Oklahoma Transfer Joe Bamisile Finally Gets His Big News

Bamisile, a transfer from George Washington, committed to OU in April but only learned Wednesday that the NCAA has granted his eligibility waiver for 2022-23.

John E. Hoover | Aug 17, 2022

Oklahoma’s basketball team just got better — officially.

Combo guard Joe Bamisile received an immediate NCAA eligibility waiver for the upcoming season, the school announced on Wednesday.

Bamisile and fellow two-time transfer Grant Sherfield have both received waivers for the upcoming season and are eligible to play right away.

Bamisile, a 6-foot-4 guard from Chesterfield, VA, attended George Washington during the 2021-22 season and was named third-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference. He appeared in 30 games (29 starts) and averaged 16.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 31.3 minutes. Bamisile shot 45.8 percent from the floor and 35.1 percent from beyond the arc.

Before his one season at GW, Bamisile’s freshman season was spent at Virginia Tech. He appeared in 13 games and averaged 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest.

Bamisile, who committed to transferring to OU on April 11 and signed with the Sooners on May 9, has three years of eligibility remaining.

Sherfield, a 6-2 point guard, played at Nevada the last two seasons after beginning his college career at Wichita State. He started 28 games for the Wolfpack last season and led the team in scoring (19.1 points per game), assists (6.4) and minutes (35.1). He was named third-team All-Mountain West.

Sherfield has two years of eligibility remaining.

Published Aug 17, 2022

JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.