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Report: Oklahoma Adds Transfer Guard from George Washington

Joe Bamisile started his career at Virginia Tech, averaged 16.3 points per game at George Washington, and would need an eligibility waiver to play at OU next season.

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Report: Oklahoma Adds Transfer Guard from George Washington
Report: Oklahoma Adds Transfer Guard from George Washington /

After a rough day in the transfer portal, Oklahoma and coach Porter Moser reportedly got some good news.

Joe Bamisile, a 6-foot-4 transfer guard from George Washington, has committed to the Sooners, he told FanDuel on Monday. CBS’ Jon Rothstein reported the news late Monday afternoon.

Bamisile averaged 16.3 points and and 5.0 rebounds last season. He also averaged 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

“It's a good fit and a good situation,” Bamisile told FanDuel on Monday. “The location is a little better for me — playing in a college town versus in a big city. Coach Moser is also a proven coach. He's led a team to the Final Four already when he was at Loyola Chicago.”

Bamisile began his career in 2020-21 at Virginia Tech, where he averaged 3.5 point sand 1.5 rebounds per game. He then transferred to George Washington for his sophomore season, meaning he would need an NCAA waiver to be eligible for the Sooners next season.

Per NCAA rules, players have a one-time eligibility waiver to transfer.

Sooner guard Elijah Harkless and center Rick Issanza entered the transfer portal earlier Monday, joining Akol Mawein and Alston Mason, who entered the portal last week.

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John E. Hoover
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.