OU transfer portal target Derrion Reid arrives for visit

Just because a visit is scheduled for OU, doesn’t mean it’s actually going to happen. Especially in the age of the transfer portal.

But the Sooners have done one half of the hard part of the process. Former Alabama forward Derrion Reid posted on his Instagram to let everybody know he has indeed arrived at OU on Tuesday.

Reid is the No. 1 portal target on the board for OU, period. Sources have said, at this point, no other visits for any other prospects have even been talked about.

The Sooners have fared well here in the portal, announcing the signings of Xzayvier Brown, Nijel Pack and Tae Davis on Tuesday morning.

Derrion Reid (Alabama, F, 3 seasons)

6-8, 220

6.0 points per game, 2.8 rebounds, 14.1 minutes

OU went to Bama last cycle to get Wague into the fold. Might the Sooners be able to do it once again for another big? The huge obstacle is North Carolina State. But having Reid confirm he has made it to Norman is a huge positive to begin things.

OU will do whatever it can to make this work, period.

OU transfer portal additions

Xzayvier Brown (St. Joseph’s, G, 2 seasons)

6-2, 175

17.6 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 42% FGs, 90% FT

Doesn’t matter that everybody knew this was coming for more than a week. There’s just a certain feeling of relief and excitement when it is actually announced. Brown was huge for St. Joe’s during his two seasons there, and he adds to what is already a pretty solid guard rotation. The belief remains his stepfather, Justin Scott, will be coming along, filling out the assistant coach spot vacancy. That has still not been announced by OU, but the dots keep connecting in the right direction. He was one of just five players nationally this past season to average at least 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Nijel Pack (Miami, G, 1 season)

6-0, 185

13.9 points per game, 4.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds

Pack only played nine games last season for the Hurricanes. His departure from Kansas State to Miami was one of the benchmark moments in the portal/NIL. Pack was down to four schools with OU, KSU, Kansas and Indiana. He was leading the team in scoring averaging 13.9 points per game before injuring his foot Dec. 10 against Tennessee, and is expected to seek a medical hardship waiver to play his sixth season in college. In 122 games, he has knocked down 313 3-pointers while shooting just above 40 percent. Two in one day? That’s how you get on the transfer portal board. Pack and Davis committed the same day.

Tae Davis (Notre Dame, PF, 1 season)

15.1 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 48% FGs

6-9, 208

A Power 4 transfer? Check. A big man Power 4 transfer? Oh yea, there was no way OU wasn’t going to at least make its pitch. Davis showed up at OU early in the process, and the Sooners made him a massive priority right from the jump. He started his career at Seton Hall and is someone who has shown the steady development and improvement with every season. OU has plenty of spots to fill in the frontcourt, and Davis is a tremendous starting point.

Davis scored in double figures in 27 of 33 contests in 2024-25 (including in 14 straight games). He had eight performances of 20-plus points. That included a career-high 27 points against Buffalo (made 12 of 13 free throw attempts) and at Georgia Tech (was 9 for 10 at the line). He also scored 26 points against Boston College. Davis scored 22 against national runner-up Houston. And he, after all, earned a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Dartmouth.