Sooners Host UTRGV on Friday

Friday, November 17

Norman

7 PM

University of Oklahoma

UTRGV

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Oklahoma Men's Basketball vs. Texas State

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November 16, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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NORMAN – Oklahoma men's basketball hosts UTRGV on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. inside Lloyd Noble Center. The non-conference contest 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 Chad McKee and Kevin Henry announcing and be broadcast by ESPN+ with John Rooney (PxP) and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) on the call.

Oklahoma vs. UTRGV
Date: Friday, Nov. 17
Tip Time: 7:01 p.m.
Location: Norman
Arena: Lloyd Noble Center
(Lloyd Noble Center doors open one hour prior to tip)

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University of Oklahoma students can attend all 2023-24 men's basketball games for free. Students will need to show their ID at the lower north entrance at Lloyd Noble Center. Fans can purchase tickets for as low as $5 via soonersports.com/tickets.

LAST TIME OUT

Four Sooners finished with double-digit points and Oklahoma beat Texas State 93-54, improving to 3-0. Junior Javian McCollum tallied a team-high 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting and senior Le'Tre Darthard added a season-high 14 points off the bench. Senior Sam Godwin, who recorded a double-double against Mississippi Valley State, finished with 10 points, six rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Redshirt junior John Hugley IV added 12 points and seven boards off the bench.

OU shot 55.2% (32-58) from the field, 33.3% (7-21) from three and 81.5% (22-27) from the line. Oklahoma turned 16 TSU turnovers into 19 points and dominated the paint, recording 48 points compared to Texas State's 30.

RANKING SUMMARY (11/15)

Oklahoma ranks in the top 50 nationally in 12 categories. The Sooners are eighth in scoring defense (52.0 PPG), 10th in three-point percentage defense (20.4%), 12th in scoring margin (36.0 PPG), 13th in field goal percentage (52.0%), 21st in fouls per game (12.7 FPG), 27th in free throws made per game (20.3), 32nd in blocks per game (6.0 BPG), 39th in effective field goal percentage (59.4%), 39th in rebound margin (13.0 RPG), 40th in field goal percentage (52.0%), 42nd in bench points per game (35.3 PPG) and 42nd in free throw percentage (79.2%).

Otega Oweh ranks 41st in NCAA DI in steals (8), 56th in field goal percentage (66.7%) and 57th in steals per game (2.7). Sam Godwin is 26th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.3).

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Oklahoma holds a 68-25 record at Lloyd Noble Center since 2017. The Sooners have won 82.7% (601-125) of their games at LNC since the building opened in 1975. OU's winning percentage at Lloyd Noble Center is second in the Big 12 only to Kansas' 87.8% at Allen Fieldhouse (847-117).

2023-24 ROSTER

Oweh, Godwin, sophomore Milos Uzan, redshirt sophomore Yaya Keita, redshirt freshman Luke Northweather and junior Jake Moser compile the group of returners from the 2022-23 season. Uzan appeared in all 32 games and made 24 starts. Oweh started nine games last season and appeared in 28 contests. Godwin, who joined the Sooners as a preferred walk-on, appeared in all 32 games and earned a scholarship following the conclusion of last season. Keita appeared in two games before a season-ending injury and Northweather redshirted.

Uzan was named to the 2022-23 Big 12 All-Freshmen Team, marking the second OU selection in as many seasons. In conference action, the Las Vegas product averaged 9.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. Uzan shot 44.6% (66-148) from the field, 38.6% (22-57) from deep and 73.9% (17-23) from the free throw line. Oweh appeared in 15 Big 12 contests and started eight games, averaging 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per outing. Godwin made appearances in all conference contests, adding 5.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game.

In addition to Oklahoma's returning core from 2022-23, the Sooners added six transfers and two freshmen to complete the 2023-24 roster. Darhard (Utah Valley), Hugley IV (Pittsburgh), McCollum (Siena), super senior Rivaldo Soares (Oregon), super senior Maks Klanjscek (Houston Christian) and junior Jalon Moore (Georgia Tech) made their OU debuts against Central Michigan. Kaden Cooper and Jacolb Cole signed with the Sooners and were ranked No. 71 and No. 86 in the 2023 ESPN100, respectively. Cooper made his Crimson and Cream debut against CMU.

2023-24 COACHING STAFF

Armon Gates (assistant coach), Clayton Custer (assistant coach), Brock Morris (director of player personnel and assistant coach) and Paul Jesperson (director of player development and assistant coach) are new additions to the 2023-24 coaching staff. The four new staffers joined assistant coach Ryan Humphrey, who is in his second season on the sidelines in Norman after six seasons at Notre Dame.

Custer returns to the Sooners after a brief stint as an assistant coach at his alma mater Loyola Chicago. The Overland Park, Kan., native spent two seasons as the director of video operations and player development at OU from 2021-23 and one season on Moser's staff at Loyola as director of player development in 2020-21.

Before joining the Sooners, Gates was an assistant at Oregon under Dana Altman for the 2022-23 season. The Ducks finished 21-15 and were one of the final eight teams in the NIT. The Chicago native also made stops at Nebraska (2019-22), Northwestern (2013-18), Loyola-Chicago (2011-13), TCU (2010-11) and at his alma mater, Kent State (2008-10).

Morris and Jesperson joined the Sooners after the NCAA increased the number of men's and women's basketball assistant coaches by two. Prior to joining the Sooners, Morris spent one season as an Ole Miss assistant coach. He also made stops at Louisiana (2019-22 & 2010-13), Daytona State College (2018-19), South Alabama (2015-18) and College of Southern Idaho (2013-15). Jesperson joined the Sooners after three seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, serving as player development coach for two seasons from 2021-23 and assistant video coordinator during the 2020-21 campaign.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma will compete in the Rady Childern's Invitational in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 23-24. The Sooners will open the two-game tournament against Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. CT at LionTree Arena.