As OU men's basketball enters SEC play, what have we learned about the Sooners?
(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — After being picked to finish 15th out of 16 Southeastern Conference programs, the OU men's basketball team will open 2025 undefeated at 13-0 and ranked in the top 10 in the USA TODAY SPORTS Coaches Poll. With six days off after concluding non-conference play, the Sooners will open their conference...read more from The Oklahoman
Men's basketball holds steady at No. 12 in Week 9 AP poll
(by Tom Green) Oklahoma will head into SEC play with a pristine record and a top-12 ranking. The Sooners held steady at No. 12 in the Week 9 AP poll released Monday afternoon, the final batch of rankings before the start of conference play this weekend. Oklahoma, which was also ranked 12th in last week's AP top-25, held onto...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Men's basketball cruises, now it's time for the SEC
(by Bob Przybylo) OU basketball was given three straight days off for the holidays, and you could see the Sooners working themselves back into form. It wasn’t always pretty, but they’re still perfect. OU was able to do what it needed to in an 89-67 victory against visiting Prairie View A&M on Sunday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center...read more from the SoonerScoop
How to watch Oklahoma vs. Prairie View men's basketball game
(by Dekota Gregory) The Oklahoma men's basketball team will take the court for the last time in 2024. The unbeaten Sooners will host Prairie View at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday in Norman for their last out of the year and final nonconference game. A win Sunday afternoon will send the Sooners into the new year undefeated. They would also...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Horning: And you thought the SEC was a football conference
(by Clay Horning) It’s a freaking blender. That’s what Oklahoma has stepped into not on gridiron, though it may have done that, too, but on the hardwood, where every single SEC men’s basketball program believes it’s an NCAA tournament team. How can that be? When the worst record in the entire league is 9-3 and even that team, South Carolina...read more from The Norman Transcript
Oklahoma men's basketball moving up again in rankings
(by Dekota Gregory) The Sooners are oh so close to debuting in the top 10. The Oklahoma men's basketball team moved up in both major polls that were released Monday. The Sooners jumped up four spots to No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and moved up two slots to No. 12 in the AP Top 25. The Sooners have began the season 12-0, tying...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Men's Basketball: Duke Miles scores 29, leads Sooners over Central Arkansas
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — The Sooners were an overwhelming favorite to walk away Sunday with a win over Central Arkansas. Duke Miles made sure that would be the case. The veteran guard was firing early and often on offense, sinking a 3-pointer on the game's first possession. From the 6:06 mark to the 3:36 mark of the first half...read more from the OUInsider
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Keeping Humble Mentality Ahead of Central Arkansas Game
(by Carson Field) At this point, the mission for Oklahoma’s basketball team is simple: Don’t let 2023-24 repeat itself. A year after the Sooners opened 10-0, they are 11-0 in 2024-25. En route to its undefeated start, OU has taken down Providence, Arizona, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State and Michigan. While OU’s roster is loaded with first-year...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
How to watch No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Central Arkansas men's basketball game
(by Dekota Gregory) The Sooners are two easy wins away from going into 2025 undefeated. Coming off an 87-86 win over No. 24 Michigan, Oklahoma is back in Norman for its last two games of 2024 before SEC play tips off at the start of the new year. Central Arkansas will be in town first. How to watch: Who: Central Arkansas (3-8) at No. 14...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Men's Basketball: Sooners can't get 'comfortable' following Michigan win
(by Jesse Crittenden) NORMAN — The arrow continues to point up for Oklahoma. The Sooners snagged their biggest win of the season on Wednesday, defeating No. 24-ranked Michigan 87-86 at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte. That win came in impressive fashion, as Jeremiah Fears' converted on a four-point play with 11 seconds to go...read more from the OUInsider
Men's Basketball: By the Numbers: Where Oklahoma stands after the comeback win over Michigan
(by Brody Lusk) Porter Moser and the No. 14-ranked Oklahoma Sooners improved to 11-0 on the season with a thrilling 87-86 comeback victory over Michigan on Wednesday night in the Jumpman Invitational. The Sooners trailed for most of the game but mounted a late 9-0 run to take the lead in the second half. Freshman Jeremiah Fears sealed the...read more from the OUInsider
Jeremiah Fears' heroics keeps OU basketball undefeated
(by Bob Przybylo) You can do everything right, but when you have somebody like OU freshman Jeremiah Fears, sometimes, it simply doesn’t matter. OU fans got to experience that in a huge way Wednesday night. Fears earned a four-point play with 11.5 seconds left to cap a wild and entertaining 87-86 win against No. 24 Michigan in the Jumpman...read more from the SoonerScoop
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Looks to Stay Unbeaten vs. Michigan at Jumpman Invitational
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — A good start for Oklahoma’s basketball team can get even better on Wednesday. The No. 14-ranked Sooners battle No. 24 Michigan at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte. OU is one of just five remaining undefeated teams in Division I college basketball after its 80-65 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Falls in AP Top 25 Despite Bedlam Blowout
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — Despite a convincing 80-65 win against Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Series, Oklahoma dropped a spot in the AP Top 25. The Sooners are ranked No. 14 in the latest poll, released Monday, down one spot from last week’s No. 13 ranking. It is the third week in a row that OU (10-0) is ranked in the AP Poll. UConn and...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
By the Numbers: Where Oklahoma stands after the win over Oklahoma State
(by Brody Lusk) Porter Moser and the No. 13-ranked Sooners improved to 10-0 on the season with an 80-65 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday night at the Paycom Center. It was one of Oklahoma’s most complete performances of the season, as they dominated the Cowboys from start to finish, at one point leading by as many as 27 points in the second half...read more from the OUInsider
Men's basketball puts clamps on OSU, dominates Bedlam
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – This is what OU head coach Porter Moser envisioned when he put together this team in the spring and summer. A suffocating defense combined with much better outside shooting. Add in some grit and toughness and off we go in year No. 4 for Moser. We haven’t always checked every box of that equation...read more from the SoonerScoop
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Set for Battle with Oklahoma State at Paycom Center
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — A rivalry will be reignited on Saturday. Oklahoma will battle Oklahoma State at the Paycom Center, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder, for the first time as opponents from different conferences. OU moved to the Southeastern Conference during the summer, while Oklahoma State remained in the Big 12...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
Men's Basketball: OU senior Sam Godwin determined to keep Bedlam trophy again
(by Bob Przybylo) Personally, the last Bedlam encounter didn’t go the way OU center Sam Godwin wanted it to for himself. If you remember, Godwin picked up a technical foul on the bench that was his fifth foul. Out of the game just like that in Stillwater. Few might remember because of the epic buzzer-beater by Javian McCollum to help OU sweep...read more from the SoonerScoop
Men's Basketball: Porter Moser Interview | December 13, 2024
Men's Basketball: Oklahoma Thriving in Second Halves to Begin 2024-25
(by Carson Field) Halftime deficits haven’t been a problem for Oklahoma early in the 2024-25 season. Despite trailing at halftime in three of their first nine games, the Sooners are undefeated and ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll. OU has proven its ability to make halftime adjustments time and time again, winning the second half in every game except one...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
