Player Bio: Larry Turner - Men's Basketball - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners

44	Larry Turner

	Class: Freshman
	Hometown: Milledgeville, Ga.
	High School: Bridgton (Maine) Academy

	Height / Weight: 6-11 / 235
	Position: Center
	Birthdate: 12/29/1982

Prep School
Averaged 16.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game last year at Bridgton (Maine) Academy ... Scored a season-high 24 points against St. Thomas Moore ... Helped Bridgton to 14-12 record ... Coached by Whit Lesure.

High School
Played four years and earned three letters at Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, Ga. ... Averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.0 blocks as a senior ... Coached by James Lunsford.

Personal
Born Dec. 29, 1982, in Albany, Ga. ... Parents are Robert and Desiree King ... Has an 8-year-old sister named Elexis ... Says pregame superstitions consist of saying a prayer and looking at sister's picture ... Claims he would rather hang out with his sister than his friends ... Cousin Todd Burgan played basketball at Syracuse ... Shoe size of 18 is biggest on team ... Dunked in a game for first time in seventh grade ... Also recruited by Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana and Mississippi State ... Plans to major in communications.

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