Game 32 | BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP | Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Mo.) | March 13, 2010 | 2:30 P.M. CT 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 F i n A l Fours | 6 Bi G 1 2 s e A s o n C h amp i o n s h i P s | 4 B i G 1 2 To u r n am e n T C h amp i o n s h i P s | 10 All-A M e r i ca n s Oklahoma Schedule Coaches’ AP Coaches’ AP Date Opponent (AP Rank) Site Time (CT) TV At A Glance exhibition Games 21 20 12 12 nov. 4 Rogers state (ex.)1 Norman W 94-53 Date: . Friday, March 12 nov. 10 Oklahoma Christian (ex.)1 norman W 109-55 Time: . 7:30 p.m. Central nov. 13 Mercer norman W 108-66 Venue: Municipal Auditorium (9,308) nov. 15 Georgia (21) Athens, Ga. L 62-51 nov. 21 TCu norman W 74-70 TV: . Fox sports net radio: . .sooner sports network U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam nov. 26 South Carolina2 St. Thomas, usVi W 75-67 live stats: . soonersports.com nov. 27 San Diego st.(23) St. Thomas, usVi W 87-48 Webcast: . .Big12sports.com nov. 28 Notre Dame2 (5) St. Thomas, usVI L 81-71 oklahoma state At Big 12 Ch.: . 18-9, 4 titles oklahoma (22-9, 11-5 Big 12) Dec. 3 UT Arlington Norman W 100-67 Dec. 5 Arkansas norman (oT) W 87-86 Cowgirls in Kansas City: . 6-7, 2002 Champs sooners Dec. 9 Marist Poughkeepsie, n.Y. (oT) W 80-71 Dec. 10 Army West Point, n.Y. W 59-46 Dec. 20 Creighton Omaha, neb. W 67-58 Broadcast Information Dec. 30 Cal state Fullerton Norman W 95-76 • The games of the Big 12 Championship will be televised on Fox sports net. Brent stover, Debbie Antonelli and Brenda Vanlengen Jan. 3 Tennessee (4) Knoxville, Tenn. L 96-75 Jan. 9 Texas Tech norman W 73-58 will call the action for ou’s games. Jan.13 Baylor (9) Waco, Texas L 57-47 • The ou radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley and Kendra Wecker can be heard on the sooner sports network (KoKC 1520 AM in Jan.17 Texas A&M (8) Norman W 74-65 Jan.20 Missouri Columbia, Mo. W 62-61 oklahoma City, KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) and online at soonersports.com through CBs College sports All-Access. Jan. 23 Kansas norman W 81-69 Jan. 27 Iowa state (22) Ames, iowa L 63-56 Jan. 30 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W 70-66 The Teams Feb. 3 Texas (17) norman L 75-57 • Third-seeded oklahoma is ranked no. 12 by the Associated Press and no. 12 in the usA Today/esPn Coaches’ poll. Feb. 6 Okla. state (10) Stillwater, okla. W 77-66 • seventh-seeded oklahoma state is ranked no. 20 in the AP and no. 21 in the Coaches’. Feb. 10 Baylor (11) Norman (oT) W 62-60 Feb. 13 Colorado norman W 65-55 • oklahoma is 22-9 overall and 11-5 in the Big 12 after defeating Baylor, 59-54, Friday night in the quarterfinal round. Feb. 15 Connecticut (1) Norman L 76-60 • oklahoma state is 23-9 overall and 9-7 in the Big 12 after beating iowa state, 62-59, Friday. Feb. 21 Kansas state Manhattan, Kan. W 64-58 Feb. 24 Nebraska(3) Norman L 80-64 Feb. 27 Texas (14) Austin, Texas W 75-60 The Championship March 2 Texas A&M (15) College station, Texas L 78-55 • This marks the 14th Big 12 Championship and the ninth at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. oklahoma is 19-9 (.679) all-time March 7 Oklahoma state (20) Norman W 95-62 in the Big 12 Championship with the best winning percentage among all teams and four titles (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007). ou is 5-1 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium) in the semifinals; 4-1 in the championship game; and 7-7 all-time in the tournament in Kansas City. March 12 6-Baylor (16)3 Kansas City W 59-54 March 13 7-oklahoma state (20)3 Kansas City 2:30 p.m. Fsn March 14 Championship Game3 Kansas City 12:30 p.m. Fsn The Coaches • sherri Coale is 308-141 (.685) in her 14th season at oklahoma. she has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times. NCAA First and Second Rounds (Lloyd Noble Center) March 21 First round Norman 6/8:30 p.m. ESPn2 • Kurt Budke is 174-80 (.685) in his eighth season overall and 93-66 (.585) in his fifth at oklahoma state. March 23 Second round Norman 8:30 p.m. ESPn2 Notes The Program 1 - exhibition Game, norman, okla. • 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. 2 - u.s. Virgin islands Paradise Jam Tournament, st. Thomas • ou’s all-time program record is 632-434 (.593). ou is 146-76 (.658) all-time in Big 12 regular-season play. 3 - Big 12 Championship, Kansas City Sooner Sports Network P l ay e r s To Watc h 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 Kendra Wecker . radio analyst unanimous choice for All-Big 12 First Team, leads sooners in scoring, assists, steals and free throws. 2009-10 Stats: 16.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists #21 Amanda Thompson | senior | Forward Finished the regular season with a career night vs. oklahoma state and 11 double-doubles. 2009-10 Stats: 12.9 points, 10.0 rebounds season Preview 2 AssociateD PRess Top 25 PReVIeWING OkLAHOMA Who’S NeW? Last Updated: March 8, 2010 (Week 17) 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 placed third in Joanna McFarland -- to the lineup in 2009-10. 1. Connecticut (40) 31-0 1000 the final standings. 2. Stanford 28-1 959 3. Nebraska 29-0 920 Lyndsey Cloman | 6-3 | C | San Antonio, Texas 4. Tennessee 30-2 880 Following a season when oklahoma notched a program record Averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and .511 field 5. Xavier 26-3 821 32 wins, won its sixth Big 12 regular season title and made goal percentage as a senior ... Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds 6. Notre Dame 27-4 770 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. Duke 27-5 764 immediate solutions to losses of the Paris twins to graduation super Team. 8. Ohio state 30-4 734 and star sophomore Whitney hand to an ACl injury early in the 9. West Virginia 27-4 669 playing season. • no. 45 Post Player, esPn hoopGurlz 10. Florida state 26-5 616 • no. 96 overall, Collegehoops.net 11. Texas A&M 22-7 588 The sooners are 22-9 overall and finished 11-5 in the Big 12 • no. 125 overall, All star Girls report 12. Oklahoma 21-9 553 with the nation’s toughest strength of schedule and no. 7 rPi. • All-5A superTeam, San Antonio News-Express (2009) 13. Georgetown 25-6 457 14. Iowa state 23-6 431 • All-Area san Antonio/Austin First Team, esPn rise (2009) 15. Texas 21-9 415 Saying Goodbye to Seniors 16. Baylor 22-8 382 Abi olajuwon played behind Courtney Paris for three years Joanna McFarland | 6-3 | F | Derby, kan. 17. St. John’s 24-6 373 but made her mark in her senior season as a dependable and Averaged 26.8 points, 17.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior 18. Gonzaga 26-4 346 athletic post presence. olajuwon leads the team in field goal at Derby high school ... owns school records for single-game 19. Kentucky 25-7 324 percentage (50.0 percent) and is the team’s most efficient scoring (47) as well as single-season (587) and career points 20. Oklahoma state 21-9 203 rebounder and second most efficient scorer by minutes played. (1,818) ... had 47-point, 31-rebound game this season ... Also 21. Hartford 27-3 187 More than 300 over her 400 career points and 200 of her 350 holds record for career rebounds and ranks no. 4 in state history 22. LSU 20-9 113 career rebounds were attained this season. in career rebounds. 23. UClA 22-7 107 24. Georgia 23-8 86 nyeshia stevenson graduated from her role as Big 12 sixth 25. Michigan state 22-9 44 • no. 11 Post Player, esPn hoopGurlz Man of the Year last season into a starting role where she has • no. 26 Forward, scout.com/Full Court Press Others Receiving Votes: Fresno state 42, Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 33, flourished. After arriving at ou as a project athlete who shot 18 • no. 35 overall, All star Girls report Wisconsin-Green Bay 31, iowa 19, Arkansas-little rock 18, Middle Tennessee 17, TCu 17, Vanderbilt 13, Princeton 11, north Carolina 4, syracuse 4, Bowling percent from 3-point range as a freshman, stevenson has many • no.