UAFS gets Oklahoma transfer

Former University of Oklahoma basketball player Darrion Strong-Moore signed with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on Tuesday, UAFS men’s Coach Josh Newman announced.

Strong-Moore’s transfer from OU was announced April 13, nearly a month after the 6-1 guard finished his junior season with the Sooners (11-20, 5-13 Big 12). He played the two previous seasons at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College.

The Chicago native will sit out the upcoming season and have one season of eligibility remaining.

“Our staff had a goal to sign an impact guard, and we have done that with the addition of Darrion,” Newman said.

Strong-Moore played in 29 games for the Sooners, starting nine, and averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 assists per game.

He played through a shoulder injury he suffered during his final season of junior college, according to The Oklahoman, and his right shoulder repeatedly popped out of socket. He wore a brace for most of the year, and he underwent shoulder surgery in March and was expected to miss four or five months before he was able to resume basketball activities.

Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com out of high school, Strong-Moore averaged 21.3 points and 2.2 assists per game as a freshman at Coffeyville, shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range.

As a sophomore, he started all 30 games he played and averaged 17.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from three-point range.