Oklahoma men’s basketball: Newcomer Buddy Hield hoping to live up to nickname

His teammates dubbed him “The Microwave” in the preseason for heating things up off the bench. But as Romero Osby reminded him, Buddy Hield’s got to keep earning that nickname.

 
BY STEPHANIE KUZYDYM Staff Writer | Published: November 11, 2012   

NORMAN — Sooner Nation, welcome freshman Buddy Hield. The Microwave.

Well, it’s a temporary nickname.

He has to continue to earn the preseason title his teammates gave him over a long stretch of games in regular-season play.

photo - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Buddy Hield poses for a photo during the OU men's basketball media day on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Buddy Hield poses for a photo during the OU men's basketball media day on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Norman, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman

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But they think he’s more than earned it for preseason production — the way he’s heated things up off the bench in both games, leading all scorers in Oklahoma’s second exhibition game...
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