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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP KANSAS CITY REGIONAL | Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) | March 28 & 30, 2010 Jared Thompson, Associate Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-3671 | M: (405) 834-2984 | E: [email protected] ® www.SoonerSports.com | Twitter: @soonersportscom 2 FINAL FOURS | 6 BIG 12 SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 10 ALL-AMERICANS Oklahoma Schedule Coaches’ AP Coaches’ AP DATE OPPONENT (AP RANK) SITE TIME (CT) TV At A Glance Nov. 13 Mercer Norman W 108-66 7 7 12 12 Nov. 15 Georgia (21) Athens, Ga. L 62-51 Date: . .Sunday, March 28 Nov. 21 TCU Norman W 74-70 Time: . 6:34 p.m. Central U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Venue: . .Sprint Center (18,555) Nov. 26 South Carolina2 St. Thomas, USVI W 75-67 Nov. 27 San Diego St. (23) St. Thomas, USVI W 87-48 TV: . ESPN2HD Nov. 28 Notre Dame2 (5) St. Thomas, USVI L 81-71 Radio: . .Sooner Sports Network Dec. 3 UT Arlington Norman W 100-67 Live Stats: . SoonerSports.com Dec. 5 Arkansas Norman (OT) W 87-86 Dec. 9 Marist Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (OT) W 80-71 Webcast: . ESPN360.com Dec. 10 Army West Point, N.Y. W 59-46 Notre Dame (29-5, 12-4 Big East) Series Record: . ND leads 2-1 Oklahoma (25-10, 11-5 Big 12) Dec. 20 Creighton Omaha, Neb. W 67-58 Dec. 30 Cal State Fullerton Norman W 95-76 FIGHTING IRISH In NCAA Championship: . ND, 1-0 SOONERS Jan. 3 Tennessee (4) Knoxville, Tenn. L 96-75 Jan. 9 Texas Tech Norman W 73-58 Jan.13 Baylor (9) Waco, Texas L 57-47 Broadcast Information Jan.17 Texas A&M (8) Norman W 74-65 • The NCAA Championship Regional Semifinal will be televised on ESPN2HD with the final on ESPNHD. In Kansas City, the games Jan.20 Missouri Columbia, Mo. W 62-61 Jan. 23 Kansas Norman W 81-69 will be called by Pam Ward(play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) with Beth Mowins patrolling the sideline. Jan. 27 Iowa State (22) Ames, Iowa L 63-56 • The OU radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley and Kendra Wecker can be heard on the Sooner Sports Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Jan. 30 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W 70-66 Feb. 3 Texas (17) Norman L 75-57 Oklahoma City, KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa). Feb. 6 Okla. State (10) Stillwater, Okla. W 77-66 Feb. 10 Baylor (11) Norman (OT) W 62-60 Feb. 13 Colorado Norman W 65-55 The Teams Feb. 15 Connecticut (1) Norman L 76-60 • Third-seeded Oklahoma is ranked No. 12 by the Associated Press and No. 12 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll. Feb. 21 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. W 64-58 • No. 2 seed Notre Dame is seventh in both polls. Feb. 24 Nebraska(3) Norman L 80-64 Feb. 27 Texas (14) Austin, Texas W 75-60 • Oklahoma is 25-10 overall and finished 11-5 in the Big 12. The Sooners advanced after defeating 11-seed UALR, 60-44, in the March 2 Texas A&M (15) College Station, Texas L 78-55 second round in Norman, Okla. March 7 Oklahoma State (20) Norman W 95-62 • Notre Dame is 29-5 overall and finished 12-4 in the Big East. The Fighting Irish advanced after defeating 10-seed Vermont, 84-66, Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium) in the second round in South Bend, Ind. March 12 6-Baylor (16)3 Kansas City W 59-54 March 13 7-Oklahoma State (20)3 Kansas City W 74-69 March 14 4-Texas A&M (11)3 Kansas City L 74-67 The NCAA Championship • The appearance is Oklahoma’s 13th overall and 11th consecutive in the NCAA Championship. The Sooners are 23-12 all-time in NCAA First and Second Rounds (Lloyd Noble Center) the NCAA tournament, losing last year to Louisville in the Final Four. Oklahoma advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1986, 2000, 2001, March 21 14-South Dakota State4 Norman W 68-57 March 23 11-UALR4 Norman W 60-44 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009. The Sooners played in the national championship in 2002, losing to Connecticut. Oklahoma is appearing in its eighth regional semifinal, and fourth in the past five years, where the Sooners have a 2-5 record. NCAA Regional Championship (Sprint Center) March 28 2-Notre Dame5 Kansas City 6:34 p.m. ESPN2 March 30 1-Nebraska/4-Kentucky5 Kansas City 8:07 p.m. ESPN The Coaches • Sherri Coale is 311-142 (.687) in her 14th season at Oklahoma. Coale is 21-10 in the NCAA Championship. Notes 1 - Exhibition Game, Norman, Okla. • Muffet