Oklahoma Sooners

Men's Basketball

Omar Leary
11  Omar Leary
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Portland, OR
High School:
Lincoln HS
Last College:
Northeastern [Colo.] JC
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 163
Position:
Guard

Season
GP-GS
FG%
3FG%
FT%

RPG
A
B
S
PPG
2007-08
35-8
.393
.375
.842
1.3
46
1
24
3.9
Totals
35-8
.393
.375

.842

1.3

46
1
24
3.9

2007-08 (JUNIOR)
Played in all 35 games and made eight starts ... All eight came in season's first 10 contests ... Averaged 3.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 16.8 minutes per game ... Shot .393 from the field and .375 from 3-point range (made 27 treys) ... Made four treys in a game twice (4-for-6 vs. Denver and 4-for-4 vs. Arkansas) ... Scored in double figures four times (not in final 24 games) ... Registered seven points and a career-high eight assists at TCU (Dec. 2) ... Scored a career-high 14 points versus Denver in season's second game (Nov. 9) and 13 against Morehead State (Nov. 21).

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Earned first-team National Junior College Athletic Association honors as a sophomore ... Averaged 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.8 steals in 28.6 minutes per game last season ... Shot .482 from the field, .439 from 3-point range and .796 from the free throw line ... Led his team to a 34-2 overall record and a seventh-place finish at the national tournament ... Named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team after averaging 21.5 points and 5.5 assists and going 13-for-30 (.433) from 3-point territory over his squad's four games (it finished with a 3-1 record) ... Was tournament's third-leading scorer and top assists man ... Averaged 10.0 points, 2.9 boards, 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals for a 30-4 team his freshman year (shot .466 from the floor, .473 from beyond the arc and .810 from the foul line) ... Coached by Dale Layer his freshman season and by Eddie Trenkle his sophomore campaign.

HIGH SCHOOL
An honorable mention All-State performer at Portland's Lincoln High School as a sophomore and senior ... Averaged 20.0 points per game as a senior ... Coached by Jeff Bair.

MISCELLANEOUS
Full name is Omar Idris Leary ... Born in Portland, Ore. ... Parents are Deidre and Ray Leary ... Chose Oklahoma over Colorado, Colorado State and Nebraska ... Plans to major in communication.

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