2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (8th season)
Assistant coach	Chris Crutchfield
Assistant coach	Carlin Hartman
Assistant coach	Kevin Kruger
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

The 2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Lon Kruger and played 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 2017–18 season with an overall record of 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Rhode Island.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Giles	2	G	6'3"	193	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Khadeem Lattin	3	F	6'9"	212	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Trae Young	11	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Norman, OK	Declare for 2018 NBA draft. Selected in 1st round, 5th overall pick by Dallas Mavericks
Jordan Shepherd	13	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Asheville, NC	Transferred to Charlotte
Kameron McGusty	20	G	6'5"	191	Sophomore	Katy, TX	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Marshall Thrope	30	F	6'9"	235	RS Sophomore	Tulsa, OK	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Aaron Calixte	2	G	5'11"	187	RS Senior	Stoughton, MA	Transferred from Maine. Will be eligible to play immediately since Calixte graduated from Maine.
Miles Reynolds	3	G	6'2"	170	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Reynolds graduated from Pacific.
Kur Kuath	12	F	6'9"	173	Junior	Kerans, UT	Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC
Austin Reaves	12	G	6'5"	175	Junior	Newark, DE	Transferred from Wichita State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reaves will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jamal Bieniemy SG	Katy, TX	Tompkins High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 7, 2017
Jamal Bieniemy SG	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2019–20 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
De'Vion Harmon #8 PG	Denton, TX	John H. Guyer High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 3, 2017
De'Vion Harmon #8 PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Christian James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Bellaire	Houston, TX
F	1	Rashard Odomes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Copperas Cove	Copperas Cove, TX
G	2	Aaron Calixte	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	RS Sr	Stoughton HS/Lee Academy Maine	Stoughton, MA
G	3	Miles Reynolds	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Whitney Young Pacific	Chicago, IL
C	4	Jamuni McNeace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Sr	Allen	Allen, TX
F	5	Matt Freeman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Westlake Boys	Auckland, New Zealand
F	12	Kur Kuath	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Kearns Salt Lake CC	Biemnon, South Sudan
G	12	Austin Reaves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Cedar Ridge Wichita State	Newark, AR
G	14	Ty Lazenby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Northern Oklahoma College	Glencoe, OK
F	21	Kristian Doolittle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Edmond Memorial	Edmond, OK
F	22	Patrick Geha (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Rockhurst	Leawood, KS
G	24	Jamal Bieniemy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Topkins	Katy, TX
F	32	Read Streller (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Oklahoma Christian	Edmond, OK
F	35	Brady Manek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Harrah	Harrah, OK
C	44	Hannes Pöllä	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	So	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Lahti, Finland

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

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Pittsburg State	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:30 pm, FSOK	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	–	–	–	UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at UTSA	–	–	–	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm, FSOK	Wofford Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Nov 21, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN	vs. Florida Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2018* 12:30 pm/6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Wisconsin or Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK	North Texas	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Dec 4, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Notre Dame Jimmy V Classic	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU	vs. Wichita State Oklahoma City Showcase	–	–	–	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. USC Tulsa Showcase	–	–	–	BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Creighton	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Dec 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Northwestern	–	–	–	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Kansas	–	–	–	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Jan 5, 2019 1:00 pm, FSSW	Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNews	at Texas Tech	–	–	–	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
Jan 12, 2019 TBA, TBA	TCU	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Kansas State	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 19, 2019 TBA, LHN	at Texas	–	–	–	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 23, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	–	–	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Jan 26, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Challenge	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Baylor	–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 2, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at West Virginia	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Feb 4, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Iowa State	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas Tech	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 11, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Baylor	–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Feb 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at TCU	–	–	–	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Feb 19, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 25, 2019 6:00 pm/8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Iowa State	–	–	–	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	West Virginia	–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Mar 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas	–	–	–	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Kansas State	–	–	–	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place 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																					Not released
Coaches

References

↑ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - The Official Site of Oklahoma Sooner Sports". www.soonersports.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

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[1] "Men's Basketball - Schedule - The Official Site of Oklahoma Sooner Sports". www.soonersports.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Baylor	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
TCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll