Men's Hoops Hosts Rogers State For Exhibition

Oklahoma

Rogers State

Monday, Nov. 1 / 7 p.m. CT / Lloyd Noble Center / Norman, Okla.

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NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's basketball team starts the Porter Moser era Monday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. (CT) against Rogers State at Lloyd Noble Center in the Sooners' lone exhibition of the season. OU opens the regular season Nov. 9 against Northwestern State in Norman.

ON THE AIR

Monday's game will be available on Bally Sports Oklahoma+ with Chad McKee and Brandon Manzer on the call.

The exhibition tips at 7 p.m. CT and will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing.

THINGS TO KNOW

Oklahoma's exhibition against Rogers State on Monday will be the first time Porter Moser roams the sidelines as the OU head men's basketball coach. Moser was named the 15th head coach in University of Oklahoma men's basketball history by Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione on April 3, 2021. Nearly 10 years to the day Lon Kruger was announced on April 1, 2011.
Moser brings over 17 years of experience as a NCAA DI head coach with stops at Loyola Chicago, Illinois State and Little Rock.
In his past four years in the Windy City, Moser claimed three regular season Missouri Valley Conference titles, won six NCAA Tournament games, secured two Sweet 16 berths and reached the 2018 Final Four. During that stretch, Moser totaled a record of 99-36 (.733), and tied for the 10th most wins by a Division I head coach since the start of the 2017-18 season.
The 2017-18 season was historic for the Moser led Ramblers, who tallied a school record 32 wins and reached their first Final Four appearance since winning the NCAA Championship in 1963. Loyola earned a No. 7 ranking in the final USA Today Coaches Poll and was just the fourth No. 11 seed ever to advance to the Final Four.
The 2021-22 team features only five returners - Elijah Harkless, Umoja Gibson, Jalen Hill, Rick Issanza and Blake Seacat. The Sooners return just 27.1 percent of their scoring and 33.8 percent of their minutes played from last season.
The Sooners return the lowest percentage of their scoring from last season in the Big 12 and are second lowest in minutes played returning in the conference.
Oklahoma's roster features a total of eight transfers, which is tied for most with Penn State of any major conference program and is tied for 10th nationally.
OU has seven NCAA DI transfers which is tied for the sixth most nationally and is the most among any major conference program.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma officially opens the season at Lloyd Noble Center Tuesday, Nov. 9 against Northwestern State at 7 p.m.
OU is 6-0 all-time against the Demons and last played in 2017. Oklahoma legend, Trae Young, set a Big 12 record and tied the NCAA record with 22 assists in the 105-68 victory that moved OU to 9-1 on the season. Young also finished with 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting in 29 minutes of action.
No current Sooner has faced Northwestern State in the Crimson and Cream.