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Sooners Back on Track, Defeat Nicholls State
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Junior guard Cade Davis led six Sooners in double figures with 18 points Saturday to power 25th-ranked Oklahoma to an 81-60, comeback victory over Nicholls State for fifth place in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena. The Sooners (3-3) also got 15 points and 12...
OU Takes on Nicholls State Saturday at 5 p.m.
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Hoping to salvage a win in the Great Alaska Shootout, No. 25 Oklahoma (2-3) meets Nicholls State (0-7) in the fifth-place game Saturday at 5 p.m. CST.
Sooners Fall Late, 100-93, to Houston
2 days ago by
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Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston handed No. 25 Oklahoma its third straight loss, 100-93 on Thursday night in the second day of pool play at the Great Alaska Shootout.
Sooners Meet Houston in Shootout Second Round
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Looking to rebound from Wednesday's loss to San Diego, 25th-ranked Oklahoma (2-2) meets Houston (1-1) in a second-round Great Alaska Shootout matchup Thursday at 10:30 p.m. CST. The contest, to be played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC...
OU Tries to Heat Up Alaska Starting Wednesday
4 days ago by
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Ranked No. 25 in the AP poll, Oklahoma (2-1) is in Anchorage, Alaska, this week for the six-team Great Alaska Shootout. The Sooners, who will play three games, open Wednesday against San Diego (2-1) at 9:45 p.m. AST (12:45 a.m. CST). The contest, to be played at Sullivan Arena, will...
Tisdale Inducted Into College Hoops Hall of Fame
6 days ago by
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Oklahoma's career leader in points and rebounds, the late Wayman Tisdale was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday evening during a two-hour ceremony at the Midland Theatre. Tisdale, a three-time consensus first-team All-American and three-time Big...
Sooners Fall to VCU 82-69 in Richmond
7 days ago by
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Jay Gavin scored 20 points, Larry Sanders 17 and Virginia Commonwealth never trailed in an 82-69 upset of No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday night. The victory spoiled the return of Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel, who used to coach the Rams.
OU at VCU Saturday as Capel Makes Return
8 days ago by
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The No. 17 OU men's basketball team (2-0) plays its first road game of the year when it faces VCU (1-1) in Richmond, Va., Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CST.
Guards Power Sooners to 72-61 Victory
11 days ago by
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Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and No. 17 Oklahoma notched the 1,500th win in the program's history by beating Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 on Tuesday night. After dishing out a career-high 11 assists in the Sooners' opener, Warren played his expected role...
Capel's Sooners Host Warhawks Tuesday at 7 p.m.
12 days ago by
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Ranked No. 17 in the AP and ESPN/USA Today top-25 polls, Oklahoma (1-0) hosts the University of Louisiana at Monroe (1-1) Tuesday at 7 p.m. CST at Lloyd Noble Center. The contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC AM 1520 in OKC; KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa) with Bob Barry Sr. and...
Sooners Ink Top-30 High School Recruit Clark
14 days ago by
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On the same day his team opened its season with a 95-71 victory over Mount St. Mary's, Oklahoma men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel announced the signing of the second member of OU's 2010 recruiting class in top-30 high school senior Cameron Clark.
Warren, Freshmen Power Sooners to 95-71 Victory
14 days ago by
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Steven Pledger scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting and Oklahoma's much-heralded freshman class lifted the Sooners (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) to a 95-71 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday. Another freshman, Keith "Tiny" Gallon, had 18 points and 15 rebounds...
Men's Basketball Tips Off Season Saturday at 1
15 days ago by
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Ranked No. 16 in ESPN/USA Today top-25 poll and No. 17 in the AP version, Oklahoma begins its 103rd season of varsity basketball (fourth under head coach Jeff Capel) when it hosts the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (19-14 last year) Saturday at 1 p.m. CST at Lloyd Noble Center.
Sooners Use Long Ball in 40-Point Exhibition Win
25 days ago by
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The Oklahoma men's basketball team hit 13-of-23 3-point attempts and preseason All-American Willie Warren scored a game-high 23 points as the Sooners posted a 93-53 victory over British Columbia in exhibition action Tuesday night at Lloyd Noble Center. In its first contest without...
Men's Basketball Hosts Tuesday Exhibition Contest
26 days ago by
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Fourth-year Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel will watch his team play outside competition for the first time since last year's NCAA Tournament South Regional Final when the Sooners host the University of British Columbia in an exhibition game Tuesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.
Men's Basketball Previews Season with Local Media
October 29, 2009 by
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Just five days before its first competition against an outside opponent, the Oklahoma men's basketball team met with reporters at Lloyd Noble Center on Thursday during its annual local media day. Jeff Capel's Sooners, who earlier in the day were slotted 16th in the season&...
Men's Hoops Squad 16th in Initial ESPN/USA Today Poll
October 29, 2009 by
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The OU men's basketball team is ranked 16th in the initial ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll released today. The Sooners received 244 points and are one of three Big 12 Conference team in the top 25. Kansas (770 points) is ranked No. 1 and Texas (676 points) is ranked No. 3. Fellow...
Men's Hoops Takes Center Stage at Big 12 Media Day
October 22, 2009 by
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Day Two of the Big 12 Basketball Media Days at the Sprint Center featured men's teams on Thursday. Head coach Jeff Capel, Willie Warren and Ryan Wright represented the Sooners.Though pinpointed on the map between Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, Oklahoma was still a major part...
Warren Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
October 08, 2009 by
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University of Oklahoma sophomore guard Willie Warren was named to the the Preseason All-Big 12 Team the conference announced Thursday. Warren is one of six players on the squad (there was a tie in voting) that was selected by the league's head coaches.
Capel's Team Wins Media Game
September 25, 2009 by
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Jeff Capel took a first step toward a national-coach-of-the-year honor Friday by directing his Red Team to a 56-53 victory in the third annual OU Basketball Media Game inside the Lloyd Noble Center men's practice facility. It was Capel's first win in the event.
New: Men's Basketball Blog
September 09, 2009 by
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OU players gathered in the Bruce Drake Practice Facility this afternoon for their annual preseason photo shoot. All 15 players posed for head shots in a shirt and tie before changing into uniforms for a variety of publicity shots. Junior guard Cade Davis did a great job of capturing...
It's Great to be Blake
August 25, 2009 by
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It's safe to say not many people have had a busier summer than Blake Griffin. Since being selected No. 1 overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in June's NBA Draft, the former Sooner has been jetting across the country, participating in a seemingly endless number of interviews...
Great Alaska Shootout Field Unveiled
August 14, 2009 by
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The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team will compete in the six-team Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Nov. 25-28. The Sooners will play three games at Anchorage's Sullivan Arena. Slotted in Pool B, OU will play San Diego (16-16 last year) on Wednesday, Nov. 25,...
Catching Up with Capel
August 13, 2009 by
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What are Jeff Capel's reflections on last year's OU men's basketball season, how will the Sooners rebound from the loss of national player of the year Blake Griffin and what can fans expect to see from his fourth squad in Norman? SoonerSports.com found out when Capel granted...
Men's Basketball Summer Preview
August 10, 2009 by
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Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel is fully aware his 2009-10 team will have to overcome major losses from last year's 30-6 squad that reached the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country for three weeks in February. First, there's the glaring...
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