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August 31, 2004 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN, Okla. -- New men's basketball strength coach Darby Rich has had a busy offseason, working the Sooners throughout the summer. Case in point: the OU players were up bright and early for an intense 6:30 a.m. upper body workout Tuesday as part of the team's preseason weight program. A notably trimmer Kevin Bookout is back in action nearly seven months after undergoing shoulder surgery that prematurely ended his 2003-04 season.
Oklahoma will begin its full-fledged preseason conditioning program next week and is scheduled to hold its first official practice on Saturday, Oct. 16.
The Sooners return 60 percent of their scoring and 61 percent of their rebounding from a 2003-04 team that finished 20-11.