2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig 12
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record23–10 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
No. 21 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Texas 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
No. 9 Iowa State † 11 – 7   .611 28 – 8   .778
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 23 Baylor 9 – 9   .500 26 – 12   .684
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
TCU 0 – 18   .000 9 – 22   .290
† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his third 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 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. 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
Sam Grooms 1 G 6'1" 203 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Steven Pledger 2 G 6'4" 224 Senior Chesapeake, Virginia Graduated
Andrew Fitzgerald 4 F 6'8" 236 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Jarrod Kruger 12 F 6'1" 174 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Left the team to focus on his studies[2]
Steve Noworyta 14 F 6'7" 202 Freshman Hainesport, New Jersey Left the team
Amath M'Baye 22 F 6'9" 215 Junior Bordeaux, France Entered the 2013 NBA draft[3]
Romero Osby 24 F 6'8" 238 Senior Meridian, Mississippi Graduated
Casey Arent 32 C 6'10" 229 Senior Penryn, California Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Edson Avila
F 		Brooklyn, New York Seward CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 17, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Frank Booker Jr.
G 		Augusta, Georgia Westside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 21, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Dominique Elliott
F 		Savannah, Georgia Westside 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sep 12, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Keshaun Hamilton
F 		Parsons, Kansas Labette CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Sep 25, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Jordan Woodward
G 		Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond Memorial 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 23, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
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 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  • "2013 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Ryan Spangler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Bridge Creek
Gonzaga 		Bridge Creek, OK
G 1 Frank Booker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Westside Augusta, GA
G 5 Je'lon Hornbeak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Grace Prep Arlington, TX
G 10 Jordan Woodard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Edmond Memorial Arcadia, OK
G 11 Isaiah Cousins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 13 James Fraschilla 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Highland Park Dallas, TX
F 15 Tyler Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Putnam City West Oklahoma City, OK
G 21 Cameron Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Sherman Sherman, TX
G 22 Daniel Harper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Norman Norman, OK
G 24 Buddy Hield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Freeport, Bahamas
F 25 C. J. Cole 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Sperry Sperry, OK
F 31 D. J. Bennett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Indian Hills CC Chicago, IL
F 41 Austin Mankin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Coppell Coppell, TX
G 45 Trey Slate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Gore Gore, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
2:00 pm, x- SSTV 		Washburn W 104-76  –
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,946)
Norman, OK
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		Oklahoma Christian W 88–76  –
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,703)
Norman, OK
Non-conference Regular Season
11/08/2013*
4:00 pm, SSTV 		vs. Alabama W 82–73  1–0
 American Airlines Center (400)
Dallas, TX
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		North Texas
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		W 95-82  2-0
 Lloyd Noble Center (9,288)
Norman, OK
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		Idaho
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		W 85–65  3–0
 Lloyd Noble Center (9,445)
Norman, OK
11/22/2013*
6:00 pm, truTV 		vs. Seton Hall
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		W 86-85  4–0
 Barclays Center (6,115)
Brooklyn, NY
11/23/2013*
8:30 pm, truTV 		vs. No. 1 Michigan State
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 		L 76–87  4–1
 Barclays Center (6,098)
Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2013*
2:00 pm, SSTV 		Arkansas–Little Rock W 101–81  5–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (10,921)
Norman, OK
12/02/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Mercer W 96–82  6–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (9,363)
Norman, OK
12/05/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–56  7–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,300)
Norman, OK
12/08/2013*
12:00 pm, MASN 		vs. George Mason
BB&T Classic 		W 81–66  8–1
 Verizon Center (N/A)
Washington, D.C.
12/14/2013*
4:00 pm, SSTV 		Tulsa W 101–91  9–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (10,763)
Norman, OK
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		Texas–Arlington W 91–89  10–1
 Lloyd Noble Center (3,105)
Norman, OK
12/21/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 64–52  11–1
 Toyota Center (N/A)
Houston, TX
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV 		Louisiana Tech L 98–102 OT 11–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (10,903)
Norman, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/04/2014
7:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas W 88-85  12–2
(1–0) 		Frank Erwin Center (10,189)
Austin, TX
01/08/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 Kansas L 83–90  12–3
(1–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center (13,127)
Norman, OK
01/11/2014
11:00 am, ESPNU 		No. 9 Iowa State W 87–82  13–3
(2–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center (11,105)
Norman, OK
01/14/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 at Kansas State L 66–72  13–4
(2–2) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,250)
Manhattan, KS
01/18/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 25 at No. 12 Baylor W 66–64  14–4
(3–2) 		Ferrell Center (8,544)
Waco, TX
01/22/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 TCU W 77-69  15-4
(4-2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (9,854)
Norman, OK
01/25/2014
3:00 pm, B12N 		No. 25 at Texas Tech W 74-65  16-4
(5-2) 		United Spirit Arena (9,317)
Lubbock, TX
01/27/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 No. 8 Oklahoma State W 88–76  17–4
(6–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (13,093)
Norman, OK
02/01/2014
3:00 pm, B12N 		No. 23 at No. 16 Iowa State L 75–81  17–5
(6–3) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
02/05/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 at West Virginia L 86–91 OT 17–6
(6–4) 		WVU Coliseum (7,538)
Morgantown, WV
02/08/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 Baylor W 88–72  18–6
(7–4) 		Lloyd Noble Center (13,112)
Norman, OK
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, B12N 		Texas Tech L 60–68  18–7
(7–5) 		Lloyd Noble Center (13,002)
Norman, OK
02/15/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Oklahoma State W 77–74  19–7
(8–5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,070)
Stillwater, OK
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, B12N 		Kansas State W 86–73  20–7
(9–5) 		Lloyd Noble Center (12,925)
Norman, OK
02/24/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 5 Kansas L 75-83  20-8
(9-6) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/01/2014
3:00 pm, B12N 		No. 24 Texas W 77-65  21-8
(10-6) 		Lloyd Noble Center (12,976)
Norman, OK
03/05/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 West Virginia W 72-62  22-8
(11-6) 		Lloyd Noble Center (10,674)
Norman, OK
03/08/2014
3:00 pm, B12N 		No. 23 at TCU W 97–67  23–8
(12–6) 		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,878)
Ft. Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2014
6:00 pm 		No. 17 vs. Baylor
Quarterfinals 		L 73–78  23–9
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/20/2014*
6:27 pm, truTV 		No. 21 (5 W) vs. (12 W) North Dakota State
Second round 		L 75-80 OT 23–10
 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,962)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 25 23 21 RV RV RV 23 17 21 *N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25т 25 23 25 RV 25 23 18 20 RV

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma basketball coach's nephew leaves team to focus on academics". News OK. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Frenchman M'Baye leaving Oklahoma early to enter NBA Draft". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "MBB Non-Conference Schedule Announced".