NORMAN — Jalon Moore knew exactly how he wanted to approach the offseason.
Moore, who had just finished his third collegiate season, was eager to go through the NBA Draft process and see where he stood. But the mindset never changed for Moore, who had already decided that if the waters were murky regarding his potential NBA future, he would come back to Norman for another season.
Moore communicated those plans continuously to Oklahoma’s coaching staff, and for OU coach Porter Moser, that meant everything. The Sooners had finished with a 20-12 record and had narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament by the slimmest of margins, and they desperately needed him to return. But there was always support for Moore to follow his opportunity.
“I was 100% behind him going into the process, communicated with him the whole step of the way — actually went down and watched him through the process,” Moser said last week. “He just got a great, clear picture. …