Big feet a big plus for OU's Steven Pledger

 
By DAVID UBBEN, Staff Writer | Published: December 17, 2009   

NORMAN — Oklahoma basketball coach Jeff Capel saw a future in Steven Pledger’s oversized feet. Capel saw it even though Pledger was a little overweight and a little slow.

photo - OU’s Steven Pledger, left, modeled his game after NBA sharpshooter Ray Allen. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
OU’s Steven Pledger, left, modeled his game after NBA sharpshooter Ray Allen. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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Pledger was still just a ninth-grader in Chesapeake, Va., not on the list of upperclassmen Capel was recruiting for Virginia Commonwealth.

But once Capel saw how well that overweight,...
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