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Oklahoma Sooners University University of Oklahoma First season 1908 All-time record 1,511-960 (.611) Conference Big 12 Location Norman, OK Head coach Lon Kruger (1st year) Arena Lloyd Noble Center
(Capacity: 12,000)Nickname Sooners Colors Crimson and Cream Uniforms NCAA Tournament runner up 1947, 1988 NCAA Tournament Final Four 1939, 1947, 1988, 2002 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1939, 1943, 1947, 1985, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2009 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009 NCAA Tournament appearances 1939, 1943, 1947, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Conference tournament champions 1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003 Conference regular season champions 1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2005 Contents
History
1908-1980
The Sooners enjoyed moderate success on the court during this era, posting only 16 losing records in their first 72 seasons. They were coached by 9 different coaches during this period, beginning with Bennie Owen (who also coached the football team), and ending with Dave Bliss in 1980. The Sooners actually participated in the very first Final Four in 1939, and again in 1947, eventually losing 47-58 in the championship game to Holy Cross.
1981-1994 (the Billy Tubbs Era)
The program gained national prominence under Billy Tubbs when he took over the program in 1981. Star players Wayman Tisdale, Mookie Blaylock, and Stacey King helped the Sooners to enjoy several deep runs in the NCAA Tournament. In 1988, the Sooners reached the NCAA title game in Kansas City where they fell just four points shy of their first national title to the 11-loss Kansas Jayhawks, a team which they had already beaten twice in regular season play.
Tubbs resigned on April 10, 1994, indicating that "he did not feel appreciated enough working at a football school" (he has since reconciled with the administration and now enjoys a healthy relationship with the school in his retirement). Tubbs base salary at Oklahoma in his final season was $107,000 annually. Tubbs, 59 years old at the time, left to take over the struggling Texas Christian University basketball program, signing a 5-year contract worth between $200,000 and $400,000 per season.
Tubbs' record at OU was 333-132 (0.716) overall, 126-70 (0.643) conference, with 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, one Final Four appearance, and one National Title Game appearance. In the Big 8, Tubbs had 2 Conference Tournament Titles and 5 Conference Regular Season Titles.
Tubbs averaged 24 wins per season (24-9) and 9 conference wins per season (9-5).
1995-2006 (the Kelvin Sampson Era)
Kelvin Sampson became the 11th head coach at the University of Oklahoma on April 25, 1994. Sampson was named national coach of the year in 1995 (his first year at OU) by the Associated Press, United States Basketball Writers Association and Basketball Weekly after guiding the Sooners to 23–9 overall and 15–0 home marks. It was the second-best overall record posted by a first-year coach in Big 8 history. Sampson possesses the highest winning percentage in Oklahoma history (.719). He guided OU to eight consecutive 20-win seasons. He averaged 25.0 wins over those eight campaigns and 26.0 victories over the last six years. He directed the Sooners to postseason tournament berths in each of his 11 seasons (10 NCAA Tournaments), with a Sweet 16 showing in 1999, a Final Four appearance in 2002 and an Elite Eight appearance in 2003. His teams have also played in the Big 12 Tournament title game five times in the past eight years. In 2001, 2002, and 2003 the Sooners won that tournament. Sampson holds the conference's best Big 12 Tournament record (17–6). Standouts Eduardo Nájera and Hollis Price helped the Sooners maintain a streak of 25 straight post season appearances, the longest in the nation. Sampson left OU in 2006 to take the head coaching job at Indiana.
Sampson's record at OU was 279-109 (0.719) overall, 128-60 (0.681) conference, with 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, and one Final Four appearance. In the Big 12, Sampson had 3 Conference Tournament Titles and 1 Conference Regular Season Title. During his final season at OU, Sampson's salary was approximately $900,000 annually, not including bonuses. Sampson left OU in 2006 to become the head basketball coach at the Indiana University, signing a 7-year, $10,500,000 contract, at $1,500,000 per season.
Under Sampson's watch, Oklahoma was placed under a three-year investigation by the NCAA for recruiting violations. At the end of the their investigation, the NCAA issued a report citing more than 550 illegal calls made by Sampson and his staff to 17 different recruits. The NCAA barred Sampson from recruiting off campus and making phone calls for one year, ending May 24, 2007.
Sampson averaged 23 wins per season (23-9) and 11 conference wins per season (11-5).
2006-11 (the Jeff Capel Era)
On April 11, 2006, Jeff Capel was named the 12th head basketball coach at Oklahoma, succeeding Kelvin Sampson. Though the Sooner Nation as a whole greeted Capel's hiring with optimism, one notable downside of the coaching change emerged—Sampson's departure caused three of the players who had signed with OU (once considered a top 5 recruiting class) to rethink each's decision to attend OU. Scottie Reynolds went on to Villanova, and Damion James to Texas. Capel was originally signed to a 4-year, $3,000,000 contract, at $750,000 annually.
In his first year, after going a respectable 8–4 in non-conference games, with losses to Memphis, Purdue, Villanova, and Alabama, the Sooners started a promising 6–3 in conference play, before losing their final 7 conference games. After winning only one game in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, losing to eventual conference tournament champion Kansas, this caused the Sooners to miss any form of postseason play, which snapped the nation's longest streak of 25 consecutive years in the postseason, starting with Billy Tubbs' second year in 1982 and ending with Kelvin Sampson's final year in 2006.
In his second year, after signing McDonald's All-American Forward Blake Griffin, the Sooners showed vast signs of improvement and finished 21–10 during the regular season (9–7 in Big 12 play) earning them a #4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, where they won one game before losing to Texas in the semi-finals. They received a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated St. Joseph's in the first round before losing to #3 seed Louisville in the second round, finishing the season at 23-12, an improvement of 7 wins over the previous season. After this successful second season, Capel's name began to surface among many head coaching vacancies. In an effort to keep his young and rising star, OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione and the OU Board of Regents extended Capel's contract through the year 2014, and increased his salary to $1,050,000 per year.
Player of the Year Candidate Blake Griffin announced he would be returning for his sophomore season, forgoing a possible lottery-pick status in the NBA draft. Coupled with the signing of another McDonald's All-American guard in Willie Warren, the 2008-2009 season looked to be promising.
The team experienced one of the best starts in school history at 25-1, until Blake Griffin was sidelined with a concussion during the first half of the OU-Texas game on 2/21/09. The Sooners went on to lose consecutive games for the first time all season, losing to Texas by 5 in Austin and Kansas by 9 in Norman. Without their star player, the Sooners fell short. Griffin returned to the lineup on 2/28/09 and the Sooners returned to their winning ways defeating Texas Tech by 15 in Lubbock on 2/28/09, before losing on the road to Missouri, who was undefeated at home, and finishing the regular season by sweeping in-state rival Oklahoma State, who had won 7 of their previous 8 games. After a first-round bye in the Big 12 Tournament, the #2 seeded Sooners lost to the #7 seeded Cowboys by 1 point during the final seconds of the game.
Capel's Sooners were granted a #2 seed for the NCAA Tournament, and easily beat #15 seed Morgan State in the first round, #10 seed Michigan in the second round, and #3 seed Syracuse in the Sweet 16, whose vaunted 2-3 zone defense did nothing to slow down the Sooner's hot shooting from the perimeter. However, after hitting nine 3-pointers during the previous game with Syracuse, the Sooner guards went 0-15 from beyond the arc during the first 35 minutes of their Elite 8 game against North Carolina, before finally finishing 2-19 in the game. This ultimately led to their demise by the Tar Heels on March 29, losing 60-72. Unanimous All-American Forward and Player of the Year Blake Griffin finished the tournament with 114 points and 60 rebounds, becoming the first player to accomplish such a feat in over 40 years. Griffin, who gave up his final two years of eligibility to enter the NBA draft, and was the #1 pick. The Sooners finished Capel's third season at 30-6, the school's first 30+ win season since 2002, and 5th overall. Ironically, this was again an improvement of 7 wins over the previous season.
Even with the loss of starters Austin Johnson, Taylor Griffin, and Blake Griffin, the Sooners have two incoming McDonald's All-American recruits in point guard Tommy Mason-Griffin and center Keith "Tiny" Gallon. Paired with returning McDonald's All-American guard Willie Warren, guard Tony Crocker, and former reserve forward Ryan Wright, the Sooners will have a chance to post yet another successful season and poised to perhaps make another deep run into the NCAA Tournament. This would be the first time in the school's history where they would have 3 McDonald's All-Americans on the roster at the same time.
Despite high hopes and a preseason ranking of #16, Jeff Capel and his Sooners proved to be one of the most overrated teams in the 2009-2010 season. After a mediocre 13-9 start, their season slipped away as they lost their last nine games of the season, including a first-round loss to Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament, leaving them with a 13-18 record to cap off the season. Those wins would be vacated in November 2011 after various violations that included improper benefits and ineligible players [1].
