2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
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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 |
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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 |
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Darrion Strong | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transfer from Coffeyville Community College |
Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kameron McGusty #10 SG |
Katy, TX | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 20, 2015 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2016* 7:00 PM, SSTV |
Washburn | W 84–64 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,789) Norman, OK | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2016* 4:00 PM, SSTV |
Northwestern State | W 97–61 | 1–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center (8,456) Norman, OK | |||||||
11/17/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPNU |
vs. Tulane Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals |
W 89–70 | 2–0 |
HP Field House Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/18/2016* 6:30 PM, ESPNU |
vs. Northern Iowa Tire Pros Invitational semifinals |
L 67–73 OT | 2–1 |
HP Field House Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/20/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPNU |
vs. Clemson Tire Pros Invitational 3rd place game |
W 70-64 | 3–1 |
HP Field House Orlando, FL | |||||||
11/25/2016* 2:00 PM, SSTV |
Abilene Christian | W 72–64 | 4–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (9,303) Norman, OK | |||||||
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, SSTV |
Northern Colorado | W 87–67 | 5–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (7,579) Norman, OK | |||||||
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM, BTN |
at No. 17 Wisconsin | L 70-90 | 5-2 |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, SSTV |
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
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 |
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AP | RV | RV | *NA | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV |
*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