2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	11–20 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Crutchfield; Carlin Hartman; Kevin Kruger;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his sixth season. They played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to TCU.

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
TCU	6	–	12	.333	24	–	15	.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2015–16 season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place in conference. They defeated Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing to West Virginia in the semifinals. The Sooners received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to advance to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. At the Final Four, they lost in the national semifinal to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history.^[2]

Following the season, senior guard and player of the year winner Buddy Hield graduated and was selected as the sixth overall pick in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.^[3]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ryan Spangler	00	F	6'8"	234	RS Senior	Bridge Creek, OK	Graduated
Dinjiyl Walker	2	G	6'1"	203	Senior	Vaughan, ON	Graduated
Isaiah Cousins	11	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Graduated/2016 NBA draft
Bola Alade	14	G	6'4"	193	RS Freshman	Plano, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Texas–San Antonio
Buddy Hield	24	G	6'3"	214	Senior	Eight Mile Rock, Bahamas	Graduated/2016 NBA draft
Akolda Manyang	30	C	7'0"	243	Junior	Rochester, MN	Dismissed from the team due to felony assault; transferred to Utah Valley^[4]
Austin Mankin	41	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Coppell, TX	Graduate transferred to Harding

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Darrion Strong	0	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transfer from Coffeyville Community College

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kameron McGusty #10 SG	Katy, TX	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 20, 2015
Kameron McGusty #10 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kristian Doolittle #17 PF	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 2, 2014
Kristian Doolittle #17 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Freeman PF	Auckland, New Zealand	Westlake High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Matt Freeman PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jordan Shepherd PG	Asheville, NC	Asheville Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 6, 2015
Jordan Shepherd PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2016 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

2017 Recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trae Young #4 PG	Norman, OK	Norman North High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 16, 2016
Trae Young #4 PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Brady Manek #30 PF	Harrah, OK	Harrah High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 22, 2015
Brady Manek #30 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Hannes Polla C	Lathi, Finland	Helsinki Basketball Academy (FI)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sep 8, 2016
Hannes Polla C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2017 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Darrion Strong	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Coffeyville CC	Chicago, IL
F	1	Rashard Odomes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Copperas Cove	Copperas Cove, TX
G	3	Christian James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Bellaire	Houston, TX
C	4	Jamuni McNeace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Allen	Allen, TX
F	5	Matt Freeman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Westlake Boys	Auckland, New Zealand
G	10	Jordan Woodard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Edmond Memorial	Arcadia, OK
F	11	Kristian Doolittle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Edmond Memorial	Edmond, OK
F	12	Khadeem Lattin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Redemption Christian Homeschool	Houston, TX
G	13	Jordan Shepherd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Asheville Christian	Asheville, NC
G	15	Grant Quinn (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Liberty Christian	Argyle, TX
G	20	Kameron McGusty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian	Katy, TX
F	21	Dante Buford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, FL
G	22	Daniel Harper (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Norman	Norman, OK
F	25	C. J. Cole (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Sperry	Sperry, OK
F	30	Marshall Thrope (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Bishop Kelley	Tulsa, OK

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 7:00 pm, SSTV		Washburn	W 84–64		Lloyd Noble Center (7,789) Norman, OK
Regular season
11/13/2016* 4:00 pm, SSTV		Northwestern State	W 97–61	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (8,456) Norman, OK
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Tulane Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals	W 89–70	2–0	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/18/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Northern Iowa Tire Pros Invitational semifinals	L 67–73 ^OT	2–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/20/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Clemson Tire Pros Invitational 3rd place game	W 70–64	3–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm, SSTV		Abilene Christian	W 72–64	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center (9,303) Norman, OK
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, SSTV		Northern Colorado	W 87–67	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center (7,579) Norman, OK
12/03/2016* 12:00 pm, BTN		at No. 17 Wisconsin	L 70–90	5–2	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, SSTV		Oral Roberts	W 92–66	6–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Wichita State All-College Basketball Classic	L 73–76	6–3	Chesapeake Energy Arena (11,157) Oklahoma City, OK
12/17/2016* 11:30 am, CBS		Memphis	L 94–99 ^OT	6–4	Lloyd Noble Center (9,081) Norman, OK
12/21/2016* 7:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Auburn Basketball Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball	L 70–74	6–5	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,462) Uncasville, CT
12/30/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 4 Baylor	L 50–76	6–6 (0–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,254) Norman, OK
01/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at TCU	L 57–60	6–7 (0–2)	Schollmaier Arena (5,576) Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews		at Kansas State	L 64–75	6–8 (0–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,295) Manhattan, KS
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 2 Kansas	L 70–81	6–9 (0–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,788) Norman, OK
01/14/2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	W 84–75	7–9 (1–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,601) Norman, OK
01/18/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 West Virginia	W 89–87 ^OT	8–9 (2–4)	WVU Coliseum (11,895) Morgantown, WV
01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN		Iowa State	L 87–92	8–10 (2–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,673) Norman, OK
01/23/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Texas	L 83–84	8–11 (2–6)	Frank Erwin Center (10,898) Austin, TX
01/28/2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN		No. 25 Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 52–84	8–12	Lloyd Noble Center (10,859) Norman, OK
01/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 66–68	8–13 (2–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,103) Norman, OK
02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	L 69–77	8–14 (2–8)	United Supermarkets Arena (10,194) Lubbock, TX
02/08/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 13 West Virginia	L 50–61	8–15 (2–9)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,608) Norman, OK
02/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Iowa State	L 64–80	8–16 (2–10)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
02/14/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Texas	W 70–66	9–16 (3–10)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,545) Norman, OK
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 92–96	9–17 (3–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/21/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 9 Baylor	L 54–60	9–18 (3–12)	Ferrell Center (6,135) Waco, TX
02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Kansas State	W 81–51	10–18 (4–12)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,181) Norman, OK
02/27/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Kansas	L 67-77	10–19 (4–13)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNews		TCU	W 73–68	11–19 (5–13)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,526) Norman, OK
Big 12 tournament
03/08/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) TCU First round	L 63–82	11–20	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Sooners devastated in Final Four loss". Scout.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^ "Pelicans pick Buddy Hield sixth in 2016 NBA Draft | New Orleans Pelicans". New Orleans Pelicans. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
^ "Akolda Manyang charged with felony assault after Campus Corner incident". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
^ "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". www.SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.

[1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Sooners devastated in Final Four loss". Scout.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[3] "Pelicans pick Buddy Hield sixth in 2016 NBA Draft | New Orleans Pelicans". New Orleans Pelicans. Retrieved February 16, 2017.

[4] "Akolda Manyang charged with felony assault after Campus Corner incident". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

[5] "Men's Basketball - 2016-17 Schedule". www.SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.

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