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===Kelvin Sampson Era=== |
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[[Kelvin Sampson]] became the 11th head coach at the University of Oklahoma on April 25, 1994. Sampson was named national coach of the year in 1995 (his first year at OU) by the [[Associated Press]], United States Basketball Writers Association and Basketball Weekly after guiding the Sooners to 23-9 overall and 15-0 home marks. It was the second-best overall record posted by a first-year coach in [[Big 8]] history. Coach Sampson possesses the highest winning percentage in Oklahoma history (.721). He guided OU to eight consecutive 20-win seasons. He averaged 25.0 wins over those eight campaigns and 26.0 victories over the last six years. He directed the Sooners to postseason tournament berths in each of his 11 seasons (10 NCAA Tournaments), with a Sweet 16 showing in 1999, a Final Four appearance in 2002 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2003. His teams have also played in the Big 12 Tournament title game five times in the past eight years. In 2001, 2002, and 2003 the Sooners won that tournament. Sampson holds the conference's best Big 12 Tournament record (17-6). |
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The University of Oklahoma is where Sampson earned his nickname "Mr. Blue Shirt" as he only wears blue dress shirts when he coaches. In the Big 12, Sampson led the Sooners to 3 conference tournament titles and 1 conference regular season title. |
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===Jeff Capel Era (2006–present)=== |
===Jeff Capel Era (2006–present)=== |
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Revision as of 21:47, 21 March 2009
| Oklahoma Sooners | |||
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| University | University of Oklahoma | ||
| Head coach | Jeff Capel (4th season) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference South Division | ||
| Arena | Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,528) | ||
| Nickname | Sooners | ||
| Colors | Crimson and Cream | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1988 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1988, 2002 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1939, 1943, 1947, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 | |||
History
Kelvin Sampson Era
Kelvin Sampson became the 11th head coach at the University of Oklahoma on April 25, 1994. Sampson was named national coach of the year in 1995 (his first year at OU) by the Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association and Basketball Weekly after guiding the Sooners to 23-9 overall and 15-0 home marks. It was the second-best overall record posted by a first-year coach in Big 8 history. Coach Sampson possesses the highest winning percentage in Oklahoma history (.721). He guided OU to eight consecutive 20-win seasons. He averaged 25.0 wins over those eight campaigns and 26.0 victories over the last six years. He directed the Sooners to postseason tournament berths in each of his 11 seasons (10 NCAA Tournaments), with a Sweet 16 showing in 1999, a Final Four appearance in 2002 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2003. His teams have also played in the Big 12 Tournament title game five times in the past eight years. In 2001, 2002, and 2003 the Sooners won that tournament. Sampson holds the conference's best Big 12 Tournament record (17-6). The University of Oklahoma is where Sampson earned his nickname "Mr. Blue Shirt" as he only wears blue dress shirts when he coaches. In the Big 12, Sampson led the Sooners to 3 conference tournament titles and 1 conference regular season title.
Jeff Capel Era (2006–present)
On April 11, 2006, Capel was named the head coach at Oklahoma, succeeding Kelvin Sampson. Though the Sooner Nation as a whole greeted Capel's hiring with optimism, one notable downside of the coaching change emerged--Sampson's departure caused three of the players who had signed with OU (once considered a top 5 recruiting class) to rethink each's decision to attend OU. Scottie Reynolds went on to Villanova, where he led his team to the NCAA tournament and Damion James was a key part to a Texas team which was defeated by Southern California in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
First Season (2006-2007)
In his first year as head coach, the Sooners finished 16-15. After going 8-4 in non-conference games, with losses to Memphis, Purdue, Villanova, and Alabama, the Sooners started a promising 6-3 in conference play, before losing their final 7 conference games. After winning only one game in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, losing to eventual conference tournament champion Kansas, this caused the Sooners to miss any form of postseason play, which snapped the nation's longest streak of 23 consecutive years in the postseason, starting with Billy Tubbs' second year in 1982 and ending with Kelvin Sampson's final year in 2005.
Second Season (2007-2008)
In his second year, after signing McDonald's All-American Forward Blake Griffin, the Sooners showed vast signs of improvement and finished 21–10 during the regular season (9–7 in Big 12 play) earning them a #4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, where they won one game before losing to Texas in the semi-finals. They received a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated St. Joseph's in the first round before losing to #3 seed Louisville in the second round.
Third Season (2008-2009)
Player of the Year Candidate Blake Griffin announced he would be returning for his sophmore season, forgoing a possible lottery-pick status in the NBA draft. Coupled with the signing of another McDonald's All-American guard in Willie Warren, the 2008-2009 season looked to be promising.
Capel has the Sooners basketball team at 26-4 (0.867). The team was previously experiencing the best start in school history at 25-1, until Blake Griffin was sidelined with a concussion during the first half of the OU-Texas game on 2/21/09. The Sooners went on to lose consecutive games for the first time all season, losing to Texas by 5 in Austin and Kansas by 9 in Norman. Without their star player, the Sooners fell short. Griffin returned to the lineup on 2/28/09 and the Sooners returned to their winning ways defeating Texas Tech by 15 in Lubbock on 2/28/09, before losing on the road to Missouri and finishing the regular season by sweeping in-state rival Oklahoma State, who had won 7 of their previous 8 games.
After a first-round bye in the Big 12 Tournament, the #2 seeded Sooners lost to the #7 seeded Cowboys.
Capel's Sooners were granted a #2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, and beat Morgan State in the first round, and will meet with #10 seed Michigan on March 21st. Capel's record at OU is currently 63-28 (0.692), with two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Records
Career Points:
| Player | Seasons | Points | |
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| 1 | Wayman Tisdale | 1983-85 | 2,661 |
| 2 | Tim McCalister | 1984-87 | 2,275 |
| 3 | Jeff Webster | 1991-94 | 2,264 |
| 4 | Darryl Kennedy | 1984-87 | 2,097 |
| 5 | Stacey King | 1986-89 | 2,008 |
| 6 | Ryan Minor | 1993-96 | 1,946 |
| 7 | Hollis Price | 2000-03 | 1,821 |
| 8 | Alvan Adams | 1973-75 | 1,707 |
| 9 | Eduardo Nájera | 1997-00 | 1,646 |
| 10 | Don Sidle | 1966-68 | 1,548 |
Record vs. Big 12 Opponents
| Oklahoma vs. |
Overall Record | at Norman | at Opponent's Venue |
at Neutral Site | Last 5 Meetings | Last 10 Meetings | Current Streak | Since Beginning of Big 12 |
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| Baylor | OU, 33-5 | OU, 16-2 | OU, 15-2 | OU, 2-1 | OU, 5-0 | OU, 10-0 | W 28 | OU, 24-0 |
| Colorado | OU, 86-48 | OU, 45-12 | CU, 31-26 | OU, 15-5 | OU, 3-2 | OU, 7-3 | W 1 | OU, 11-4 |
| Iowa State | OU, 107-77 | OU, 59-21 | ISU, 45-35 | OU, 13-11 | OU, 3-2 | OU, 6-4 | W 2 | OU, 9-5 |
| Kansas | KU, 133-64 | KU, 47-40 | KU, 68-16 | KU, 20-8 | KU, 4-1 | KU, 6-4 | L 4 | KU, 12-4 |
| Kansas State | OU, 102-89 | OU, 58-24 | KSU, 54-35 | KSU, 11-9 | OU, 3-2 | OU, 8-2 | W 1 | OU, 10-4 |
| Missouri | OU, 111-93 | OU, 63-21 | MU, 58-29 | OU, 19-14 | MU, 3-2 | tied, 5-5 | W 1 | OU, 12-7 |
| Nebraska | OU, 103-81 | OU, 59-20 | NU, 46-37 | NU, 15-7 | NU, 3-2 | OU, 7-3 | L 1 | OU, 9-5 |
| Oklahoma State | OU, 123-89 | OU, 76-26 | OSU, 58-41 | OU, 6-5 | OU, 4-1 | OU, 6-4 | W 3 | OU, 13-12 |
| Texas | OU, 45-27 | OU, 21-9 | OU, 16-14 | OU, 8-4 | UT, 4-1 | UT, 7-3 | W 1 | OU, 16-14 |
| Texas A&M | OU, 26-4 | OU, 13-1 | OU, 10-3 | OU, 3-0 | TAMU, 3-2 | OU, 7-3 | W 1 | OU, 21-4 |
| Texas Tech | OU, 27-16 | OU, 16-5 | TTU, 10-9 | OU, 2-1 | OU, 4-1 | OU, 7-3 | W 3 | OU, 18-8 |
| *As of end of 2007-08 season.[1] | ||||||||
Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament
| Season | Date | Opponent | Score | Seeds | Att | Site |
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| 2008 | 3/23/08 | Louisville | L 48-78 | 6-3 | 14,606 | Birmingham |
| 2008 | 3/21/08 | St. Joseph's | W 72-64 | 6-11 | 14,315 | Birmingham |
| 2006 | 3/16/06 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L 74-82 | 6-11 | 13,722 | Jacksonville |
| 2005 | 3/19/05 | Utah | L 58-67 | 3-6 | 13,751 | Tucson |
| 2005 | 3/17/05 | Niagra | W 84-67 | 3-14 | 13,751 | Tucson |
| 2003 | 3/30/03 | Syracuse (Elite 8) | L 47-63 | 1-3 | 15,207 | Albany |
| 2003 | 3/28/03 | Butler (Sweet 16) | W 65-54 | 1-12 | 15,093 | Albany |
| 2003 | 3/22/03 | California | W 74-65 | 1-8 | 18,462 | Oklahoma City |
| 2003 | 3/20/03 | South Carolina State | W 71-54 | 1-16 | 18,462 | Oklahoma City |
| 2002 | 3/30/02 | Indiana (FINAL FOUR) | L 64-73 | 2-5 | 53,378 | Atlanta |
| 2002 | 3/23/02 | Missouri (Elite 8) | W 81-75 | 2-12 | 18,040 | San Diego |
| 2002 | 3/21/02 | Arizona (Sweet 16) | W 88-67 | 2-3 | 18,040 | San Diego |
| 2002 | 3/17/02 | Xavier | W 78-65 | 2-7 | 19,951 | Dallas |
| 2002 | 3/15/02 | Illinois-Chicago | W 71-63 | 2-15 | 19,951 | Dallas |
| 2001 | 3/16/01 | Indiana State | L 68-70 (OT) | 4-13 | 9,233 | Memphis |
| 2000 | 3/18/00 | Purdue | L 62-66 | 3-6 | 13,818 | Tucson |
| 2000 | 3/16/00 | Winthrop | W 74-50 | 3-14 | 13,363 | Tucson |
| 1999 | 3/19/99 | Michigan State (Sweet 16) | L 46-54 | 13-1 | 42,440 | St. Louis |
| 1999 | 3/14/99 | North Carolina-Charlotte | W 85-72 | 13-5 | 18,525 | Milwaukee |
| 1999 | 3/12/99 | Arizona | W 61-60 | 13-4 | 17,972 | Milwaukee |
| 1998 | 3/12/98 | Indiana | L 87-94 (OT) | 10-7 | 19,288 | Washington D.C. |
| 1997 | 3/14/97 | Stanford | L 67-80 | 11-6 | 13,325 | Tucson |
| 1996 | 3/15/96 | Temple | L 43-61 | 10-7 | Orlando | |
| 1995 | 3/16/95 | Manhattan College | L67-77 | 4-13 | Memphis | |
| 1992 | 3/20/92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | L 83-87 | 4-13 | 13,116 | Tempe |
| 1990 | 3/17/90 | North Carolina | L 77-79 | 1-8 | 13,799 | Austin |
| 1990 | 3/15/90 | Towson (MD) | W 77-68 | 1-16 | 10,680 | Austin |
| 1989 | 3/23/89 | Virginia (Sweet 16) | L 80-86 | 1-5 | 22,314 | Lexington |
| 1989 | 3/18/89 | Louisiana Tech | W 124-81 | 1-9 | 10,413 | Nashville |
| 1989 | 3/16/89 | East Tennessee State | W 72-71 | 1-16 | 12,226 | Nashville |
| 1988 | 4/4/88 | Kansas (NATIONAL TITLE GAME) | L 79-83 | 1-6 | 16,392 | Kansas City |
| 1988 | 4/2/88 | Arizona (FINAL FOUR) | W 88-78 | 1-1 | 16,392 | Kansas City |
| 1988 | 3/26/88 | Villanova | W 78-59 | 1-6 | 11,218 | Birmingham |
| 1988 | 3/24/88 | Louisville | W 108-98 | 1-5 | 16,816 | Birmingham |
| 1988 | 3/19/88 | Auburn | W 107-87 | 1-8 | 16,500 | Atlanta |
| 1988 | 3/17/88 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | W 94-66 | 1-16 | 10,500 | Atlanta |
| 1987 | 3/20/87 | Iowa (Sweet 16) | L 91-93 | 6-2 | Seattle | |
| 1987 | 3/15/87 | Pittsburgh | W 96-93 | 6-3 | Tucson | |
| 1987 | 3/13/87 | Tulsa | W 74-69 | 6-11 | Tucson | |
| 1986 | 3/15/86 | Depaul (IL) | L 69-74 | 4-12 | Greensboro | |
| 1986 | 3/13/86 | Northeastern (MA) | W 80-74 | 4-13 | Greensboro | |
| 1985 | 3/24/85 | Memphis (Elite 8) | L 61-63 | 1-2 | Dallas | |
| 1985 | 3/21/85 | Louisiana Tech | W 86-84 (OT) | 1-5 | Dallas | |
| 1985 | 3/16/85 | Illinois State | W 75-69 | 1-9 | Tulsa | |
| 1985 | 3/14/85 | North Carolina A&T State | W 96-83 | 1-16 | Tulsa | |
| 1984 | 3/17/84 | Dayton | L 85-89 | - | Salt Lake City | |
| 1983 | 3/20/83 | Indiana | L 49-63 | - | Evansville | |
| 1983 | 3/18/83 | UAB | W 71-63 | - | Evansville | |
| 1979 | 3/12/1979 | Indiana State | L 72-93 | - | Cincinnati | |
| 1979 | 3/10/79 | Texas | W 90-76 | - | Dallas | |
| 1947 | 3/25/47 | Holy Cross (MA) (NATIONAL TITLE GAME) | L 47-58 | - | 18,445 | New York City |
| 1947 | 3/22/47 | Texas (FINAL FOUR) | W 55-54 | - | Kansas City | |
| 1947 | 3/21/47 | Oregon State | W 56-54 | - | Kansas City | |
| 1947 | 3/18/47 | St. Louis | W 47-41 | - | Kansas City | |
| 1943 | 3/27/43 | Washington | W 48-43 | - | Kansas City | |
| 1943 | Wyoming | L 50-53 | - | Kansas City | ||
| 1939 | 3/21/39 | Oregon (FINAL FOUR) | L 37-55 | - | San Francisco | |
| 1939 | 3/20/39 | Utah State | W 50-39 | - | San Francisco | |
| 1939 | 3/15/39 | Oklahoma State | W 30-21 | - | Oklahoma City |