# 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his fourth year with the school. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK with a capacity of 11,528 and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Sooners finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They finished the season on a nine-game losing streak. All wins were subsequently vacated due to use of an ineligible player, Keith "Tiny" Gallon, who had received impermissible benefits.

## Pre-season

On April 19, 2009, Willie Warren announced that he would forgo the NBA draft and return of the 2009–10 season. In the offseason the Sooners lost seniors Omar Leary, Austin Johnson and Taylor Griffin and junior Blake Griffin. The younger Griffin was the number one pick in the 2009 NBA draft while the elder Griffin was pick number 48. In the pre-season Big 12 coaches' poll, which is a poll of the current head coaches in the Big 12 and not to be confused with the Coaches Poll, the Sooners were picked to finish third. The Sporting News also named Warren their preseason Player of the Year.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andrew Fitzgerald C | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 19, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Keith Gallon C | Mouth of Wilson, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Nov 19, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Kyle Hardrick PF | Norman, OK | | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | May 20, 2006 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Tommy Mason-Griffin PG | Houston, TX | | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Jul 21, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Steven Pledger SG | Chesapeake, VA | Atlantic Shores Christian | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 27, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 Rivals: 7 ||||||
| 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 Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Commits: Oklahoma". Scout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Oklahoma Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule

2009–10 game log :
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
Ex.
November 3
British Columbia
93–53
Willie Warren (23)
Tiny Gallon (9)
Willie Warren & Tommy Mason-Griffin (5)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 8,246
1
November 14
Mount St. Mary's
95-71
Steven Pledger (21)
Tiny Gallon (15)
Willie Warren (11)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,490
1–0
2
November 17
Louisiana–Monroe
72–61
Willie Warren (24)
Tiny Gallon (10)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (5)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,575
2–0
3
November 21
VCU
69–82
Tony Crocker (19)
Tiny Gallon (11)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (6)
Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond, VA
2–1
4
November 25
San Diego
64–76
Willie Warren (30)
Orlando Allen (7)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (5)
Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK
2–2
5
November 26
Houston
93–100
Willie Warren (25)
Tony Crocker (10)
Willie Warren (7)
Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK
2–3
6
November 28
Nicholls State
81–60
Cade Davis (18)
Tiny Gallon (12)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (6)
Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK
3–3 :
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
December 2
Arkansas
67–47
Tony Crocker (16)
Tony Crocker (16)
Willie Warren (4)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,612
4–3
8
December 6
Arizona
67–47
Willie Warren (25)
Tiny Gallon (7)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (6)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,030
5–3
9
December 9
Centenary College
86–62
Tony Crocker (33)
Tiny Gallon (15)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (7)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,456
6–3
10
December 12
Utah
78–73 (OT)
Willie Warren (27)
Tony Crocker (10)
Willie Warren (4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT 9,268
7–3
11
December 19
Northern Colorado
80–79
Cade Davis (25)
Tony Crocker (10)
Tommy Mason-Griffin & Willie Warren (4)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,528
8–3
12
December 21
UTEP
74–89
Willie Warren (26)
Tiny Gallon & Tony Crocker (8)
Willie Warren (4)
Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
8–4
13
December 31
#22 Gonzaga
69–83
Willie Warren (19)
Andrew Fitzgerald & Tiny Gallon (5)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (10)
Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA 11,452
8–5 :
January
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
January 4
Maryland Eastern Shore
88–54
Cade Davis (19)
Tony Crocker & Tiny Gallon (12)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (7)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,402
9–5
15
January 9
Baylor
60–91
Tiny Gallon (17)
Tiny Gallon & Willie Warren (5)
Tony Crocker (5)
Ferrell Center, Waco, TX 8,757
9–6 (0–1)
16
January 11
Oklahoma State
62–57
Willie Warren (15)
Tiny Gallon (18)
Willie Warren (7)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 11,143
10–6 (1–1)
17
January 16
Missouri
66–61
Willie Warren (21)
Cade Davis (11)
Willie Warren & Tommy Mason-Griffin (5)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,384
11–6 (2–1)
18
January 19
Texas A&M
62–65
Tommy Mason-Griffin (21)
Cade Davis & Tiny Gallon (7)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (5)
Reed Arena, College Station, TX 11,109
11–7 (2–2)
19
January 23
Texas Tech
65–75
Tommy Mason-Griffin (28)
Tony Crocker (13)
Cade Davis (3)
United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, TX 10,408
11–8 (2–3)
20
January 27
Iowa State
89–84
Tommy Mason-Griffin (38)
Ray Willis (7)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (6)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,468
12–8 (3–3)
21
January 30
Nebraska
46–63
Cade Davis (13)
Ryan Wright (8)
Tommy Mason-Griffin (4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE 8,040
12–9 (3–4) :
February
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
February 6
#10 Texas
71–80
Thomas Mason-Griffin (24)
Ryan Wright (14)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (4)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,036
13–9 (4–4)
23
February 9
Texas Tech
71–72
Willie Warren (18)
Tony Crocker (11)
Willie Warren (5)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,323
13–10 (4–5)
24
February 13
Oklahoma State
76–97
Thomas Mason-Griffin (30)
Ray Willis (7)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK 12,380
13–11 (4–6)
25
February 17
Colorado
67–77
Thomas Mason-Griffin & Willie Warren (19)
Tiny Gallon (10)
Tony Crocker & Thomas Mason-Griffin (3)
Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO 5,976
13–12 (4–7)
26
February 20
#7 Kansas State
68–83
Thomas Mason-Griffin (16)
Tony Crocker (9)
Thomas Mason-Griffin & Tony Crocker (5)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,425
13–13 (4–8)
27
February 22
#1 Kansas
68–81
Thomas Mason-Griffin (17)
Cade Daivs (8)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (8)
Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS 16,300
13–14 (4–9)
28
February 27
#24 Baylor
63–70
Tiny Gallon (23)
Tiny Gallon (15)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (8)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 7,894
13–15 (4–10) :
March
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
March 1
Texas
76–87
Tony Crocker (24)
Tiny Gallon (9)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (7)
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX 16,012
13–16 (4–11)
30
March 6
#23 Texas A&M
54–69
Thomas Mason-Griffin (16)
Cade Davis (7)
Cade Davis & Thomas Mason-Griffin (4)
Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 11,074
13–17 (4–12)
31
March 10
Oklahoma State Big 12 tournament
67–81
Thomas Mason-Griffin (22)
Tiny Gallon, Tony Crocker, & Cade Davis (6)
Thomas Mason-Griffin (9)
Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 18,879
13–18 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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| Coaches | 16 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |