Hoops Season Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, October 29

Norman

6:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

Southeastern Oklahoma State (Exh.)

Photo by: Ty Russell

October 28, 2019 | Men's Basketball

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By: Ben Coldagelli

NORMAN - It's basketball time in Oklahoma. The OU men's basketball team hits the court for the first time on Tuesday when it hosts Southeastern Oklahoma State at Lloyd Noble Center. Tipoff for the exhibition is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. All tickets are priced at just $5.

ON THE AIR

The matchup will tip at 6:30 p.m. CT and air on the Sooner Radio Network (107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Tune In Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing. Chad McKee, Bryndon Manzer and Jessica Coody have the call on Fox Sports Oklahoma. Fans with proper cable verification can also stream the game on the Fox Sports Go app.

TICKETS

All tickets the exhibition are priced at just $5 and can purchased at the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668) and SoonerSports.com/Tickets. Lloyd Noble Center's north and east ticket windows will open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

OU students without season tickets can gain entry for just $5 with a valid student ID at the north entrance.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

• Fans are encouraged to #ArriveSooner to avoid delays into the gates with enhanced screenings. OU's clear bag policy will also be in efffect. For more gameday tips at Lloyd Noble Center, visit the LNC's information page.

THREE POINTERS

• Oklahoma returns a core of three starters in Jamal Bieniemy, Kristian Doolittle and Brady Manek. Doolittle and Manek both ranked in OU's top three for points, rebounds and blocks last season while Bieniemy led the Sooners in both assists and steals. Paired with the returning trio will be guard Austin Reaves and forward Kur Kuath, both in their second year in Norman. Reaves, a transfer from Wichita State, will be eligible to play this season after sitting out last season due to the NCAA's transfer policy. Kuath saw action in only six games last year before being sidelined by a back injury.

• The exhibition serves as the debut for OU's highly-anticipated incoming class. OU's 2019 recruiting class was listed in the top 20 nationally by Rivals (No. 14) and ESPN (No. 20). Both sites list Oklahoma's incoming class as the second best in the Big 12. The group of newcomers is comprised of guards De'Vion Harmon (Denton, Texas) and Alondes Williams (River Grove, Ill.), forwards Anyang Garang (Adelaide, Australia), Jalen Hill (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Victor Iwuakor (Sulphur Springs, Texas) and centers Rick Issanza (Kinshasha, Congo) and Corbin Merritt (Tallahassee, Fla.).

• The matchup with Southeastern pits OU junior forward Brady Manek against his older brother. Kellen Manek averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds for Southeastern last season after transferring from Oral Roberts. Kellen is one year older than Brady, but both brothers have two seasons of eligibility remaining (Kellen redshirted his freshman year at ORU).

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Brady Manek will face off against his older brother, Kellen, who is in his second season at Southeastern.

UP NEXT: UTSA

• The 2019-20 regular season opens on Tuesday, Nov. 5 when the Sooners host UTSA at Lloyd Noble Center. The season opener tips at 7 p.m. CT on SoonerSports.TV. Tickets start at just $10.

• Steve Henson is in his fourth year at the helm of the UTSA program, joining the Roadrunners after nearly three decades of playing and working for Lon Kruger. Henson was a four-year starting point guard for Kruger at Kansas State from 1986-90, earning All-Big Eight Conference honors as a junior and senior. Following his professional career, Henson joined Kruger's coaching staffs for 15 seasons with four different teams.

• The Roadrunners were picked to finish second in Conference USA in the league's annual preseason coaches poll. UTSA returns two players who averaged over 20 points in 2018-19, including CUSA leading scorer Jhivvan Jackson (22.9 points per game in 2018-19).

• Oklahoma is 8-0 in season openers under Kruger. Additionally, the Sooners have won 16 consecutive season openers dating back to the 2003-04 season.

• The Sooners have won 136 of their last 143 non-conference games in Norman and are 44-4 at LNC against non-conference opponents under Kruger.