OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 29 NCAA TOURNAMENTS U 4 FINALS FOURS U 14 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS U 31 ALL-AMERICANS U 30 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES in the LAST 34 YEARS
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 29 NCAA TOURNAMENTS u 4 FINALS FOURS u 14 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS u 31 ALL-AMERICANS u 30 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES IN THE LAST 34 YEARS OKLAHOMA SCHEDULE/RESULTS #8/8 OKLAHOMA VS. MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN N6 WASHBURN W, 112-62 Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 n 7 p.m. CT n Norman, Okla. n Lloyd Noble Center (11,562) N12 MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN 7 p.m. SSTV SOONERS EVANGELS N17 at Memphis 4 p.m. ESPN Head Coach: Lon Kruger Head Coach: Josh Gamblin N20 MCNEESE STATE 7 p.m. SSTV Record at OU: 82-49 (5th Year) Record at MACU: 3-1 (1st Year) Overall Record: 561-353 (30 Years) Overall Record: Same N24 INCARNATE WORD 7 p.m. SSTV 2014-15 Record: 24-11; 12-6 Big 12 (T/2nd) 2014-15 Record: 25-11; 14-4 SAC N29 WISCONSIN 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 EXHIBITION D3 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 p.m. SSTV GAMEDAY STORYLINES D7 vs. Villanova # 6 p.m. FS1 D12 ORAL ROBERTS 1 p.m. SSTV u Oklahoma takes on Mid-America Christian in its second and final exhibition contest of the season. Thursday will D19 CREIGHTON 1 p.m. SSTV mark the first meeting between the Sooners and Evangels. MACU’s campus is located in Oklahoma City, just 12 miles D22 vs. Washington State$ 10 p.m. ESPNU from OU’s campus. D23 vs. N. Iowa/Hawaii$ 8/10:30 p.m. TBD D25 vs. TDB TBD TBD u First year Mid-America Christian head coach Josh Gamblin was a graduate assistant for Lon Kruger and the Sooners last season. Additionally, MACU junior guard Trey Slate was a member of the OU MBB team the past three J2 IOWA STATE 6 p.m. ESPN2 J4 at Kansas 8 p.m. ESPN seasons. Slate served one season as a student manager (2012-13) and two seasons as a walk-on (2013-15). J9 KANSAS STATE 3:30 p.m. ESPNEWS u The Sooners will look to build upon their defensive success of last season. In 2014-15, OU ranked 11th nationally J13 at Oklahoma State 8 p.m. ESPNU by holding opponents to a collective .386 season field goal mark. It was the lowest OU opponent figure since the J16 WEST VIRGINIA 3 p.m. ESPN/2 J18 at Iowa State 8 p.m. ESPN 1959-60 season. Oklahoma held 28 of 35 opponents (80 percent) to fewer points than they were averaging at the time J23 at Baylor 11 a.m. ESPN/2 of competition. J26 TEXAS TECH 6 p.m. ESPN2 u OU returns 75 percent of its scoring, 69 percent of its rebounding and 83 percent of its assists from last season’s J30 at LSU TBA ESPN NCAA Sweet 16 squad. Picked to finish second in the Big 12 by league coaches, the Sooners return four starters, F2 TCU 7 p.m. ESPNEWS including 2015 Big 12 Player of the Year Buddy Hield. F6 at Kansas State 5 p.m. ESPNU u Oklahoma is ranked No. 8 in the AP and USA Today Coaches top-25 preseason polls. The No. 8 ranking is the F8 TEXAS 8 p.m. ESPN F13 KANSAS 1 p.m. ESPN/2 highest for the Sooners since the conclusion of the 2008-09 season (finished No. 7). F17 at Texas Tech 8 p.m. ESPNU F20 at West Virginia 3 p.m. ESPN/2 PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS F24 OKLAHOMA STATE 8 p.m. ESPNU NOTES: Averaged 9.7 ppg and ranked 2nd in Big 12 with 8.2 rpg last F27 at Texas 1 p.m. CBS RYAN SPANGLER • F 00 6-8 • 234 • Jr. • Bridge Creek, Okla. season … Shot at least 50% from field in 19 of final 20 games (in 55 of M1 BAYLOR 7 p.m. ESPN2 Gonzaga University 68 games at OU) … Ranked 3rd in Big 12 with 7 double-doubles (has M5 at TCU Noon ESPNEWS 17 in his career) … Registered double-digit rebounding in 14 contests PTS REB FG% MIN M9-12 Big 12 Championship ^ TBD ESPN/2/U ... Started every game as a sophomore and junior (68 combined) ... M17-20 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBD TBD 9.7 8.2 .581 31.1 Transfer from Gonzaga ... 2011 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. M24-27 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD A2-4 NCAA Final Four TBD TBD KHADEEM LATTIN • F NOTES: Only sophomore on the squad and only first-time starter in 12 6-9 • 208 • So. • Houston, Texas the lineup … Averaged 2.