# 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Lon Kruger and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 20–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the First Round of the Big 12 tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Virginia.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Christian James | 0 | G | 6'4" | 211 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Rashard Odomes | 1 | F | 6'6" | 217 | Senior | Copperas Cove, TX | Graduated |
| Aaron Calixte | 2 | G | 5'11" | 187 | Graduate Student | Stoughton, MA | Graduated |
| Miles Reynolds | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Jamuuni McNeace | 4 | C | 6'10" | 222 | Senior | Allen, TX | Graduated |
| Matt Freeman | 5 | F | 6'10" | 229 | RS Junior | Auckland, New Zealand | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Ty Lazenby | 14 | G | 6'5" | 209 | Senior | Glencoe, OK | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
| Patrick Geha | 22 | F | 6'5" | 212 | Senior | Leawood, KS | Walk on; graduated |
| Hannes Pöllä | 44 | C | 6'11" | 271 | Sophomore | Lahti, Finland | Transferred to UT Martin |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Corbin Merritt | 2 | C | 6'9" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Tallahassee, FL | Junior college transferred from Daytona State College. |
| Alondes Williams | 15 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Junior college transferred from Triton College. |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalen Hill SF | Las Vegas, NV | Clark | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Victor Iwuakor F | Abuja, Nigeria | Sulphur Springs | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| De'Vion Harmon G | Denton, TX | John Guyer | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 13, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Rick Issanza C | Kinshasa, Congo | Bella Vista Prep | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | May 23, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Anyang Garang F | Adelaide, Australia | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trey Phipps #49 SG | Tulsa, OK | Booker T. Washington | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2019* 6:30 pm, FSOK | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 89–76 | | Lloyd Noble Center (6,255) Norman, OK |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SoonerSports.tv | | UTSA | W 85–67 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,202) Norman, OK |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | vs. Minnesota | W 71–62 | 2–0 | Sanford Pentagon (3,445) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 12, 2019* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Oregon State Phil Knight Invitational | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Moda Center (7,246) Portland, OR |
| November 18, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK | | William & Mary CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 75–70 | 4–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,393) Norman, OK |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | Maryland Eastern Shore CBE Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game | W 91–64 | 5–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,064) Norman, OK |
| November 25, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Stanford CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | L 54–73 | 5–1 | Sprint Center (8,963) Kansas City, MO |
| November 26, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Missouri CBE Hall of Fame Classic consolation | W 77–66 | 6–1 | Sprint Center (8,506) Kansas City, MO |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook | | at North Texas | W 82–80 | 7–1 | UNT Coliseum (5,637) Denton, TX |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Wichita State | L 75–80 | 7–2 | Charles Koch Arena (10,727) Wichita, KS |
| December 17, 2019* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton Big East/Big 12 Battle | L 73–83 | 7–3 | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,146) Omaha, NE |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, FSOK | | UCF | W 53–52 | 8–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,875) Norman, OK |
| December 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, FSOK | | UTRGV | W 91–72 | 9–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,755) Norman, OK |
| January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kansas State | W 66–61 | 10–3 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,012) Norman, OK |
| January 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | W 72–62 | 11–3 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center (8,805) Austin, TX |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Iowa State | L 68–81 | 11–4 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,045) Ames, IA |
| January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 6 Kansas | L 52–66 | 11–5 (2–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,486) Norman, OK |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | TCU | W 83–63 | 12–5 (3–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,699) Norman, OK |
| January 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 1 Baylor | L 57–61 | 12–6 (3–3) | Ferrell Center (9,217) Waco, TX |
| January 25, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 63–62 | 13–6 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,442) Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 53–61 | 13–7 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,472) Manhattan, KS |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ABC | | Oklahoma State Bedlam | W 82–69 | 14–7 (4–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,186) Norman, OK |
| February 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas Tech | L 61–69 | 14–8 (4–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (12,224) Lubbock, TX |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 13 West Virginia | W 69–59 | 15–8 (5–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,484) Norman, OK |
| February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa State | W 90–61 | 16–8 (6–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,235) Norman, OK |
| February 15, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 70–87 | 16–9 (6–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Baylor | L 54–65 | 16–10 (6–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,017) Norman, OK |
| February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma State Bedlam | L 66-83 | 16–11 (6–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,252) Stillwater, OK |
| February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 22 Texas Tech | W 65–51 | 17–11 (7–8) | Chesapeake Energy Arena (6,879) Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 20 West Virginia | W 73–62 | 18–11 (8–8) | WVU Coliseum (14,044) Morgantown, WV |
| March 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas | L 51–52 | 18–12 (8–9) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,110) Norman, OK |
| March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at TCU | W 78–76 | 19–12 (9–9) | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (6) No. 22 West Virginia Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | *NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
* No coaches poll for week 1