Late-season collapse has left Oklahoma, Trae Young sweating out NCAA berth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- While attempting to explain yet another Oklahoma loss, Trae Young was interrupted. The echoes of a boisterous chant from Oklahoma State's celebrating locker room cascaded through the halls of the Sprint Center before briefly overtaking Young's news conference.

It was a surreal moment in a surreal season for the Sooners and their star freshman point guard.

A season, and possibly a college career, that could for all intents and purposes effectively be over.

Just two months ago, Young seemed to be a lock for national player of the year award while earning comparisons to Stephen Curry and drawing accolades from LeBron James. It also seemed as if the nation's leader in points…