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Big 12 Basketball: Ranking the Top 12 Incoming Players

By Ryan Noel

Mar 12, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; The Kansas Jayhawks celebrate with the trophy after the win over the West Virginia Mountaineers 81-71 in the championship game of the Big 12 Conference tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; The Kansas Jayhawks celebrate with the trophy after the win over the West Virginia Mountaineers 81-71 in the championship game of the Big 12 Conference tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 2, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lon Kruger and guard Buddy Hield (24) react during the second half in the 2016 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game against the Villanova Wildcats at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lon Kruger and guard Buddy Hield (24) react during the second half in the 2016 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game against the Villanova Wildcats at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Kameron McGusty – Oklahoma, Freshman

With Buddy Hield and Isaiah Cousins graduating, you’ll be hard-pressed to find any team losing as much this offseason as Head Coach Lon Kruger. Hield and Cousins provided nearly 30 points and 10 assists per game between them, leaving a huge void needing to be filled in Norman.

So Coach Kruger went out and landed one of the best shooting guard prospects in the country in Texas native Kameron McGusty. McGusty is an outstanding scorer that can do a bit of everything on that end of the floor. More importantly, though, is that he has a great understanding of offense and constantly works and moves to get himself in scoring position. He is one of the few top flight guards that comes into college not needing the ball in his hands to create offense – something Kruger will certainly make the most of.

McGusty also offers some of the same versatility that Cousins offered in that he can play as a lead guard for stretches and facilitate offense with his passing. He is an unselfish player that should fit in really well alongside lead guard Jordan Woodard.

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