2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#13
2014–15 record	24–11 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (4th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Henson
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Assistant coach	Chris Crutchfield
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#9 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#13 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
#16 Baylor	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
#20 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Texas	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
TCU	4	–	14	.222	18	–	15	.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	13	–	19	.406

† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fourth 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 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Albany in the second round and Dayton in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners finished the season with an overall record of 23–10, with a record of 12–6 in the Big 12 play to finish in second place. In the 2014 Big 12 Tournament, the Sooners were defeated by Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to North Dakota State.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyler Neal	15	F	6'7"	231	Senior	Oklahoma City, OK	Graduated
Cameron Clark	21	G	6'7"	209	Senior	Sherman, TX	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dinjiyl Walker	2	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Vaughan, ON	Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.
Tashawn Thomas	35	F	6'8"	242	Senior	Killeen, TX	Transferred from Houston. Thomas was declared eligible by NCAA for the entire 2014-15 season on November 15, 2014.

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dante Buford F	Jacksonville, FL	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Nov 7, 2013
Dante Buford F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Khadeem Lattin C	Houston, TX	Redemption Christian Homeschool Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 24, 2013
Khadeem Lattin C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamuni McNeace C	Allen, TX	Allen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 6, 2013
Jamuni McNeace C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Bola Alade G	Plano, TX	John Paul II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 4, 2014
Bola Alade G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "Oklahoma 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014. "2014 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Spangler, RyanRyan Spangler	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bridge Creek Gonzaga	Bridge Creek, OK
1.5 !G	1	Booker, FrankFrank Booker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Westside	Augusta, GA
1.5 !G	2	Walker, DinjiylDinjiyl Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Iowa Western CC	Vaughan, ON
5.0 !C	4	McNeace, JamuniJamuni McNeace	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Allen	Allen, TX
1.5 !G	10	Woodard, JordanJordan Woodard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Edmond Memorial	Arcadia, OK
1.5 !G	11	Cousins, IsaiahIsaiah Cousins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	12	Lattin, KhadeemKhadeem Lattin	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Redemption Christian Homeschool Acad.	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	13	Fraschilla, JamesJames Fraschilla	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Highland Park	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	14	Alade, BolaBola Alade	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	John Paul II	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	21	Buford, DanteDante Buford	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	22	Harper, DanielDaniel Harper	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Norman	Norman, OK
1.5 !G	24	Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Freeport, Bahamas
3.5 !F	25	Cole, C. J.C. J. Cole	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Sperry	Sperry, OK
3.5 !F	31	Bennett, D. J.D. J. Bennett	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Indian Hills CC	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	35	Thomas, TaShawnTaShawn Thomas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston	Killen, TX
3.5 !F	41	Mankin, AustinAustin Mankin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Coppell	Coppell, TX
1.5 !G	45	Slate, TreyTrey Slate	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Gore	Gore, OK

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Henson (Kansas State)
Lew Hill (Wichita State)
Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska–Omaha)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2014* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#19	Washburn	W 73–48		Lloyd Noble Center (13,023) Norman, OK
11/11/2014* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#19	SW Oklahoma State	W 78–37		McCasland Field House (2,605) Norman, OK
Non-conference Regular Season
11/16/2014* 2:00 PM, SSTV	#19	Southeastern Louisiana	W 78–53	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (9,626) Norman, OK
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#18	at Creighton	L 63–65	1–1	CenturyLink Center (17,393) Omaha, NE
11/23/2014* 2:00 PM, SSTV	#18	Northwestern State	W 90–68	2–1	Lloyd Noble Center (10,056) Norman, OK
11/26/2014* 1:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. #22 UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 75–65	3–1	Imperial Arena (2,174) Nassau, BAH
11/27/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPN		vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 59–46	4–1	Imperial Arena (2,107) Nassau, BAH
11/28/2014* 3:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. #2 Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis championship	L 56–69	4–2	Imperial Arena (2,667) Nassau, BAH
12/05/2014* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	#22	Missouri Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 82–63	5–2	Lloyd Noble Center (11,652) Norman, OK
12/13/2014* 1:30 PM, CBSSN	#16	at Tulsa	W 87–68	6–2	Reynolds Center (6,885) Tulsa, OK
12/16/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	Oral Roberts	W 85–53	7–2	Lloyd Noble Center (9,713) Norman, OK
12/20/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	vs. #16 Washington MGM Grand Garden Showcase	L 67–69	7–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#19	Weber State	W 85–51	8–3	Lloyd Noble Center (10,645) Norman, OK
12/31/2014* 4:00 PM, SSTV	#18	George Mason	W 61–43	9–3	Lloyd Noble Center (10,597) Norman, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/03/2015 3:00 PM, ESPNU	#18	#22 Baylor	W 73–63	10–3 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,322) Norman, OK
01/05/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#16	at #10 Texas	W 70–49	11–3 (2–0)	Frank Erwin Center (12,625) Austin, TX
01/10/2015 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#16	Kansas State	L 63–66	11–4 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,426) Norman, OK
01/13/2015 6:00 PM, ESPNews	#18	at #16 West Virginia	L 65–86	11–5 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,196) Morgantown, WV
01/17/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#18	#24 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 82–65	12–5 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,730) Norman, OK
01/19/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#19	at #11 Kansas	L 78–85	12–6 (3–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/24/2015 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at #21 Baylor	L 58–69	12–7 (3–4)	Ferrell Center (8,753) Waco, TX
01/28/2015 6:30 PM, ESPNews	#24	Texas Tech	W 81–36	13–7 (4–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
01/31/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#24	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 64–56	14–7 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/03/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#21	#15 West Virginia	W 71–52	15–7 (6–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,154) Norman, OK
02/07/2015 2:00 PM, ESPNews	#21	at TCU	W 68–56	16–7 (7–4)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,500) Fort Worth, TX
02/09/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#17	#14 Iowa State	W 94–83	17–7 (8–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,099) Norman, OK
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	at Kansas State	L 56–59	17–8 (8–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/17/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	Texas	W 71–69	18–8 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,413) Norman, OK
02/21/2015 11:00 AM, ESPNews	#17	at Texas Tech	W 79–75 ^OT	19–8 (10–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (6,761) Lubbock, TX
02/28/2015 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#16	TCU	W 67–60	20–8 (11–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,091) Norman, OK
03/02/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#15	at #17 Iowa State	L 70–77	20–9 (11–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
03/07/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN	#15	#9 Kansas	W 75–73	21–9 (12–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,104) Norman, OK
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	W 64–49	22–9	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/13/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#15	vs. #13 Iowa State Semifinals	L 65–67	22–10	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 6:27 PM, truTV	#13 (3 E)	vs. (14 E) Albany Second round	W 69–60	23–10	Nationwide Arena (17,584) Columbus, OH
03/22/2015* 5:10 PM, TNT	#13 (3 E)	vs. (11 E) Dayton Third round	W 72–66	24–10	Nationwide Arena (19,115) Columbus, OH
03/27/2015* 9:07 PM, TBS	#13 (3 E)	vs. #23 (7 E) Michigan State Sweet Sixteen	L 58–62	24–11	Carrier Dome (24,453) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East.

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

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
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	Wk 19	Final
AP	19	18	RV	22	16	15	19	18	16	18	19	24	21	17	17	16	15	15	13	n/a
Coaches	19	18	21	20	15	15	20	21	18	18	20	RV	21	17	17т	17	15	14	15	13

References

↑ http://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750387

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Venues	McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Oklahoma State

Culture & lore	History List of conference championships Boomer and Sooner Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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