2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA Tournament South Region 10 Seed, Second Round
Conference Big 12
2012–13 record 2012 (117 Big 12)
Head coach Lon Kruger (2nd year)
Assistant coach Steve Henson
Assistant coach Lew Hill
Assistant coach Chris Crutchfield
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center
201213 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Kansas 14 4   .778     31 6   .838
#12 Kansas State 14 4   .778     27 8   .771
#17 Oklahoma State 13 5   .722     24 9   .727
Iowa State 11 7   .611     23 12   .657
Oklahoma 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Baylor 9 9   .500     23 14   .622
Texas 7 11   .389     16 18   .471
West Virginia 6 12   .333     13 19   .406
Texas Tech 3 15   .167     11 20   .355
TCU 2 16   .111     11 21   .344
2013 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
T. J. Franklin 3 G 5'11" 175 Senior Fort Worth, Texas Graduated
C. J. Washington 5 F 6'7" 230 Senior Stringtown, Oklahoma Graduated
Clair Blair, Jr. 14 G 6'2" 205 Junior Houston, Texas Graduated
Barry Honoroé 31 F 6'7" 270 Senior Garland, Texas Graduated

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Bennett
C
Ottumwa, IA Indian Hills CC 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 15, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Cousins
SG
Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 28, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Buddy Hield
SG
Bel Aire, KS Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 25, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Je'lon Hornbeak
SG
Arlington, TX Grace Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 2, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
C.J. Cole
PF
Sperry, OK Sperry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 16, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jarion Henry
SF
Dallas, TX La Jolla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 9, 2011 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
  • 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:

Transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Amath M'Baye F 6'9" 215 Junior Bordeaux, France Joins the team after transferring from Wyoming in 2011-12 season.[1]
Jarrod Kruger G 6'1" 174 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Joins the team after transferring from Kansas State in 2011-12 season.[2]
Ryan Spangler F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Bridge Creek, Oklahoma Joins the team after transferring from Gonzaga during the off-season; will redshirt the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations [3]

Roster

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
C 32 Arent, CaseyCasey Arent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Sierra College Penryn, CA
F 31 Bennett, D. J.D. J. Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Chicago, IL
G 21 Clark, CameronCameron Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Sherman Sherman, TX
F 25 Cole, C. J.C. J. Cole 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sperry Sperry, OK
G 11 Cousins, IsaiahIsaiah Cousins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
F 4 Fitzgerald, AndrewAndrew Fitzgerald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Baltimore, MD
G 13 Fraschilla, JamesJames Fraschilla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Highland Park Dallas, TX
G 1 Grooms, SamSam Grooms 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Chipola College Greensboro, NC
F 3 Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Freeport, Bahamas
G 5 Hornbeak, Je'lonJe'lon Hornbeak 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Grace Prep Arlington, TX
G 12 Kruger, JarrodJarrod Kruger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS So Kansas State Topeka, KS
F 22 M'Baye, AmathAmath M'Baye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Wyoming Bordeaux, France
F 15 Neal, TylerTyler Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Putnam City West Oklahoma City, OK
F 14 Noworyta, SteveSteve Noworyta 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Holy Cross Hainesport, NJ
F 24 Osby, RomeroRomero Osby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Mississippi State Meridian, MS
G 2 Pledger, StevenSteven Pledger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr Atlantic Shores Christian Chesapeake, VA
F 00 Spangler, RyanRyan Spangler  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bridge Creek
Gonzaga
Bridge Creek, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/02/2012*
7:00 PM
Washburn W 83–66 
Lloyd Noble Center (2,681)
Norman, OK

11/07/2012*
7:00 PM, FSOK
Central Oklahoma W 94–66 
McCasland Field House (2,880)
Norman, OK
Non-conference Regular Season

11/11/2012*
3:00 PM, FSSW
Louisiana-Monroe W 85–51  1–0
Lloyd Noble Center (8,734[4])
Norman, OK

11/16/2012*
7:00 PM, FSSW+
at UT–Arlington W 63–59  2–0
College Park Center (6,421[5])
Arlington, TX

