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2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–14 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Kansas State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
No. 2 Texas Tech 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
Baylor 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
No. 25 Iowa State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Texas 8 10   .444 21 16   .568
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 20 14   .588
TCU 7 11   .389 23 14   .622
Oklahoma State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
West Virginia 4 14   .222 15 21   .417
2019 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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. They finished the season 20–14, finished in 7th place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ole Miss in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Virginia.

Previous season

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The Sooners finished the 2017–18 season with an overall record of 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Rhode Island.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chris Giles 2 G 6'3" 193 Freshman Dallas, TX Left team
Khadeem Lattin 3 F 6'9" 212 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Trae Young 11 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Norman, OK Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Jordan Shepherd 13 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Asheville, NC Transferred to Charlotte
Kameron McGusty 20 G 6'5" 191 Sophomore Katy, TX Transferred to Miami (FL)
Marshall Thrope 30 F 6'9" 235 RS Sophomore Tulsa, OK Left team

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Aaron Calixte 2 G 5'11" 187 Graduate Student Stoughton, MA Maine
Miles Reynolds 3 G 6'2" 170 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Pacific
Kur Kuath 12 F 6'9" 173 Junior Kerans, UT Salt Lake CC
Austin Reaves 12 G 6'5" 175 Junior Newark, AR Wichita State

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamal Bieniemy
SG
Katy, TX Tompkins High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
De'Vion Harmon
#8 PG
Denton, TX John H. Guyer High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 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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2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Christian James 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Bellaire Houston, TX
F 1 Rashard Odomes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Copperas Cove Copperas Cove, TX
G 2 Aaron Calixte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) GS Stoughton HS/Lee Academy
Maine
Stoughton, MA
G 3 Miles Reynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Whitney Young
Pacific
Chicago, IL
C 4 Jamuni McNeace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Allen Allen, TX
F 5 Matt Freeman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Westlake Boys Auckland, New Zealand
G 12 Austin Reaves Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cedar Ridge
Wichita State
Newark, AR
G 14 Ty Lazenby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Northern Oklahoma College Glencoe, OK
F 21 Kristian Doolittle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Edmond Memorial Edmond, OK
F 22 Patrick Geha (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Rockhurst Leawood, KS
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Topkins Katy, TX
F 32 Read Streller (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Oklahoma Christian Edmond, OK
F 35 Brady Manek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Harrah Harrah, OK
C 44 Hannes Pöllä 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 271 lb (123 kg) So Helsinki Basketball Academy Lahti, Finland
F 52 Kur Kuath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kearns
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Pittsburg State W 92–58 
 15  McNeace   13  Manek   4  Calixte  Lloyd Noble Center (6,312)
Norman, OK
Regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:30 pm, FSOK
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 91–76  1–0
 29  James   12  Tied   4  Bieniemy  Bert Ogden Arena (5,071)
Edinburg, TX
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UTSA W 87–67  2–0
 24  James   11  Tied   4  Tied  Convocation Center (2,494)
San Antonio, TX
November 18, 2018*
1:00 pm, FSOK
Wofford
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
W 75–64  3–0
 18  Manek   11  Manek   3  James  Lloyd Noble Center (8,432)
Norman, OK
November 21, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN
vs. Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
W 65–60  4–0
 18  James   7  Manek   2  Tied  Imperial Arena (1,401)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2018*
12:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 25 Wisconsin
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals
L 58–78  4–1
 18  James   6  McNeace   2  Tied  Imperial Arena (1,182)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2018*
10:30 am, ESPN2
vs. Dayton
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
W 65–54  5–1
 21  James   8  McNeace   4  James  Imperial Arena (1,052)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, FSOK
North Texas W 73–57  6–1
 17  Reynolds   10  McNeace   4  James  Lloyd Noble Center (6,553)
Norman, OK
December 4, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Notre Dame
Jimmy V Classic
W 85–80  7–1
 25  James   10  James   4  Tied  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 8, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Wichita State
Oklahoma City Showcase
W 80–48  8–1
 14  Tied   13  James   3  Tied  Chesapeake Energy Arena (4,137)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 15, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. USC
Tulsa Showcase
W 80–71  9–1
 20  Reynolds   15  James   6  Bieniemy  BOK Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Creighton W 83–70  10–1
 18  Manek   12  James   4  Reynolds  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 21, 2018*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 76–69 OT 11–1
 14  Doolittle   9  Tied   6  Calixte  Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
January 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 at No. 5 Kansas L 63–70  11–2
(0–1)
 16  Manek   12  James   3  Calixte  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 23 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 74–64  12–2
(1–1)
 16  Doolittle   11  James   5  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (10,906)
Norman, OK
January 8, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 23 at No. 8 Texas Tech L 59–66  12–3
(1–2)
 14  James   8  Doolittle   5  Bieniemy  United Supermarkets Arena (14,090)
Lubbock, TX
January 12, 2019
1:00 pm, FSSW
No. 23 No. 25 TCU W 76–74  13–3
(2–2)
 24  Doolittle   10  Doolittle   4  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (8,005)
Norman, OK
January 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 Kansas State L 61–74  13–4
(2–3)
 20  James   7  James   4  Doolittle  Lloyd Noble Center (7,597)
Norman, OK
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 20 at Texas L 72–75  13–5
(2–4)
 20  James   8  Doolittle   2  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (11,991)
Austin, TX
January 23, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 70–61  14–5
(3–4)
 17  Bieniemy   7  Doolittle   5  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,086)
Stillwater, OK
January 26, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 86–55  15–5
 21  James   5  Tied   7  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (8,848)
Norman, OK
January 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Baylor L 47–77  15–6
(3–5)
 12  Doolittle   7  James   6  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (10,193)
Norman, OK
February 2, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN2
at West Virginia L 71–79  15–7
(3–6)
 18  Manek   12  Doolittle   5  Bieniemy  WVU Coliseum (11,611)
Morgantown, WV
February 4, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Iowa State L 74–75  15–8
(3–7)
 19  Doolittle   9  Doolittle   2  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (8,889)
Norman, OK
February 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 Texas Tech L 54–66  15–9
(3–8)
 14  Odomes   11  Manke   3  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (9,463)
Norman, OK
February 11, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor L 53–59  15–10
(3–9)
 14  Doolittle   10  Odomes   3  Bieniemy  Ferrell Center (4,517)
Waco, TX
February 16, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN2
at TCU W 71–62  16–10
(4–9)
 21  Doolittle   10  Doolittle   5  Doolittle  Schollmaier Arena (6,464)
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU
Texas W 69–67  17–10
(5–9)
 19  James   8  James   8  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (9,116)
Norman, OK
February 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa State L 61–78  17–11
(5–10)
 15  Doolittle   11  Doolittle   2  Doolittle  Hilton Coliseum (13,976)
Ames, IA
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
West Virginia W 92–80  18–11
(6–10)
 22  Bieniemy   9  Doolittle   6  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (6,193)
Norman, OK
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Kansas W 81–68  19–11
(7–10)
 24  Doolittle   11  Doolittle   8  Bieniemy  Lloyd Noble Center (9,839)
Norman, OK
March 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Kansas State L 53–68  19–12
(7–11)
 14  Doolittle   7  Odomes   4  Bieniemy  Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 13, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. (10) West Virginia
First Round
L 71–72  19–13
 22  Manek   9  Doolittle   6  Bieniemy  Sprint Center (18,858)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019*
11:40 am, truTV
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Ole Miss
First Round
W 95–72  20–13
 20  Tied   14  Doolittle   5  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (15,417)
Columbia, SC
March 24, 2019*
6:45 pm, truTV
(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 2 Virginia
Second Round
L 51–63  20–14
 13  Tied   7  Reynolds   3  James  Colonial Life Arena (16,332)
Columbia, SC
*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
APRVRVRV25232320RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV252219RV

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - The Official Site of Oklahoma Sooner Sports". www.soonersports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.