As of February 23, 2011, Capel's record at OU is 94-65 (0.588) overall, 36-41 (0.468) conference, with 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances, and one Elite Eight appearance. In the Big 12, Capel has yet to win a Conference Tournament Title or Regular Season Title. As of January 1, 2010, Capel's salary at Oklahoma is $1,500,000 annually, not including bonuses. In addition, if Capel remains at OU through the 2014 season, he will receive a $1,000,000 "stay bonus".
Capel finished 2010-11 with a 14-18 record and a loss to the Texas Longhorns in the 2011 Big 12 Tournament. On March 14, he was fired as head coach of the Sooners.
In November 2011, the NCAA punished Oklahoma with three years probation, a $15,000 fine, reductions in recruiting, and the loss of a scholarship.
Capel averaged 21 wins per season (21-12) and 8 conference wins per season (8-8), almost on track with his predecessors Tubbs & Sampson.
Records
Career Points:
Player Seasons Points 1 Wayman Tisdale 1983-85 2,661 2 Tim McCalister 1984-87 2,275 3 Jeff Webster 1991-94 2,264 4 Darryl Kennedy 1984-87 2,097 5 Stacey King 1986-89 2,008 6 Ryan Minor 1993-96 1,946 7 Hollis Price 2000-03 1,821 8 Alvan Adams 1973-75 1,707 9 Eduardo Nájera 1997-00 1,646 10 Don Sidle 1966-68 1,548 Record vs. Big 12 Opponents
Oklahoma
vs.Overall Record at Norman at Opponent's
Venueat Neutral Site Last 5 Meetings Last 10 Meetings Current Streak Since Beginning
of Big 12Baylor OU, 36-8 OU, 18-3 OU, 16-4 OU, 2-1 BU, 3-2 OU, 7-3 W 1 OU, 27-3 Iowa State OU, 110-77 OU, 60-21 ISU, 45-37 OU, 13-11 OU, 5-0 OU, 8-2 W 5 OU, 12-5 Kansas KU, 135-64 KU, 45-40 KU, 69-16 KU, 21-8 KU, 5-0 KU, 7-3 L 6 KU, 14-4 Kansas State OU, 102-91 OU, 58-25 KSU, 55-35 KSU, 11-9 KSU, 4-1 OU, 6-4 L 2 OU, 10-6 Missouri OU, 112-95 OU, 64-21 MU, 60-29 OU, 19-14 MU, 3-2 MU, 6-4 W 2 OU, 13-9 Oklahoma State OU, 126-93 OU, 78-26 OSU, 60-42 OSU, 7-6 OSU, 4-1 OU, 6-4 L 3 tied, 16-16 Texas OU, 47-31 OU, 23-10 UT, 17-16 OU, 8-4 UT, 4-1 UT, 8-2 L 3 tied, 18-18 Texas A&M OU, 28-8 OU, 14-3 OU, 11-5 OU, 3-0 A&M, 4-1 A&M, 7-3 L 4 OU, 23-8 Texas Tech OU, 30-18 OU, 18-6 TTU, 11-10 OU, 2-1 OU, 3-2 OU, 7-3 W 1 OU, 21-10 *Through games of Wednesday, February 23, 2011.[2] From 1996 (the inception of the Big 12) to 2010 OU has recorded 1 First place finish in league play, 5 Second place finishes, 3 Third place finishes, 1 Fourth place finish, 1 Fifth place finish, 2 Seventh place finishes, and 1 Ninth place finish.
Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament (26 bids, 35-26 record overall)
Season Date Opponent Score Seeds Att Site 2009 3/29/09 North Carolina (Elite 8) L 60-72 2-1 17,025 Memphis 2009 3/27/09 Syracuse (Sweet 16) W 84-71 2-3 TBD Memphis 2009 3/21/09 Michigan W 73-63 2-10 16,000 Kansas City 2009 3/19/09 Morgan State W 82-54 2-15 12,000 Kansas City 2008 3/23/08 Louisville L 48-78 6-3 14,606 Birmingham 2008 3/21/08 St. Joseph's W 72-64 6-11 14,315 Birmingham 2006 3/16/06 Wisconsin-Milwaukee L 74-82 6-11 13,722 Jacksonville 2005 3/19/05 Utah L 58-67 3-6 13,751 Tucson 2005 3/17/05 Niagara W 84-67 3-14 13,751 Tucson 2003 3/30/03 Syracuse (Elite 8) L 47-63 1-3 15,207 Albany 2003 3/28/03 Butler (Sweet 16) W 65-54 1-12 15,093 Albany 2003 3/22/03 California W 74-65 1-8 18,462 Oklahoma City 2003 3/20/03 South Carolina State W 71-54 1-16 18,462 Oklahoma City 2002 3/30/02 Indiana (FINAL FOUR) L 64-73 2-5 53,378 Atlanta 2002 3/23/02 Missouri (Elite 8) W 81-75 2-12 18,040 San Diego 2002 3/21/02 Arizona (Sweet 16) W 88-67 2-3 18,040 San Diego 2002 3/17/02 Xavier W 78-65 2-7 19,951 Dallas 2002 3/15/02 Illinois-Chicago W 71-63 2-15 19,951 Dallas 2001 3/16/01 Indiana State L 68-70 (OT) 4-13 9,233 Memphis 2000 3/18/00 Purdue L 62-66 3-6 13,818 Tucson 2000 3/16/00 Winthrop W 74-50 3-14 13,363 Tucson 1999 3/19/99 Michigan State (Sweet 16) L 46-54 13-1 42,440 St. Louis 1999 3/14/99 UNC Charlotte W 85-72 13-5 18,525 Milwaukee 1999 3/12/99 Arizona W 61-60 13-4 17,972 Milwaukee 1998 3/12/98 Indiana L 87-94 (OT) 10-7 19,288 Washington D.C. 1997 3/14/97 Stanford L 67-80 11-6 13,325 Tucson 1996 3/15/96 Temple L 43-61 10-7 Orlando 1995 3/16/95 Manhattan College L67-77 4-13 Memphis 1992 3/20/92 Southwestern Louisiana L 83-87 4-13 13,116 Tempe 1990 3/17/90 North Carolina L 77-79 1-8 13,799 Austin 1990 3/15/90 Towson W 77-68 1-16 10,680 Austin 1989 3/23/89 Virginia (Sweet 16) L 80-86 1-5 22,314 Lexington 1989 3/18/89 Louisiana Tech W 124-81 1-9 10,413 Nashville 1989 3/16/89 East Tennessee State W 72-71 1-16 12,226 Nashville 1988 4/4/88 Kansas (NATIONAL TITLE GAME) L 79-83 1-6 16,392 Kansas City 1988 4/2/88 Arizona (FINAL FOUR) W 88-78 1-1 16,392 Kansas City 1988 3/26/88 Villanova W 78-59 1-6 11,218 Birmingham 1988 3/24/88 Louisville W 108-98 1-5 16,816 Birmingham 1988 3/19/88 Auburn W 107-87 1-8 16,500 Atlanta 1988 3/17/88 Tennessee-Chattanooga W 94-66 1-16 10,500 Atlanta 1987 3/20/87 Iowa (Sweet 16) L 91-93 6-2 Seattle 1987 3/15/87 Pittsburgh W 96-93 6-3 Tucson 1987 3/13/87 Tulsa W 74-69 6-11 Tucson 1986 3/15/86 DePaul L 69-74 4-12 Greensboro 1986 3/13/86 Northeastern W 80-74 4-13 Greensboro 1985 3/24/85 Memphis State (Elite 8) L 61-63 1-2 Dallas 1985 3/21/85 Louisiana Tech W 86-84 (OT) 1-5 Dallas 1985 3/16/85 Illinois State W 75-69 1-9 Tulsa 1985 3/14/85 North Carolina A&T W 96-83 1-16 Tulsa 1984 3/17/84 Dayton L 85-89 - Salt Lake City 1983 3/20/83 Indiana L 49-63 - Evansville 1983 3/18/83 UAB W 71-63 - Evansville 1979 3/12/1979 Indiana State L 72-93 - Cincinnati 1979 3/10/79 Texas W 90-76 - Dallas 1947 3/25/47 Holy Cross (NATIONAL TITLE GAME) L 47-58 - 18,445 New York City 1947 3/22/47 Texas (FINAL FOUR) W 55-54 - Kansas City 1947 3/21/47 Oregon State W 56-54 - Kansas City 1947 3/18/47 St. Louis W 47-41 - Kansas City 1943 3/27/43 Washington W 48-43 - Kansas City 1943 Wyoming L 50-53 - Kansas City 1939 3/21/39 Oregon (FINAL FOUR) L 37-55 - San Francisco 1939 3/20/39 Utah State W 50-39 - San Francisco 1939 3/15/39 Oklahoma A&M W 30-21 - Oklahoma City See also
References
- ^ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/basketball/ncaa/11/11/Oklahoma.NCAA.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a18 NCAA finds major violations in Sooners basketball ]
- ^ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/111908aae.html
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