2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 19–12 (9–9 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kansas | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Baylor | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 West Virginia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by ninth-year head coach Lon Kruger and play their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
The Sooners finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 20–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Virginia.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Christian James | 0 | G | 6'4" | 211 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Rashard Odomes | 1 | F | 6'6" | 217 | Senior | Copperas Cove, TX | Graduated |
Aaron Calixte | 2 | G | 5'11" | 187 | Graduate Student | Stoughton, MA | Graduated |
Miles Reynolds | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Jamuuni McNeace | 4 | C | 6'10" | 222 | Senior | Allen, TX | Graduated |
Matt Freeman | 5 | F | 6'10" | 229 | RS Junior | Auckland, New Zealand | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
Ty Lazenby | 14 | G | 6'5" | 209 | Senior | Glencoe, OK | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
Patrick Geha | 22 | F | 6'5" | 212 | Senior | Leawood, KS | Walk on; graduated |
Hannes Pöllä | 44 | C | 6'11" | 271 | Sophomore | Lahti, Finland | Transferred to UT Martin |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Corbin Merritt | 2 | C | 6'9" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Tallahassee, FL | Junior college transferred from Daytona State College. |
Alondes Williams | 15 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Junior college transferred from Triton College. |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen Hill SF | Las Vegas, NV | Clark | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2018 | |
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Victor Iwuakor F | Abuja, Nigeria | Sulphur Springs | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 19, 2018 | |
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De'Vion Harmon G | Denton, TX | John Guyer | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 13, 2017 | |
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Rick Issanza C | Kinshasa, Congo | Bella Vista Prep | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | May 23, 2019 | |
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Anyang Garang F | Adelaide, Australia | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 11, 2019 | |
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2020 Recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Trey Phipps #49 SG | Tulsa, OK | Booker T. Washington | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 1, 2019 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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October 29, 2019* 6:30 pm, FSOK | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 89–76 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,255) Norman, OK | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SoonerSports.tv | UTSA | W 85–67 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,202) Norman, OK | |||||||
November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | vs. Minnesota | W 71–62 | 2–0 | Sanford Pentagon (3,445) Sioux Falls, SD | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Invitational | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Moda Center (7,246) Portland, OR | |||||||
November 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK | William & Mary CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 75–70 | 4–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,393) Norman, OK | |||||||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOK | Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 91–64 | 5–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,064) Norman, OK | |||||||
November 25, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Stanford CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | L 54–73 | 5–1 | Sprint Center (8,963) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNews | vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic consolation | W 77–66 | 6–1 | Sprint Center (8,506) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook | at North Texas | W 82–80 | 7–1 | UNT Coliseum (5,637) Denton, TX | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Wichita State | L 75–80 | 7–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,727) Wichita, KS | |||||||
December 17, 2019* 7:30 pm, FS1 | at Creighton Big East/Big 12 Battle | L 73–83 | 7–3 | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,146) Omaha, NE | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, FSOK | UCF | W 53–52 | 8–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,875) Norman, OK | |||||||
December 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK | UTRGV | W 91–72 | 9–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,755) Norman, OK | |||||||
January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kansas State | W 66–61 | 10–3 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,012) Norman, OK | |||||||
January 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Texas | W 72–62 | 11–3 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center (8,805) Austin, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Iowa State | L 68–81 | 11–4 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,045) Ames, IA | |||||||
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 Kansas | L 52–66 | 11–5 (2–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,486) Norman, OK | |||||||
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | TCU | W 83–63 | 12–5 (3–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,699) Norman, OK | |||||||
January 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 1 Baylor | L 57–61 | 12–6 (3–3) | Ferrell Center (9,217) Waco, TX | |||||||
January 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 63–62 | 13–6 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,442) Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 53–61 | 13–7 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,472) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ABC | Oklahoma State Bedlam | W 82–69 | 14–7 (4–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,186) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Texas Tech | L 61–69 | 14–8 (4–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (12,224) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
February 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 West Virginia | W 69–59 | 15–8 (5–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,484) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Iowa State | W 90–61 | 16–8 (6–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,235) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 15, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | at No. 3 Kansas | L 70–87 | 16–9 (6–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
February 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 Baylor | L 54–65 | 16–10 (6–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,017) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Oklahoma State Bedlam | L 66-83 | 16–11 (6–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,252) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 22 Texas Tech | W 65–51 | 17–11 (7–8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,879) Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 West Virginia | W 73–62 | 18–11 (8–8) | WVU Coliseum (14,044) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
March 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Texas | L 51–52 | 18–12 (8–9) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,110) Norman, OK | |||||||
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | at TCU | W 78–76 | 19–12 (9–9) | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (6) No. 22 West Virginia Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
Coaches | — | *NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |
- No coaches poll for week 1