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Senior Buddy Hield: Overcoming Obstacles
The Oklahoma sooners are advancing to their fifth final four in school. It’s been a relatively smooth ride for Oklahoma outside of their game against VCU they have convincingly disposed of each opponent by double digits. There's one big reason why they are experiencing so much success and that is senior Buddy Hield.

In sports sometimes a star player puts their team on his/her back and Hield has taken on the responsibility for the Sooners this season. His tournament performances have reached new heights averaging 29 points! Announcers,’ fans, coaches and opponents are running out of adjectives for the basketball Hield is playing at the moment. He has scored 117 points through the first four games which ranks second behind Stephen Curry's 128

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