Pop Isaacs

Pop Isaacs
Oklahoma Sooners
PositionPoint guard
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 22)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights

Richard Corey “Pop” Isaacs (born August 24, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Creighton Bluejays, and Texas A&M Aggies.

Early life and high school

Isaacs attended Coronado High School. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1]

College career

Texas Tech

As a freshman in 2022-23, Isaacs appeared in 25 games with 24 starts, where he averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 rebounds per game, en route to being named to the Big 12 Conference all-freshman team.[2] On January 6, 2024, he tallied 21 points in a win over rival Texas.[3] On January 20, Isaacs notched a career-high 32 points and six threes in a comeback victory over BYU.[4] In the quarterfinals of the 2024 Big 12 tournament, he recorded 22 points in a win versus BYU.[5] During the 2023-24 season, Isaacs averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 34 games and was named third-team all-Big 12.[2] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[6]

Creighton

Isaacs transferred to play for the Creighton Bluejays.[2] On November 27, 2024, he recorded 25 points and six assists in a loss to Texas A&M.[7] On December 4, Isaacs put up 27 points in a win against Kansas.[8] During the 2024-25 season, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game, in just eight games before suffering a season-ending hip injury.[9] After the season, Isaacs once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[10]

Texas A&M

While recovering from his injury, Isaacs primarily came off the bench for Texas A&M. He averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. Following the season he entered the transfer portal and committed to Oklahoma.[11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Texas Tech 25 24 28.7 .368 .378 .896 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.0 11.5
2023–24 Texas Tech 34 34 32.8 .349 .293 .836 3.2 3.5 1.0 0.1 15.8
2024–25 Creighton 8 8 31.6 .410 .383 .862 4.8 3.9 0.5 0.1 16.3
2025–26 Texas A&M 33 8 22.3 .422 .396 .760 2.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 9.8
Career 100 74 28.2 .376 .349 .829 2.8 3.0 0.9 0.1 12.8

Personal life

On January 5, 2024, Isaacs was accused of sexually assaulting a minor during a team trip to the Bahamas in November 2023.[12] In April 2024, the case was dismissed in Lubbock's 237th District Court.[13]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Sam. "Coronado basketball standout commits to Texas Tech". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Kaiden. "Texas Tech transfer Pop Isaacs commits to Creighton". On3.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Giese, Nathan. "Lawsuit filed against Texas Tech basketball's Pop Isaacs claims player bragged about sex". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Giese, Nathan. "Pop Isaacs, Texas Tech basketball finding catharsis in the chaos". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Lundquist, Casey. "BYU Basketball is a Finalist for Texas Tech Transfer Pop Isaacs". BYU Cougars on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. ^ Giese, Nathan. "Pop Isaacs set to transfer from Texas Tech basketball, according to reports". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ Smith, Kent. "Arkansas Has Chance to Land Potential Megastar in Transfer Portal". Arkansas Razorbacks on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ^ Forsman, Cole. "Creighton transfer Pop Isaacs expected to pick Ole Miss over Gonzaga, Xavier and Providence". Gonzaga Bulldogs on SI. SI.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ^ Walker, Jon. "Creighton guard Pop Isaacs to undergo season-ending hip surgery". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  10. ^ Walker, Jon. "Creighton guard Pop Isaacs enters transfer portal". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  11. ^ Green, Tom (April 22, 2026). "TRANSFER: Former Texas A&M guard Pop Isaacs commits to Oklahoma". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  12. ^ Silva Jr., Carlos. "Texas Tech basketball's Pop Isaacs accused of sexually assaulting minor, ESPN reports". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Giese, Nathan. "Civil lawsuit against former Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs dismissed". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

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