McGraw is 613-243 (.716) in her 27th season overall and 525-202 (.722) in her 22nd year at Notre Dame. 2 - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, St. Thomas 3 - Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo. 4 - NCAA First and Second Rounds, Norman, Okla. The Program 5 - NCAA Kansas CIty Regional, Kansas City, Mo. • OU’s victory over Kansas (Jan. 23) was victory No. 300 for Sherri Coale. Coale is OU’s all-time wins and winning percentage leader. • OU’s all-time program record is 635-435 (.593). OU is 146-76 (.658) all-time in Big 12 regular-season play. Sooner Sports Network PLAYERS TO WATCH Radio broadcast on KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City and KAKC 1300 AM in Tulsa as well as other affiliates statewide. #13 Danielle Robinson | Junior | Guard Brian Brinkley . radio play-by-play Unanimous choice for All-Big 12 First Team and scored 21.0 points per game in the Big 12 tournament. Kendra Wecker . radio analyst 2009-10 Stats: 16.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists #21 Amanda Thompson | Senior | Forward Has posted a double-double in all four of five postseason games the Sooners have played. 2009-10 Stats: 13.0 points, 10.5 rebounds Season Preview 2 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA WHO’S NEW? Last Updated: March 14, 2010 (Week 18) The Sooners were picked by the league’s coaches to finish fifth Oklahoma introduces two freshmen -- Lyndsey Cloman and Rk. School Record Points in the strong Big 12 Conference this season, but tied for second Joanna McFarland -- to the lineup in 2009-10. 1. Connecticut (40) 33-0 1000 in the final standings. 2. Stanford 31-1 960 3. Tennessee 30-2 911 Lyndsey Cloman | 6-3 | C | San Antonio, Texas 4. Nebraska 30-1 880 Following a season when Oklahoma notched a program record Averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and .511 field 5. Xavier 27-3 807 32 wins, won its sixth Big 12 regular season title and made goal percentage as a senior ... Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds 6. Duke 27-5 775 its second trip to the Final Four, the Sooners had to make as a junior ... Named to San Antonio News-Express’ All-Class 5A 7. Notre Dame 27-5 755 immediate solutions to losses of the Paris twins to graduation Super Team. 8. Ohio State 30-4 728 and star sophomore Whitney Hand to an ACL injury early in the 9. Texas A&M 25-7 704 playing season. • No. 45 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz 10. West Virginia 28-5 639 • No. 96 Overall, CollegeHoops.Net 11. Florida State 26-5 605 The Sooners are 25-10 overall and finished 11-5 in the Big 12 • No. 125 Overall, All Star Girls Report 12. Oklahoma 23-10 565 with the nation’s toughest strength of schedule and No. 8 RPI. • All-5A SuperTeam, San Antonio News-Express (2009) 13. Georgetown 25-6 466 14. Baylor 23-9 393 • All-Area San Antonio/Austin First Team, ESPN RISE (2009) 15. St. John’s 24-6 383 Previewing the Kansas City Regional 16. Iowa State 23-7 381 Oklahoma looks to avenge at least one loss from the regular Joanna McFarland | 6-3 | F | Derby, Kan. 17. Texas 22-10 369 season, and perhaps two, at the NCAA Championship Regional Averaged 26.8 points, 17.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior 18. Gonzaga 27-4 339 at the Sprint Center next week. The Sooners lost to Notre at Derby High School ... Owns school records for single-game 19. Kentucky 25-7 328 Dame, 81-71, in a Thanksgiving tournament game following scoring (47) as well as single-season (587) and career points 20. Oklahoma State 23-10 266 the loss of Whitney Hand to an ACL injury. (1,818) ... Had 47-point, 31-rebound game this season ... Also 21. LSU 20-9 143 holds record for career rebounds and ranks No. 4 in state history 22. UCLA 24-8 126 Danielle Robinson took over, scoring a then-career high 26 in career rebounds. 23. Georgia 23-8 109 points, but spent a crucial portion of the second half on the 24. Michigan State 22-9 82 bench with four fouls. 25. Hartford 27-4 60 • No. 11 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz • No. 26 Forward, Scout.com/Full Court Press Others Receiving Votes: Virginia 48, Middle Tennessee 47, Georgia Tech OU’s juniors and seniors were also there when Notre Dame • No. 35 Overall, All Star Girls Report 36, Iowa 20, Vanderbilt 12, DePaul 10, Princeton 10, Arkansas-Little Rock 7, Fresno State 6, Temple 6, TCU 5, Tulane 4, Wisconsin-Green Bay 4, Bowling outlasted Oklahoma in overtime to win a second round game in • No.