Big 12 Sports Blog by Big 12 Fans

While ESPN’s 24 hours of college basketball coverage is concluding tonight with #1 North Carolina vs. Kentucky on ESPN, the game that really interests me is the game over on ESPN2; #21 Davidson @ #14 Oklahoma. Of course you will remember that Davidson was last year’s Cinderella story advancing to the Elite 8 before finally falling to the eventual National Champion Kansas Jayhawks. This run led to an incredible increase in Davidson apparel & hats sales; such an increase in online sales that most online retailers could not keep stock to fill the demand.

We’re early in the 2nd half and OU has opened up their largest lead of the night at 46-36 with 17:16 remaining. Does Stephen Curry and Davidson have what it takes to make a comeback? Or will the hometown Sooners hold on for an impressive non-conference win. Tune in over at ESPN2 to find out!

When Kevin Durant donned a college jersey for the Texas Longhorns, the fine people of Oklahoma were not fans of his basketball skills, they were his rivals. There was no reason for that to change as Durant was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics #2 overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, but the 2007-2008 NBA Rookie of the Year, along with all of his Seattle teammates, will be heading to Oklahoma this season. The former Seattle Supersonics will now be known as the Oklahoma City Thunder as they debut in the 2008-2009 NBA season. Word our of Oklahoma is that OKC Thunder jerseys & apparel is a hot-seller in and around Oklahoma City as fans are able to put Durant’s past as a rival Longhorn behind them as they look for NBA success.