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.

Jeremiah Fears has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft after one standout season at Oklahoma. Fears made the announcement on a social media post Wednesday. The 6-foot-4 guard is projected by many to be a lottery pick. He averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists this season and helped the Sooners reach the NCAA Tournament.

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.

Oklahoma All-SEC freshman Jeremiah Fears is forgoing the rest of his college eligibility and entering the NBA Draft, he tells ESPN. In Fears’ lone season at OU he started 31 of 34 games averaging 17 points,

OU freshman guard Jeremiah Fears — a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team and an anticipated lottery pick — is entering the NBA Draft.