2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2008-09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#6
2008-09 record	30-6 (13–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Capel III
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
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The 2008–09 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach is Jeff Capel, who was in his third year with the team. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	1	Ryan Wright	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Jr	Mississauga, Ontario
G	3	T. J. Franklin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
G	5	Tony Crocker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	San Antonio, Texas
G	11	Omar Leary	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Portland, Oregon
F	12	Juan Pattillo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	13	Willie Warren	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Fort Worth, Texas
G	20	Austin Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Amarillo, Texas
C	21	Orlando Allen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	23	Blake Griffin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	So	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	31	Kyle Cannon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Baltimore, Maryland
F	32	Taylor Griffin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G	34	Cade Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Elk City, Oklahoma
G	41	Ray Willis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	45	Beau Gerber	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Winfield, Kansas

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-09

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Orlando Allen C	Paris, TX	Paris JC	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Sep 26, 2007
Orlando Allen C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Kyle Cannon SF	Pasadena, TX	San Jacinto JC	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 14, 2008
Kyle Cannon SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Juan Pattillo PF	Twin Falls, ID	Southern Idaho JC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 1, 2008
Juan Pattillo PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Willie Warren SG	Fort Worth, TX	North Crowley HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2007
Willie Warren SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Ray Willis SF	Atlanta, GA	Westlake HS	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 4, 2007
Ray Willis SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20 Rivals: 24 ESPN: NR
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Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
2008/11/14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN360	#12	American	W 83-54	1-0	Lloyd Noble Center (10,331^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/11/17* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	#12	Mississippi Valley State	W 94-53	2-0	Lloyd Noble Center (9,625^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/11/18* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	#12	#21 Davidson	W 82-78	3-0	Lloyd Noble Center (10,793^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/11/22* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	#12	Gardner-Webb	W 80-76	4-0	Lloyd Noble Center (11,076^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/11/26* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	#11	vs. UAB Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals	W 77-67	5-0	Madison Square Garden (4,438^[1]) New York, NY
2008/11/28* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	#11	vs. #10 Purdue Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Final	W 87-82 ^OT	6-0	Madison Square Garden (3,670^[1]) New York, NY
2008/12/04* 6:00 p.m.	#6	USC	W 73-72	7-0	Lloyd Noble Center (11,499^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/12/07* 3:05 p.m., CBS College Sports	#6	at Tulsa	W 69-44	8-0	BOK Center (12,671^[1]) Tulsa, OK
2008/12/10* 7:00 p.m., ESPN360	#5	Maine	W 78-52	9-0	Lloyd Noble Center (10,546^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/12/13* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	#5	Utah	W 70-52	10-0	Lloyd Noble Center (11,576^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/12/20* 1:00 p.m.	#4	vs. VCU	W 81-70	11-0	Ford Center (8,502^[1]) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2008/12/22* 8:00 p.m., ESPN360	#4	at Rice	W 70-58	12-0	Tudor Fieldhouse (3,345^[1]) Houston, TX
2008/12/30* 8:05 p.m., ESPN360	#4	at Arkansas	L 88-96	12-1	Bud Walton Arena (19,604^[1]) Fayetteville, AR
2008/01/03* 1:30 p.m., ESPN360	#4	Coppin State	W 93-62	13-1	Lloyd Noble Center (11,563^[1]) Norman, OK
2008/01/05* 8:00 p.m., ESPN360	#6	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 100-64	14-1	Lloyd Noble Center (9,521^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/01/10 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#6	at Kansas State	W 61-53	15-1 (1-0)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528^[1]) Manhattan, KS
2009/01/12 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#6	#11 Texas	W 78-63	16-1 (2-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,423^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/01/17 1:00 p.m., ESPN	#6	at Texas A&M	W 69-63	17-1 (3-0)	Reed Arena (12,720^[1]) College Station, TX
2009/01/21 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	#6	Nebraska	W 72-61	18-1 (4-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,261^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/01/24 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	#6	Baylor	W 95-76	19-1 (5-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,849^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/01/26 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#4	at Oklahoma State	W 89-81	20-1 (6-0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,500^[1]) Stillwater, OK
2009/01/31 12:45 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#4	at Iowa State	W 78-68	21-1 (7-0)	Hilton Coliseum (12,012^[1]) Ames, IA
2009/02/04 8:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#2	Texas A&M	W 77-71	22-1 (8-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,494^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/02/07 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#2	Colorado	W 77-72	23-1 (9-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,414^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/02/11 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	#2	at Baylor	W 78-63	24-1 (10-0)	Ferrell Center (8,094^[1]) Waco, TX
2009/02/14 12:30 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#2	Texas Tech	W 95-74	25-1 (11-0)	Lloyd Noble Center (13,245^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/02/21 8:00 p.m, ESPN	#2	at Texas	L 68-73	25-2 (11-1)	Frank Erwin Center (16,755^[1]) Austin, TX
2009/02/23 8:00 p.m., ESPN	#3	#15 Kansas	L 78-87	25-3 (11-2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,625^[1]) Norman, OK
2009/02/28 2:30 p.m., ABC	#3	at Texas Tech	W 78-63	26-3 (12-2)	United Spirit Arena (11,574^[1]) Lubbock, TX
2009/03/04 8:00 p.m., Big 12 (ESPN+)	#4	at #15 Missouri	L 64-73	26-4 (12-3)	Mizzou Arena (15,061^[1]) Columbia, MO
2009/03/07 2:30 p.m., ABC	#4	Oklahoma State	W 82-78	27-4 (13-3)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,483^[1]) Norman, OK
Big 12 Tournament
2009/03/11 6:00 p.m., Big 12 Network	#6	vs. Oklahoma State Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament	L 70-71	27-5	Ford Center (16,787^[1]) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
2009/03/19 8:56 p.m., CBS	#7	vs. Morgan State NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	W 82-54	28-5	Sprint Center (17,398^[1]) Kansas City, Missouri
2009/03/21* 4:50 p.m., CBS	#7	vs. Michigan NCAA Div. I Tournament South Subregional	W 73-63	29-5	Sprint Center (18,247^[1]) Kansas City, Missouri
2009/03/27* 6:30 p.m., CBS	#7	vs. #13 Syracuse NCAA Div. I Tournament South Regional semifinal	W 84-71	30-5	FedEx Forum (17,103^[1]) Memphis, TN
2009/03/29* CBS	#7	vs. #2 North Carolina NCAA Div. I Tournament South Regional final	L 60-72	30-6	FedEx Forum (17,025^[1]) Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	12	12	11	6	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	3	4	6
Coaches	14	14	13	6	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	2	2	2	3	5	7

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2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Kansas	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Oklahoma	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#9 Missouri†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Kansas State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Texas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Texas A&M	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
Nebraska	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	24	–	15	.615
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Texas Tech	3	–	13	.188	14	–	19	.424
Colorado	1	–	15	.063	9	–	22	.290

† 2009 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll