Men's Hoops Opens Season Against Lindenwood

NORMAN – Oklahoma hosts Lindenwood on Monday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center. The 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 Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing and be streamed on SEC Network+ with Chad McKee (PxP) and Pooh Williamson (analyst) on the call.

Oklahoma vs. Lindenwood
Date: Monday, Nov. 8
Tip Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Norman
Arena: Lloyd Noble Center

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OPENING TIP

•  Oklahoma opens its 2024-25 season on Monday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. against Lindenwood at Lloyd Noble Center. The season opener marks the first meeting between the two programs.

•  Junior Jalon Moore and super senior Sam Godwin return as starters from last season's 20-win team. Moore earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades, averaging 11.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 0.5 assists per outing in 31 starts. Godwin started 31 games in 2023-24 and shot 59.8% from the field (75-126), ranking seventh in program history for single-season field goal percentage.

•  Ten newcomers will make their Crimson & Cream debuts in 2024-25, joining Moore, Godwin, redshirt junior Yaya Keita, redshirt freshman Jacolb Fredson-Cole, senior Jake Moser, redshirt sophomore Luke Northweather and junior Reid Lovelace. Oklahoma welcomed seven additions from the transfer portal, including graduate Kobe Elvis (Dayton/DePaul), sixth year Brycen Goodine (Syracuse/Providence/Fairfield), redshirt junior Jeff Nwankwo (Tulane/Cowley College), graduate Mohamed Wague (Harcum College/West Virginia/Alabama), graduate Jadon Jones (Long Beach State), redshirt senior Duke Miles (Troy/High Point) and Glenn Taylor Jr. (Oregon State/St. John's). Jeremiah Fears, Dayton Forsythe and Kuol Atak join the Sooners from the high school ranks.

•  Oklahoma head men's basketball coach Porter Moser is in his fourth season leading the program. Moser guided Oklahoma to a 20-12 record and an 8-10 mark in OU's final season in the Big 12. The 2023-24 squad was the first team to reach 20 regular season wins for the first time since the 2016 Final Four team. Despite the team's success last season, it was not selected to the NCAA Tournament, becoming one of the first two teams out per the selection committee in two of the previous three seasons.

•  The 2024-25 season marks the 50th season of men's basketball at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners played their first contest on Dec. 1, 1975 against Texas. OU earned its first victory in the venue on Jan. 31, 1976, beating Oklahoma State 57-42.

•  OU embarks on its inaugural season in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2024-25 after 28 years in the Big 12, amassing a 258-214 (.548) mark in conference competition.

SEC IN THE TOP 25

• The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has nine teams selected to the AP Top-25 preseason poll. OU will play No. 2 Alabama, No. 11 Auburn, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 19 Texas, No. 21 Florida, No. 23 Kentucky and No. 24 Ole Miss in 2024-25. In addition, Mississippi State is receiving votes.

2024-25 PRESEASON SEC POLL

• Oklahoma was selected 15th out of 16 teams by the media in the 2024-25 SEC Preseason Poll. The Sooners were chosen ahead of Vanderbilt.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

• Oklahoma has a 78-29 record at Lloyd Noble Center since 2017, including a 14-4 mark in 2023-24. The Sooners have won 82.7% (611-129) of their games at LNC since the building opened in 1975.

• The 2024-25 campaign marks the 50th season of men's basketball at Lloyd Noble Center. The venue opened before the 1975-76 season and OU played its first game on Dec. 1, 1975 against Texas. The Sooners earned their first victory at LNC on Jan. 31, 1976, beating Oklahoma State 57-42.

CATCH AND SHOOT

• Sixth-year guard Brycen Goodine finished the 2023-24 season third in the nation in catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, burying 49% of his four three attempts per outing. Only Koby Brea (Dayton, 54%) and Reed Sheppard (Kentucky, 51%) finished with better marks from distance.

RANKING SUMMARY (FINAL 2023-24)

• Oklahoma finished the 2023-24 campaign ranked in the top 75 in six NCAA DI categories. OU was 13th in three-point percentage defense (29.9%), 61st in free throws made per game (15.7), 66th in rebound margin (3.7), 69th in effective field goal percentage (53.1%), 70th in field goal percentage (46.5%) and 72nd in scoring margin (6.6).

• Sam Godwin led the Big 12 and finished 40th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.13).

347 AND COUNTING ...

• Porter Moser has accumulated 347 career NCAA Division I victories, recording 188 wins in 10 seasons at Loyola Chicago, 54 at both Oklahoma and Little Rock (Ark.) and 51 at Illinois State.

AGAINST LINDENWOOD

• As a member of the Dayton Flyers, Kobe Elvis played against Lindenwood during the 2022-23 campaign. Elvis started and played 28 minutes, tallying 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting and adding seven rebounds and five assists.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma continues its home stand to open the 2024-25 slate on Monday, Nov. 11 against Northwestern State. The non-conference contest will tip at 7 p.m. inside Lloyd Noble Center.