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OU to Face Florida in Home-and-Home Series
May 19, 2020 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that it has scheduled a home-and-home men's basketball series with Florida for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. The Sooners will host the Gators on Dec. 2 at Lloyd Noble Center this upcoming season and will make their first ever trip to Gainesville in 2021.
Oklahoma and Florida have faced off on three previous occasions, including twice in the last four years. The Gators own a 2-1 advantage in the series while the Sooners won the most recent matchup – a 65-60 victory in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis.
OU head coach Lon Kruger coached the Gators from 1990 to 1996, racking up a record of 104-80 and leading UF to the 1994 Final Four. The Sooners' return game to Florida in 2021 will be Kruger's first time back in Gainesville as an opposing head coach.
Oklahoma is 13-9 against current SEC teams during the Kruger era, including 11-5 against schools which were SEC members at the time of competition. The Sooners have won five straight games against SEC schools, including wins over Missouri and Mississippi State last season.
OU will play at least three games against an SEC opponent in 2020-21. Oklahoma announced earlier this month the creation of neutral-site series with Arkansas to be played at BOK Center in Tulsa, starting this season on Dec. 12. OU will also host the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in January against an opponent that will be determined later this offseason.
The Sooners' complete non-conference schedule will be released at a later time.
Oklahoma and Florida have faced off on three previous occasions, including twice in the last four years. The Gators own a 2-1 advantage in the series while the Sooners won the most recent matchup – a 65-60 victory in the 2019 Battle 4 Atlantis.
OU head coach Lon Kruger coached the Gators from 1990 to 1996, racking up a record of 104-80 and leading UF to the 1994 Final Four. The Sooners' return game to Florida in 2021 will be Kruger's first time back in Gainesville as an opposing head coach.
Oklahoma is 13-9 against current SEC teams during the Kruger era, including 11-5 against schools which were SEC members at the time of competition. The Sooners have won five straight games against SEC schools, including wins over Missouri and Mississippi State last season.
OU will play at least three games against an SEC opponent in 2020-21. Oklahoma announced earlier this month the creation of neutral-site series with Arkansas to be played at BOK Center in Tulsa, starting this season on Dec. 12. OU will also host the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in January against an opponent that will be determined later this offseason.
The Sooners' complete non-conference schedule will be released at a later time.
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