2010–11 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2010–11 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2010–11 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12
Record	14-18 (5–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 8 Texas	13	–	3	.813	28	–	8	.778
No. 24 Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
No. 21 Kansas State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Colorado	8	–	8	.500	24	–	14	.632
Missouri	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Baylor	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
Nebraska	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Oklahoma State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Oklahoma	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Texas Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
Iowa State	3	–	13	.188	16	–	16	.500

† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 2010–11 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners are led by Jeff Capel III in his fifth season. The team plays its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason Poll[edit]

The Sooners were picked to finish 11th in conference play.^[2]

Class of 2010[edit]

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Abdul Ahmed PF	Essex, England	Canarias Basketball Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	May 7, 2010
Abdul Ahmed PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Cameron Clark SF	Sherman, Texas	Sherman High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sep 21, 2009
Cameron Clark SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Calvin Newell PG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Evelyn Mack Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 29, 2010
Calvin Newell PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Tyler Neal SF	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnman City West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Mar 28, 2010
Tyler Neal SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Nick Thompson PF	Clearfield, Texas	Carbon High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Apr 26, 2010
Nick Thompson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
C.J. Washington PF	Stringtown, Oklahoma	Connors State College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 7, 2010
C.J. Washington PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC

Roster[edit]

Source^[6]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
2	Steven Pledger	6'4"	219	G	So.	Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.	Atlantic Shores Christian School
3	T. J. Franklin	5'11"	175	G	Jr.	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.	North Crowley HS
4	Andrew Fitzgerald	6'8"	238	F	So.	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.	Brewster Academy
5	C.J. Washington	6'7"	230	F	Jr.	Stringtown, Oklahoma, U.S.	Stringtown High School]
11	Calvin Newell	6'1"	210	G	Fr.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Evelyn Mack Academy Strath Haven High School
12	Abdul Ahmed	6'10"	207	G	So.	London, England, U.K.	Canarias Academy Thomas Tallis School
14	Carl Blair	6'2"	205	G	So.	Houston, Texas, U.S.	University of New Orleans Bridgton Academy
15	Tyler Neal	6'7"	234	F	Fr.	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.	Putnam City West HS
21	Cameron Clark	6'7"	211	G	Fr.	Sherman, Texas, U.S.	Sherman HS
22	Nick Thompson	6'9"	212	F	Jr.	Clearfield, Utah, U.S.	Clearfield High School
25	Kyle Hardick	6'8"	219	F	So.	Oklahoma City, OK, U.S.	Sierra College Del Oro HS
31	Barry Honoré	6'7"	270	F	Jr.	Garland, Texas, U.S.	Putnam City HS
34	Cade Davis	6'5"	206	G	Sr.	Elk City, Oklahoma, U.S.	Elk City High School

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/12/2010*		Coppin State	W 77–57	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
11/15/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		North Carolina Central	W 71–63 ^OT	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
11/18/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		Texas Southern	W 82–52	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
11/22/2010* , ESPN		vs. No. 8 Kentucky Maui Invitational	L 64–76	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/23/2010* , ESPN2		vs. Virginia Maui Invitational	L 56–74	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/24/2010* , ESPNU		at Chaminade Maui Invitational 7th Place Game	L 64–68	3–3	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
12/01/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		at Arkansas	L 74–84	3–4	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
12/05/2010* , FSN		at Arizona	L 60–83	3–5	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
12/09/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		Gardner–Webb	W 71–58	4–5	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/11/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		Oral Roberts	W 73–60	5–5	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/18/2010* , ESPN		vs. Cincinnati All-College Classic	L 56–66	5–6	Ford Arena Oklahoma City, OK
12/21/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		Sacramento State	W 66–53	6–6	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/30/2010* , Sooner Sports Network		Central Arkansas	W 76–73	7–6	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/03/2011* , Sooner Sports Network		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 73–49	8–6	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/08/2011 , Big 12 Network		No. 16 Texas A&M	L 51–69	8–7 (0–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/11/2011 , Fox Sports Southwest		at Baylor	L 61–74	8–8 (0–2)	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
01/15/2011 , Big 12 Network		at No. 12 Texas	L 46–66	8–9 (0–3)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
01/18/2011 , Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 83–74	9–9 (1–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/22/2011 , Big 12 Network		Colorado	W 67–60	10–9 (2–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
01/29/2011		at Iowa State	W 82–76 ^OT	11–9 (3–3)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
02/02/2011		Baylor	W 73–66	12–9 (4–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/05/2011 , Big 12 Network		at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 75–81	12–10 (4–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
02/09/2011 , ESPN2		No. 8 Texas	L 52–68	12–11 (4–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/12/2011 , Big 12 Network		at No. 19 Missouri	L 61–84	12–12 (4–6)	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
02/16/2011 , ESPNU		Nebraska	L 58–59	12–13 (4–7)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/19/2011 , Big 12 Network		at Kansas State	L 62–77	12–14 (4–8)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
02/23/2011 , FSN Southwest		at No. 21 Texas A&M	L 47–61	12–15 (4–9)	Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/26/2011 , ESPN		No. 3 Kansas	L 70–82	12–16 (4–10)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
03/02/2011 , Sooner Sports Network		at Texas Tech	L 58–84	12–17 (4–11)	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX
03/05/2011 , Big 12 Network		Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 64–61	13–17 (5–11)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2011 , Big 12 Network	(10)	vs. (7) Baylor Big 12 First Round	W 84–67	14–17	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
03/10/2011 , Big 12 Network	(10)	vs. (2) No. 10 Texas Big 12 Quarterfinals	L 54–74	14–18	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References[edit]

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Kansas State Picked To Win Men's Basketball Title".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2010 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits".
^ "College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN".
^ "Men's Basketball - Roster - Oklahoma Sooners".

External links[edit]

Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Men's Basketball

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

[2] "Kansas State Picked To Win Men's Basketball Title".

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "2010 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commits".

[5] "College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN".

[6] "Men's Basketball - Roster - Oklahoma Sooners".

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics