2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2009–10 record 0–18, 13 wins vacated (0–12 Big 12, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach Jeff Capel
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center
2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kansas† 15 – 1   .938     33 – 3   .917
#7 Kansas State 11 – 5   .688     29 – 8   .784
#19 Baylor 11 – 5   .688     28 – 8   .778
#23 Texas A&M 11 – 5   .688     24 – 10   .706
Missouri 10 – 6   .625     23 – 11   .676
Texas 9 – 7   .563     24 – 10   .706
Oklahoma State 9 – 7   .563     22 – 11   .667
Colorado 6 – 10   .375     15 – 16   .484
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250     19 – 16   .543
Iowa State 4 – 12   .250     15 – 17   .469
Oklahoma 4 – 12   .250     13 – 18   .419
Nebraska 2 – 14   .125     15 – 18   .455
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 28, 2010

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his fourth year with the school. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK with a capacity of 11,528 and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Sooners finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They finished the season on a nine game losing streak.

Pre-Season

On April 19, 2009, Willie Warren announced that he would forgo the NBA Draft and return of the 2009–10 season.[1][2] In the offseason the Sooners lost seniors Omar Leary, Austin Johnson and Taylor Griffin and junior Blake Griffin.[3] The younger Griffin was the number one pick in the 2009 NBA Draft while the elder Griffin was pick number 48.[4] In the pre-season Big 12 coaches' poll, which is a poll of the current head coaches in the Big 12 and not to be confused with the Coaches Poll, the Sooners were picked to finish third.[5] The Sporting News also named Warren their preseason Player of the Year.[6]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andrew Fitzgerald
C		 Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 19, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Keith Gallon
C		 Mouth of Wilson, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Nov 19, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Kyle Hardrick
PF		 Norman, OK 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) May 20, 2006 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Tommy Mason-Griffin
PG		 Houston, TX 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jul 21, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Steven Pledger
SG		 Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 27, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7   Rivals: 7
  • 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:

Schedule

2009–10 game log
2009–10 season schedule

Roster

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Wright, RyanRyan Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Mississauga, Ontario
G 2 Pledger, StevenSteven Pledger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia
G 3 Franklin, T. J.T. J. Franklin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 166 lb (75 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
F 4 Fitzgerald, AndrewAndrew Fitzgerald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G 5 Crocker, TonyTony Crocker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 209 lb (95 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 11 Mason-Griffin, TommyTommy Mason-Griffin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 13 Warren, WillieWillie Warren style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 203 lb (92 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas
F 15 Honoré, BarryBarry Honoré style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 268 lb (122 kg) Jr Garland, Texas
C 21 Allen, OrlandoOrlando Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 288 lb (131 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Randolph, RyanRyan Randolph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 24 Gallon, TinyTiny Gallon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 296 lb (134 kg) Fr Vallejo, California
F 25 Hardrick, KyleKyle Hardrick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 34 Davis, CadeCade Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Elk City, Oklahoma
G 41 Willis, RayRay Willis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 164 lb (74 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
F 45 Gerber, BeauBeau Gerber style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Winfield, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-05

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 17 17 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Coaches 16 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Willie Warren tells Jeff Capel he’ll return to Oklahoma". Boston Herald. The Associated Press. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  2. ↑ Tramel, Jimmie (2009-10-08). "Two state players make preseason All-Big 12 team". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  3. ↑ "OU Notebook: Wise move? Dodgers think so". Daily Oklahoman. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  4. ↑ Evans, Murray (2009-06-26). "Griffin will take piece of Oklahoma to California". USA Today. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  5. ↑ "OU 3rd, OSU 6th in poll". Tulsa World. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  6. ↑ DeCourcy, Mike (2009-11-10). "SN's preseason All-Americans led by Oklahoma guard Willie Warren". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.