Biography
Nursing major … A program leader, one who was named as OC’s Mr. Eagle (along with track star Landon Huslig) for the 2017-18 academic year … Knockdown 3-point shooter who can light up the scoreboard and comes from a tradition-rich prep basketball program … Able to handle both guard positions, a skill that has proven valuable to the Eagles … 2017-18: Played in 30 games (30 starts), averaging 18.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game … In Heartland Conference stats, finished second in scoring, first in minutes played (1,113, or 37.1 per game), first in made 3-pointers (98) and second in 3-point shooting percentage (45.8) … His 98 3-pointers ranked as the fifth-highest single-season total in Heartland history … Named as Mr. Eagle, the highest honor in OC athletics … Named to the All-Heartland second-team list … Also named to the OklahomaSports.net All-Oklahoma Division II second-team list … Named to the Heartland Conference Championship all-tournament team … Named as the Heartland player of the week once … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) … Went 6 of 8 from 3-point range and poured in 26 points in loss to Central Oklahoma on Nov. 14 … Hit a clutch jumper and two free throws in the final 61 seconds, capping a 26-point performance to lead winless OC to a win over unbeaten Southern Nazarene on Nov. 25 … Three days later, posted his first career double-double, exploding for a career-high 33 points and career-high 10 rebounds in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.), going 9 of 13 from 3-point range … Followed that with 27 points, going 5 of 8 from 3-point range, in loss to Newman (Kan.) on Dec. 2 … The performances against Manhattan Christian and Newman earned Strickland recognition as the Heartland’s player of the week … Scored 22 points in loss to Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 15 … Went 5 of 8 from 3-point range, scored 23 points (including two huge OT baskets) and grabbed eight rebounds as OC won at Southeastern Oklahoma State on Dec. 30 … Scored a key bucket and went 3 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final minute, capping a 24-point outing as the Eagles stunned No. 25/17 on Jan. 18 … Had 20 points in loss at Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 20 … Poured in 25 points in loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 1 … Scored 21 points and played all 45 minutes in an OT loss to Texas A&M International on Feb. 10, and added 23 points two days later in a romp over St. Mary’s (Texas) … Tied an OC single-game record by going 5 of 5 from 3-point range and scored 19 points in a win over Rogers State on Feb. 24 … Went 6 of 13 from 3-point range and led OC with 28 points as the seventh-seeded Eagles stunned second-seeded (and No. 17/17) Arkansas-Fort Smith in opening round of Heartland Conference Championship tournament in Tulsa on March 1 … The next day, poured in 26 points and converted the game-winning three-point play with 2.1 seconds left in overtime, as OC downed St. Edward’s 94-93 in the semifinals … Named to the Heartland Conference Championship all-tournament team after those performances … 2016-17: Played in 25 games (22 starts), averaging 11.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Shot a team-high 89.3 percent from the free-throw line (67 of 75) … In Heartland Conference stats, finished first in free-throw percentage … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … Scored in double figures in six straight games in one stretch … In second game of that stretch, poured in 20 points (on 6-of-11 3-point shooting) and dished out five assists in win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Dec. 17 … Followed that with a 17-point outing (on 7-of-14 shooting) in loss at Newman (Kan.) on Dec. 19 … Also during that run, scored 16 points in a New Year’s Eve loss to St. Edward’s (Texas) and had 18 five days later in loss to Texas A&M International, going 6-of-6 from the free-throw line … Scored 20 points in loss to Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 21 … Scored 12 points and grabbed a critical offensive rebound in the last minute to allow OC to hang on to a win over Newman (Kan.) on Jan. 26 … Two days later, in a win over Oklahoma Panhandle State, scored 16 points and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds … Poured in 22 points in loss at Texas A&M International on Feb. 11 … Had 17 points and six rebounds in overtime loss to Rogers State on Feb. 16 … 2015-16: Played in all 28 games (28 starts), averaging 12.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game … Led team in 3-point shooting at 40.9 percent (56 of 137) … Shot 81.2 percent from the free-throw line (56 of 69) … In Heartland Conference stats, ranked second in 3-point percentage, 22nd in scoring and 11th in assists … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) … Opened season with 16-point outing in loss to Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 13 … Had 16 points, five rebounds and a career-high three steals in loss to Central Oklahoma on Nov. 17 … Had 15 points and six rebounds as OC beat Southern Nazarene on Nov. 27 … In loss at No. 3 Midwestern State (Texas) on Dec. 4, scored 16 points … Scored 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting (including 4 of 6 from 3-point range) in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Dec. 11 … Opened Heartland Conference play with a 16-point outing in loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Dec. 19 … Had 17 points and five rebounds in win over St. Mary’s (Texas) on Jan. 2 … Scored 15 points in loss at Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 9 … Went 3-of-4 from 3-point range and scored 18 points in narrow loss to Rogers State on Jan. 23 … Finished with 14 points and six assists in loss to Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Feb. 4 … Recorded a career-high nine assists to go with six rebounds and six points in win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Feb. 6 … Closed the season with three strong performances, starting with a 16-point outing in a loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 20 … Went 7 of 9 from the field (3 of 3 from 3-point range) and scored 19 points to go with six assists in win over St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 25 … Scored 15 point in season-ending loss to Texas-Permian Basin on Feb. 27 … 2014-15: Played in all 26 games (24 starts), averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game … Shot 36.3 percent from 3-point range (41-of-113) … Had nine double-digit scoring games … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Posted double-digit scoring outings in his first two collegiate games, finishing with 13 points in win over Dallas Christian (Texas) on Nov. 15 and 14 points in loss to Central Oklahoma on Nov. 18 … Had 10 points in loss to Cameron on Dec. 6 … Finished with 14 points in an overtime loss at Texas A&M International on Jan. 3 … In OC’s 20-point win over league-leading Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 10, scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds, both career highs to that point … Added 13 points and six rebounds five days later in loss to Newman (Kan.) … Had three straight double-digit scoring games in February … Scored 12 points and grabbed five boards in 33-point win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Feb. 7 … Followed that with 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds in loss at Newman (Kan.) on Feb. 12 … Poured in a career-high 23 points, going 6-of-7 from 3-point range, in 96-91 win at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 16 … Previous school: Attended Burkburnett High School, where he made 216 3-pointers during his final two seasons … Finished No. 2 on Burkburnett’s career list for made 3-pointers … Averaged 19.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.9 steals per game while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range and 81 percent from the free-throw line as a senior … Named by the Wichita Falls Times Record News as the newspaper’s Red River most valuable player … Was chosen for the Texas squad for the annual Faith 7 Basketball Bowl … Also picked to play in the annual Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game … As a junior, averaged 21.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game and shot 42.5 percent from behind the arc.
Career highs: 33 points vs. Manhattan Christian (Kan.) (11/28/17); 10 rebounds vs. Manhattan Christian (Kan.) (11/28/17); 9 assists vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (2/6/16); 2 blocks vs. USAO (11/21/16); 3 steals vs. 4 opponents.
