2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–12 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Molinari; Carlin Hartman; Pooh Williamson;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kansas	17	–	1	.944	28	–	3	.903
No. 5 Baylor	15	–	3	.833	26	–	4	.867
No. 24 West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	21	–	10	.677
Texas	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Oklahoma	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
TCU	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Oklahoma State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Iowa State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
Kansas State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by ninth-year head coach Lon Kruger and play their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Sooners finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 20–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Virginia.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Christian James	0	G	6'4"	211	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Rashard Odomes	1	F	6'6"	217	Senior	Copperas Cove, TX	Graduated
Aaron Calixte	2	G	5'11"	187	Graduate Student	Stoughton, MA	Graduated
Miles Reynolds	3	G	6'2"	170	Graduate Student	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Jamuuni McNeace	4	C	6'10"	222	Senior	Allen, TX	Graduated
Matt Freeman	5	F	6'10"	229	RS Junior	Auckland, New Zealand	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Ty Lazenby	14	G	6'5"	209	Senior	Glencoe, OK	Transferred to Oral Roberts
Patrick Geha	22	F	6'5"	212	Senior	Leawood, KS	Walk on; graduated
Hannes Pöllä	44	C	6'11"	271	Sophomore	Lahti, Finland	Transferred to UT Martin

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Corbin Merritt	2	C	6'9"	245	RS Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Junior college transferred from Daytona State College.
Alondes Williams	15	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Junior college transferred from Triton College.

2019 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Hill SF	Las Vegas, NV	Clark	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2018
Jalen Hill SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Victor Iwuakor F	Abuja, Nigeria	Sulphur Springs	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 19, 2018
Victor Iwuakor F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
De'Vion Harmon G	Denton, TX	John Guyer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 13, 2017
De'Vion Harmon G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Rick Issanza C	Kinshasa, Congo	Bella Vista Prep	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	May 23, 2019
Rick Issanza C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Anyang Garang F	Adelaide, Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 11, 2019
Anyang Garang F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trey Phipps #49 SG	Tulsa, OK	Booker T. Washington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2019
Trey Phipps #49 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Victor Iwuakor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sulphur Springs	Abuja, Nigeria
F	1	Jalen Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Clark	Las Vegas, NV
C	2	Corbin Merritt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Daytona State College	Tallahassee, FL
G	11	De'Vion Harmon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	John Guyer	Denton, TX
G	12	Austin Reaves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Wichita State	Newark, AR
F	13	Anyang Garang	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Adelaide, Australia
G	15	Alondes Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Triton College	Milwaukee, WI
C	20	Rick Issanza	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Bella Vista Prep	Kinshasa, Congo
F	21	Kristian Doolittle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Edmond Memorial	Edmond, OK
G	24	Jamal Bieniemy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Tompkins	Katy, TX
F	32	Read Streller (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	So	Oklahoma Christian School	Edmond, OK
F	35	Brady Manek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Harrah	Harrah, OK
G	44	Blake Seacat (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Jenks	Jenks, OK
G	45	Keller Casey (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Episcopal School of Dallas	Dallas, TX
F	52	Kur Kuath	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Salt Lake CC	Biemnon, South Sudan

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 and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019* 6:30 pm, FSOK		Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 89–76		Lloyd Noble Center (6,255) Norman, OK
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SoonerSports.tv		UTSA	W 85–67	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (7,202) Norman, OK
November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN		vs. Minnesota	W 71–62	2–0	Sanford Pentagon (3,445) Sioux Falls, SD
November 12, 2019* 10:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Invitational	W 77–69	3–0	Moda Center (7,246) Portland, OR
November 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK		William & Mary CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 75–70	4–0	Lloyd Noble Center (6,393) Norman, OK
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOK		Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	W 91–64	5–0	Lloyd Noble Center (6,064) Norman, OK
November 25, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Stanford CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 54–73	5–1	Sprint Center (8,963) Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic consolation	W 77–66	6–1	Sprint Center (8,506) Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook		at North Texas	W 82–80	7–1	UNT Coliseum (5,637) Denton, TX
December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Wichita State	L 75–80	7–2	Charles Koch Arena (10,727) Wichita, KS
December 17, 2019* 7:30 pm, FS1		at Creighton Big East/Big 12 Battle	L 73–83	7–3	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,146) Omaha, NE
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, FSOK		UCF	W 53–52	8–3	Lloyd Noble Center (6,875) Norman, OK
December 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK		UTRGV	W 91–72	9–3	Lloyd Noble Center (6,755) Norman, OK
January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Kansas State	W 66–61	10–3 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,012) Norman, OK
January 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas	W 72–62	11–3 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center (8,805) Austin, TX
January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Iowa State	L 68–81	11–4 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (14,045) Ames, IA
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Kansas	L 52–66	11–5 (2–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,486) Norman, OK
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		TCU	W 83–63	12–5 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,699) Norman, OK
January 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Baylor	L 57–61	12–6 (3–3)	Ferrell Center (9,217) Waco, TX
January 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 63–62	13–6	Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,442) Oklahoma City, OK
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 53–61	13–7 (3–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (8,472) Manhattan, KS
February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ABC		Oklahoma State Bedlam	W 82–69	14–7 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,186) Norman, OK
February 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech	L 61–69	14–8 (4–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (12,224) Lubbock, TX
February 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 13 West Virginia	W 69–59	15–8 (5–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,484) Norman, OK
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Iowa State	W 90–61	16–8 (6–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,235) Norman, OK
February 15, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN		at No. 3 Kansas	L 70–87	16–9 (6–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Baylor	L 54–65	16–10 (6–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,017) Norman, OK
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma State Bedlam	L 66-83	16–11 (6–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,252) Stillwater, OK
February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 22 Texas Tech	W 65–51	17–11 (7–8)	Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,879) Oklahoma City, OK
February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 20 West Virginia	W 73–62	18–11 (8–8)	WVU Coliseum (14,044) Morgantown, WV
March 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Texas	L 51–52	18–12 (8–9)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,110) Norman, OK
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at TCU	W 78–76	19–12 (9–9)	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (6) No. 22 West Virginia Quarterfinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]		Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—									Not released
Coaches	—	*NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

No coaches poll for week 1

References[edit]

^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.
^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - The Official Site of Oklahoma Sooner Sports". www.soonersports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[Cancelled-1] "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com.

[2] "Men's Basketball - Schedule - The Official Site of Oklahoma Sooner Sports". www.soonersports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

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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