2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Porter Moser and played their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19-16, 7-11 in Big 12 Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Texas Tech. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament so they received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Missouri State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to St. Bonaventure.

2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–16 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachDavid Patrick (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 14 4   .778 34 6   .850
No. 4 Baylor 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
No. 12 Texas Tech 12 6   .667 27 10   .730
No. 25 Texas 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
TCU 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Oklahoma State* 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Iowa State 7 11   .389 22 13   .629
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Kansas State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
West Virginia 4 14   .222 16 17   .485
*Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA.
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sooners finished the 2020–21 season 16–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region. There they defeated Missouri in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

Following the season, 10th-year head coach Lon Kruger retired.[1] Shortly thereafter, the school named Loyola head coach Porter Moser the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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On April 16, 2021, Moser finalized his coaching staff. David Patrick was named associate head coach while Emanuel Dildy and K. T. Turner were named assistants. Clayton Custer was named director of video operations and player development while Matt Gordon was named special assistant to the head coach.[3][4]

Departures

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Oklahoma Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Victor Iwuakor 0 F 6'7" 223 Junior Abuja, Nigeria Transferred to UNLV
Trey Phipps 3 G 6'2" 188 Sophomore Tulsa, OK Transferred to Oral Roberts
De'Vion Harmon 11 G 6'2" 198 Sophomore Denton, TX Transferred to Oregon
Austin Reaves 12 G 6'5" 206   Senior Newark, AR Graduated / Entered 2021 NBA draft
Anyang Garang 13 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Adelaide, Australia Transferred to UMBC
Alondes Williams 15 G 6'5" 201 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated and transferred to Wake Forest
Josh O'Garro 21 G 6'5" 175 Freshman George Town, Cayman Islands Transferred to San Jose State
Read Streller 32 F 6'8" 213 Senior Edmond, OK Walk-on; graduated
Brady Manek 35 F 6'9" 232 Senior Harrah, OK Graduated and transferred to North Carolina
Keller Casey 45 G 6'6" 212 Sophomore Dallas, TX Walk-on; left the team
Kur Kuath 52 F 6'10" 220   Senior Biemnon, South Sudan Graduated and transferred to Marquette

Incoming transfers

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Oklahoma Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible
Jordan Goldwire 0 G 6'3" 194 Graduate Student Norcross, GA Duke 1 October 1, 2021
Marvin Johnson 5 G 6'5" 184 Graduate Student Ardmore, OK Eastern Illinois 1 October 1, 2021
Akol Mawein 11 F 6'8" 221 Junior Sydney, Australia Navarro College 2 October 1, 2021
Ethan Chargois 15 F/C 6'9" 231 Graduate Student Tulsa, OK SMU 1 October 1, 2021
Jacob Groves 34 F 6'9" 210 Junior Spokane, WA Eastern Washington 3 October 1, 2021
Tanner Groves 35 F 6'10" 235   Senior Spokane, WA Eastern Washington 2 October 1, 2021

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bijan Cortes
PG
Kingfisher, OK Kingfisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
C. J. Noland
SG
Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 22, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Alston Mason
PG
Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Northwest 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 7, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

Roster

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2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Goldwire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Duke Norcross, GA
F 1 Jalen Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Clark Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Umoja Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) RS Sr North Texas Waco, TX
G 3 Alston Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Blue Valley Northwest Overland Park, KS
G 5 Marvin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS Eastern Illinois Ardmore, OK
F 11 Akolda Mawein 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Navarro College Sydney, Australia
G 14 Bijan Cortes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK
F/C 15 Ethan Chargois 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) GS SMU Tulsa, OK
C 20 Rick Issanza 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Bella Vista Prep Kinshasa, Congo
G 22 C. J. Noland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX
G 30 Jake Moser (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Loyola Academy Norman, OK
F 34 Jacob Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastern Washington Spokane, WA
F/C 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Eastern Washington Spokane, WA
G 44 Blake Seacat (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Jenks Tulsa, OK
G 55 Elijah Harkless 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Cal State Northridge San Bernardino, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 21, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BSOK
Rogers State W 106–57 
 20  Groves   6  Tied   5  Chargois  Lloyd Noble Center (5,948)
Norman, OK
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BSOK
Northwestern State W 77–59  1–0
 15  Tied   9  Groves   4  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (6,022) 
Norman, OK
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BSOK
UTSA W 96–44  2–0
 21  Groves   11  Hill   5  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. East Carolina
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
W 79–74  3–0
 13  Tied   6  Tied   6  Goldwire  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 19, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Indiana State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals
W 87–63  4–0
 24  Groves   8  Groves   5  Harkless  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Utah State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship
L 70–73  4–1
 18  Groves   10  Hill   3  Tied  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BSOK
Houston Baptist W 57–40  5–1
 13  Harkless   13  Harkless   3  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (5,828)
Norman, OK
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UCF W 65–62  6–1
 13  Gibson   4  Tied   7  Goldwire  Addition Financial Arena (4,198)
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BSOK
No. 14 Florida W 74–67  7–1
 20  Groves   8  Groves   4  Hill  Lloyd Noble Center (9,539)
Norman, OK
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Butler
Big East-Big 12 Battle
L 62–66  7–2
 16  Harkless   5  Groves   4  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (8,654)
Norman, OK
December 11, 2021*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 12 Arkansas
Tulsa Showcase
W 88–66  8–2
 21  Harkless   11  Harkless   6  Goldwire  BOK Center (12,746)
Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BSOK
UT Arlington W 70–50  9–2
 14  Gibson   8  Gibson   6  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (6,579)
Norman, OK
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SSTV
Alcorn State W 72–48  10–2
 17  Gibson   6  Groves   4  Harkless  Lloyd Noble Center (5,938)
Norman, OK
January 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Kansas State W 71–69  11–2
(1–0)
 21  Harkless   9  Chargois   4  Chargois  Lloyd Noble Center (6,777)
Norman, OK
January 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 1 Baylor L 74–84  11–3
(1–1)
 13  Groves   6  Groves   5  Groves  Ferrell Center (7,523)
Waco, TX
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 11 Iowa State W 79–66  12–3
(2–1)
 20  Gibson   6  Groves   5  Cortes  Lloyd Noble Center (8,142)
Norman, OK
January 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., LHN
at No. 21 Texas L 52–66  12–4
(2–2)
 13  Hill   6  Groves   4  Chargois  Frank Erwin Center (13,144)
Austin, TX
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
at TCU L 58–59 OT 12–5
(2–3)
 12  Hill   14  Hill   3  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (7,175)
Fort Worth, TX
January 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Kansas L 64–67  12–6
(2–4)
 15  Goldwire   7  Hill   4  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (9,296)
Norman, OK
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 5 Baylor L 51–65  12–7
(2–5)
 13  Gibson   7  Hill   3  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (11,339)
Norman, OK
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at West Virginia W 72–62  13–7
(3–5)
 21  Groves   6  Groves   3  Tied  WVU Coliseum (10,997)
Morgantown, WV
January 29, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 Auburn
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 68–86  13–8
 19  Goldwire   5  Groves   4  Goldwire  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 31, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
TCU L 63–72  13–9
(3–6)
 13  Tied   5  T. Groves   4  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (5,828)
Norman, OK
February 5, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
L 55–64  13–10
(3–7)
 23  Groves   9  Groves   3  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,215)
Stillwater, OK
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 9 Texas Tech W 70–55  14–10
(4–7)
 30  Gibson   7  Hill   4  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (7,298)
Norman, OK
February 12, 2022
12:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 8 Kansas L 69–71  14–11
(4–8)
 20  Goldwire   7  Hill   5  Groves  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 Texas L 78–80 OT 14–12
(4–9)
 19  Harkless   9  Chargois   2  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (8,124)
Norman, OK
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 54–75  14–13
(4–10)
 15  Goldwire   4  Goldwire   3  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (13,746)
Ames, IA
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 9 Texas Tech L 42–66  14–14
(4–11)
 8  Hill   4  Goldwire   3  Chargois  United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
Lubbock, TX
February 26, 2022
11:00 a.m., CBS
Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 66–62 OT 15–14
(5–11)
 14  T. Groves   10  T. Groves   4  T. Groves  Lloyd Noble Center (10,156)
Norman, OK
March 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
West Virginia W 72–59  16–14
(6–11)
 17  T. Groves   10  T. Groves   4  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (7,259)
Norman, OK
March 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kansas State W 78–71  17–14
(7–11)
 29  Gibson   8  Tied   4  Goldwire  Bramlage Coliseum (6,635)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Tournament
March 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (2) No. 3 Baylor
Quarterfinals
W 72–67  18–14
 15  J. Groves   9  J. Groves   6  Goldwire  T-Mobile Center (15,805)
Kansas City, MO
March 11, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(7) vs. (3) No. 14 Texas Tech
Semifinals
L 55–56  18–15
 16  Gibson   9  Groves   4  Johnson  T-Mobile Center (16,557)
Kansas City, MO
NIT Tournament
March 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) Missouri State
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket
W 89–72  19–15
 28  Gibson   9  T. Groves   8  Goldwire  Lloyd Noble Center (3,439)
Norman, OK
March 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) St. Bonaventure
Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket
L 68–70  19–16
 26  Gibson   8  T. Groves   6  Chargois  Lloyd Noble Center (4,324)
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma's Kruger retires after 45-year career". ESPN.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago's Porter Moser to replace Lon Kruger as Sooners coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Roster breakdown: Making sense of what Porter Moser inherits at Oklahoma". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Moser Assembles Coaching and Support Staff". soonersports.com. Oklahoma Sooners. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oklahoma University Athletics. Retrieved October 3, 2021.