“I’ve got one more year to prove I belong,” Oweh said. “I’m ready to work and give everything to this team and my future.”The clock is ticking, and Otega Oweh knows it.
After testing the NBA waters and receiving feedback from scouts and executives, the Oklahoma guard has returned with a fire that borders on obsession. With one year left in college basketball, Oweh isn’t just trying to improve—he’s trying to make a statement. A loud one.
“I’ve got one more year to prove I belong,” Oweh said in a quiet but razor-sharp tone. “I’m ready to work and give everything to this team and my future.”
It wasn’t a decision made lightly. The allure of the NBA is powerful, but the feedback Oweh received was even more powerful. Scouts praised his physicality, his motor, and his defensive tenacity—but they also circled areas in bold red ink: decision-making, outside shooting, consistency. It wasn’t a rejection. It was a challenge.
Oweh took it personally.
“Every conversation I had was like a mirror,” he said. “They told me where I was… and where I wasn’t yet.”
And so the journey begins—his final collegiate season, a make-or-break campaign that could define not just his career but his legacy. This isn’t just about improving a jump shot or increasing his scoring average. This is about transformation.
In practices, teammates have already seen the change. He’s louder, sharper, more focused. The first one in the gym and the last one to leave. Coaches say he watches film like a man studying for a final exam he can’t afford to fail. The urgency is palpable.
The Sooners know what’s at stake, and Oweh does too. He’s no longer the underclassman trying to find his footing. He’s the senior with everything on the line—a man chasing a dream that feels just out of reach.
But perhaps that’s what makes this story so compelling. The doubt. The pressure. The looming question: Will it be enough?
For Oweh, there’s only one answer.
“I can’t control where I’ll be drafted or if I’ll get drafted,” he said. “But I can control how hard I go. Every rep. Every game. Every moment.”
One more year. One last shot.
And Otega Oweh is betting everything.