11/22/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. UTEP
Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals
W 68–61  3–0
HP Field House (2,076)
Orlando, FL

11/23/2012*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. #17 Gonzaga
Old Spice Classic semifinals
L 47–72  3–1
HP Field House (2,205[6])
Orlando, FL

11/25/2012*
2:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. West Virginia
Old Spice Classic 3rd place
W 77–70  4–1
HP Field House (4,121)
Orlando, FL

11/28/2012*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 63–62  5–1
Mabee Center (7,219[7])
Tulsa, OK

11/30/2012*
7:00 PM, FSOK+
Northwestern State W 69–65  6–1
Lloyd Noble Center (8,915[8])
Norman, OK

12/04/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at Arkansas L 78–81  6–2
Bud Walton Arena (12,548[9])
Fayetteville, AR

12/15/2012*
1:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Texas A&M
All-College Basketball Classic
W 64–54  7–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,444[10])
Oklahoma City, OK

12/18/2012*
7:00 PM
Stephen F. Austin L 55–56  7–3
Lloyd Noble Center (8,572)
Norman, OK

12/29/2012*
7:00 PM
Ohio W 74–63  8–3
Lloyd Noble Center (10,036)
Norman, OK

12/31/2012*
2:00 PM
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 72–42  9–3
McCasland Field House (2,751)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Regular Season

01/05/2013
3:00 PM, Big 12 Network
at West Virginia W 67–57  10–3
(1–0)
WVU Coliseum (12,112)
Morgantown, WV

01/12/2013
2:00 PM, ESPN2
Oklahoma State W 77–68  11–3
(2–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,695)
Norman, OK

01/16/2013
7:00 PM, Big 12 Network
Texas Tech W 81–63  12–3
(3–0)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,178)
Norman, OK

01/19/2013
3:00 PM, Big 12 Network
at #16 Kansas State L 60–69  12–4
(3–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS

01/21/2013
8:30 PM, ESPN
Texas W 73–67  13–4
(4–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,409)
Norman, OK

01/26/2013
3:00 PM, ESPN
at #3 Kansas L 54–67  13–5
(4–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

01/30/2013
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Baylor W 74–71  14–5
(5–2)
Ferrell Center (6,533)
Waco, TX

02/02/2013
5:00 PM, ESPN2
#18 Kansas State L 50–52  14–6
(5–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,882)
Norman, OK

02/04/2013
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Iowa State L 64–83  14–7
(5–4)
Hilton Coliseum (13,178)
Ames, IA

02/09/2013
3:00 PM, ESPN
#5 Kansas W 72–66  15–7
(6–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (13,490)
Norman, OK

02/11/2013
6:00 PM, ESPNU
TCU W 75–48  16–7
(7–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (8,948)
Norman, OK

02/16/2013
12:30 PM, Big 12 Network
at #17 Oklahoma State L 79–84 OT 16–8
(7–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK

02/20/2013
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Texas Tech W 86–71  17–8
(8–5)
United Spirit Arena (8,248)
Lubbock, TX

02/23/2013
4:00 PM, ESPNU
Baylor W 90–76  18–8
(9–5)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,199)
Norman, OK

02/27/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Texas L 86–92 OT 18–9
(9–6)
Frank Erwin Center (9,860)
Austin, TX

03/02/2013
12:45 PM, Big 12 Network
Iowa State W 86–69  19–9
(10–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,789)
Norman, OK

03/06/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
West Virginia W 83–70  20–9
(11–6)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,857)
Norman, OK

03/09/2013
4:00 PM, FSSW
at TCU L 67–70  20–10
(11–7)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,392)
Ft. Worth, TX
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

03/14/2013
11:30 AM, ESPN2
vs. Iowa State
Quarterfinals
L 66–73  20–11
Sprint Center (17,996)
Kansas City, MO
2013 NCAA Tournament

03/22/2013
8:48 PM, TBS
#(10 S) vs. (7 S) San Diego State L 55–70  20–12
Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

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