It’s been a remarkable year for Fears, who skipped his senior year of high school and reclassified to attend Oklahoma and play this season.

Fears' comes from a strong basketball family, his father, Jeremy Fears, played college basketball at Ohio University and earned Mid-American Conference (MAC) All-Freshman accolades in 2005 before finishing his career at Bradley, and his brother, Jeremy Fears Jr., is a guard at Michigan State. See a mistake, contact Cyro Asseo by clicking here.

The freshman guard announced his decision Wednesday on ESPN's The Paul Finebaum Show, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony. Fears averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals while averaging 30 minutes through 34 games of his freshman season. He is ranked as the No. 8 overall prospect on B/R's latest 2025 NBA Draft Big Board.