including a career-best 53.4% from inside the arc.

Brown also led the Sooners in free-throw shooting at 87.4%.

The Sooners went 21-16 this season, bouncing back from a nine-game losing streak early in SEC play to recover and make it to the cusp of making the NCAA Tournament before a loss to Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament left them as the first team out of the field.

After the regular season, new athletic director Roger Denny announced he was retaining Moser, committing to providing the program with more resources to compete in the SEC.

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RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

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