OU Men's Basketball News

OU basketball team set for games in Europe

(by Guerin Emig) NORMAN - Oklahoma's 2013-14 basketball season gets a head start this summer as the Sooners embark on a five-game European tour Aug. 8-15. OU is scheduled to play in Ghent, Belgium, on Aug. 8 and 9, before traveling to France for games in Normandy and Paris...Read more

Men's Basketball Schedules European Tour

(by OU Media Relations) NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma men's basketball team will travel to Europe this summer as part of a 10-day trip in which it will play games against international competition in preparation for the 2013-14 season. Head coach Lon Kruger's Sooners...Read more

Blaylock charged with vehicular homicide

(by AP) JONESBORO, Ga. -- Former NBA All-Star Mookie Blaylock has been charged with vehicular homicide arising from a head-on crash in suburban Atlanta, authorities announced Monday. Blaylock, 46, is also charged with driving on a suspended license and failure to maintain his...Read more

Former OU basketball player in critical condition, faces two charges

(by Jono Greco) Former Oklahoma basketball player Mookie Blaylock is in critical condition after being involved in a car accident Friday in Atlanta. Blaylock's SUV collided with on oncoming car, killing the passenger of the other vehicle after Blaylock reportedly drove into the...Read more

Ex-NBA, OU player Mookie Blaylock faces charges in road-crash death

(by AP) ATLANTA - Former NBA and Oklahoma star Mookie Blaylock was charged with driving on a suspended license and failing to stay in his lane in a head-on crash that killed a woman, police said Sunday. Jonesboro Police Chief Franklin Allen said authorities...Read more

Mookie Blaylock in Accident, Remains in Serious Condition

(by Shawn S. Lealos) Oklahoma Sooners' legendary basketball player Mookie Blaylock was in an automobile accident and is fighting for his life as a result. Even more tragic is that a woman in the van that his SUV struck died at the accident as well. While the cause...Read more

Ex-Sooner guard Blaylock critically injured in Georgia crash

(by AP) JONESBORO, Ga. -- Former NBA All-Star guard Daron “Mookie” Blaylock was on life support at a hospital Friday after his SUV crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a van in suburban Atlanta, fatally injuring a passenger in the van, police said. Blaylock was...Read more

Former Oklahoma Basketball Star, Mookie Blaylock, Involved In Serious Car Accident

(by Jordan Esco) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that former Oklahoma basketball star, Mookie Blaylock, was involved in a very serious car accident Friday afternoon. The report also states that Blaylock, and the other two victims in the accident, were...Read more

Alabama will open 2013-14 basketball season against Oklahoma in four-game Dallas event

(by Don Kausler, Jr.) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The Alabama basketball team will open its 2013-14 season against Oklahoma as part of a four-game tip-off event in Dallas, according to an ESPN.com report. The games will be played on Nov. 8 at American Airlines Center, home of the NBA's...Read more

Lon Kruger Talks 2013 Oklahoma Sooners Basketball Season

(by Sean S. Lealos) A lot of articles have flowed out of Oklahoma Sooners football coach Bob Stoops’ comments on the OU caravan tour. However, Lon Kruger was on the tour as well as had a lot to say about his 2013 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team. First up, he...Read more

OU Mourns the Loss of Sooner Hoops' Pioneer

(by OU Media Relations) Harold "Buddy" Hudson, whose name will forever be linked with the University of Oklahoma's men's basketball program and its history, died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. Hudson became the first African-American to play in a men's basketball...Read more

OU, A&M to square off in Big 12/SEC challenge

(by Joey Helmer) NORMAN, Okla. -- The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences announced this week they'll have an annual men's basketball challenge starting up in the 2013-14 season, and the Sooners are slated to take on their former conference mate Texas A&M Aggies...Read more

Sooners will face Aggies in Big 12/SEC challenge

(by John Shinn) NORMAN -- The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences announced a four-season annual men’s basketball challenge that will begin during the 2013-14 season. Oklahoma’s first game in the series was already on the schedule. It will face Texas A&M Dec. 21 at the Toyota...Read more

Lon Kruger on Oklahoma State trio's return to school: Good for Big 12 Conference, bad for Cowboy opponents

(by Jason Kersey) TULSA -- Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger acknowledged the Big 12's strength was enhanced by Marcus Smart, Markel Brown and Le'Bryan Nash announcing they'd return to Oklahoma State for another season. 'Very, very good deal for the conference...Read more

OU Men's Basketball | Sooners Lose Their Only 2014 Commitment After Decision To Re-Open His Recruitment

(by Rich DeCray) Lon Kruger has been excellent at finding and getting in early on recruits to fill the needs he currently has. The approach was no different for the Oklahoma Sooners as Jacob Hammond, a 6-10 PF, has been in contact with Kruger since before his...Read more

Men's Hoops to Meet A&M in Big 12/SEC Challenge

(by OU Media Relations) The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced an annual men's basketball challenge that will begin during the 2013-14 season and will pit Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M on Dec. 31 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas...Read more

Oklahoma basketball recruit back on the market

(by Guerin Emig) NORMAN - Jacob Hammond, a highly-regarded but well-traveled high school big man who had been Oklahoma's only basketball commitment for 2014, put himself back on the market Monday evening. "Opening my recruitment back up," Hammond tweeted...Read more

Men's Hoops: PF Hammond decommits from Sooners

(by Bob Przybylo) Oklahoma basketball lost its only Class of 2014 commit Monday afternoon when three-star power forward Jacob Hammond (Bel Aire, Kan./Sunrise Christian) said he has decommitted from the program. Hammond, who is 6-foot-10 and 235 pounds, had been pledged...Read more

Oklahoma basketball: Jacob Hammond reopens recruitment

(by Ryan Aber) Oklahoma lost its only 2014 basketball commitment Monday when Jacob Hammond announced he was reopening his recruitment. Hammond announced his decision on Twitter, saying he wanted to be sure he made the right decision. The 6-foot-9...Read more

Men's Hoops: Osby works in some time to pick up a diploma

(by RJ Young) Parents of thousands of University of Oklahoma students have planned to attend this event for weeks, months, years. On this spring Saturday, the sun shines through and air is warm outside Lloyd Noble Center. The celebratory climate marks the end of one phase...Read more w/video

Oklahoma Sooners Coach Lon Kruger Participates in Special Olympics

(by Joseph Nardone) We often focus on the negative side of sports. Not just the stuff regarding the lack of arc on a guy’s jumper or a player being an overall disappointment, but stories discussing arrests and coaches misbehaving. The likes of these also get plenty of...Read more

Lloyd Noble could be getting a facelift

(by RJ Young) University of Oklahoma's board of regents have on its agenda whether to award major contracts to United Airlines and a state architectural firm. The meetings are scheduled to take place Thursday and Friday. In agenda item No. 22, OU president David Boren will...Read more

Oklahoma Men's Basketball Coach, Lon Kruger, Discusses His Career & The Evolution Of Sports

(by Jordan Esco) In addition to sitting down with our own Matt Hofeld, Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger will occasionally allow others to interview him as well. And when he does, he provides one of the most professional and cordial interviews of any coach...Read more w/video

Men's Hoops: Buddy Hield, veterans must step up

(by RJ Young) TULSA -- Buddy Hield will likely become a focal point in Oklahoma's game plan, both offensively and defensively. Even after missing five games due to a broken foot suffered in home blowout of Texas Christian, the sophomore guard will be the team's leading returner...Read more

Tulsa OU Caravan: Tidbits from Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger

(by Jason Kersey) TULSA -- Oklahoma men's basketball coach Lon Kruger visited with reporters Monday evening before his OU Caravan appearance. Here are a few highlights from his interview session: * Kruger praised sophomore forward Ryan Spangler, the Bridge Creek product who...Read more

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