2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

NCAA Tournament South Region 10 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Big 12
2012–13 record	20–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Henson
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Assistant coach	Chris Crutchfield
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
#12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 4, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
T. J. Franklin	3	G	73 !5'11"	175	4 !Senior	Fort Worth, Texas	Graduated
C. J. Washington	5	F	79 !6'7"	230	4 !Senior	Stringtown, Oklahoma	Graduated
Clair Blair, Jr.	14	G	74 !6'2"	205	3 !Junior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Barry Honoroé	31	F	79 !6'7"	270	4 !Senior	Garland, Texas	Graduated

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D. J. Bennett C	Ottumwa, IA	Indian Hills CC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 15, 2012
D. J. Bennett C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Cousins SG	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 28, 2012
Isaiah Cousins SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Buddy Hield SG	Bel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 25, 2011
Buddy Hield SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Je'lon Hornbeak SG	Arlington, TX	Grace Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 2, 2011
Je'lon Hornbeak SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
C.J. Cole PF	Sperry, OK	Sperry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2012
C.J. Cole PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Jarion Henry SF	Dallas, TX	La Jolla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 9, 2011
Jarion Henry SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
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: "Oklahoma 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amath M'Baye	F	81 !6'9"	215	3 !Junior	Bordeaux, France	Joins the team after transferring from Wyoming in 2011-12 season.^[1]
Jarrod Kruger	G	73 !6'1"	174	2 !Sophomore	Topeka, Kansas	Joins the team after transferring from Kansas State in 2011-12 season.^[2]
Ryan Spangler	F	80 !6'8"	225	2 !Sophomore	Bridge Creek, Oklahoma	Joins the team after transferring from Gonzaga during the off-season; will redshirt the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations ^[3]

Roster

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
5.0 !C	32	Arent, CaseyCasey Arent	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sierra College	Penryn, CA
3.5 !F	31	Bennett, D. J.D. J. Bennett	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indian Hills CC	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	21	Clark, CameronCameron Clark	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sherman	Sherman, TX
3.5 !F	25	Cole, C. J.C. J. Cole	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sperry	Sperry, OK
1.5 !G	11	Cousins, IsaiahIsaiah Cousins	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
3.5 !F	4	Fitzgerald, AndrewAndrew Fitzgerald	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brewster Academy	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	13	Fraschilla, JamesJames Fraschilla	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2.0 !So	Highland Park	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	1	Grooms, SamSam Grooms	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chipola College	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	3	Hield, BuddyBuddy Hield	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Freeport, Bahamas
1.5 !G	5	Hornbeak, Je'lonJe'lon Hornbeak	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Grace Prep	Arlington, TX
1.5 !G	12	Kruger, JarrodJarrod Kruger	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Kansas State	Topeka, KS
3.5 !F	22	M'Baye, AmathAmath M'Baye	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Wyoming	Bordeaux, France
3.5 !F	15	Neal, TylerTyler Neal	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Putnam City West	Oklahoma City, OK
3.5 !F	14	Noworyta, SteveSteve Noworyta	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Holy Cross	Hainesport, NJ
3.5 !F	24	Osby, RomeroRomero Osby	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Mississippi State	Meridian, MS
1.5 !G	2	Pledger, StevenSteven Pledger	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Atlantic Shores Christian	Chesapeake, VA
3.5 !F	00	Spangler, RyanRyan Spangler	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Bridge Creek Gonzaga	Bridge Creek, OK

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Henson (Kansas State)
Lew Hill (Wichita State)
Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2012* 7:00 PM		Washburn	W 83–66	–	Lloyd Noble Center (2,681) Norman, OK
11/07/2012* 7:00 PM, FSOK		Central Oklahoma	W 94–66	–	McCasland Field House (2,880) Norman, OK
Non-conference Regular Season
11/11/2012* 3:00 PM, FSSW		Louisiana-Monroe	W 85–51	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (8,734^[4]) Norman, OK
11/16/2012* 7:00 PM, FSSW+		at UT–Arlington	W 63–59	2–0	College Park Center (6,421^[5]) Arlington, TX
11/22/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals	W 68–61	3–0	HP Field House (2,076) Orlando, FL
11/23/2012* 6:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. #17 Gonzaga Old Spice Classic semifinals	L 47–72	3–1	HP Field House (2,205^[6]) Orlando, FL
11/25/2012* 2:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. West Virginia Old Spice Classic 3rd place	W 77–70	4–1	HP Field House (4,121) Orlando, FL
11/28/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	W 63–62	5–1	Mabee Center (7,219^[7]) Tulsa, OK
11/30/2012* 7:00 PM, FSOK+		Northwestern State	W 69–65	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,915^[8]) Norman, OK
12/04/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at Arkansas	L 78–81	6–2	Bud Walton Arena (12,548^[9]) Fayetteville, AR
12/15/2012* 1:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Texas A&M All-College Basketball Classic	W 64–54	7–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,444^[10]) Oklahoma City, OK
12/18/2012* 7:00 PM		Stephen F. Austin	L 55–56	7–3	Lloyd Noble Center (8,572) Norman, OK
12/29/2012* 7:00 PM		Ohio	W 74–63	8–3	Lloyd Noble Center (10,036) Norman, OK
12/31/2012* 2:00 PM		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 72–42	9–3	McCasland Field House (2,751) Norman, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013 3:00 PM, Big 12 Network		at West Virginia	W 67–57	10–3 (1–0)	WVU Coliseum (12,112) Morgantown, WV
01/12/2013 2:00 PM, ESPN2		Oklahoma State	W 77–68	11–3 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,695) Norman, OK
01/16/2013 7:00 PM, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 81–63	12–3 (3–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,178) Norman, OK
01/19/2013 3:00 PM, Big 12 Network		at #16 Kansas State	L 60–69	12–4 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/21/2013 8:30 PM, ESPN		Texas	W 73–67	13–4 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,409) Norman, OK
01/26/2013 3:00 PM, ESPN		at #3 Kansas	L 54–67	13–5 (4–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/30/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Baylor	W 74–71	14–5 (5–2)	Ferrell Center (6,533) Waco, TX
02/02/2013 5:00 PM, ESPN2		#18 Kansas State	L 50–52	14–6 (5–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,882) Norman, OK
02/04/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Iowa State	L 64–83	14–7 (5–4)	Hilton Coliseum (13,178) Ames, IA
02/09/2013 3:00 PM, ESPN		#5 Kansas	W 72–66	15–7 (6–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (13,490) Norman, OK
02/11/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		TCU	W 75–48	16–7 (7–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,948) Norman, OK
02/16/2013 12:30 PM, Big 12 Network		at #17 Oklahoma State	L 79–84 ^OT	16–8 (7–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/20/2013 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	W 86–71	17–8 (8–5)	United Spirit Arena (8,248) Lubbock, TX
02/23/2013 4:00 PM, ESPNU		Baylor	W 90–76	18–8 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,199) Norman, OK
02/27/2013 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at Texas	L 86–92 ^OT	18–9 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center (9,860) Austin, TX
03/02/2013 12:45 PM, Big 12 Network		Iowa State	W 86–69	19–9 (10–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,789) Norman, OK
03/06/2013 8:00 PM, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 83–70	20–9 (11–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
03/09/2013 4:00 PM, FSSW		at TCU	L 67–70	20–10 (11–7)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,392) Ft. Worth, TX
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 11:30 AM, ESPN2		vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 66–73	20–11	Sprint Center (17,996) Kansas City, MO
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013 8:48 PM, TBS	#(10 S)	vs. (7 S) San Diego State	L 55–70	20–12	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

References

External links

Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Men's Basketball

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Venues	McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Oklahoma State

Culture & lore	History List of conference championships Boomer and Sooner Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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