2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
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
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
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
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
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
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:
2020 Recruiting class
Roster
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
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 VirginiaQuarterfinals
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics