2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team will represent the University of Oklahoma during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will by led head coach Porter Moser in his fourth year and will play their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This will be the inaugural season for Oklahoma as members of the SEC.

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 0   0 0  
Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
Auburn 0 0   0 0  
Florida 0 0   0 0  
Georgia 0 0   0 0  
Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
LSU 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Missouri 0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma 0 0   0 0  
Ole Miss 0 0   0 0  
South Carolina 0 0   0 0  
Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
Texas 0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M 0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt 0 0   0 0  
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2024
Rankings from AP poll


Previous season

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The Sooners finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 8–10 in Big 12 Play to finish tied in ninth place. They were defeated by TCU in the second round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Outgoing transfers

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Player Position Height Weight Year New team
Otega Oweh [1] G 6'4 210 Sophomore Kentucky
John Hugley [2] F 6'9 240   Redshirt junior Xavier
Javian McCollum [3] G 6'2 160 Junior Georgia Tech
Milos Uzan [4] G 6'4 193 Sophomore Houston
Kaden Cooper G 6'5 180 Freshmen Louisiana Tech

Additions

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Incoming transfers

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Player Position Height Weight Year Former team
Kobe Elvis [5] G 6'2 180   Redshirt senior Dayton
Jadon Jones [6] G 6'5 185 Senior Long Beach State
Brycen Goodine [7] G 6'4 170 Graduate Senior Fairfield
Duke Miles [8] G 6'2 170 Senior High Point
Mohammed Wague [9] F 6'10 225 Senior Alabama
Glenn Taylor Jr. [10] F 6'6 200 Senior St John's

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dayton Forsythe
PG
Dale, OK Dale High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 20, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Kuol Atak
PF
Forth Worth, TX Haltom High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 5, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Jeff Nwankwo
SF
Oklahoma City, OK Cowley Community College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 15, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jeremiah Fears
PG
Joliet, IL Compass Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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Roster

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2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Fears 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Compass Prep Joliet, IL
G 1 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Dayton Brampton, ON
G 2 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Fairfield New Bedford, MA
F 3 Jeff Nwankwo   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cowley Community College Oklahoma City, OK
F 5 Mohammed Wague 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Alabama Bronx, NY
F 10 Sam Godwin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Wofford Ada, OK
F 11 Yaya Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Missouri St. Louis, MO
G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Long Beach Long Beach, CA
F 14 Jalon Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Georgia Tech Birmingham, AL
G 15 Duke Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS High Point Montgomery, AL
F 22 Kuol Atak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Haltom High School Forth Worth, TX
F 24 Jacolb Cole 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Link Academy Bellaire, TX
G 30 Jake Moser (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Loyola Academy Norman, OK
G 33 Dayton Fortsythe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dale High School Dale, OK
F 35 Glenn Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St John's Chandler, AZ
C 45 Luke Northweather 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Blair Oaks Jefferson, MO
G 55 Reid Lovelace (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 135 lb (61 kg) Jr Crossings Christian School Oklahoma City, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Lindenwood       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
November 11, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Northwestern State       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
November 21, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Texas A&M–Commerce       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
November 27, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. Providence
Battle 4 Atlantis
      Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2024*
TBA, TBA
vs. Arizona/Davidson
Battle 4 Atlantis
      Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2024*
TBA, TBA
vs. Gonzaga/Indiana/Louisville/West Virginia
Battle 4 Atlantis
      Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Georgia Tech
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 7, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Alcorn State       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 14, 2024*
TBA, TBA
vs. Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
      Paycom Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 18, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Michigan
Jumpman Invitational
      Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024*
TBA, TBA
Central Arkansas       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7/8, 2025
TBA, TBA
Texas A&M       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 11, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 14/15, 2025
TBA, TBA
Texas       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 18, 2025
TBA, TBA
South Carolina       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 25, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 28/29, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 1,2025
TBA, TBA
Vanderbilt       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 4/5
TBA, TBA
at Auburn       Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 8,2025
TBA, TBA
Tennessee       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 11/12,2025
TBA, TBA
at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025
TBA, TBA
LSU       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 18/19, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Florida       O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2025
TBA, TBA
Mississippi State       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 25/26,2025
TBA, TBA
Kentucky       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 1, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Ole Miss       SJB Pavilion 
Oxford, Miss
March 4/5, 2025
TBA, TBA
Missouri       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 8, 2025
TBA, TBA
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC tournament

TBD, TBD
vs. TBD
First round
      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma transfer guard Otega Oweh commits to Kentucky". on3.com.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma forward John Hugley commits to Xavier out of transfer portal". on3.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech lands commitment from Oklahoma transfer Javian McCollum". on3.com.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Guard Milos Uzan". uhcougars.com.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Elvis". soonersports.com.
  6. ^ "Jones Joins Sooners for 2024-25 Campaign". soonersports.com.
  7. ^ "Men's Hoops Adds Goodine to 2024-25 Roster". soonersports.com.
  8. ^ "Men's Hoops Adds Miles". soonersports.com.
  9. ^ "Sooners Sign Wague". soonersports.com.
  10. ^ "St. John's transfer SF Glenn Taylor Jr. commits to Oklahoma". on3.com.