Oklahoma transfer center Luke Northweather commits to Missouri

Former Oklahoma center Luke Northweather has signed with Missouri, via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Northweather spent three seasons with the Sooners but redshirted his true freshman season.

Northweather made 30 appearances this season but didn’t start. He averaged 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game while shooting 42.9% from the field and 34.0% from beyond the arc.

Northweather had his best performance of the season in Oklahoma’s win over Arizona on Nov. 28. In the triumph, he tallied 10 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes of action. Northweather matched his season-high of 10 points in Oklahoma’s win over Texas on March 8.

Northweather played in 25 games during his redshirt freshman campaign but averaged just 2.0 points in 8.6 minutes per game. Now, Northweather will look to reach new heights elsewhere.

Luke Northweather played high school basketball at Blair Oaks (MO), where he was an unranked prospect, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Northweather averaged 29.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.4 blocks and 2.0 steals per game in his senior year.

Northweather is the second player Missouri has added via the transfer portal this offseason. He is joined by Loyola Marymount transfer Jevon Porter, who committed to the Tigers on March 27.

The pair are joining a budding Missouri team that went 22-12 this season and earned a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, the Tigers went 10-8 in conference play after going winless in the SEC last season.

Unfortunately for Missouri, it wasn’t able to find success in the postseason and ultimately suffered a 67-57 loss to 11-seed Drake in the first round. However, Missouri head coach Dennis Gates couldn’t have been prouder of his team this season.

“We did a lot of really good things this year, and I’m extremely proud of the group mainly for the reason being that nobody cared for the University of Missouri basketball before the season, and obviously a lot of people started to talk about us and maybe showed a little bit more appreciation and national recognition as the year went on,” Gates said.

“Because of the guys in that locker room, the 18 guys that we have, the coaches in that locker room and what this guy preached to us all year and the belief that he instilled in our group, I’m extremely proud of that locker room.”

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.