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in All times Central and subject to change Redemption Christian Home School 11.9 minutes a game … Played in 34 of 35 games (all off the bench) … Ranked third on the team with 31 blocked shots and registered 12 PTS REB FG% MIN # Played at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam steals … Shot .431 from the field and .524 from the free throw line ... A $ Diamond Head Classic 2.0 3.2 .431 11.9 top 75 recruit out of Houston, Texas. % Big 12/SEC Challenge ^ Kansas City, Mo. JORDAN WOODARD • G NOTES: Has started all of his 68 career games as OU’s point guard “SSTV” is Sooner Sports TV 10 6-0 • 187 • So. • Arcadia, Okla. … On pace to finish in top three in OU history in assists … Owns a “FS1” is FOX Sports 1 Edmond Memorial High School 1.9 assists-to-turnover ratio ... Last season, averaged 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 31.9 minutes a game … Ranked 6th in PTS REB APG MIN Big 12 in assists and 4th in free throw percentage (83.8%) … Averaged RADIO (SOONER SPORTS NETWORK) 9.3 3.5 3.8 31.9 10.7 points over the final 19 games (averaged 7.6 the first 16 outings). Play-by-Play ...........................................Toby Rowland Analyst ................................................Scott Thompson ISAIAH COUSINS • G NOTES: Started every game as a sophomore and junior (68 combined) 11 6-4 • 200 • Sr. • Mount Vernon, N.Y. … An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection … Ranked 12th in Big TV (SOONER SPORTS TV) Mount Vernon High School 12 in scoring (11.7 ppg) in 30.8 minutes a game Led Big 12 in 3-point Play-by-Play ..........................................Bob Carpenter percentage (45.0) and ranked 7th in 3FGs a game (1.8) … Shot at least PTS REB 3FG% MIN Analyst ...................................................... Kevin Henry 50% from 3-point range in 18 of the 33 games in which he attempted a Reporter .................................................Jessica Coody 11.7 4.6 .450 30.8 trey … Ranked 4th among Big 12 guards in rebounding (4.6 rpg). OU COMMUNICATIONS BUDDY HIELD • G NOTES: Ranks 15th in OU history with 1,366 career points … First Associate Director/MBB Contact ...................... Mitch Heckart 24 6-4 • 214 • Sr. • Freeport, Bahamas Big 12 player to lead league in scoring, earn player of year, make Email [email protected] Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) all-academic 1st team … Led Big 12 with 17.4 ppg and with 2.6 3FGs/ Cell ....................................................... 210-551-4370 game … Led Big 12 (league games) with 18.5 points and 2.6 treys per PTS REB 3FG% MIN Office:.................................................... 405-325-7014 game … Led Big 12 guards in rebounding (5.4 rpg) … Shot 50% from 17.4 5.4 .359 30.8 the field and 49% (47-96) from 3-point range at home. EXHIBITION: OKLAHOMA VS. MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN GAME NOTES HEAD COACH LON KRUGER THURSDAY’S GAME BASICS STATS COMPARISON u Lon Kruger was named The No. 8/8 Sooners play their second and final exhibition game when (OU stats from 2014-15) Oklahoma’s 14th head men’s they host Mid-America Christian on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT at Lloyd basketball coach on April 1, Noble Center. OU, which went 24-11 last season (12-6 Big 12; T/2nd CATEGORY OU MACU place) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, is starting its fifth season 2011. Overall Record 24-11 2-1 under head coach Lon Kruger. The Evangels, now coached by former u Owns a 561-353 (.614) Points Per Game 71.5 102.3 Sooner MBB graduate assistant Josh Gamblin, went 25-11 last season. collegiate record after 29 years Opp. Points Per Game 62.7 90.7 Thursday’s contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 and is 82-49 at Oklahoma (.626), Rebounds Per Game 38.1 49.7 now in his fifth season. FM “The Franchise” in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) with Rebounding Margin +1.6 +4.7 Toby Rowland and Scott Thompson announcing. The game will be u Ranks 15th among active Field Goal Pct. .435 .416 Division I head coaches in career victories. televised by Sooner Sports TV with Bob Carpenter, Kevin Henry and Jessica Coody calling the action. Opp. Field Goal Pct. .386 .429 u The only Division I head coach to ever take five 3-Point Pct. .343 .313 programs to the NCAA Tournament (Kansas State, LAST TIME OUT - WASHBURN RECAP Opp. 3-Point Pct. .317 .418 Florida, Illinois, UNLV and OU) and has taken each at Free Throw Pct. .741 .750 least twice. u The Sooners recorded a resounding 112-62 victory over the Washburn Assists Per Game 12.3 19.7 u Named 2013-14 AP Big 12 Coach of the Year. Ichabods in their exhibition opener at the LNC on Nov. 6. Turnovers Per Game 11.9 16.0 u Has also coached at Texas-Pan American (52-59 Blocked Shots Per Game 4.9 4.3 u record from 1982-86), Kansas State (81-46 from 1986- Buddy Hield filled up the stat sheet, recording 20 points (6-11 FG, Steals Per Game 6.8 11.7 90), Florida (104-80 from 1990-96), Illinois (81-48 3-6 3FG), five rebounds, four steals and three assists in just 23 minutes from 1996-00) and UNLV (161-71 from 2004-11).