2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	7–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates (2nd season); Ryan Humphrey (3rd season); Brock Morris (2nd season); Clayton Custer (2nd season); Josh Oppenheimer (1st season);
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Florida	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Auburn	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 4 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
LSU	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Missouri	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 23 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Texas	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 10 Alabama	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 22 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 30, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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

Previous season

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

Departures

Outgoing transfers


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

Incoming transfers


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

College recruiting information
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
Dayton Forsythe PG	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
Kuol Atak PF	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
Jeff Nwankwo SF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jeremiah Fears PG	Joliet, IL	Compass Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2024
Jeremiah Fears PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89

Preseason

SEC media poll

Predicted finish	Team
SEC media poll
1	Alabama
2	Auburn
3	Tennessee
4	Arkansas
5	Texas A&M
6	Florida
7	Texas
8	Kentucky
9	Ole Miss
10	Mississippi State
11	South Carolina
12	Georgia
13	Missouri
14	LSU
15	Oklahoma
16	Vanderbilt

Source:^[11]

Roster

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jeremiah Fears	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Compass Prep	Joliet, IL
G	1	Kobe Elvis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Dayton	Brampton, ON
G	2	Brycen Goodine	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Fairfield	New Bedford, MA
F	3	Jeff Nwankwo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 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
G	7	Dayton Fortsythe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Dale High School	Dale, OK
F	10	Sam Godwin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Wofford	Ada, OK
F	11	Yaya Keita	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Missouri	St. Louis, MO
G	12	Jadon Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Long Beach	Long Beach, CA
F	14	Jalon Moore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Georgia Tech	Birmingham, AL
G	15	Duke Miles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Sr	High Point	Montgomery, AL
F	22	Kuol Atak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Haltom High School	Forth Worth, TX
F	24	Jacolb Fredson-Cole	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Link Academy	Bellaire, TX
G	30	Jake Moser (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Loyola Academy	Norman, OK
F	35	Glenn Taylor Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	St John's	Chandler, AZ
C	45	Luke Northweather	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Blair Oaks	Jefferson, MO
G	55	Reid Lovelace (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Jr	Crossings Christian School	Oklahoma City, OK

Head coach

Porter Moser (Creighton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 93–60	1–0	22 – Moore	15 – Godwin	6 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (4,886) Norman, OK
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 73–57	2–0	23 – Moore	10 – Godwin	3 – Miles	Lloyd Noble Center (4,742) Norman, OK
November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Stetson	W 85–64	3–0	24 – Elvis	10 – Godwin	6 – Elvis	Lloyd Noble Center (4,922) Norman, OK
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 84–56	4–0	20 – Fears	9 – Godwin	7 – Elvis	Lloyd Noble Center (4,678) Norman, OK
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Providence Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 79–77	5–0	26 – Elvis	6 – Goodine	7 – Fears	Imperial Arena (801) Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 24 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 82–77	6–0	26 – Fears	7 – Tied	5 – Fears	Imperial Arena (456) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m, ESPN		vs. Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis Championship	W 69–64	7–0	24 – Moore	7 – Moore	7 – Elvis	Imperial Arena (1,866) Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 21	Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 21	Alcorn State						McCasland Field House Norman, OK
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Bedlam Series						Paycom Center Oklahoma City, OK
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Central Arkansas						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Prairie View A&M						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		Texas						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		South Carolina						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 25, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Tennessee						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		LSU						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Missouri						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	21
Coaches	—	—	—	—	21

References

^ "Oklahoma transfer guard Otega Oweh commits to Kentucky". on3.com.
^ "Oklahoma forward John Hugley commits to Xavier out of transfer portal". on3.com.
^ "Georgia Tech lands commitment from Oklahoma transfer Javian McCollum". on3.com.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs Guard Milos Uzan". uhcougars.com.
^ "Men's Basketball Signs Elvis". soonersports.com.
^ "Jones Joins Sooners for 2024-25 Campaign". soonersports.com.
^ "Men's Hoops Adds Goodine to 2024-25 Roster". soonersports.com.
^ "Men's Hoops Adds Miles". soonersports.com.
^ "Sooners Sign Wague". soonersports.com.
^ "St. John's transfer SF Glenn Taylor Jr. commits to Oklahoma". on3.com.
^ "SEC Basketball Media Days Central". secsports.com. October 14, 2024.

[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.

[11] "SEC Basketball Media Days Central". secsports.com. October 14, 2024.

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics