2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
TCU	6	–	12	.333	24	–	15	.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team will represent the University of Oklahoma in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners are scheduled to be led by Lon Kruger in his 6th season. They 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 season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to be champions of the West Regional and earn a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. At the Final Four, they lost in the national semifinal to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ryan Spangler	00	F	6'8"	234	RS Senior	Bridge Creek, OK	Graduated
Dinjiyl Walker	2	G	6'1"	203	Senior	Vaughan, ON	Graduated
Isaiah Cousins	11	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Graduated/2016 NBA draft
Bola Alade	14	G	6'4"	193	RS Freshman	Plano, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Texas–San Antonio
Buddy Hield	24	G	6'3"	214	Senior	Eight Mile Rock, Bahamas	Graduated/2016 NBA draft
Akolda Manyang	30	C	7'0"	243	Junior	Rochester, MN	Dismissed from the team due to felony assault^[2]
Austin Mankin	41	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Coppell, TX	Graduate transferred to Harding

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darrion Strong	0	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transfer from Coffeyville Community College

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kameron McGusty #10 SG	Katy, TX	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 20, 2015
Kameron McGusty #10 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kristian Doolittle #17 PF	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 2, 2014
Kristian Doolittle #17 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Freeman PF	Auckland, New Zealand	Westlake High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Matt Freeman PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jordan Shepherd PG	Asheville, NC	Asheville Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Jordan Shepherd PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "Oklahoma 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2016 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

Recruit class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brady Manek SF	Harrah, OK	Harrah High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 22, 2015
Brady Manek SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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: "Oklahoma 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2017 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Darrion Strong	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Coffeyville CC	Chicago, IL
F	1	Rashard Odomes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Copperas Cove	Copperas Cove, TX
G	3	Christian James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Bellaire	Houston, TX
C	4	Jamuni McNeace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Allen	Allen, TX
F	5	Matt Freeman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Westlake Boys	Auckland, New Zealand
G	10	Jordan Woodard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Edmond Memorial	Arcadia, OK
F	11	Kristian Doolittle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Edmond Memorial	Edmond, OK
F	12	Khadeem Lattin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Redemption Christian Homeschool	Houston, TX
G	13	Jordan Shepherd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Asheville Christian	Asheville, NC
G	15	Grant Quinn (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Liberty Christian	Argyle, TX
G	20	Kameron McGusty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian	Katy, TX
F	21	Dante Buford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, FL
G	22	Daniel Harper (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Norman	Norman, OK
F	25	C. J. Cole (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Sperry	Sperry, OK

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 7:00 PM	Washburn	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Regular season
11/13/2016* 4:00 PM	Northwestern State	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
11/17/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Tulane Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/18/2016* 4:00 PM or 6:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Northern Iowa or Arizona State Puerto Rico Tip-Off	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/20/2016*	vs. Puerto Rico Tip-Off	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/25/2016* 2:00 PM	Abilene Christian	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM	Northern Colorado	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM, BTN	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Oral Roberts	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Wichita State Oklahoma City All-College Classic	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
12/17/2016* 11:30 AM, CBS	Memphis	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/21/2016* 7:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Auburn Basketball Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
12/30/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	Baylor	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/03/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNews	at Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
01/10/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	Kansas	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/14/2017 7:30 PM, ESPNU	Texas Tech	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/18/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
01/21/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Iowa State	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/23/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	at Texas	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
01/28/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPN	Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/30/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Texas Tech	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
02/08/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	West Virginia	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/11/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Iowa State	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
02/14/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	Texas	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
01/21/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at Baylor	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
02/25/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU	Kansas State	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/27/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
03/04/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNews	TCU	Lloyd Noble Center Norman,OK
Big 12 Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP																				*NA
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Akolda Manyang charged with felony assault after Campus Corner incident". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
^ http://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750387

[1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Akolda Manyang charged with felony assault after Campus Corner incident". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2016-05-05.

[3] ttp://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750387

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People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics