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Oklahoma Schedule/Results N2 WASHBURN (Ex.) 7 p.m. SSTV N7 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* (Ex.) 7 p.m. SSTV N11 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2 p.m. SSTV N16 at Texas-Arlington 7 p.m. SSTV N22 vs. UTEP # 6 p.m. ESPN2 N23 vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # TBD ESPN2 N25 vs.TBD # TBD ESPN2 N28 at Oral Roberts 7 p.m. ESPN3 N30 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. SSTV D4 at Arkansas 6 p.m. ESPN2 D15 vs.Texas A&M $ 1 p.m. ESPNU D18 STEPHEN F.AUSTIN 7 p.m. SSTV D29 OHIO 7 p.m. SSTV D31 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* 2 p.m. SSTV J5 at West Virginia 3 p.m. Big 12 J12 OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. ESPN2 J16 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m. Big 12 J19 at Kansas State 3 p.m. Big 12 J21 TEXAS 8:30 p.m. ESPN J26 at Kansas 3 p.m. ESPN J30 at Baylor 6 p.m. ESPNU F2 KANSAS STATE 5 p.m. ESPN2 F4 at Iowa State 6 p.m. ESPNU F9 KANSAS 3 p.m. ESPN/2 F11 TCU 6 p.m. ESPNU F16 at Oklahoma State 12:30 p.m. Big 12 F20 at Texas Tech 6 p.m. ESPNU F23 BAYLOR 4 p.m. ESPNU F27 at Texas 8 p.m. ESPN2 M2 IOWA STATE 12:30 p.m. Big 12 M6 WEST VIRGINIA 8 p.m. ESPN2 M9 at TCU 4 p.m. FSSW M13-16 Big 12 Championship ^ TBD B12/ESPN M21-24 NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBD CBS M28-31 NCAA Regionals TBD CBS A6-8 NCAA Final Four TBD CBS All times Central and subject to change * Field House Series (played at McCasland Field House) # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) $ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) ^ Kansas City, Mo. “SSTV” is Sooner Sports TV “Big 12” is Big 12 Network regional television “FSSW” is Fox Sports Southwest Radio (Sooner Sports Network) Play-by-Play............................................Brock.Bowling Analyst ........................................................ Mike.Houck TV (Sooner Sports TV) Play-by-Play............................................... Chad.McKee Analyst ..........................................................Billy.Tubbs At a Glance Date. ....................................... Friday,.Nov..2 Site........................................Norman,.Okla. Tip Time................................... 7:05.p.m..CT Radio........................ KEBC.1560.AM.in.OKC; ................................... KTBZ.1430.AM.in.Tulsa TV. ..... FS.Oklahoma.Plus;.FOX.College.Sports Series ........................... Oklahoma.leads.4-0 Last Meeting....... OU.won.85-59.(11/6/11) OKLAHOMA.(0-0) SOONERS Exhibition.1..|..OU vs. WASHBURN..|..Friday,.Nov ..2,.2012..|..7.p.m..CT..|..Norman,.Okla...|..Lloyd.Noble.Center.(12,000)..|..Sooner.Sports.TV.(FS.Oklahoma.Plus,.FOX.College.Sports). 26.NCAA.Tournaments..|..4.Final.Fours..|..14.Conference.Championships..|..30.All-Americans..|..27.Postseason.Appearances.In.The.Last.31.Years PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS (STATS FROM LAST SEASON;M’BAYE’S FROM 2010-11) NOTES: Big 12’s leading returning scorer (16.2 ppg) and second-leading returning 3-point shooter (.416) ... An honorable mention all-conference pick ...Averaged team-high 16.2 points in team-high 32.9 minutes a game ... Started all 30 of his contests ... Led squad with 72 3-pointers and ranked fourth in Big 12 in treys per game (2.4) ... Ranks sixth in OU history with 178 3-pointers and 34th with 1,022 points ... Has started 56 of last 62 games. 11 ISAIAH COUSINS • G 6-3 • 182 • Fr.• Mount Vernon,N.Y. Mount Vernon High School NOTES: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com who was named NewYork’s Section 1“Mr. Basketball” ... Averaged 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game as a senior ...Led Mount Vernon High School to 23-3 record and second straight state championship ... Named MVP of the Section 1 tournament ...An all-tourney selection in New York’s state and federation tournaments ...Attended same high school as OU assistant coach Lew Hill. PTS REB AST MIN 2 STEVEN PLEDGER • G 6-4 • 219 • Sr.• Chesapeake,Va. Atlantic Shores Christian School PTS REB 3FG% MIN 16.2 3.9 .416 32.9 22 AMATH M’BAYE • F 6-9 • 208 • Jr.• Bordeaux, France University of Wyoming NOTES: Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of theYear (voted on by coaches) ... Transfer from Wyoming who practiced with Sooners last year ...Averaged 12.0 points and team-high 5.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore ...Aver- aged 18.5 points and 6.5 boards in 2 games vs.Lon Kruger’s UNLV team ... Voted by OU teammates as best overall athlete,hardest worker,best dunker and most likely to star in NBA ...One of three team captains (player vote). PTS REB FG% MIN 12.0 5.7 .472 30.3 24 ROMERO OSBY • F 6-8 • 232 • Sr.• Meridian, Miss. Mississippi State University NOTES: Big 12’s leading returning rebounder and seventh-leading return- ing scorer ... An honorable mention All-Big 12 pick last season in first year with OU ...Averaged 12.9 points, team-high 7.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot while shooting team-best .490 from field ... Started all 31 games ... Paced Sooners in scoring seven times (including final three games) ... Led team with 7 double-doubles, 34 dunks and 16 charges taken. PTS REB FG% MIN 12.9 7.3 .490 30.2 5 JE’LON HORNBEAK • G 6-3 • 180 • Fr.• Arlington,Texas Grace Preparatory Academy NOTES: A four-star recruit ranked No. 102 nationally by Rivals.com ... Rated by Rivals as the 24th-best shooting guard in the country ...Averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game last year as a senior in helping Grace Prep Academy to 27-4 record and second straight state title ...Aver- aged 10.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest as a junior ... High school teammates included Isaiah Austin (Baylor) and Jamal Branch (St.John’s). PTS REB 3FG% MIN OKLAHOMA’S TOP RESERVES (AVERAGES FROM LAST SEASON) No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 1 Sam Grooms G 6-1 203 Sr. 6.7 3.0 6.0 31.5 3 Buddy Hield G 6-3 199 Fr. 4 Andrew Fitzgerald F 6-8 238 Sr. 12.1 5.0 0.6 28.0 15 Tyler Neal F 6-7 227 So. 4.0 2.5 0.6 13.1 21 Cameron Clark G 6-6 208 Jr. 8.5 4.7 1.2 27.2 32 Casey Arent C 6-10 223 Sr. 1.2 1.8 0.0 6.1 MEN’S BASKETBALL PROJECTED WASHBURN STARTERS (AVERAGES FROM LAST SEASON) No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 20 Bobby Chipman F 6-8 220 Sr. 7.3 5.8 1.3 27.8 22 Alex North F 6-6 215 Jr. 6.3 4.5 1.3 23.0 24 Zack Riggins F 6-6 225 Sr. 6.2 3.3 0.8 20.4 10 Will McNeill G 6-1 195 Sr. 20.2 5.5 1.9 32.1 12 Martin Mitchell G 6-0 190 Sr. 10.2 2.2 3.6 25.9 Mike Houck, Director of Media Relations McClendon.Center.for.Intercollegiate.Athletics 180.West.Brooks,.Suite.2525.|.Norman,.OK..73019 O:.(405).325-8227.|.C:.(405).249-5892.|.E:.mhouck@ou.edu www.SoonerSports.com.|.Twitter:.@SoonerHoops;.@mhouckOU WASHBURN.(0-0) ICHABODS

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Page 1: Mike Houck, Director of Media Relations · J16 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m. Big and12 ... 24 Zack Riggins F 6-6 225 Sr. 6.2 3.3 0.8 20.4 ... Kansas State teammate Bob Chipman

Oklahoma Schedule/ResultsN2 WASHBURN(Ex.) 7p.m. SSTVN7 CENTRALOKLAHOMA*(Ex.) 7p.m. SSTV

N11 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2p.m. SSTVN16 atTexas-Arlington 7p.m. SSTVN22 vs.UTEP# 6p.m. ESPN2N23 vs.Clemson/Gonzaga# TBD ESPN2N25 vs.TBD# TBD ESPN2N28 atOralRoberts 7p.m. ESPN3N30 NORTHWESTERNSTATE 7p.m. SSTV

D4 atArkansas 6p.m. ESPN2D15 vs.TexasA&M$ 1p.m. ESPNUD18 STEPHENF.AUSTIN 7p.m. SSTVD29 OHIO 7p.m. SSTVD31 TEXASA&M-CORPUSCHRISTI* 2p.m. SSTV

J5 atWestVirginia 3p.m. Big12J12 OKLAHOMASTATE 2p.m. ESPN2J16 TEXASTECH 7p.m. Big12J19 atKansasState 3p.m. Big12J21 TEXAS 8:30p.m. ESPNJ26 atKansas 3p.m. ESPNJ30 atBaylor 6p.m. ESPNU

F2 KANSASSTATE 5p.m. ESPN2F4 atIowaState 6p.m. ESPNUF9 KANSAS 3p.m. ESPN/2F11 TCU 6p.m. ESPNUF16 atOklahomaState 12:30p.m. Big12F20 atTexasTech 6p.m. ESPNUF23 BAYLOR 4p.m. ESPNUF27 atTexas 8p.m. ESPN2

M2 IOWASTATE 12:30p.m. Big12M6 WESTVIRGINIA 8p.m. ESPN2M9 atTCU 4p.m. FSSWM13-16 Big12Championship^ TBD B12/ESPNM21-24 NCAASecond/ThirdRounds TBD CBSM28-31 NCAARegionals TBD CBSA6-8 NCAAFinalFour TBD CBS

AlltimesCentralandsubjecttochange

* FieldHouseSeries(playedatMcCaslandFieldHouse)# OldSpiceClassic(Orlando,Fla.)$ All-CollegeClassic(OklahomaCity)^ KansasCity,Mo.

“SSTV”isSoonerSportsTV“Big12”isBig12Networkregionaltelevision“FSSW”isFoxSportsSouthwest

Radio (Sooner Sports Network)Play-by-Play.............................................Brock.BowlingAnalyst......................................................... Mike.Houck

TV (Sooner Sports TV)Play-by-Play................................................ Chad.McKeeAnalyst...........................................................Billy.Tubbs

At a GlanceDate........................................ Friday,.Nov..2Site.........................................Norman,.Okla.Tip Time...................................7:05.p.m..CTRadio........................ KEBC.1560.AM.in.OKC;................................... KTBZ.1430.AM.in.TulsaTV...... FS.Oklahoma.Plus;.FOX.College.SportsSeries............................Oklahoma.leads.4-0Last Meeting....... OU.won.85-59.(11/6/11)OKLAHOMA.(0-0)

SOONERS

Exhibition.1..|..OU vs. WASHBURN..|..Friday,.Nov..2,.2012..|..7.p.m..CT..|..Norman,.Okla...|..Lloyd.Noble.Center.(12,000)..|..Sooner.Sports.TV.(FS.Oklahoma.Plus,.FOX.College.Sports).

26.NCAA.Tournaments..|..4.Final.Fours..|..14.Conference.Championships..|..30.All-Americans..|..27.Postseason.Appearances.In.The.Last.31.Years

PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS (STATSFROMLASTSEASON;M’BAYE’SFROM2010-11)

NOTES:Big12’sleadingreturningscorer(16.2ppg)andsecond-leadingreturning3-pointshooter(.416)...Anhonorablementionall-conferencepick...Averagedteam-high16.2pointsinteam-high32.9minutesagame...Startedall30ofhiscontests...Ledsquadwith723-pointersandrankedfourthinBig12intreyspergame(2.4)...RankssixthinOUhistorywith1783-pointersand34thwith1,022points...Hasstarted56oflast62games.

11 ISAIAH COUSINS • G6-3•182•Fr.•MountVernon,N.Y.MountVernonHighSchool

NOTES:Athree-starrecruitbyRivals.comwhowasnamedNewYork’sSection1“Mr.Basketball”...Averaged15.8points,4.4reboundsand4.2assistspergameasasenior...LedMountVernonHighSchoolto23-3recordandsecondstraightstatechampionship...NamedMVPoftheSection1tournament...Anall-tourneyselectioninNewYork’sstateandfederationtournaments...AttendedsamehighschoolasOUassistantcoachLewHill.

PTS REB AST MIN — — — —

2 STEVEN PLEDGER • G6-4•219•Sr.•Chesapeake,Va.AtlanticShoresChristianSchool

PTS REB 3FG% MIN 16.2 3.9 .416 32.9

22 AMATH M’BAYE • F6-9•208•Jr.•Bordeaux,FranceUniversityofWyoming

NOTES:PreseasonBig12NewcomeroftheYear(votedonbycoaches)...TransferfromWyomingwhopracticedwithSoonerslastyear...Averaged12.0pointsandteam-high5.7reboundspergameasasophomore...Aver-aged18.5pointsand6.5boardsin2gamesvs.LonKruger’sUNLVteam...VotedbyOUteammatesasbestoverallathlete,hardestworker,bestdunkerandmostlikelytostarinNBA...Oneofthreeteamcaptains(playervote).

PTS REB FG% MIN 12.0 5.7 .472 30.3

24 ROMERO OSBY • F6-8•232•Sr.•Meridian,Miss.MississippiStateUniversity

NOTES:Big12’sleadingreturningrebounderandseventh-leadingreturn-ingscorer...AnhonorablementionAll-Big12picklastseasoninfirstyearwithOU...Averaged12.9points,team-high7.3reboundsand1.0blockedshotwhileshootingteam-best.490fromfield...Startedall31games...PacedSoonersinscoringseventimes(includingfinalthreegames)...Ledteamwith7double-doubles,34dunksand16chargestaken.

PTS REB FG% MIN 12.9 7.3 .490 30.2

5 JE’LON HORNBEAK • G6-3•180•Fr.•Arlington,TexasGracePreparatoryAcademy

NOTES:Afour-starrecruitrankedNo.102nationallybyRivals.com...RatedbyRivalsasthe24th-bestshootingguardinthecountry...Averaged12.0points,7.5reboundsand3.0assistsagamelastyearasaseniorinhelpingGracePrepAcademyto27-4recordandsecondstraightstatetitle...Aver-aged10.7pointsand8.0reboundspercontestasajunior...HighschoolteammatesincludedIsaiahAustin(Baylor)andJamalBranch(St.John’s).

PTS REB 3FG% MIN — — — —

OKLAHOMA’S TOP RESERVES (AVERAGESFROMLASTSEASON)

No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes

1 SamGrooms G 6-1 203 Sr. 6.7 3.0 6.0 31.53 BuddyHield G 6-3 199 Fr. — — — —4 AndrewFitzgerald F 6-8 238 Sr. 12.1 5.0 0.6 28.015 TylerNeal F 6-7 227 So. 4.0 2.5 0.6 13.121 CameronClark G 6-6 208 Jr. 8.5 4.7 1.2 27.232 CaseyArent C 6-10 223 Sr. 1.2 1.8 0.0 6.1

MEN’S BASKETBALL

PROJECTED WASHBURN STARTERS (AVERAGESFROMLASTSEASON)

No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes

20 BobbyChipman F 6-8 220 Sr. 7.3 5.8 1.3 27.822 AlexNorth F 6-6 215 Jr. 6.3 4.5 1.3 23.024 ZackRiggins F 6-6 225 Sr. 6.2 3.3 0.8 20.410 WillMcNeill G 6-1 195 Sr. 20.2 5.5 1.9 32.112 MartinMitchell G 6-0 190 Sr. 10.2 2.2 3.6 25.9

Mike Houck, Director of Media RelationsMcClendon.Center.for.Intercollegiate.Athletics180.West.Brooks,.Suite.2525.|.Norman,.OK..73019O:.(405).325-8227.|.C:.(405).249-5892.|.E:[email protected].|.Twitter:.@SoonerHoops;.@mhouckOU

WASHBURN.(0-0)ICHABODS

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Head Coach Lon KrugerLonKrugerwasnamedOklahoma’s14thheadmen’sbasketballcoachonApril1,2011.

Ownsa494-320(.607)col-legiaterecordover26years.

