2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
	† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner ; As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2021–22 record	10–2 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Porter Moser (1st season);
Associate head coach	David Patrick (1st season)
Assistant coaches	K. T. Turner (1st season); Emanuel Dildy (1st season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first-year head coach Porter Moser and plays their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sooners finished the 2020–21 season 16–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region. There they defeated Missouri in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Following the season, 10th-year head coach Lon Kruger retired.^[1] Shortly thereafter, the school named Loyola head coach Porter Moser the team's new head coach.^[2]

Offseason[]

Coaching changes[]

On April 16, 2021, Moser finalized his coaching staff. David Patrick was named associate head coach while Emanuel Dildy and K.T. Turner were named assistants. Clayton Custer was named director of video operations and player development while Matt Gordon was named special assistant to the head coach.^[3]^[4]

Departures[]

Oklahoma Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Victor Iwuakor	0	F	6'7"	223	Junior	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred to UNLV
Trey Phipps	3	G	6'2"	188	Sophomore	Tulsa, OK	Transferred to Oral Roberts
De'Vion Harmon	11	G	6'2"	198	Sophomore	Denton, TX	Transferred to Oregon
Austin Reaves	12	G	6'5"	206	Senior	Newark, AR	Graduated / Entered 2021 NBA draft
Anyang Garang	13	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Adelaide, Australia	Transferred to UMBC
Alondes Williams	15	G	6'5"	201	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated and transferred to Wake Forest
Josh O'Garro	21	G	6'5"	175	Freshman	George Town, Cayman Islands	Transferred to San Jose State
Read Streller	32	F	6'8"	213	Senior	Edmond, OK	Walk-on; graduated
Brady Manek	35	F	6'9"	232	Senior	Harrah, OK	Graduated and transferred to North Carolina
Keller Casey	45	G	6'6"	212	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Walk-on; left the team
Kur Kuath	52	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Biemnon, South Sudan	Graduated and transferred to Marquette

Incoming transfers[]

Oklahoma Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Jordan Goldwire	0	G	6'3"	194	Graduate Student	Norcross, GA	Duke	1	October 1, 2021
Marvin Johnson	5	G	6'5"	184	Graduate Student	Ardmore, OK	Eastern Illinois	1	October 1, 2021
Akol Mawein	11	F	6'8"	221	Junior	Sydney, Australia	Navarro College	2	October 1, 2021
Ethan Chargois	15	F/C	6'9"	231	Graduate Student	Tulsa, OK	SMU	1	October 1, 2021
Jacob Groves	34	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	3	October 1, 2021
Tanner Groves	35	F	6'10"	235	Senior	Spokane, WA	Eastern Washington	2	October 1, 2021

2020 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bijan Cortes PG	Kingfisher, OK	Kingfisher	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 26, 2020
Bijan Cortes PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
C. J. Noland SG	Waxahachie, TX	Waxahachie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 22, 2020
C. J. Noland SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Alston Mason PG	Overland Park, KS	Blue Valley Northwest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 7, 2021
Alston Mason PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Goldwire	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	GS	Duke	Norcross, GA
F	1	Jalen Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Clark	Las Vegas, NV
G	2	Umoja Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	North Texas	Waco, TX
G	3	Alston Mason	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Blue Valley Northwest	Overland Park, KS
G	5	Marvin Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	GS	Eastern Illinois	Ardmore, OK
F	11	Akolda Mawein	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Navarro College	Sydney, Australia
G	14	Bijan Cortes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Kingfisher	Kingfisher, OK
F/C	15	Ethan Chargois	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	GS	SMU	Tulsa, OK
C	20	Rick Issanza	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Bella Vista Prep	Kinshasa, Congo
G	22	C. J. Noland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Waxahachie	Waxahachie, TX
G	30	Jake Moser (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Loyola Academy	Norman, OK
F	34	Jacob Groves	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Eastern Washington	Spokane, WA
F/C	35	Tanner Groves	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Eastern Washington	Spokane, WA
G	44	Blake Seacat (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Jenks	Tulsa, OK
G	55	Elijah Harkless	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cal State Northridge	San Bernardino, CA

Head coach

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

David Patrick (Louisiana)
K. T. Turner (Oklahoma City)
Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 21, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSOK	Rogers State	W 106–57		20 – Groves	6 – Tie	5 – Chargois	Lloyd Noble Center (5,948) Norman, OK
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSOK	Northwestern State	W 77–59	1–0	15 – Tie	9 – Groves	4 – Goldwire	Lloyd Noble Center (6,022) Norman, OK
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSOK	UTSA	W 96–44	2–0	21 – Groves	11 – Hill	5 – Goldwire	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. East Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	W 79–74	3–0	13 – Tied	6 – Tied	6 – Goldwire	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 19, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals	W 87–63	4–0	24 – Groves	8 – Groves	5 – Harkless	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Utah State Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship	L 70-73	4–1	18 – Groves	10 – Hill	3 – Tied	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSOK	Houston Baptist	W 57–40	5–1	13 – Harkless	13 – Harkless	3 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (5,828) Norman, OK
November 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UCF	W 65–62	6–1	13 – Gibson	4 – Tied	7 – Goldwire	Addition Financial Arena (4,198) Orlando, FL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSOK	No. 14 Florida	W 74–67	7–1	20 – Groves	8 – Groves	4 – Hill	Lloyd Noble Center (9,539) Norman, OK
December 7, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Butler Big East-Big 12 Battle	L 62–66	7–2	16 – Harkless	5 – Groves	4 – Goldwire	Lloyd Noble Center (8,654) Norman, OK
December 11, 2021* 12:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 12 Arkansas Tulsa Showcase	W 88–66	8–2	21 – Harkless	11 – Harkless	6 – Goldwire	BOK Center (12,746) Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BSOK	UT Arlington	W 70-50	9-2	14 – Gibson	8 – Gibson	6 – Goldwire	Lloyd Noble Center (6,579) Norman, OK
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SSTV		W 72-48	10-2	17 – Gibson	6 – Groves	4 – Harkless	Lloyd Noble Center (5,938) Norman, OK
January 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Kansas State						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Baylor						Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 8, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Iowa State						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., LHN	at Texas						Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 15, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
January 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Kansas						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Baylor						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 29, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 31, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	TCU						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 5, 2022 11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas Tech						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBS	at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Texas						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Stillwater, OK
February 26, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBS	Oklahoma State Bedlam Series						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	West Virginia						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 5, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 9-10, 2022	vs. TBD Big 12 Tournament first round						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV

References[]

^ "Oklahoma's Kruger retires after 45-year career". ESPN.com. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Roster breakdown: Making sense of what Porter Moser inherits at Oklahoma". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Moser Assembles Coaching and Support Staff". soonersports.com. Oklahoma Sooners. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[1] "Oklahoma's Kruger retires after 45-year career". ESPN.com. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[2] "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[3] "Roster breakdown: Making sense of what Porter Moser inherits at Oklahoma". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[4] "Moser Assembles Coaching and Support Staff". soonersports.com. Oklahoma Sooners. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

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v t Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1927–28 1938–39 1978–79 1983–84 1984–85 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92 1998–99 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Baylor	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
TCU	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 6 Kansas	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 17 Texas	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 25 Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Oklahoma State*	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
*Ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.

† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll