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2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–12 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Lon Kruger and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Hill
SF
Las Vegas, NV Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Victor Iwuakor
F
Abuja, Nigeria Sulphur Springs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
De'Vion Harmon
G
Denton, TX John Guyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Rick Issanza
C
Kinshasa, Congo Bella Vista Prep 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 224 lb (102 kg) May 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Anyang Garang
F
Adelaide, Australia NBA Global Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 11, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Victor Iwuakor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Sulphur Springs Abuja, Nigeria
F 1 Jalen Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Clark Las Vegas, NV
C 2 Corbin Merritt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Daytona State College Tallahassee, FL
G 11 De'Vion Harmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr John Guyer Denton, TX
G 12 Austin Reaves 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Wichita State Newark, AR
F 13 Anyang Garang Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Adelaide, Australia
G 15 Alondes Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Triton College Milwaukee, WI
C 20 Rick Issanza Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Kinshasa, Congo
F 21 Kristian Doolittle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Edmond Memorial Edmond, OK
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Tompkins Katy, TX
F 32 Read Streller (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Oklahoma Christian School Edmond, OK
F 35 Brady Manek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Harrah Harrah, OK
G 44 Blake Seacat (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Jenks Jenks, OK
G 45 Keller Casey (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, TX
F 52 Kur Kuath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Salt Lake CC Biemnon, South Sudan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
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.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVNot released
Coaches*NRRVRVRVRVRVRV
  • No coaches poll for week 1

References

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