The Stage 2023: Friday night Oklahoman Spotlight

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three busy days of basketball in Dallas tipped off this evening at TB5's The Stage. A handful of Oklahoma prospects took the court, here's a run down of some of the early standouts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1781779"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The hero of the night for [program_tooltip program_id='2078402' first='Team' last='Griffin'] Select in a tight battle. Watching Ledbetter this last year, he has proven to be a tough shotmaker. Most often it's come on tough finishes at the rim. 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