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Report: Oklahoma’s Grandstaff to transfer

Hoophall Miami Invitational - Ohio State v Memphis

MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 27: Avery Woodson #3 of the Memphis Tigers defends against Austin Grandstaff #3 of the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 27, 2015 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Memphis defeated Ohio State 81-76 in overtime. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

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Oklahoma shooting guard Austin Grandstaff intends to transfer, Jerry Meyer of 247Sports reports.

The reported departure means Grandstaff could be headed to his third school in two years as he started his freshman season of 2015-16 at Ohio State before leaving at the end of the first semester to join the Sooners. All that came after he decommitted from Oklahoma State in 2014.

Grandstaff, who played just 115 minutes for the Buckeyes, was one of the top players of the 2015 class coming out of Rockwall (Texas) High School outside of Dallas playing on the grassroots circuit for Team Texas Elite, which is run by his father Wes Grandstaff.

The 6-foot-4 guard had a reputation as one of the top high school shooters in the country after running through the EYBL, and he’ll likely have plenty of suitors lining up for his services once again, but there are certainly a host of concerns about a player who will be pledging to his fourth school and potentially attending his third in such a short amount of time.

He’s also looking at the possibility of having to sit out a season after another transfer, which means he’ll have played one semester of basketball in two years. It’s a far cry from the start of his collegiate career Grandstaff - and Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Oklahoma - likely envisioned.

For the Sooners, it means one less weapon as they look to reload from last year’s Final Four team, though Lon Kruger’s squad isn’t likely to suffer any sort of significant slide, with or without a sophomore shooting guard.