HascoachedatTexas-PanAmerican(52-59recordfrom1982-86),KansasState(81-46from1986-90),Florida(104-80from1990-96),Illinois(81-48from1996-00)andUNLV(161-71from2004-11).

ServedasheadcoachofNBA’sAtlantaHawksfrom2000-03(69-122record)andwasanassistantforNewYorkKnicks(2003-04season).

Averaged25.4winsatUNLVoverfiveyears(fourNCAAappearancesandoneNITtrip)andwonatleast21gameseachofthosefiveseasons.

CoachedUNLVtoa55-25(.688)MountainWestConferencerecordhislastfiveseasonsthere.

Hastakenteamsto13NCAATournaments(14-13record)andfourNITs(4-5record).

CoachedFloridatothe1994FinalFour,KansasStatetothe1988EliteEightandUNLVtothe2007Sweet16.

Hascoachedallfiveofhispreviouscollegeprogramsto20-winseasons.

IsoneoffivecoachesinDivisionIcollegebasketballhistorytotakefourdifferentschoolstotheNCAATournamentandisoneofthreecoachestowinanNCAATournamentgameatfourschools.

IsoneofjusttwoheadcoachesinDivisionIhistorytoleadatleastfourdifferentschoolstomultipleNCAATournamentwins.

IsoneoffourcoachestoleadthreedifferentschoolstoNCAASweet16appearances.

Lon Kruger Year by YearYear School Record Pct.1982-83 PanAmerican 7-21 .2501983-84 PanAmerican 13-14 .4811984-85 PanAmerican 12-16 .4291985-86 PanAmerican 20-8 .7141986-87 * KansasState 20-11 .6451987-88 * KansasState 25-9 .7351988-89 * KansasState 19-11 .6331989-90 * KansasState 17-15 .5311990-91 Florida 11-17 .3931991-92 ^ Florida 19-14 .5761992-93 ^ Florida 16-12 .5711993-94 * Florida 29-8 .7841994-95 * Florida 17-13 .5671995-96 Florida 12-16 .4291996-97 * Illinois 22-10 .6881997-98 * Illinois 23-10 .6971998-99 Illinois 14-18 .4381999-00 * Illinois 22-10 .6882004-05 ^ UNLV 17-14 .5482005-06 UNLV 17-13 .5672006-07 * UNLV 30-7 .8112007-08 * UNLV 27-8 .7712008-09 ^ UNLV 21-11 .6562009-10 * UNLV 25-9 .7352010-11 * UNLV 24-9 .7272011-12 Oklahoma 15-16 .483Totals 494-320 .607

* NCAATournament^ NationalInvitationTournament

No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown (Last School)

00 RyanSpangler# F 6-8 227 So. Blanchard,Okla.(GonzagaUniversity)1 SamGrooms* G 6-1 203 Sr. Greensboro,N.C.(ChipolaCollege[Fla.])2 StevenPledger*** G 6-4 219 Sr. Chesapeake,Va.(AtlanticShoresChristianSchool)3 BuddyHield G 6-3 199 Fr. Freeport,Bahamas(SunriseChristianAcademy[Kan.])4 AndrewFitzgerald*** F 6-8 238 Sr. BaltimoreMd.(BrewsterAcademy[N.H.])5 Je’lonHornbeak G 6-3 180 Fr. Arlington,Texas(GracePreparatoryAcademy)11 IsaiahCousins G 6-3 182 Fr. MountVernon,N.Y.(MountVernonHS)12 JarrodKruger G 6-1 181 So. Topeka,Kan.(KansasStateUniversity)13 JamesFraschilla* G 5-10 150 So. Dallas,Texas(HighlandParkHS)14 SteveNoworyta F 6-7 200 Fr. Hainesport,N.J.(HolyCrossHS)15 TylerNeal** F 6-7 229 Jr. OklahomaCity,Okla.(PutnamCityWestHS)21 CameronClark** G 6-6 208 Jr. Sherman,Texas(ShermanHS)22 AmathM’Baye F 6-9 208 Jr. Bordeaux,France(UniversityofWyoming)24 RomeroOsby* F 6-8 232 Sr. Meridian,Miss.(MississippiStateUniversity)25 C.J.Cole% F 6-6 225 Fr. Sperry,Okla.(SperryHS)31 D.J.Bennett% F 6-8 210 Jr. Chicago,Ill.(IndianHillsCC[Iowa])32 CaseyArent* C 6-10 223 Sr. Penryn,Calif.(SierraCollege)

*LettersearnedatOklahoma#Sittingout2012-13seasonduetoNCAAtransferregulations%Redshirting2012-13season

2011-12 Stats Comparison

CATEGORY OverallRecord 15-16 25-8PointsPerGame 69.1 72.5Opp.PointsPerGame 68.5 62.6ReboundsPerGame 36.9 34.6ReboundingMargin +3.2 +3.5FieldGoalPct. .435 .457Opp.FieldGoalPct. .430 .4003-PointPct. .352 .338Opp.3-PointPct. .341 .328FreeThrowPct. .727 .740PersonalFoulsPerGame 17.4 18.2AssistsPerGame 13.9 13.8TurnoversPerGame 12.8 11.7BlockedShotsPerGame 3.1 2.8StealsPerGame 6.3 8.5

2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

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OKLAHOMA NUMERICAL ROSTER

 Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Amath

M’Baye

FRIDAY’S GAME BASICS

TheSoonersplaytheirfirstoftwopreseasonexhibitiongameswhentheyhostWashburnonFridayat7p.m.CTatLloydNobleCenter.OU,whichfinished15-16lastyear,isstartingitssecondseasonunderheadcoachLonKruger.WashburnisrankedNo.4intheNABC’spreseasonNCAADivisionIIpollandiscomingoffan81-61lossatKansasStateonTuesday.TheIchabods,coachedbyKruger’sformerKansasStateteammateBobChipman,went25-8lastseason.Bothsquadsreturnallfivestarters.Friday’scontestwillairontheSoonerRadioNetwork(KEBC1560AMinOklahomaCity;KTBZ1430AMinTulsa)withBrock BowlingandMike Houckannouncing.ThegamewillbetelevisedbySoonerSportsTV(FSOkla-homaPlusandFOXCollegeSportsAtlantic)withChad McKee andBilly Tubbs callingtheaction.AwebcastreplaywillbeofferedforfreeonSoonerSports.tv.

BIG RETURNS

 Thanks.to.the.loss.of.just.one.scholarship.senior.from.last.season.(forward.C.J. Washington.averaged.2.0.points.and.3.4.rebounds),.the.Sooners.return.the.bulk.of.their.production.in.every.statistical.category.for.2012-13...That.includes.88.percent.of.the.team’s.points,.81.percent.of.its.rebounds,.78.percent.of.its.assists,.77.percent.of.its.blocks.and.74.percent.of.its.steals...OU.also.returns.82.percent.of.its.3-point.field.goal.and.87.percent.of.its.free.throw.production.

.OU.welcomes.back.its.top.six.scorers.from.last.season,.including.all.five.start-ers...Andrew Fitzgerald,.Sam Grooms.and.Romero Osby.each.started.all.31.contests...Steven Pledger.started.30.games.while.Cameron Clark.started.28.

.Pledger.is.the.Big.12’s.leading.returning.scorer.(16.2.ppg),.Osby.is.the.Big.12’s.leading.returning.rebounder.(7.3.rpg),.Fitzgerald.is.the.Big.12’s.leading.returner.in.field.goal.percentage.(.469;.minimum.of.5.0.makes.per.game).and.Grooms.led.the.league.in.assist-to-turnover.ratio.(2.8).and.ranked.second.in.assists.(6.0.apg)...Pledger.also.ranks.second.among.the.conference’s.returning.3-point.shooters.(shot.a.team-high..416).

.The.trio.of.Fitzgerald,.Osby.and.Pledger.accounted.for.64.percent.of.the.Sooners’.points.in.Big.12.play.last.season.(746.of.1,164).and.49.percent.of.its.rebounds.(277.of.567).

FRESH FACES

. The.Sooners.welcome.nine.newcomers.to.the.roster,.with.four.of.them.expected.to.play.significant.roles.in.2012-13...Junior.forward.Amath M’Baye.(6-8,.208).sat.out.last.year.after.transferring.from.Wyoming.and.was.voted.the.Preseason.Big.12.Newcomer.of.the.Year.by.league.coaches...He.averaged.12.0.points.and.a.team-high.5.7.rebounds.as.a.sophomore.for.the.Cowboys.in.2010-11...A.trio.of.6-3.freshman.guards.will.also.see.plenty.of.playing.time,.with.two.of.them.expected.to.start.Friday.versus.Washburn...Isaiah Cousins.is.a.three-star.recruit.from.Mount.Vernon,.N.Y.,.who.will.likely.start.at.point.guard...Cousins.averaged.15.8.points,.4.4.rebounds.and.4.2.assists.per.game.last.year.to.earn.New.York’s.Section.1.“Mr..Basketball”.honors...Je’lon Hornbeak.is.also.expected.to.start.in.the.backcourt...Hornbeak.was.rated.as.the.nation’s.No..102.recruit.last.year.by.Rivals.com.and.averaged.12.0.points.and.

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Final 2011-12 Big 12 StandingsInorderofconferencechampionshipseeding

Big 12 OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct.Kansas 16 2 .889 32 7 .821Missouri 14 4 .778 30 5 .857IowaState 12 6 .667 23 11 .676Baylor 12 6 .667 30 8 .789KansasState 10 8 .556 22 11 .667Texas 9 9 .500 20 14 .588OklahomaState 7 11 .389 15 18 .455Oklahoma 5 13 .278 15 16 .484TexasA&M 4 14 .222 14 18 .438TexasTech 1 17 .056 8 23 .258

Oklahoma Quick Facts

Official Name:UniversityofOklahoma

Location:Norman,Okla.

Founded:1890

Enrollment:30,753

Nickname:Sooners

Colors:CrimsonandCream

President:DavidL.Boren

Athletics Director:JoeCastiglione

Arena:LloydNobleCenter(12,000)

First Year of Basketball:1907-08

NCAA Tournament Appearances:26

NIT Appearances:7

All-Time Record:1,540-994(.608)

Regular Season Conference Championships:14(1928,1929,1939,1940,1942,1944,1947,1949,1979,1984,1985,1988,1989,2005)

Conference Tournament Championships:7(1979,1985,1988,1990,2001,2002,2003)

Head Coach:LonKruger(KansasState‘75)

Career Record:494-320(27thyear)

Oklahoma Record:15-16(secondyear)

NCAA Appearances:13(mostrecent2011)

NIT Appearances:4(mostrecent2009)

Assistant Coaches:ChrisCrutchfield(Nebraska-Omaha’92),SteveHenson(KansasState’90),LewHill(WichitaState’88)

Director of Operations:MikeShepherd(KansasState’92)

Strength and Conditioning Coach:JozsefSzendrei(Oklahoma’03)

Video Coordinator:ScottThompson

Equipment Manager:MarcoGriego

Graduate Managers:TeddyOwens,KellenMcCoy

Athletics Trainer:AlexBrown

Team Physician:Dr.BrockSchnebel

Official Website:SoonerSports.com

7.5.rebounds.for.a.talent-laden.Grace.Prep.Academy.squad.out.of.Arlington,.Texas...Buddy Hield.is.a.noted.scorer.who,.like.Hornbeak,.was.a.four-star.recruit.by.Rivals...Ranked.86th.nationally,.Hield.averaged.22.7.points.and.4.0.rebounds.in.only.21.0.minutes.per.game.last.year.for.Sunrise.Christian.Academy.outside.of.Wichita,.Kan...From.the.Bahamas,.Hield.led.OU.by.averaging.18.0.points.over.its.pair.of.public.intrasquad.games.the.last.two.weeks.

. Also.new.to.the.team.are.sophomore.guard.Jarrod Kruger.(6-1,.181),.sophomore.Gonzaga.transfer.Ryan Spangler.(6-8,.227),.junior.college.transfer.D.J. Bennett.(6-8,.210).and..freshman.walk-on.forwards.C.J. Cole.(6-6,.225).and.Steve Noworyta.(6-7,.200)...Kruger,.the.nephew.of.head.coach.Lon.Kruger,.began.his.career.at.Kansas.State.in.2010-11.(was.on.team.during.fall.semester).and.sat.out.at.OU.last.season...Spangler,.a.forward.who.averaged.2.5.points.and.2.4.rebounds.as.a.freshman.last.year,.has.impressed.in.early.season.practices.but.will.sit.out.the.2012-13.campaign.due.to.transfer.regulations...Bennett.will.redshirt.this.season.after.averaging.7.2.points,.4.6.rebounds.and.1.7.blocked.shots.at.Indian.Hills.(Iowa).Community.College...Cole,.an.Oklahoma.native,.attended.Sperry.High.School.and.averaged.21.6.points.and.a.state-high.16.6.rebounds.per.game.last.year.to.earn.his.third.all-state.honor...He.will.also.redshirt.this.season...Noworyta.hails.from.Hainesport,.N.J.

PREVIEWING WASHBURN

. LocatedinTopeka,Kan.,NCAADivisionIImemberWashburnUniversityisaschoolof7,500studentsthatcompetesintheMid-AmericaIntercollegiateAthleticsAssociation.Washburnfinished25-8overalllastyearandwontheMIAAregularseasonandconferencetournamentbeforelosinginthesecondroundoftheNCAATournament.

. TheIchabods,whowelcomebackallfivestartersfromlastyear,return90percentoftheirscoringand94percentoftheirrebounding.TheyarerankedNo.4intheNABC’spreseasonnationalpollandareledbyAll-AmericaseniorguardWill McNeill,whoaveraged20.2pointsand5.5reboundswhileshooting.484fromthefieldandknockingdown2.3treyspergame.FellowseniorguardMartin Mitchellaveraged10.2pointspercontest.

. WashburnlostanexhibitiongameatKansasStateonTuesday,81-61.K-Stateuseda22-0runtotakea28-7leadbeforetheIchabodsoutscoredthem54-53therestoftheway.Wash-burnshot.354fromthefield,.357from3-pointrange(5-for-14)and.500fromthefoulline(13-for-26).McNeillscoredateam-high12pointsandpulleddownagame-high10reboundswhileJoseph Smithadded10points.

. TheIchabodsareunderthedirectionoflongtimeheadcoach Bob Chipman,whowasacol-legeteammateofOUheadcoachLon KrugeratKansasStateintheearly1970s(thepairhelpedtheWildcatstoback-to-backBigEightregularseasontitlesin1971-72and1972-73).Chipmanisinhis34thseasonatWashburn,whereheownsa721-296(.709)record.Hehasrackedup12regularseasonconferencechampionshipsandwonthe1987NAIAnationaltitle.

OU-WASHBURN HISTORY

Friday’sgamewillmarkthefifthbetweenOklahomaandWashburn,andthesecondasanexhibition.TheSoonerswonregularseasonmeetingsovertheIchabodsin1909-10(55-20inNormanunderheadcoachBennie Owen),1930-31(30-27inTopekaunderheadcoachHugh McDermott)and1972-73(79-55inNormanunderheadcoachJohn MacLeod).

Lastyear,OUpostedan85-59homeexhibitionwinoverWashburnbehind24pointsfromSteven Pledgerand14fromAndrew Fitzgerald.Pledgerwas5-for-7from3-pointrangewhileFitzgeraldwent5-for-8fromthefield.Will McNeillwastheonlyIchabodindoublefigureswith23points.Hewas10-for-12fromthefreethrowline.TheSoonersregistereda49-29reboundingadvantageandshot.474fromthefieldtoWashburn’s.316mark.

Friday’scontestwillmarktheninthtimeforOUheadcoachLon KrugertofaceaBob Chipman-coachedWashburnteam.KrugerbeatWashburnoncewhiletheheadcoachatPanAmericanandsixtimeswhiletheheadcoachatUNLV(fiveexhibitionsandoneregularseasongame).

EXHIBITING SUCCESS

Oklahomahascompileda45-2exhibitionrecordoverthelast24years.Lastseason,theSoonersbeatNortheasternState(85-51)andWashburn(85-59)inNorman.ThelasttimeOUlostanexhibitiongamewasNovember2003(89-82toAthletesFirst).

UP NEXT

TheSoonerswillplaythesecondoftwoexhibitiongameswhentheyhostNCAADivisionIIfoeCentralOklahomaonWednesdayat7p.m.CT.aspartofOU’sinauguralFieldHouseSeries.ThegamewillbeheldatMcCaslandFieldHouseintheheartofOU’scampus.TheBronchosarecoachedbyTerry Evans,whostarredfortheSoonersintheearly1990sunderformerheadcoachBilly Tubbs.

SOONER SPORTS TV

EightofOU’s2012-13contestswillbetelevisedbySoonerSportsTVpoweredbyFox.LaunchedinSeptember2012,thenetworkprovidesthemostcomprehensivecoverageoftheSoonerseveroffered.DistributedonavarietyofexistingFOXSportsoutletsincludingFSOklahoma,FSSouthwestandFOXCollegeSports,SoonerSportsTVprogrammingblocksreachapproximatelyninemillionhomesinOklahoma,Texas,ArkansasandLouisiana.

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Big 12 Preseason Coaches’ Poll(First-placevotesinparentheses)

Team Points1. Kansas(9) 812. Baylor(1) 633. OklahomaState 604. Texas 585. KansasState 546. WestVirginia 457. Oklahoma 348. IowaState 289. TexasTech 1810. TCU 9

Preseason All-Big 12 TeamPierreJackson,BaylorJeffWithey,KansasRodneyMcGruder,KansasStateLeBryanNash,OklahomaStateMyckKabongo,Texas

Honorable MentionIsaiahAusitn,BaylorElijahJohnson,KansasRomero Osby, OklahomaSteven Pledger, OklahomaMarcusSmart,OklahomaStateSheldonMcClellan,Texas

Preseason Player of the YearPierreJackson,Baylor

Preseason Newcomer of the YearAmath M’Baye, Oklahoma

Preseason Freshman of the YearMarcusSmart,OklahomaState

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PLAYER NOTES1 SAM GROOMS (6-1, 203, SENIOR, GUARD)

Pointguardwhoaveraged6.7points,3.0boardsand6.0assistspergamelastyear.LedBig12with2.8assist-to-turnoverratio(ranked8thnationally)andrankedsecondinassists.LedOUinassistsin15ofthefinal16gamesandin24of31overall.Recordedtwoorfewerturnovers20timesin31games(11offinal15outings).Scoredindoublefiguresinfouroffinalninegames(singledigitsprevious10outings).Ratedasnation’sthird-bestjuniorcollegeplayerin2010-11byJucoRecruiting.com.

2 STEVEN PLEDGER (6-4, 219, SENIOR, GUARD)

Big12’sleadingreturningscorer(16.2ppg).ApreseasonhonorablementionAll-Big12selectionbyleague’scoaches.Alreadyranks34thinOUhistorywith1,022pointsandsixthwith1783-pointfieldgoals.Startedall30ofhisgameslastyearandranked6thinBig12inscoring.Ranked4thinBig12withhis.4163-pointpercentageandwithhis2.4treys/game.Drainedatleastthree3-pointersin17ofhis30games.Averaged19.7points(.5133FG%)inteam’swinsand13.2(.340)inlosses.Recordedeightgamesofatleast20pointsontheyear.Notchedfirstcareerdouble-doublevs.HoustononDec.17(31points,10rebounds).Recordeda30-pointgameatKansasStateJan.28(thirdhighestcareertotal).Scoredacareer-high38pointsinovertimewinatIowaStateasasophomore.

3 BUDDY HIELD (6-3, 199, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

A4-starrecruitbyRivals.comwhowasranked86thnationallylastyear.RatedbyRivalsasthecountry’s17th-bestshootingguardlastseason.Averaged22.7points,4.0reboundsand2.9assistsin21.0minutespergameasasenior.Averaged29.8pointsandshot.478from3-pointrange(22-for-46)overfinal5games.SunriseChristianAcademy(BelAire,Kan.)went47-7histwoyearsthere.BornandraisedinFreeport,Bahamas.

4 ANDREW FITZGERALD (6-8, 238, SENIOR, FORWARD)

Big12’sleadingreturningfieldgoalshooter(.469;minimum5.0makespergame). Hasstarted74careergames,includingeachofthelast64. Needsjust97pointstojoinschool’s38-member1,000-pointclub. Averaged12.1points/5.0boardslastyear(ranked2nd/3rdonteaminrebounding/scoring). Seventy-fourofhis154reboundslastyearwereoffensive(48percent). Scoredacareer-high27pointsvs.IowaStateFeb.4(11-for-19shooting). Scoredindoublefiguresin18of19gamesfromDec.2-Feb11(justtwiceinfinal7games). Averaged12.6pointsand5.0reboundspergameasasophomore(earnedhonorablemention all-leaguehonors). ArrivedatOUinsummer2009weighing273poundsbutenters2012-13seasonat238.

5 JE’LON HORNBEAK (6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

A4-starrecruitbyRivals.comwhowasrankedNo.102nationallylastyear.RatedbyRivalsasthecountry’s24th-bestshootingguardlastseason. Averaged12.0points,7.5reboundsand3.0assistsasahighschoolsenior. HelpedGracePrepAcademy(Arlington,Texas)to57-10recordandstatetitleshislast2years. HighschoolteammatesincludedIsaiahAustin(Baylor)andJamalBranch(St.John’s).

11 ISAIAH COUSINS (6-3, 182, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

A3-starrecruitbyRivals.comwhowasNewYork’sSection1“Mr.Basketball”lastyear. Averaged15.8points,4.4rebounds,4.2assistsand3.0stealsasahighschoolsenior. Ledteamto23-3recordandsecondstraightstatetitlelastyear. NamedMVPoftheSection1tournamentandwasanall-tourneypickinNewYork’sstateand federationtournaments. Attendedsamehighschool(MountVernonHS)asOUassistantcoachLewHill.

12 JARROD KRUGER (6-1, 181, SOPHOMORE, GUARD)

 Awalk-onwhopracticedwithOUlastyearbutdidnotplayingames. Amemberofthe2010-11KansasStatesquadduringfallsemester(didnotplayingames). Atwo-yearstarteratWestHighSchoolinTopeka,Kan.,whoaveraged9.7ppgasasenior. Athird-teamall-statepickbyTopekaCapital-Journalaasenior(teamwasstaterunnerup). NephewofOUheadcoachLonKruger.

13 JAMES FRASCHILLA (5-10, 150, SOPHOMORE, GUARD)

 Awalk-onpointguardfromDallaswhototaled3pointsinhis10appearanceslastyear. HelpedHighlandParkHStoa22-8recordandaDistrict10-4Achampionshipasasenior. Averaged5.9points,5.0assistsand2.7stealsasaseniortoearnall-districthonors. VotedbyteammatesastheSoonerwhowouldmakethebestcollegeheadcoach. SonofESPNanalystandformercollegeheadcoachFranFraschilla.

14 STEVE NOWORYTA (6-7, 200, FRESHMAN, FORWARD)

 Awalk-onfromHainesport,N.J.,whoattendedHolyCrossHighSchool. Averaged9.1points,12.0reboundsand2.6assistspergameasahighschoolsenior. Earnedteam’sMostImprovedPlayerAwardhisseniorseason. Father(Steve)isassistantdirectorofplayerdevelopmentforPhiladelphiaPhillies.

15 TYLER NEAL (6-7, 229, JUNIOR, FORWARD)

Cameoffthebenchtoaverage4.0pointsand2.5boardsin13.1minutesagamelastyear.Shot.338(23-for-68)from3-pointrangeand.800(24-for-30)fromfreethrowline. Averaged4.6pointsfinal7gamesafteraveraging1.1pointsinprevious12Big12games.Made73-pointersoverthefinal7gamesaftermaking1infirst12Big12games.Recordedacareer-high18-pointgamevs.ArkansasDec.10(careerhighsof4treys,4assists). Earnedstate-player-of-the-yearhonorsfromGatorade,theOklahomaCoachesAssociation andTheOklahomanasahighschoolsenioratPutnamCityWest.

21 CAMERON CLARK (6-6, 208, JUNIOR, GUARD)

 Hasplayedinall63OUgamesthepast2yearsandmade58starts(28of31gameslastyear). Averaged8.5pointsand4.7reboundsin27.2minutespergamelastseason. Scoredindoublefigureson14occasions(5timesinfinal7outings). Ranked3rdonteaminreboundingand4thinpointsandassists. Ranked4thonteamwith25stealsand2ndwith22dunks. Heldscorelessvs.Arkansas(Dec.10),atCincinnati(Dec.29)andvs.Missouri(Feb.6). RankedNo.32asahighschoolseniorbyESPN,No.34byRivals.comandNo.39byScout.com.

22 AMATH M’BAYE (6-9, 208, JUNIOR, FORWARD)

 PreseasonBig12NewcomeroftheYear. TransferredfromWyomingwhereheplayed2009-10and2010-11seasons. Averaged12.0pointsandteam-high5.7reboundsasasophomore(startedall31games). Shot.475fromthefieldand.670fromthefreethrowlineasasophomore. Averaged21.0points(shot.564fromfield)and6.6reboundsduring5-gameFebruarystretch. Averaged18.5pointsand6.5reboundsin2gamesvs.LonKruger’sUNLVteam. VotedbyOUteammatesassquad’sbestoverallathlete,hardestworker,bestdunker,most likelytostarinNBAandmostcompetitive(tiedwithRomeroOsby). HailsfromBordeaux,France.

24 ROMERO OSBY (6-8, 232, SENIOR, FORWARD)

Big12’sleadingreturningrebounder(7.3rpg).ApreseasonhonorablementionAll-Big12selectionbyleague’scoaches. Startedall31gameslastyearandaveraged12.9pointsandteam-high7.3boards.Averaged16.3pointsduring8-gameBig12stretch(Jan.9-Feb.4).Ledteamwith7double-doubles(ranked6thinBig12),34dunksand16chargestaken.Shotteam-high.490fromfieldandrecordedteamhighsof98freethrowsand137attempts. Scoredacareer-high24pointsinregularseasonfinalevs.TexasA&M(11-for-15shooting). His18reboundsvs.S.C.StateonDec.21tiedasmostbyaSoonerinthreeseasons. PlayedfreshmanandsophomoreseasonsatMississippiStateUniversity. RatedNo.57nationallybyRivals.comandNo.70byScout.comoutofhighschool.

32 CASEY ARENT (6-10, 227, SENIOR, CENTER)

 Averaged1.2points/1.8boardsin6.1minutespergamelastyear(playedin24of31games). Recorded19offensivereboundsand23defensiveboards. Turnedina4-point,4-reboundgame(8minutes)Jan.21atTexasA&M. Rated.as.the.nation’s.22nd-best.juco.player.last.year.by.JucoRecruiting.com. Earnedfirst-teamAll-Big8andfirst-teamall-statehonorsasasophomorein2010-11at SierraCollegeinRocklin,Calif. Averaged19.1pointsand11.4reboundspergameasasophomore(17double-doubles).

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2011-12 STATISTICS (15-16)

2011-12 BIG 12 STATISTICS (5-13)

Oklahoma Men's BasketballOklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2012)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 15-16 11-5 1-8 3-3CONFERENCE 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 10-3 7-0 0-0 3-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg02 Pledger,Steven 30-30 987 32.9 170-370 .459 72-173 .416 75-90 .833 41 76 117 3.9 73 1 49 57 7 30 487 16.211 Newell,Calvin 5-0 98 19.6 25-51 .490 10-26 .385 5-7 .714 3 5 8 1.6 4 0 4 4 0 3 65 13.024 Osby,Romero 31-31 936 30.2 147-300 .490 7-18 .389 98-137 .715 80 147 227 7.3 77 2 28 56 31 18 399 12.904 Fitzgerald,Andrew 31-31 869 28.0 159-339 .469 0-0 .000 57-78 .731 74 80 154 5.0 92 2 18 40 15 20 375 12.121 Clark,Cameron 31-28 844 27.2 107-259 .413 5-18 .278 46-69 .667 34 111 145 4.7 56 0 37 51 12 25 265 8.501 Grooms,Sam 31-31 978 31.5 72-206 .350 8-40 .200 55-83 .663 17 75 92 3.0 58 0 185 65 2 28 207 6.715 Neal,Tyler 31-0 407 13.1 38-97 .392 23-68 .338 24-30 .800 18 59 77 2.5 39 1 18 34 4 14 123 4.014 Blair,Carl 31-4 476 15.4 29-95 .305 15-55 .273 35-48 .729 13 53 66 2.1 47 0 78 56 3 35 108 3.505 Washington,C.J. 30-0 348 11.6 26-56 .464 0-0 .000 9-13 .692 39 64 103 3.4 47 1 7 8 11 13 61 2.032 Arent,Casey 24-0 147 6.1 12-30 .400 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 19 23 42 1.8 30 0 1 15 3 6 28 1.231 Honore,Barry 20-0 87 4.4 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 13 4 17 0.9 7 0 3 5 8 0 14 0.703 Franklin,T.J. 17-0 36 2.1 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 5 6 0.4 4 0 3 4 0 2 7 0.413 Fraschilla,James 10-0 12 1.2 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.3

Team 50 38 88 1 1Total.......... 31 6225 794-1827 .435 141-401 .352 413-568 .727 403 740 1143 36.9 538 7 431 396 96 194 2142 69.1Opponents...... 31 6225 747-1738 .430 228-669 .341 401-559 .717 334 709 1043 33.6 540 12 439 424 85 190 2123 68.5

TEAM STATISTICS OU OPPSCORING 2142 2123Pointspergame 69.1 68.5Scoringmargin +0.6 -FIELDGOALS-ATT 794-1827 747-1738Fieldgoalpct .435 .4303POINTFG-ATT 141-401 228-6693-pointFGpct .352 .3413-ptFGmadepergame 4.5 7.4FREETHROWS-ATT 413-568 401-559Freethrowpct .727 .717F-Throwsmadepergame 13.3 12.9REBOUNDS 1143 1043Reboundspergame 36.9 33.6Reboundingmargin +3.2 -ASSISTS 431 439Assistspergame 13.9 14.2TURNOVERS 396 424Turnoverspergame 12.8 13.7Turnovermargin +0.9 -Assist/turnoverratio 1.1 1.0STEALS 194 190Stealspergame 6.3 6.1BLOCKS 96 85Blockspergame 3.1 2.7ATTENDANCE 136392 140326Homegames-Avg/Game 16-8524 9-11749Neutralsite-Avg/Game - 6-5764

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsOklahoma 1027 1105 10 2142Opponents 924 1183 16 2123

Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/11 IDAHOSTATE W 78-74 762211/18/11 COPPINSTATE W 92-65 7460

# 11/24/11 vsWashingtonState W 74-59 1457# 11/25/11 vsSantaClara W 85-73 1777# 11/27/11 vsSaintLouis L 63-83 2637

12/02/11 SACRAMENTOSTATE W 82-53 746012/08/11 ORALROBERTS W 73-59 769912/10/11 ARKANSAS W 78-63 9077

$ 12/17/11 vsHouston W 79-74 530312/21/11 SOUTHCAROLINASTATE W 83-48 8136

% 12/29/11 vsCincinnati L 55-56 443912/31/11 NORTHWESTERNSTATE W 83-63 8532

* 01/03/12 atMissouri L 49-87 15061* 01/07/12 KANSAS L 61-72 11268* 01/09/12 atOklahomaState L 65-72 9478* 01/14/12 KANSASSTATE W 82-73 8812* 01/17/12 TEXASTECH W 64-55 7786* 01/21/12 atTexasA&M Lot 75-81 8468* 01/24/12 BAYLOR L 65-77 8004* 01/28/12 atKansasState W 63-60 12528* 02/01/12 atKansas L 62-84 16300* 02/04/12 IOWASTATE L 70-77 9272* 02/06/12 MISSOURI L 68-71 7994* 02/11/12 atTexasTech L 47-65 9386* 02/14/12 TEXAS L 58-69 8528* 02/18/12 atIowaState L 69-80 14376* 02/22/12 OKLAHOMASTATE W 77-64 9393* 02/25/12 atBaylor L 60-70 8002* 02/29/12 atTexas L 64-72 12142* 03/03/12 TEXASA&M W 65-62 9349

03/07/12 vsTexasA&M L 53-62 18972

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Oklahoma Men's BasketballOklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 03, 2012)

Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0CONFERENCE 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg02 Pledger,Steven 18-18 616 34.2 97-233 .416 41-105 .390 39-48 .813 22 49 71 3.9 49 1 24 36 5 16 274 15.224 Osby,Romero 18-18 574 31.9 93-188 .495 5-12 .417 61-86 .709 41 76 117 6.5 54 1 17 42 18 11 252 14.004 Fitzgerald,Andrew 18-18 542 30.1 94-206 .456 0-0 .000 32-42 .762 44 45 89 4.9 58 2 13 28 5 10 220 12.221 Clark,Cameron 18-15 520 28.9 64-146 .438 0-5 .000 29-40 .725 19 74 93 5.2 32 0 16 28 4 18 157 8.701 Grooms,Sam 18-18 594 33.0 41-121 .339 1-15 .067 24-39 .615 10 33 43 2.4 36 0 116 35 2 16 107 5.914 Blair,Carl 18-3 287 15.9 20-65 .308 7-35 .200 23-28 .821 8 36 44 2.4 26 0 44 27 2 22 70 3.915 Neal,Tyler 18-0 183 10.2 14-42 .333 7-29 .241 7-10 .700 9 26 35 1.9 14 0 8 20 3 4 42 2.305 Washington,C.J. 18-0 220 12.2 12-29 .414 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 23 35 58 3.2 34 0 2 5 5 9 30 1.703 Franklin,T.J. 8-0 11 1.4 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.632 Arent,Casey 14-0 49 3.5 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 7 11 0.8 12 0 0 3 1 2 6 0.413 Fraschilla,James 5-0 6 1.2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.231 Honore,Barry 8-0 23 2.9 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 3 0 3 0.4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.0

Team 21 21 42 1Total.......... 18 3625 440-1041 .423 62-202 .307 222-305 .728 204 405 609 33.8 320 4 242 225 46 108 1164 64.7Opponents...... 18 3625 453-991 .457 139-382 .364 246-338 .728 182 443 625 34.7 296 4 264 234 53 115 1291 71.7

TEAM STATISTICS OU OPPSCORING 1164 1291Pointspergame 64.7 71.7Scoringmargin -7.1 -FIELDGOALS-ATT 440-1041 453-991Fieldgoalpct .423 .4573POINTFG-ATT 62-202 139-3823-pointFGpct .307 .3643-ptFGmadepergame 3.4 7.7FREETHROWS-ATT 222-305 246-338Freethrowpct .728 .728F-Throwsmadepergame 12.3 13.7REBOUNDS 609 625Reboundspergame 33.8 34.7Reboundingmargin -0.9 -ASSISTS 242 264Assistspergame 13.4 14.7TURNOVERS 225 234Turnoverspergame 12.5 13.0Turnovermargin +0.5 -Assist/turnoverratio 1.1 1.1STEALS 108 115Stealspergame 6.0 6.4BLOCKS 46 53Blockspergame 2.6 2.9ATTENDANCE 80406 105741Homegames-Avg/Game 9-8934 9-11749Neutralsite-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsOklahoma 563 591 10 1164Opponents 559 716 16 1291

Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/03/12 atMissouri L 49-87 15061* 01/07/12 KANSAS L 61-72 11268* 01/09/12 atOklahomaState L 65-72 9478* 01/14/12 KANSASSTATE W 82-73 8812* 01/17/12 TEXASTECH W 64-55 7786* 01/21/12 atTexasA&M Lot 75-81 8468* 01/24/12 BAYLOR L 65-77 8004* 01/28/12 atKansasState W 63-60 12528* 02/01/12 atKansas L 62-84 16300* 02/04/12 IOWASTATE L 70-77 9272* 02/06/12 MISSOURI L 68-71 7994* 02/11/12 atTexasTech L 47-65 9386* 02/14/12 TEXAS L 58-69 8528* 02/18/12 atIowaState L 69-80 14376* 02/22/12 OKLAHOMASTATE W 77-64 9393* 02/25/12 atBaylor L 60-70 8002* 02/29/12 atTexas L 64-72 12142* 03/03/12 TEXASA&M W 65-62 9349

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2011-12 RESULTSDate Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader11/11 IdahoState 78-74 W 7,622 Newell................................19 Osby.................................. 10 Grooms................................ 811/18 CoppinState 92-65 W 7,460 Pledger...............................20 Osby.................................. 10 Blair,Clark............................ 411/24 vs.WashingtonState# 74-59 W 1,457 Newell................................18 Fitzgerald............................ 7 Grooms.............................. 1011/25 vs.SantaClara# 85-73 W 1,777 Pledger...............................26 Fitzgerald.......................... 13 Grooms................................ 611/27 vs.SaintLouis# 63-83 L 2,637 Clark,Osby..........................14 Clark,Osby.......................... 6 Pledger................................ 212/2 SacramentoState 82-53 W 7,460 Clark...................................18 Blair.................................... 5 Pledger................................ 512/8 OralRoberts 73-59 W 7,699 Pledger...............................17 Clark.................................... 8 Grooms............................... 512/10 Arkansas 78-63 W 9,077 Pledger...............................22 Fitzgerald............................ 8 Neal..................................... 412/17 vs.Houston$ 79-74 W 5,303 Pledger...............................31 Osby,Pledger.................... 10 Grooms................................ 812/21 SouthCarolinaState 83-48 W 8,136 Pledger...............................22 Osby.................................. 18 Grooms................................ 612/29 atCincinnati% 55-56 L 4,439 Fitzgerald...........................18 Osby.................................. 12 Grooms................................ 912/31 NorthwesternState 83-63 W 8,532 Osby,Pledger......................18 Clark.................................... 9 Blair..................................... 61/3 atMissouri(7) 49-87 L 15,061 Fitzgerald...........................18 Fitzgerald............................ 6 Grooms................................ 71/7 Kansas(14) 61-72 L 11,268 Pledger...............................14 Osby.................................... 9 Grooms................................ 51/9 atOklahomaState 65-72 L 9,478 Blair....................................20 Blair,Osby......................... 10 Clark.................................... 31/14 KansasState(18) 82-73 W 8,812 Fitzgerald...........................21 Osby,Pledger...................... 6 Grooms................................ 91/17 TexasTech 64-55 W 7,786 Pledger...............................17 Osby.................................... 8 Blair,Grooms........................ 41/21 atTexasA&M 75-81 L(OT) 8,468 Osby...................................18 Fitzgerald............................ 7 Grooms................................ 71/24 Baylor(6) 65-77 L 8,004 Pledger...............................17 Osby.................................. 11 Grooms................................ 71/28 atKansasState(22) 63-60 W 12,528 Pledger...............................30 Clark.................................... 6 Grooms................................ 72/1 atKansas(8) 62-84 L 16,300 Osby...................................19 Osby.................................... 7 Grooms................................ 62/4 IowaState 70-77 L 9,272 Fitzgerald...........................27 Clark.................................. 11 Grooms................................ 92/6 Missouri(4) 68-71 L 7,994 Pledger...............................22 Washington........................ 7 Grooms.............................. 102/11 atTexasTech 47-65 L 9,386 Fitzgerald...........................14 Osby.................................... 8 Grooms................................ 82/14 Texas 58-69 L 8,528 Pledger...............................18 Clark.................................... 7 Grooms.............................. 102/18 atIowaState 69-80 L 14,376 Clark...................................16 Fitzgerald............................ 8 Grooms................................ 52/22 OklahomaState 77-64 W 9,393 Pledger...............................17 Osby.................................. 13 Grooms................................ 62/25 atBaylor(13) 60-70 L 8,002 Pledger...............................21 Fitzgerald............................ 9 Grooms................................ 62/29 atTexas 64-72 L 12,142 Osby...................................14 Clark.................................. 11 Blair..................................... 43/3 TexasA&M 65-62 W 9,349 Osby...................................24 Clark.................................... 9 Grooms................................ 73/7 vs.TexasA&M^ 53-62 L 18,972 Osby...................................17 Clark.................................... 8 Grooms................................ 4

AssociatedPressrankingsinparentheses# 76Classic(Anaheim,Calif.)$ All-CollegeClassic(OklahomaCity,Okla.)% atU.S.BankArena^ Phillips66Big12Championship(KansasCity,Mo.)

Record Summary Overall Home Away Neutral

AllGames 15-16 11-5 1-9 3-2Big12Games 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0Non-ConferenceGames 10-3 7-0 0-1 3-2

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LAST YEAR vs. WASHBURNOfficial Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsWashburn vs Oklahoma11/06/11 2 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Washburn 59Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 Chipman,Bobby f 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 2 2221 Smith,Joseph f 2-5 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 1 5 0 2 0 1 2122 North,Alex f 0-5 0-3 5-6 2 1 3 3 5 1 2 1 1 2410 McNeill,William g 6-15 1-6 10-12 2 2 4 2 23 0 2 0 4 2512 Mitchell,Martin g 2-6 1-3 1-2 1 2 3 1 6 1 4 0 0 1801 Lofton,Dejuan 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 1104 Henry,Jared 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 1611 Wiggins,Kyle 2-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 4 5 1 5 0 0 2014 Ulsaker,Christian 2-6 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1015 Allen,Mitch 1-1 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 1424 Riggins,Zack 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 2 19

Team 4 2 6Totals 18-57 3-19 20-28 12 17 29 24 59 10 20 4 15 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-21 38.1%3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6%

FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2%

2nd half: 10-36 27.8%2nd half: 1-12 8.3%2nd half: 11-15 73.3%

Game: 18-57 31.6%Game: 3-19 15.8%Game: 20-28 71.4%

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Oklahoma 85Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 Fitzgerald, Andrew f 5-8 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 4 14 0 1 1 2 1615 Neal, Tyler f 2-5 0-1 2-2 0 4 4 2 6 2 3 0 2 2301 Grooms, Sam g 3-4 1-1 1-1 0 2 2 3 8 3 4 0 1 2114 Blair, Carl g 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 4 6 1 0 6 4 0 1 2521 Clark, Cameron g 3-9 1-2 4-6 1 5 6 3 11 2 3 1 0 2702 Pledger, Steven 6-11 5-7 7-9 1 5 6 1 24 0 4 2 3 2103 Franklin, T.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 605 Washington, C.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 411 Newell, Calvin 2-4 1-2 2-2 2 3 5 2 7 2 3 0 1 2113 Fraschilla, James 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 224 Osby, Romero 6-8 0-0 1-3 3 1 4 1 13 1 0 1 0 1531 Honore, Barry 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 532 Arent, Casey 0-4 0-0 2-2 5 5 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 14

Team 0 1 1Totals 27-57 8-16 23-31 16 33 49 22 85 16 24 5 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7%3FG % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%

FT % 1st Half: 13-15 86.7%

2nd half: 15-26 57.7%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%2nd half: 10-16 62.5%

Game: 27-57 47.4%Game: 8-16 50.0%Game: 23-31 74.2%

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Officials: Kelly Self, Andrew Walton, Keith KimbleTechnical fouls: Washburn-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 6778Estimated Attendance: 2608

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWashburn 27 32 59Oklahoma 42 43 85

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchWU 25 19 4 13 20OU 22 22 8 4 46

Last FG - WU 2nd-00:37, OU 2nd-04:42.Largest lead - WU None, OU by 33 2nd-01:29.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.

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NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School). 00. Ryan.Spangler#. F. So.. 6-8. 227. Blanchard,.Okla..(Bridge.Creek.HS). 1. Sam.Grooms*. G. Sr.. 6-1. 203. Greensboro,.N.C..(Chipola.College.[Fla.]). 2. Steven.Pledger***. G. Sr.. 6-4. 219. Chesapeake,.Va..(Atlantic.Shores.Christian.School). 3. Buddy.Hield. G. Fr.. 6-3. 199. Freeport,.Bahamas.(Sunrise.Christian.Acad..[Kan.]). 4. Andrew.Fitzgerald***. F. Sr.. 6-8. 238. Baltimore,.Md..(Brewster.Academy.[N.H.]). 5. Je’lon.Hornbeak. G. Fr.. 6-3. 180. Arlington,.Texas.(Grace.Preparatory.Academy). 11. Isaiah.Cousins. G. Fr.. 6-3. 182. Mount.Vernon,.N.Y..(Mount.Vernon.HS). 12. Jarrod.Kruger^. G. So.. 6-1. 181. Topeka,.Kan..(Kansas.State.University). 13. James.Fraschilla*^. G. So.. 5-10. 150. Dallas,.Texas.(Highland.Park.HS). 14. Steve.Noworyta^. F. Fr.. 6-7. 200. Hainesport,.N.J..(Holy.Cross.HS). 15. Tyler.Neal**. F. Jr.. 6-7. 229. Oklahoma.City,.Okla..(Putnam.City.West.HS). 21. Cameron.Clark**. G. Jr.. 6-6. 208. Sherman,.Texas.(Sherman.HS). 22. Amath.M’Baye. F. Jr.. 6-9. 208. Bordeaux,.France.(University.of.Wyoming). 24. Romero.Osby*. F. Sr.. 6-8. 232. Meridian,.Miss..(Mississippi.State.University). 25. C.J..Cole^%. F. Fr.. 6-6. 225. Sperry,.Okla..(Sperry.HS). 31. D.J..Bennett%. F. Jr.. 6-8. 210. Chicago,.Ill..(Indian.Hills.[Iowa].CC). 32. Casey.Arent*. C. Sr.. 6-10. 223. Penryn,.Calif..(Sierra.College)

ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School). 32. Casey.Arent*. C. Sr.. 6-10. 223. Penryn,.Calif..(Sierra.College). 31. D.J..Bennett%. F. Jr.. 6-8. 210. Chicago,.Ill..(Indian.Hills.[Iowa].CC). 21. Cameron.Clark**. G. Jr.. 6-6. 208. Sherman,.Texas.(Sherman.HS). 25. C.J..Cole^%. F. Fr.. 6-6. 225. Sperry,.Okla..(Sperry.HS). 11. Isaiah.Cousins. G. Fr.. 6-3. 182. Mount.Vernon,.N.Y..(Mount.Vernon.HS). 4. Andrew.Fitzgerald***. F. Sr.. 6-8. 238. Baltimore,.Md..(Brewster.Academy.[N.H.]). 13. James.Fraschilla*^. G. So.. 5-10. 150. Dallas,.Texas.(Highland.Park.HS). 1. Sam.Grooms*. G. Sr.. 6-1. 203. Greensboro,.N.C..(Chipola.College.[Fla.]). 3. Buddy.Hield. G. Fr.. 6-3. 199. Freeport,.Bahamas.(Sunrise.Christian.Acad..[Kan.]). 5. Je’lon.Hornbeak. G. Fr.. 6-3. 180. Arlington,.Texas.(Grace.Preparatory.Academy). 12. Jarrod.Kruger^. G. So.. 6-1. 181. Topeka,.Kan..(Kansas.State.University). 22. Amath.M’Baye. F. Jr.. 6-9. 208. Bordeaux,.France.(University.of.Wyoming). 15. Tyler.Neal**. F. Jr.. 6-7. 229. Oklahoma.City,.Okla..(Putnam.City.West.HS). 14. Steve.Noworyta^. F. Fr.. 6-7. 200. Hainesport,.N.J..(Holy.Cross.HS). 24. Romero.Osby*. F. Sr.. 6-8. 232. Meridian,.Miss..(Mississippi.State.University). 2. Steven.Pledger***. G. Sr.. 6-4. 219. Chesapeake,.Va..(Atlantic.Shores.Christian.School). 00. Ryan.Spangler#. F. So.. 6-8. 227. Blanchard,.Okla..(Bridge.Creek.HS)

*. Letters.earned.at.Oklahoma.....^.Walk-on.....#.Sitting.out.the.2012-13.season.due.to.NCAA.transfer.rules.....%.Redshirting.the.2012-13.season

STAFFHead Coach:LonKruger(KansasState’75)Assistant Coaches:ChrisCrutchfield(Nebraska-Omaha’92)SteveHenson(KansasState’90)LewHill(WichitaState’88)Director of Operations:MikeShepherd(KansasState’92)Video Coordinator: ScottThompson(Mississippi’02)Strength and Conditioning Coach: JozsefSzendrei(Oklahoma’03)

Trainer: AlexBrown(AppalachianState’79)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDECaseyArent:ARNTJamesFraschilla:frush-SHILL-UHBuddyHield:HEELDJe’lon Hornbeak:juh-LONJarrodKruger:JAIR-edAmath M’Baye:ah-MOTTEM-bySteveNoworyta:no-va-REE-taRomero Osby:AHZ-bee

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