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OU basketball's Bijan Cortes taking leave of absence for 'personal reasons' — 'I look forward to returning'

Bijan Cortes

Sophomore guard Bijan Cortes during the game against OSU at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Jan. 18.

 Ray Bahner/OU Daily

Oklahoma guard Bijan Cortes announced he's taking a leave of absence from the team on Tuesday.

"Due to personal reasons I am taking some time away from basketball," Cortes, a sophomore, wrote via Twitter. "I look forward to returning as soon as I can. Thank you for all your support."

The message was posted a few hours before OU's game against Texas Tech at 8 p.m. in Norman.

The Kingfisher native is averaging 3.2 points and two assists per game this season. He played 11 minutes in the Sooners' 85-83 overtime loss to Texas last Saturday.

Cortes has appeared in 56 games with Oklahoma and made his first career start in OU's 93-61 loss to West Virginia on Feb. 4 in Morgantown.

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