2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Diamond Head Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#7
2015–16 record	29–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (5th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Henson
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Assistant coach	Chris Crutchfield
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#22 Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375
TCU	2	–	16	.111	12	–	21	.364

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to be champions of the West Regional and earn a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. At the Final Four, they lost in the national semifinal to Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history.

Previous season

The Sooners 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Frank Booker	1	G	6'4"	193	Sophomore	Augusta, GA	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
James Fraschilla	13	G	5'10"	154	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
D. J. Bennett	31	F	6'8"	202	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
TaShawn Thomas	35	F	6'8"	242	Senior	Killeen, TX	Graduated
Trey Slate	45	G	6'1"	205	Sophomore	Gore, OK	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Akolda Manyang	30	C	7'0"	235	Junior	Rochester, MN	Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rashard Odomes SF	Copperas Cove, TX	Copperas Cove High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 24, 2014
Rashard Odomes SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Christian James SF	Houston, TX	Bellaire High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 23, 2014
Christian James SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "2015 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

Recruit class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kristian Doolittle SF	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 2, 2014
Kristian Doolittle SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "2016 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 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)	234 lb (106 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bridge Creek Gonzaga	Bridge Creek, OK
3.5 !F	1	Odomes, RashardRashard Odomes	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Copperas Cove	Copperas Cove, TX
1.5 !G	2	Walker, DinjiylDinjiyl Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Iowa Western CC	Vaughan, ON
1.5 !G	3	James, ChristianChristian James	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bellaire	Houston, TX
5.0 !C	4	McNeace, JamuniJamuni McNeace	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Allen	Allen, TX
1.5 !G	10	Woodard, JordanJordan Woodard	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Edmond Memorial	Arcadia, OK
1.5 !G	11	Cousins, IsaiahIsaiah Cousins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	12	Lattin, KhadeemKhadeem Lattin	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Redemption Christian Homeschool Acad.	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	14	Alade, BolaBola Alade (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	John Paul II	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	21	Buford, DanteDante Buford	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	22	Harper, DanielDaniel Harper (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Norman	Norman, OK
1.5 !G	24	Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Freeport, Bahamas
3.5 !F	25	Cole, C. J.C. J. Cole (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sperry	Sperry, OK
5.0 !C	30	Manyang, AkoldaAkolda Manyang	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Potter House Christian Academy Indian Hills CC	Rochester, MN
3.5 !F	41	Mankin, AustinAustin Mankin (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Coppell	Coppell, TX

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
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#8	Washburn	W 112–62		Lloyd Noble Center (7,892) Norman, OK
11/12/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK	#8	Mid-America Christian	W 98–76		Lloyd Noble Center (7,123) Norman, OK
Regular season
11/17/2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Memphis College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 84–78	1–0	FedEx Forum (12,688) Memphis, TN
11/20/2015* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#8	McNeese State	W 85–56	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center (8,364) Norman, OK
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM, FSSW+	#7	Incarnate Word	W 96–63	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center (7,332) Norman, OK
11/29/2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	#7	Wisconsin	W 65–48	4–0	Lloyd Noble Center (6,543) Norman, OK
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM, SSTV	#6	Central Arkansas	W 111–68	5–0	Lloyd Noble Center (7,109) Norman, OK
12/07/2015* 6:00 PM, FS1	#7	vs. #9 Villanova Pearl Harbor Classic	W 78–55	6–0	Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI
12/12/2015* 1:00 PM, SSTV	#7	Oral Roberts	W 96–73	7–0	Lloyd Noble Center (9,421) Norman, OK
12/19/2015* 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Creighton	W 87–74	8–0	Lloyd Noble Center (9,528) Norman, OK
12/22/2015* 10:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 88–60	9–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	vs. Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic semifinals	W 84–81	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2015* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#3	vs. Harvard Diamond Head Classic championship	W 83–71	11–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/02/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#3	#11 Iowa State	W 87–83	12–0 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,251) Norman, OK
01/04/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	#2	at #1 Kansas	L 106–109 ^3OT	12–1 (1–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/09/2016 3:30 PM, ESPNews	#2	Kansas State	W 86–76	13–1 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,113) Norman, OK
01/13/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#2	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 74–72	14–1 (3–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK
01/16/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN2	#2	#11 West Virginia	W 70–68	15–1 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,346) Norman, OK
01/18/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	#1	at #19 Iowa State	L 77–82	15–2 (4–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
01/23/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN	#1	at #13 Baylor	W 82–72	16–2 (5–2)	Ferrell Center (10,206) Waco, TX
01/26/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#1	Texas Tech	W 91–67	17–2 (6–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,682) Norman, OK
01/30/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN	#1	at LSU Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 77–75	18–2	Maravich Center (13,822) Baton Rouge, LA
02/02/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	#1	TCU	W 95–72	19-2 (7–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,455) Norman, OK
02/06/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#1	at Kansas State	L 69–80	19–3 (7–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/08/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	#3	#24 Texas	W 63–60	20–3 (8–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,547) Norman, OK
02/13/2016 1:30 PM, ESPN	#3	#6 Kansas	L 72–76	20–4 (8–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,247) Norman, OK
02/17/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	at Texas Tech	L 63–65	20–5 (8–5)	United Supermarkets Arena (14,471) Lubbock, TX
02/20/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN	#3	at #14 West Virginia	W 76–62	21–5 (9–5)	WVU Coliseum (15,289) Morgantown, WV
02/24/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#3	Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 71–49	22–5 (10–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK
02/27/2016 1:00 PM, CBS	#3	at #25 Texas	L 63–76	22–6 (10–6)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
03/01/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	#19 Baylor	W 73–71	23–6 (11–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,563) Norman, OK
03/05/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNews	#6	at TCU	W 75–67	24–6 (12–6)	Schollmaier Arena (6,532) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/10/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#6	vs. #21 Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 79–76	25–6	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/11/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	vs. #9 West Virginia Semifinals	L 67–69	25–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2016* 3:00 PM, TNT	(2 W) #7	vs. (15 W) Cal State Bakersfield First round	W 82–68	26–7	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662) Oklahoma City, OK
3/20/2016* 4:15 PM, CBS	(2 W) #7	vs. (10 W) VCU Second round	W 85–81	27–7	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,279) Oklahoma City, OK
3/24/2016* 6:37 PM, TBS	(2 W) #7	vs. (3 W) #15 Texas A&M Sweet Sixteen	W 77–63	28–7	Honda Center (17,601) Anaheim, CA
3/26/2016* 5:07 pm, CBS	(2 W) #7	vs. (1 W) #5 Oregon Elite Eight	W 80–68	29–7	Honda Center (16,232) Anaheim, CA
4/2/16 5:09 PM, TBS	(2 W) #7	vs. (2 S) #6 Villanova Final Four	L 51–95	29–8	NRG Stadium (75,505) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time.

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. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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	Post	Final
AP	8	8	7	6	7	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3–T	6	6	7	*N/A
Coaches	8	8–T	6	8	8	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	6	6	7	4

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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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