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White also has outstanding bloodlines - his brother Quannas was a starter for OU... White a perfect fit OU guard Quannas White takes off with a loose ball in a March 2 road game against Colorado. NORMAN (AP) -- Quannas White began the year as just one of six new players on Oklahoma's roster. Now he's an indispensable part of a team headed to the Final Four. As point guard, White has blended perfectly into the mix. He makes sure the right people get the ball, is a strong defender, protects the ball and can score when needed. "Quannas just made everybody fit," coach Kelvin Sampson said. Sampson didn't expect to need a point guard this year. But when he dismissed J.R. Raymond late last season for breaking team rules, he suddenly had a hole to fill. The coaches had known about White, who was a high school teammate of Oklahoma guard Hollis Price. They liked his size (6-foot-1, 190 pounds) and the toughness he showed at Midland Community College in Texas. Once Raymond was let go, signing White became a priority. White said he felt comfortable right away at Oklahoma, in part because many of the sets his junior college team used were nearly identical to those used by OU. "It was very easy for me to pick 'em up. It was very comfortable," he said. That was important, because of all the new players on hand. Price and forward Aaron McGhee were the only returning starters. In addition to White, the newcomers were guards Ebi Ere, Jason Detrick and Blake Johnston, and frontcourt players Jabahri Brown and Jozsef Szendrei. White has started 32 of 35 games for the Sooners (31-4), who play Indiana in the national semifinals Saturday night in Atlanta. He averages 7.9 points, 4.8 assists and just 1.9 turnovers per game. He is shooting 41 percent from 3-point range, with a season high of 20 points in a game against Texas. In four NCAA tournament games, he has 25 assists and only seven turnovers. "Quannas has just gotten better and better and better," Sampson said. "The thing I liked about him when he came in here is he could defend the ball. He was good at defending dribble penetration." That has shown up in some big games. In the championship of the Big 12 tournament, Kansas guard Kirk Hinrich went 0-for-10 and Oklahoma won the game. White's defense in the West Regional title game last weekend helped result in Missouri's Clarence Gilbert going 1-for-16. Sampson likes to say that a good point guard should be like a good official -- you know he's out there, but you really don't notice him. White has done that. Now a team picked to finish fourth in its conference is one of the last four teams alive in the NCAA tournament. "When I came on my visit and we played a couple pickup games, I saw how good the team was," White said. "I really believed this is a team that can make history, that can do it." If it happens, give White another assist.

I tell you what Hogans impressed me tremendously last night. He is listed at 6-7 but plays like he is 6-9. How did this guy fly so under the radar??? I also agree with Grand that Josh White may be better than advertised. He is lightning quick and very creative. Also appears to be an outstanding free throw shooter. Harold Stewart looks like he is ready to be a major contributor and I just love the energy he brings to the floor. I'll say right now this is a more talented team than we had last year. Michael Sturns would get very little playing time with this cast and as much as I liked Calvin Washington I think McCoy and Dennis will fill that shooting role fine and they are more athletic. I also see a LOT of potential in Tristan Thompson. He has a nice knack for the ball and is so multipurpose, he can do it all. He may be a monster in a couple of years if he can put on more size and he has a frame to do so. Howerton is just a very marginal player. He has added little size and was getting pushed around by the Cameron wide guy underneath. Great game atmosphere, I think we may have the most entertaining Scrappy I can remember (this guy can dance and is hilarious with the refs..) and the team appears very unselfish and is looking to pass and distribute the ball first. Even the walk-ons appear to be high caliber than in the past. I did not see Willingham last night...did I just miss him or was he out? My guess for how the starting lineup will play out, point: White sg: Bell/Dennis sf: McCoy or Stewart pf: Q c: Wooden As the season progresses however watch out for Hogans and Thompson...these guys both have tremendous upside! Last thought: if White turns out to be as good as we are hoping, this program could explode. Having a quality point for four years would allow Johnny to focus his attention on size, which as Cooley pointed out will be a big issue next year when we lose Q and Wooden. Howerton isn't the answer.

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That was an awesome crowd, an outstanding gameday presentation (the flyover was one of the most moving moments in Fouts I can remember) and just a very entertaining game. I ask the naysayers, when was the last time in November we have had that type of atmosphere? How can you possibly downplay that or the effort our kids put into the game? There are areas we need to improve on for sure, and the negative neds will hammer on them as they always do. Guys like El Paso Eagle just adore pissing on the wheaties don't they? Just take a gander at his posting history and I think you will see; the record speaks for itself. We have a very impressive quarterback, that is a true freshman, who in my opinion raised his play to another level tonight. That alone speaks volumes about the future to me. We have taken a pedestrian at best offense and turned it into an entertaining point scoring machine in less than a years time. If you take the way this offense played tonight and pair it with the 2002 or even 2003 defense you have a top 25 team. That is something we can build on. Don't get me wrong, I am very concerned about our defense but to blame that on Mendoza alone is premature. Any football fan can see that the talent level needs to be addressed as well. I believe that it will. To those nursing their wounds over what they thought would be a winning year, I admire your optimisim but the reality is we are probably 2-3 years away. That disappointment shouldn't take away from what was a terrific night for North Texas athletics. It shouldn't keep anyone from being optimistic about what this could become in a couple of years... So kudos to Dr. B and RV - scheduling this game was a brilliant move. And kudos to our fans who have stood by the team all year after a lot of adversity. I have a good felling that a lot of people who were there tonight will be coming back. GMG!

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Just spoke to the ticket office - The alumni side is going to be packed! This may be the biggest crowd we have had in Fouts in a long, long time. Looking forward to an awesome Mean Green atmosphere!

I can remember when he was just a kid, *sniff sniff*...

Great article by Brian! http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/delayofgame/2007/10/todd-dodge-intervi ew.php://http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/d...-intervi ew.php GMG!

The top 15 soccer teams were ranked for the central region, UNT is ranked and not TCU, UTEP, UH. UNT (42 goals 3.42 per game) is ranked #2 in the nation in scoring only trailing Unv. of Florida (46 goals 3.83 per game). Central (69 teams) 1 Texas 2 Texas A&M 3 Missouri 4 Tennessee 5 LSU 6 Oklahoma State 7 Colorado 8 Colorado College 9 Memphis 10 Iowa State 11 SMU 12 Mississippi 13 Denver 14 North Texas 15 Nebraska

Happy B-Day Rick! #1 UNT Fan EVER!

We are going to try and record the beta test live radio show we are doing for everyone to listen to but no promises...if it is technically possible we will do it. The goal is to be able to do a live (streaming) show right after the post game show on KNTU...be able to take calls etc.... we are testing the technology tonight and will keep you posted. You also have a chance to participate (see Evans post pinned at the top).

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Solid post. Well stated.

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This is one of the more disappointing early stories of this young season. Dom really showed some ability last season and to have him completely fall off the face of the earth is discouraging. Hopefully he is getting back on track cause we need his size and athleticism.

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Wish we had him now...! We could use him!

Dude are you still using that email! Wow - that's wild! Good to see you at SMU man..hope all is well.

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Nice find and I agree.