2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2008-09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #6
2008-09 record 30-6 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach Jeff Capel III
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Kansas 14   2   .875     27   8   .771
#7 Oklahoma 13   3   .813     30   6   .833
#9 Missouri† 12   4   .750     31   7   .816
Kansas State 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Texas 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Texas A&M 9   7   .563     24   10   .706
Oklahoma State 9   7   .563     23   12   .657
Nebraska 8   8   .500     18   13   .581
Baylor 5   11   .313     24   15   .615
Iowa State 4   12   .250     15   17   .469
Texas Tech 3   13   .188     14   19   .424
Colorado 1   15   .063     9   22   .290
† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach is Jeff Capel, who was in his third year with the team. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK.

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Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Orlando Allen
C		 Paris, TX Paris JC 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 285 lb (129 kg) Sep 26,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Kyle Cannon
SF		 Pasadena, TX San Jacinto JC 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) May 14,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Juan Pattillo
PF		 Twin Falls, ID Southern Idaho JC 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) May 1,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Willie Warren
SG		 Fort Worth, TX North Crowley HS 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 96
Ray Willis
SF		 Atlanta, GA Westlake HS 6 ft 5.5 in (196.9 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 4,
2007 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20   Rivals: 24  ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Regular season
2008/11/14* 7:00 p.m. American #14 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN360 W 83-54  10,331[1] 1-0
2008/11/17* 8:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State #14 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPNU W 94-53  9,625[1] 2-0
2008/11/18* 8:30 p.m. #21 Davidson #14 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN2 W 82-78  10,793[1] 3-0
2008/11/22* 1:00 p.m. Gardner-Webb #14 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN2 W 80-76  11,076[1] 4-0
2008/11/26* 8:00 p.m. vs. UAB #14 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals)		 ESPN2 W 77-67  4,438[1] 5-0
2008/11/28* 2:30 p.m. vs. #9 Purdue #13 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Final)		 ESPN2 W 87-82 OT 3,670[1] 6-0
2008/12/04* 6:00 p.m. USC #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK W 73-72  11,499[1] 7-0
2008/12/07* 3:05 p.m. at Tulsa #6 BOK Center • Tulsa, OK CBS College Sports W 69-44  12,671[1] 8-0
2008/12/10* 7:00 p.m. Maine #5 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN360 W 78-52  10,546[1] 9-0
2008/12/13* 3:00 p.m. Utah #5 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN2 W 70-52  11,576[1] 10-0
2008/12/20* 1:00 p.m. vs. Virginia Commonwealth #4 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 81-70  8,502[1] 11-0
2008/12/22* 8:00 p.m. at Rice #4 Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX ESPN360 W 70-58  3,345[1] 12-0
2008/12/30* 8:05 p.m. at Arkansas #4 Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR ESPN360 L 88-96  19,604[1] 12-1
2008/01/03* 1:30 p.m. Coppin State #4 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN360 W 93-62  11,563[1] 13-1
2008/01/05* 8:00 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN360 W 100-64  9,521[1] 14-1
2009/01/10 12:30 p.m. at Kansas State #6 Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS Big 12 (ESPN+) W 61-53  12,528[1] 15-1 (1-0)
2009/01/12 8:00 p.m. #11 Texas #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN W 78-63  12,423[1] 16-1 (2-0)
2009/01/17 1:00 p.m. at Texas A&M #6 Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN W 69-63  12,720[1] 17-1 (3-0)
2009/01/21 8:00 p.m. Nebraska #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPNU W 72-61  11,261[1] 18-1 (4-0)
2009/01/24 3:00 p.m. #23 Baylor #6 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPNU W 95-76  12,849[1] 19-1 (5-0)
2009/01/26 8:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State #5 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK ESPN W 89-81  10,500[1] 20-1 (6-0)
2009/01/31 12:45 p.m. at Iowa State #5 Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA Big 12 (ESPN+) W 78-68  12,012[1] 21-1 (7-0)
2009/02/04 8:00 p.m. Texas A&M #2 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 (ESPN+) W 77-71  11,494[1] 22-1 (8-0)
2009/02/07 12:30 p.m. Colorado #2 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 (ESPN+) W 77-72  12,414[1] 23-1 (9-0)
2009/02/11 8:00 p.m. at Baylor #2 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN2 W 78-63  8,094[1] 24-1 (10-0)
2009/02/14 12:30 p.m. Texas Tech #2 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 (ESPN+) W 95-74  13,245[1] 25-1 (11-0)
2009/02/21 8:00 p.m at Texas #2 Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN L 68-73  16,755[1] 25-2 (11-1)
2009/02/23 8:00 p.m. #15 Kansas #3 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ESPN L 78-87  12,625[1] 25-3 (11-2)
2009/02/28 2:30 p.m. at Texas Tech #3 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ABC W 78-63  11,574[1] 26-3 (12-2)
2009/03/04 8:00 p.m. at Missouri #5 Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO Big 12 (ESPN+) L 64-73  15,061[1] 26-4 (12-3)
2009/03/07 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ABC W 82-78  12,483[1] 27-4 (13-3)
Big 12 Tournament
2009/03/11 6:00 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State #6 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 Big 12 Network L 70-71  16,787[1] 27-5
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19 8:56 p.m. vs. Morgan State #7 Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional)		 CBS W 82-54  17,398[1] 28-5
2009/03/21* 4:50 p.m. vs. Michigan #7 Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional)		 CBS W 73-63  18,247[1] 29-5
2008/03/27* 6:30 p.m. vs. #13 Syracuse #7 FedEx Forum • Memphis, TN
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Regional semifinal)		 CBS W 84-71  17,103[1] 30-5
2008/03/29* vs. #2 North Carolina #7 FedEx Forum • Memphis, TN
(NCAA Div. I Tournament South Regional final)		 CBS L 60-72  17,025[1] 30-6
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Wright, RyanRyan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Mississauga, Ontario
G 3 Franklin, T. J.T. J. Franklin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 5 Crocker, TonyTony Crocker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
G 11 Leary, OmarOmar Leary 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
F 12 Pattillo, JuanJuan Pattillo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 13 Warren, WillieWillie Warren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Fort Worth, Texas
G 20 Johnson, AustinAustin Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Amarillo, Texas
C 21 Allen, OrlandoOrlando Allen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 267 lb (121 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 23 Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 31 Cannon, KyleKyle Cannon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
F 32 Griffin, TaylorTaylor Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 34 Davis, CadeCade Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Elk City, Oklahoma
G 41 Willis, RayRay Willis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 45 Gerber, BeauBeau Gerber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Winfield, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-09

Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 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 Final
AP 12 12 11 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 6
Coaches 14 14 13 6 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 5 7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Season Statistics". University of Oklahoma. http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html. 
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