34   Kevin Bookout Class: Freshman Hometown: Stroud, Okla. High School: Stroud HS Height / Weight: 6-8 / 260 Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/16/1983

High School
A second-team Parade All-American as a senior ... Named "Mr. Basketball" by The Oklahoman ... Tabbed state's co-player of the year by The Tulsa World ... Earned All-State honors after averaging 30.6 points, 16.2 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 2.1 steals per game ... Rated as nation's 10th-best high school senior by analyst Clark Francis ... Made 380-of-451 field goal attempts for an astounding .843 figure ... Converted 12-of-17 three-point tries for a .706 figure ... Led Class 3A in scoring and entire state in rebounding ... Guided team to 28-3 record and state title ... Ranks ninth in state history with 2,802 career points ... A consensus top-50 national recruit ... Captained team all four years ... Coached by Danny Harris ... Regarded as one of nation's best prep shot put and discus throwers ... Earned four state titles in both the shot and discus ... Senior year shot and discus bests topped the nation ... Hit 65 home runs to set Oklahoma high school career record.

Personal
Full name is Kevin Luke Bookout ... Born March 16, 1983, in Stroud, Okla. ... Parents are Dennis and Pam Bookout ... Will also compete on the OU track and field team ... Older brother Casey holds OU career home run record ... Older brother Kyle competes in shot and discus on OU track and field team ... Earned 13 high school letters (four in basketball, four in baseball, four in track and one in football) ... Earned 4.0 high school GPA and was valedictorian ... Hobbies include golfing, bowling and going to church ... Also considered Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina and Oklahoma State ... Major is undecided.