# 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach, Jeff Capel, was in his third year with the team. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Orlando Allen C | Paris, TX | Paris JC | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Kyle Cannon SF | Pasadena, TX | San Jacinto JC | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 14, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Juan Pattillo PF | Twin Falls, ID | Southern Idaho JC | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 1, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Willie Warren SG | Fort Worth, TX | North Crowley HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 16, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Ray Willis SF | Atlanta, GA | Westlake HS | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20 Rivals: 24 ESPN: NR ||||||
| 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: "Oklahoma 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008. "2008 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 2008/11/14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 12 | American | W 83–54 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,331) Norman, OK |
| 2008/11/17* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 12 | Mississippi Valley State | W 94–53 | 2–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,625) Norman, OK |
| 2008/11/18* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 21 Davidson | W 82–78 | 3–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,793) Norman, OK |
| 2008/11/22* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | Gardner–Webb | W 80–76 | 4–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,076) Norman, OK |
| 2008/11/26* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. UAB Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals | W 77–67 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (4,438) New York, NY |
| 2008/11/28* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | vs. No. 10 Purdue Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Final | W 87–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden (3,670) New York, NY |
| 2008/12/04* 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 | USC | W 73–72 | 7–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,499) Norman, OK |
| 2008/12/07* 3:05 p.m., CBS College Sports | No. 6 | at Tulsa | W 69–44 | 8–0 | BOK Center (12,671) Tulsa, OK |
| 2008/12/10* 7:00 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 5 | Maine | W 78–52 | 9–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,546) Norman, OK |
| 2008/12/13* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | Utah | W 70–52 | 10–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,576) Norman, OK |
| 2008/12/20* 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 | vs. VCU All-College Basketball Classic | W 81–70 | 11–0 | Ford Center (8,502) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 2008/12/22* 8:00 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 4 | at Rice | W 70–58 | 12–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,345) Houston, TX |
| 2008/12/30* 8:05 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 4 | at Arkansas | L 88–96 | 12–1 | Bud Walton Arena (19,604) Fayetteville, AR |
| 2008/01/03* 1:30 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 4 | Coppin State | W 93–62 | 13–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (11,563) Norman, OK |
| 2008/01/05* 8:00 p.m., ESPN360 | No. 6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 100–64 | 14–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,521) Norman, OK |
| 2009/01/10 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 6 | at Kansas State | W 61–53 | 15–1 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 2009/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 6 | No. 11 Texas | W 78–63 | 16–1 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,423) Norman, OK |
| 2009/01/17 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 6 | at Texas A&M | W 69–63 | 17–1 (3–0) | Reed Arena (12,720) College Station, TX |
| 2009/01/21 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 6 | Nebraska | W 72–61 | 18–1 (4–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,261) Norman, OK |
| 2009/01/24 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 6 | Baylor | W 95–76 | 19–1 (5–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,849) Norman, OK |
| 2009/01/26 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | at Oklahoma State | W 89–81 | 20–1 (6–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,500) Stillwater, OK |
| 2009/01/31 12:45 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 4 | at Iowa State | W 78–68 | 21–1 (7–0) | Hilton Coliseum (12,012) Ames, IA |
| 2009/02/04 8:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 2 | Texas A&M | W 77–71 | 22–1 (8–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,494) Norman, OK |
| 2009/02/07 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 2 | Colorado | W 77–72 | 23–1 (9–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,414) Norman, OK |
| 2009/02/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Baylor | W 78–63 | 24–1 (10–0) | Ferrell Center (8,094) Waco, TX |
| 2009/02/14 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 2 | Texas Tech | W 95–74 | 25–1 (11–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (13,245) Norman, OK |
| 2009/02/21 8:00 p.m, ESPN | No. 2 | at Texas ESPN College GameDay | L 68–73 | 25–2 (11–1) | Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, TX |
| 2009/02/23 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 3 | No. 15 Kansas | L 78–87 | 25–3 (11–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,625) Norman, OK |
| 2009/02/28 2:30 p.m., ABC | No. 3 | at Texas Tech | W 78–63 | 26–3 (12–2) | United Spirit Arena (11,574) Lubbock, TX |
| 2009/03/04 8:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 4 | at No. 15 Missouri | L 64–73 | 26–4 (12–3) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| 2009/03/07 2:30 p.m., ABC | No. 4 | Oklahoma State | W 82–78 | 27–4 (13–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,483) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 2009/03/11 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Network | No. 6 | vs. Oklahoma State Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference tournament | L 70–71 | 27–5 | Ford Center (16,787) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 2009/03/19 8:56 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | vs. Morgan State First Round | W 82–54 | 28–5 | Sprint Center (17,398) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2009/03/21* 4:50 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | vs. Michigan Second Round | W 73–63 | 29–5 | Sprint Center (18,247) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2009/03/27* 6:30 p.m., CBS | No. 7 | vs. No. 13 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen | W 84–71 | 30–5 | FedEx Forum (17,103) Memphis, TN |
| 2009/03/29* CBS | No. 7 | vs. No. 2 North Carolina Elite Eight | L 60–72 | 30–6 | FedEx Forum (17,025) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (1) | 2 (5) | 2 (3) | 2 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 | 6 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 (3) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |