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1 Game 3 OU vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Thursday, Nov. 22, p.m. CT Orlando, Fla. HP Field House (5,500) MEN S BASKETBALL Mike Houck, Director of Media Relations McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 West Brooks, Suite 2525 Norman, OK O: (405) C: (405) E: mhouck@ou.edu 26 NCAA Tournaments 4 Final Fours 14 Conference Championships 30 All-Americans 27 Postseason Appearances In The Last 31 Years Schedule/Results N2 WASHBURN (Ex.) W N7 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* (Ex.) W N11 ULM W N16 at UT Arlington W N22 vs. UTEP # 6 p.m. N23 vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # TBD N25 vs. TBD # TBD N28 at Oral Roberts 7 p.m. ESPN3 N30 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. SSTV D4 at Arkansas 6 p.m. 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. 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. F4 at Iowa State 6 p.m. ESPNU F9 KANSAS 3 p.m. ESPN/2 F11 TCU 6 p.m. ESPNU F16 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. M2 IOWA STATE 12:30 p.m. Big 12 M6 WEST VIRGINIA 8 p.m. 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 ( City) ^ Kansas City, Mo. SSTV is Sooner Sports TV Big 12 is Big 12 Network regional television Radio (Sooner Sports Network) Play-by-Play... Ed Murray Analyst... Mike Houck TV () Play-by-Play...Jon Sciambi Analyst...Fran Fraschilla OKLAHOMA (2-0) SOONERS AMATH M BAYE F Jr. Bordeaux, France University of Wyoming PTS REB AST MIN PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS ROMERO OSBY F Sr. Meridian, Miss. Mississippi State University PTS REB BLK MIN STEVEN PLEDGER G Sr. Chesapeake, Va. Atlantic Shores Christian School PTS REB 3FG% MIN JE LON HORNBEAK G Fr. Arlington, Texas Grace Preparatory Academy PTS REB AST MIN ISAIAH COUSINS G Fr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mount Vernon High School PTS REB AST MIN OKLAHOMA S TOP RESERVES At a Glance Date...Thursday, Nov. 22 Site... Orlando, Fla. Tip Time...6 p.m. CT Radio... KOKC 1520 AM in OKC;... KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Sirius 123; XM 191 TV... Series... leads 2-1 Last Meeting...UTEP (12/21/09) UTEP (1-1) MINERS NOTES: Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (voted on by coaches)... Averaging 9.5 points and 9.0 rebounds (ranks 3rd in Big 12) in 23.0 min. per game... Transfer from Wyoming who practiced with OU last year... Averaged 12.0 points and team-high 5.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore... 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). NOTES: Averaging 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in 19.0 minutes a game... Big 12 s leading returning rebounder and seventh-leading returning scorer... An honorable mention All-Big 12 pick last season in first year with OU... Paced OU in scoring seven times last year (including final three games)... Led team with 7 double-doubles, 34 dunks and 16 charges taken last season... Has started all 33 of his games as a Sooner... One of three team captains. NOTES: Averaging 12.0 points and Big 12-high pointers per game... Big 12 s leading returning scorer (16.2 ppg) and second-leading returning 3-point shooter (.416) from last year... An honorable mention all-conference pick last season... Led squad with 72 3-pointers and ranked 4th in Big 12 with 2.4 treys per game... Ranks 5th in OU history with pointers and 33rd with 1,046 points... Has started 58 of last 64 games. NOTES: Averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and team-high 2.5 steals (ranks 5th in Big 12) in team-high 26.5 minutes a game... A 4-star recruit ranked No. 102 nationally by Rivals.com last year... Averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game as a senior in helping Grace Prep Academy to 27-4 record and second straight state title... High school teammates included Isaiah Austin (Baylor) and Jamal Branch (St. John s). NOTES: A 3-star recruit by Rivals.com who was named New York 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. No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 3 Buddy Hield G Fr Andrew Fitzgerald F Sr Cameron Clark G Jr Tyler Neal F Jr Casey Arent C Sr Sam Grooms G Sr PROJECTED UTEP STARTERS No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 2 Jalen Ragland F So Julian Washburn F So Cedrick Lang F So John Bahannon C Jr Jacques Streeter G Sr

2 Head Coach Lon Kruger Lon Kruger was named s 14th head men s basketball coach on April 1, Owns a (.608) collegiate record over 27 years. Has coached at Texas-Pan American (52-59 record from ), Kansas State (81-46 from ), Florida ( from ), Illinois (81-48 from ) and UNLV ( from ). Served as head coach of NBA s Atlanta Hawks from ( record) and was an assistant for New York Knicks ( season). Averaged 25.4 wins at UNLV over five years (four NCAA appearances and one NIT trip) and won at least 21 games each of those five seasons. Coached UNLV to a (.688) Mountain West Conference record his last five seasons there. Has taken teams to 13 NCAA Tournaments (14-13 record) and four NITs (4-5 record). Coached Florida to the 1994 Final Four, Kansas State to the 1988 Elite Eight and UNLV to the 2007 Sweet 16. Has coached all five of his previous college programs to 20-win seasons. Is one of five coaches in Division I college basketball history to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament and is one of three coaches to win an NCAA Tournament game at four schools. Is one of just two head coaches in Division I history to lead at least four different schools to multiple NCAA Tournament wins. Is one of four coaches to lead three different schools to NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. Lon Kruger Year by Year Year School Record Pct Pan American Pan American Pan American Pan American * Kansas State * Kansas State * Kansas State * Kansas State Florida ^ Florida ^ Florida * Florida * Florida Florida * Illinois * Illinois Illinois * Illinois ^ UNLV UNLV * UNLV * UNLV ^ UNLV * UNLV * UNLV Totals 27 Years * NCAA Tournament ^ National Invitation Tournament THURSDAY S GAME BASICS plays a first-round game in the eight-team Old Spice Classic on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT when it faces UTEP in Orlando, Fla. The 2-0 Sooners are coming off a road win over UT Arlington on Friday while the 1-1 Miners lost at Arizona on Thursday, Thursday s contest, the first of three over a four-day span for OU in Orlando, will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Sirius 123; XM 191) with Ed Murray and Mike Houck announcing. The game will be televised by with Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla calling the action. FIVE THINGS TO KNOW This week s Old Spice Classic marks OU s fifth straight Thanksgiving week tournament. The Sooners advanced to the championship game of last year s 76 Classic (2-1 record), competed in the 2010 Maui Invitational (0-3), the 2009 Great Alaska Shootout (1-2) and won the 2008 NIT Season Tip-Off (4-0). OU owns a 2-1 all-time record against UTEP. Thursday s game will mark the first matchup outside the state of (two games in Norman, one in City). The Sooners have held their first two opponents to combined shooting percentages of.363 from the field and.176 from 3-point range (6-for-34). OU s 3-point field goal percentage defense is tops in the Big 12. Thursday s game will mark the second of five straight contests away from Norman. Seven of OU s first nine games are away from home. OU s.328 field goal percentage at UT Arlington on Friday was its lowest in victory in five seasons (beat Colorado while also shooting.328 in 2008 Big 12 Tournament first round). The field goal mark was the Sooners lowest in victory in a true road game in at least 32 years. TEAM UPDATE The Sooners have exhibited a balanced offensive attack through two games, with six players averaging between 8.0 and 13.0 points per contest. Ten players average between 14.5 and 26.5 minutes per game. OU returned its top six scorers and 88 percent of its scoring from last season, but newcomers rank first, third and fifth in scoring average through two games. After averaging a +3.3 rebounding margin last season (their best mark in three years), the Sooners have outboarded their two foes by an average of 14.5 this season. They were +19 against ULM and +10 at UT Arlington. With its win at UT Arlington on Friday, OU has already matched its win total in true road games from each of the last three years. The Sooners were 1-9 in true road contests each of the last three seasons. is averaging 15.5 offensive rebounds to its opponents 8.0, and has registered a advantage in second-chance points. OKLAHOMA NUMERICAL ROSTER Stats Comparison CATEGORY Overall Record Points Per Game Opp. Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Personal Fouls Per Game Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown (Last School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F So. Blanchard, Okla. (Gonzaga University) 1 Sam Grooms* G Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 2 Steven Pledger*** G Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 3 Buddy Hield G Fr. Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F Sr. Baltimore Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G Fr. Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 11 Isaiah Cousins G Fr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 12 Jarrod Kruger G So. Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 13 James Fraschilla* G So. Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 14 Steve Noworyta F Fr. Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 15 Tyler Neal** F Jr. City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 21 Cameron Clark** G Jr. Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 22 Amath M Baye F Jr. Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 24 Romero Osby* F Sr. Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 25 C.J. Cole% F Fr. Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 31 D.J. Bennett% F Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills CC [Iowa]) 32 Casey Arent* C Sr. Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) * Letters earned #Sitting out season due to NCAA transfer regulations % Redshirting season Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Amath M Baye 2

3 Big 12 Standings Through Monday, Nov. 19 Big 12 Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Kansas State State Iowa State Texas Tech Baylor Kansas TCU Texas West Virginia Quick Facts Official Name: University of Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,753 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream President: David L. Boren Athletics Director: Joe Castiglione Arena: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) First Year of Basketball: NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26 NIT Appearances: 7 All-Time Record: 1, (.606) 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: Lon Kruger (Kansas State 75) Career Record: (27th year) Record: (second year) NCAA Appearances: 13 (most recent 2011) NIT Appearances: 4 (most recent 2009) Assistant Coaches: Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska- Omaha 92), Steve Henson (Kansas State 90), Lew Hill (Wichita State 88) Director of Operations: Mike Shepherd (Kansas State 92) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jozsef Szendrei ( 03) Video Coordinator: Scott Thompson Equipment Manager: Marco Griego Graduate Managers: Teddy Owens, Kellen McCoy Athletics Trainer: Alex Brown Team Physician: Dr. Brock Schnebel Official Website: SoonerSports.com After being outscored by 261 points from 3-point range last season (average of 8.4 points per game), the Sooners are outscoring their opponents by 12.0 points per contest from behind the arc this season. OU has 14 3-point makes while holding foes to 6 treys. leads the Big 12 with its.805 defensive rebounding percentage. Opponents have grabbed just 16 offensive rebounds on 82 missed shots (one every five missed attempts). Despite the fact that OU has registered only two fewer turnovers (30) than its opponents (32), it owns a advantage in points off turnovers. Trailing near the midway point of the first half in each of its first two games, OU used a 26-5 run against ULM in the season opener and a 22-1 run at UT Arlington to take double-digit halftime leads. The Sooners bench has been key, supplying 67 of the team s 148 points (45 percent) through two games. Three starters from last year (Cameron Clark, Andrew Fitzgerald and Sam Grooms have come off the bench the first two games). PLAYERS UPDATE Freshman guard Buddy Hield leads the team in scoring with his 13.0 average in 20.5 minutes per game off the bench. The Freeport, Bahamas, native is shooting a team-best.588 from the field (10-for-17) and has knocked down 3 treys on 7 attempts (.429). Hield was the catalyst during a 22-1 OU run at UT Arlington on Friday, scoring 16 of the team s points during the stretch to help turn a deficit into a lead. He scored all 17 of his points in the first half. Projected to 40 minutes a game, Hield is averaging a team-high 25.4 points. Senior guard Steven Pledger leads the Big 12 with his pointers per game (shooting.438) and is averaging 12.0 points in 24.5 minutes a game. The league s leading returning scorer from last season (16.2 ppg), Pledger continues to climb OU s career charts in scoring and 3-pointers. He ranks 33rd in school history with 1,046 points and fifth in 3-pointers (185). Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Amath M Baye and senior forward Romero Osby have posted almost identical numbers through two games. While both are averaging 9.5 points, M Baye is averaging a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game and Osby 8.5. M Baye ranks third in the league in overall rebounding and offensive rebounding (3.0) per game, while Osby ranks seventh in boards per contest. Osby is the Big 12 s leading returning rebounder (averaged 7.8 last year). Freshman guard Je lon Hornbeak has contributed across the board in OU s first two games, averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and a team-high 2.5 steals in a team-high 26.5 minutes per game. A starter in both contests, he also leads the team with 10 free throw attempts (has made just five). A starter every game the last two years, senior forward Andrew Fitzgerald has come off the bench each of the first two games to average 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds. He is shooting.500 (8-for-16) from the field in 17.0 minutes an outing. Senior point guard Sam Grooms started all 31 games last year, led the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8) and ranked second in assists (6.0 per game). Grooms has come off the bench in both games this season and has racked up 7 assists against just 1 turnover (his 7.0 ratio again leads the league). He played the last several minutes of OU s narrow victory at UT Arlington on Friday. PREVIEWING UTEP UTEP is 1-1 on the year with a season-opening home win over Oral Roberts and a loss at Arizona. The Miners are shooting.426 from the field,.286 from 3-point range (6-for-21) and.667 from the free throw line (22-for-33). They are getting outrebounded by 9.5 a game but have committed 8.5 fewer turnovers per contest. The Miners return 65 percent of their scoring and 72 percent of their rebounding from last year s team that tied for eighth place in Conference USA with a 7-9 record. Freshman Chris Washburn has led the team offensively so far, however, averaging 12.5 points on 10-for-13 (.769) field goal shooting. He scored 14 points against Oral Roberts and 11 at Arizona, both in a reserve role. Washburn s older brother, sophmore Julian Washburn, ranks second on the squad with his 11.0 points per game. The guard/forward, who made the Conference USA All-Freshman Team last year, is shooting.308 from the field (8-for-26). Fellow sophomore guard/ forward Jalen Ragland is averaging 9.0 points while junior center John Bohannon and senior guard Jacques Streeter contribute 8.5 per contest. Bohannon averaged team highs of 11.5 points and 7.3 rebounds last year, while Streeter, who leads the squad with his 4.5 assists per game this season, averaged 7.2 points and a team-high 4.4 assists a year ago. UTEP is under the direction of second-year head coach Tim Floyd, who owns a record with the Miners. His is in his 19th year as a collegiate head coach, with previous stops at Idaho, New Orleans, Iowa State and USC. He also coached the NBA s Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets. OU-UTEP HISTORY Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes in parentheses) Team Points 1. Kansas (9) Baylor (1) State Texas Kansas State West Virginia Iowa State Texas Tech TCU 9 Preseason All-Big 12 Team Pierre Jackson, Baylor Jeff Withey, Kansas Rodney McGruder, Kansas State LeBryan Nash, State Myck Kabongo, Texas Honorable Mention Isaiah Austin, Baylor Elijah Johnson, Kansas Romero Osby, Steven Pledger, Marcus Smart, State Sheldon McClellan, Texas Preseason Player of the Year Pierre Jackson, Baylor Preseason Newcomer of the Year Amath M Baye, Preseason Freshman of the Year Marcus Smart, State The Sooners own a 2-1 record against UTEP with both victories coming at the OU Field House when the Miners went by Texas Western College. posted a win in its season opener and a triumph in the first game of UTEP won the last meeting, an decision in the All-College Classic in City on Dec. 21, OU senior Steven Pledger is the only player on either team s current roster who played in the most recent matchup (he was scoreless in 18 minutes of action). 3

4 AP Top 25 Poll November 19 School Record 1. Indiana (46) Louisville (19) Ohio State Michigan Duke Syracuse Florida Kentucky North Carolina Arizona UCLA Kansas Missouri Creighton Michigan State North Carolina State Gonzaga UNLV Memphis State Connecticut Cincinnati Colorado Baylor San Diego State 2-1 ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll November 19 School Record 1. Indiana (26) Louisville (5) Ohio State Michigan Duke Syracuse Kentucky Florida North Carolina Arizona Kansas Creighton UCLA Missouri North Carolina State Gonzaga Memphis UNLV Michigan State Cincinnati Baylor State Connecticut Wisconsin San Diego State 2-1 OU opponents and potential opponents in bold THE REST OF THE OLD SPICE CLASSIC FIELD (BRACKET ON PAGE 11 OF THESE NOTES) will play its Old Spice Classic second-round game on Friday against Clemson (2-0 this year, last season) or Gonzaga (3-0 this year, 27-7 last season) at either 4:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. CT on. After a day off, Sunday s third-round game will pit the Sooners versus Davidson (1-2, 25-8), Marist (1-2, 14-18), Vanderbilt (1-1, 25-11) or West Virginia (0-1, 19-14). Sunday s championship game will start at 6 p.m. CT and be televised by. All games will be played at the 5,500-seat HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. This marks the seventh year of the Old Spice Classic. Previous winners include Arkansas in 2006, North Carolina State in 2007, Gonzaga in 2008, Florida State in 2009, Notre Dame in 2010 and Dayton last season. FRIDAY S UT ARLINGTON RECAP (BOX SCORE ON PAGE 10 OF THESE NOTES) s win at UT Arlington on Friday was just its fourth true road victory in the last four years. The Sooners went 1-9 in each of the last three seasons in true road contests. UT Arlington won a school-record 24 games last year. OU won despite shooting just.328 from the field,.278 (5-for-18) from 3-point range and.625 (20-for-32) from the free throw line. UTA recorded respective.379,.167 and.571 shooting marks. After taking a 3-0 lead on a Je lon Hornbeak 3-pointer, OU missed its next 11 shots and eventually fell behind Trailing 19-11, the Sooners went on a 22-1 run to take a 13-point lead before settling for a halftime advantage. OU extended its lead to 17 (47-30) five minutes into the second half. UTA tied the game at with 2:46 remaining before a Steven Pledger 3-pointer with 2:24 left put the Sooners up for good. OU freshman Buddy Hield scored a game-high 17 points off the bench, all in the first half. He scored 11 straight points during the Sooners 22-1 run. Hield finished the game 6-for-10 from the field, 2-for-4 from 3-point range and 3-for-4 from the free throw line while adding 4 rebounds and a steal in his 19 minutes. Senior Romero Osby recorded OU s first double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high-tying 10 rebounds. He recorded seven double-doubles last year. Both teams committed 18 turnovers, but OU outscored the Mavericks off those miscues. OU won the boards battle, BIG RETURNS Thanks to the loss of just one scholarship senior (forward C.J. Washington averaged 2.0 points and 3.4 rebounds), the Sooners returned the bulk of their production in every statistical category from 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 welcomed back its top six scorers from last season, including all five starters. 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). FRESH FACES The Sooners welcomed nine newcomers to the roster, with four of them playing significant roles so far in 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 A trio of 6-3 freshman guards is also seeing plenty of playing time. Isaiah Cousins is a three-star recruit from Mount Vernon, N.Y. 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 was rated as the nation s No. 102 recruit last year by Rivals.com and averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds for a talentladen 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, from the Bahamas, 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. SOONERS SIGN THREE Head coach Lon Kruger announced the signing of high school guard Jordan Woodard and junior college big men Dominique Elliott and Keshaun Hamilton to national letters of intent Nov. 14. Woodard is a 6-0, 170-pound point guard who is regarded by Rivals.com as the country s No. 135 recruit in the 2013 class. In his two years playing at Edmond (Okla.) Memorial High School, he has led his teams to a 53-3 (.946) record and a pair of Class 6A state title game appearances, winning the 2011 state crown. His squads went 26-2 his sophomore year and 27-1 his junior season. As a junior, Woodard averaged 13.1 points, 4.7 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game while shooting 49 percent from the field, 46 percent from 3-point range and 88 percent from the free throw line. Elliott is a 6-8, 240-pound forward from Savannah, Ga., who stars at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. Last year as a freshman, Elliott averaged 8.2 points and 8.7 rebounds a game while shooting.574 from the field. Through five games this season, Elliott is averaging 11.4 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting.590 from the floor. Hamilton is a 6-10, 270-pound sophomore forward from Palatka, Fla., who attends Labette Community College in Parsons, Kan. As a freshman at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Fla., Hamilton averaged 7.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14 games before sustaining a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear. 4

5 PLAYER NOTES 1 SAM GROOMS (6-1, 203, SENIOR, GUARD) Leads Big 12 with his 7.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (7 assists, 1 turnover). Point guard who averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 boards and 6.0 assists per game last year. Led Big 12 with 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio (ranked 8th nationally) and ranked second in assists. Led OU in assists in 15 of the final 16 games and in 24 of 31 overall. Recorded two or fewer turnovers 20 times in 31 games (11 of final 15 outings). Rated as nation s third-best junior college player in by JucoRecruiting.com. 2 STEVEN PLEDGER (6-4, 219, SENIOR, GUARD) Averaging 12.0 points and Big 12-leading pointers per game (shooting.438 from deep). Big 12 s leading returning scorer from last season (16.2 ppg). A preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by league s coaches. Already ranks 33rd in OU history with 1,046 points and fifth with point field goals. Started all 30 of his games last year and ranked 6th in Big 12 in scoring. Ranked 4th in Big 12 last year with his point percentage and his 2.4 treys/game. Drained at least three 3-pointers in 17 of his 30 games. Averaged 19.7 points (.513 3FG%) in team s wins and 13.2 (.340) in losses. Recorded eight games of at least 20 points on the year. Notched first career double-double vs. Houston on Dec. 17 (31 points, 10 rebounds). Recorded a 30-point game at Kansas State Jan. 28 (third highest career total). Scored a career-high 38 points in overtime win at Iowa State as a sophomore. 3 BUDDY HIELD (6-3, 199, FRESHMAN, GUARD) Averaging team-high 13.0 points a game and shooting team-best.588 from field. Scored team-high 17 points at UT Arlington on Friday (all in first half). A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked 86th nationally last year. Averaged 22.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 21.0 minutes per game as a senior. Averaged 29.8 points and shot.478 from 3-point range (22-for-46) over final 5 games. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) went 47-7 his two years there. Born and raised in Freeport, Bahamas. 4 ANDREW FITZGERALD (6-8, 238, SENIOR, FORWARD) Started every game as a sophomore/junior but has come off bench first 2 games this year. Big 12 s leading returning field goal shooter (.469; minimum 5.0 makes per game). Needs just 81 points to join school s 38-member 1,000-point club. Averaged 12.1 points/5.0 boards last year (ranked 2nd/3rd on team in rebounding/scoring). Seventy-four of his 154 rebounds last year were offensive (48 percent). Scored a career-high 27 points vs. Iowa State Feb. 4 (11-for-19 shooting). Scored in double figures in 18 of 19 games from Dec. 2-Feb 11 (just twice in final 7 games). Averaged 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore (earned honorable mention all-league honors). Arrived at OU in summer 2009 weighing 273 pounds but enters season at JE LON HORNBEAK (6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARD) Averaging 8.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and team-high 2.5 steals in 2 starts. A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked No. 102 nationally last year. Averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a high school senior. Helped Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, Texas) to record and state titles his last 2 years. High school teammates included Isaiah Austin (Baylor) and Jamal Branch (St. John s). 11 ISAIAH COUSINS (6-3, 182, FRESHMAN, GUARD) Has started first 2 games at point guard (averaging 1.0 point and 2.5 assists). A 3-star recruit by Rivals.com who was New York s Section 1 Mr. Basketball last year. Averaged 15.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals as a high school senior. Led team to 23-3 record and second straight state title last year. Named MVP of the Section 1 tournament and was an all-tourney pick in New York s state and federation tournaments. Attended same high school (Mount Vernon HS) as OU assistant coach Lew Hill. 12 JARROD KRUGER (6-1, 181, SOPHOMORE, GUARD) A walk-on who practiced with OU last year but did not play in games. A member of the Kansas State squad during fall semester (did not play in games). A two-year starter at West High School in Topeka, Kan., who averaged 9.7 ppg as a senior. Nephew of OU head coach Lon Kruger. 13 JAMES FRASCHILLA (5-10, 150, SOPHOMORE, GUARD) A walk-on point guard from Dallas who totaled 3 points in his 10 appearances last year. Helped Highland Park HS to a 22-8 record and a District 10-4A championship as a senior. Averaged 5.9 points, 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals as a senior to earn all-district honors. Voted by teammates as the Sooner who would make the best college head coach. Son of ESPN analyst and former college head coach Fran Fraschilla. 14 STEVE NOWORYTA (6-7, 200, FRESHMAN, FORWARD) A walk-on from Hainesport, N.J., who attended Holy Cross High School. Averaged 9.1 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a high school senior. Earned team s Most Improved Player Award his senior season. Father (Steve) is assistant director of player development for Philadelphia Phillies. 15 TYLER NEAL (6-7, 229, JUNIOR, FORWARD) Averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game as a reserve. Came off the bench to average 4.0 points and 2.5 boards in 13.1 minutes a game last year. Shot.338 (23-for-68) from 3-point range and.800 (24-for-30) from free throw line. Averaged 4.6 points final 7 games after averaging 1.1 points in previous 12 Big 12 games. Made 7 3-pointers over the final 7 games after making 1 in first 12 Big 12 games. Recorded a career-high 18-point game vs. Arkansas Dec. 10 (career highs of 4 treys, 4 assists). state player of the year as a senior at Putnam City West High School in CAMERON CLARK (6-6, 208, JUNIOR, GUARD) Has played in all 65 of OU s games during his career and made 58 starts (neither 2 this year). Averaging 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 17.0 minutes a contest. Averaged 8.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in 27.2 minutes per game last season. Scored in double figures on 14 occasions (5 times in final 7 outings). Ranked 3rd on team in rebounding and 4th in points and assists. Ranked 4th on team with 25 steals and 2nd with 22 dunks. Held scoreless vs. Arkansas (Dec. 10), at Cincinnati (Dec. 29) and vs. Missouri (Feb. 6). Ranked No. 32 as a high school senior by ESPN, No. 34 by Rivals.com and No. 39 by Scout.com. 22 AMATH M BAYE (6-9, 208, JUNIOR, FORWARD) Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. Averaging 9.5 points, team-high 9.0 rebounds (ranks 3rd in Big 12) and 2.0 assists per game. Transferred from Wyoming where he played and seasons. Averaged 12.0 points and team-high 5.7 rebounds as a sophomore (started all 31 games). Shot.475 from the field and.670 from the free throw line as a sophomore. Averaged 21.0 points (shot.564 from field) and 6.6 rebounds during 5-game February stretch. Averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2 games vs. Lon Kruger s UNLV team. Voted by OU teammates as squad s best overall athlete, hardest worker, best dunker, most likely to star in NBA and most competitive (tied with Romero Osby). Hails from Bordeaux, France. 24 ROMERO OSBY (6-8, 232, SENIOR, FORWARD) Averaging 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in just 19.0 minutes per game. Big 12 s leading returning rebounder (7.3 rpg). A preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by league s coaches. Started all 31 games last year and averaged 12.9 points and team-high 7.3 boards. Averaged 16.3 points during 8-game Big 12 stretch (Jan. 9-Feb. 4). Led team with 7 double-doubles (ranked 6th in Big 12), 34 dunks and 16 charges taken. Scored a career-high 24 points in regular season finale vs. Texas A&M (11-for-15 shooting). His 18 rebounds vs. S.C. State on Dec. 21 tied as most by a Sooner in three seasons. Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Mississippi State University. Rated No. 57 nationally by Rivals.com and No. 70 by Scout.com out of high school. 32 CASEY ARENT (6-10, 227, SENIOR, CENTER) Played 8 minutes in season opener vs. ULM and totaled 2 points and 2 rebounds. Averaged 1.2 points/1.8 boards in 6.1 minutes per game last year (played in 24 of 31 games). Recorded 19 offensive rebounds and 23 defensive boards. Rated as the nation s 22nd-best juco player last year by JucoRecruiting.com. Earned first-team All-Big 8 and first-team all-state honors as a sophomore in at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. Averaged 19.1 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore (17 double-doubles). 5

6 SEASON STATISTICS 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 avg 03 Hield, Buddy Pledger, Steven M'Baye, Amath Osby, Romero Hornbeak, Je'lon Fitzgerald, Andrew Clark, Cameron Neal, Tyler Arent, Casey Fraschilla, James Cousins, Isaiah Grooms, Sam Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 10 8 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/12 ULM W /16/12 at UT Arlington W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Opponents

7 SEASON RESULTS Date Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader 11/11 ULM W 8,734 Pledger...15 M Baye... 9 Cousins, Grooms, Hornbeak /16 at UT Arlington W 6,421 Hield...17 Osby Clark, Grooms, Hornbeak /22 vs. UTEP # 11/23 vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # 11/25 vs. TBD # 11/28 at Oral Roberts 11/30 Northwestern State 12/4 at Arkansas 12/15 vs. Texas A&M $ 12/18 Stephen F. Austin 12/29 Ohio 12/31 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1/5 at West Virginia 1/12 State 1/16 Texas Tech 1/19 at Kansas State 1/21 Texas 1/26 at Kansas 1/30 at Baylor 2/2 Kansas State 2/4 at Iowa State 2/9 Kansas 2/11 TCU 2/16 State 2/20 at Texas Tech 2/23 Baylor 2/27 at Texas 3/2 Iowa State 3/6 West Virginia 3/9 at TCU Associated Press rankings in parentheses # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) $ All-College Classic ( City, Okla.) % Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House) Record Summary Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Big 12 Games Non-Conference Games

8 POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS Date Opponent GROOMS PLEDGER HIELD FTZGERLD H BEAK COUSINS KRUGER FRASCH. NEAL CLARK M BAYE OSBY ARENT 11/11 ULM DNP /18 at UT Arlington DNP DNP DNP 11/22 vs. UTEP # 11/23 vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # 11/25 vs. TBD # 11/28 at Oral Roberts 11/30 Northwestern State 12/4 at Arkansas 12/15 vs. Texas A&M $ 12/18 Stephen F. Austin 12/29 Ohio 12/31 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1/5 at West Virginia 1/12 State 1/16 Texas Tech 1/19 at Kansas State 1/21 Texas 1/26 at Kansas 1/30 at Baylor 2/2 Kansas State 2/4 at Iowa State 2/9 Kansas 2/11 TCU 2/16 State 2/20 at Texas Tech 2/23 Baylor 2/27 at Texas 3/2 Iowa State 3/6 West Virginia 3/9 at TCU Associated Press rankings in parentheses # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) $ All-College Classic ( City, Okla.) % Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House) 8

9 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/T PF A TO B S 1 2 TP ULM /22/30 16/33/ at UT Arlington /33/48 8/30/ UTEP # vs. # # vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # # vs. TBD # at Oral Roberts Northwestern State at Arkansas Texas A&M $ vs. $ Stephen F. Austin Ohio Texas A&M-Corpus Christi % % at West Virginia State Texas Tech at Kansas State Texas at Kansas at Baylor Kansas State at Iowa State Kansas TCU State at Texas Tech Baylor at Texas Iowa State West Virginia at TCU Associated Press rankings in parentheses # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) $ All-College Classic ( City, Okla.) % Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House) 9

10 BOX SCORES Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ULM vs 11/11/12 2 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center) ULM Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 James, Jayon f Brown, Millaun f Hansberry, Marcelis g Mackey, Trent g Olatayo, Amos g McCray, R.J Eke, Ife Koszuta, Kyle Birchett, Taylor Lindsey, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 M'Baye, Amath f Osby, Romero f Pledger, Steven g Hornbeak, Je'lon g Cousins, Isaiah g Grooms, Sam Hield, Buddy Fitzgerald, Andrew Fraschilla, James Neal, Tyler Clark, Cameron Arent, Casey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: James Breeding, Mark Schnur, Jon Stigliano Technical fouls: ULM-None. -None. Attendance: 8734 Estimated Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics vs UT Arlington 11/16/12 7 p.m. at Arlington, Texas (College Park Center) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 M'Baye, Amath f Osby, Romero f Pledger, Steven g Hornbeak, Je'lon g Cousins, Isaiah g Grooms, Sam Hield, Buddy Fitzgerald, Andrew Neal, Tyler Clark, Cameron Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 6 UT Arlington Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 Gruszecki, Karol f Edwards, Brandon f Reves, Jordan c Outler, Jamel g White-Miller, Shaq g Charles, Drew Gainey, Greg Butler, Kevin Rodgers, Deon Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Tom Eades, Jeff Malham, Toby Martinez Technical fouls: -None. UT Arlington-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UT Arlington Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench OU UTA Score by periods 1st 2nd Total ULM In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ULM OU Last FG - OU 2nd-02:24, UTA 2nd-00:17. Largest lead - OU by 17 2nd-15:15, UTA by 9 1st-15:07. Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Last FG - ULM 2nd-00:14, OU 2nd-03:58. Largest lead - ULM by 2 1st-19:26, OU by 36 2nd-02:01. Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 7 times. 10

11 Old Spice Classic Hosted by the MAAC November 22, 23 & 25, 2012 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, FL Game 6 Friday November 23 3:00 pm ESPNU West Virginia Game 1 Thursday November 22 Noon Marist Vanderbilt *All times listed in EASTERN TIME (ET) All games will also be available on ESPN3D Game 5 Friday November 23 12:30 pm ESPN Home team is listed on the bottom of each match-up Game 9 Sunday November 25 11:30 am ESPNU Game 2 Thursday November 22 2:00 pm Davidson UTEP Game 3 Thursday November 22 7:00 pm Game 12 Sunday November 25 7:00pm Championship Game 8 Friday November 23 5:30 pm Clemson Game 4 Thursday November 22 9:00 pm Gonzaga Game 7 Friday November 23 7:30 pm Game 10 Sunday November 25 2:00 pm ESPN3 Game 11 Sunday November 25 4:30 pm ESPNU Non-Bracketed Game: Gonzaga v. West Virginia (Nov 12) 11

12 ROSTERS NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F So Blanchard, Okla. (Bridge Creek HS) 1 Sam Grooms* G Sr Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 2 Steven Pledger*** G Sr Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 3 Buddy Hield G Fr Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Acad. [Kan.]) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F Sr Baltimore, Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G Fr Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 11 Isaiah Cousins G Fr Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 12 Jarrod Kruger^ G So Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 13 James Fraschilla*^ G So Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 14 Steve Noworyta^ F Fr Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 15 Tyler Neal** F Jr City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 21 Cameron Clark** G Jr Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 22 Amath M Baye F Jr Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 24 Romero Osby* F Sr Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 25 C.J. Cole^% F Fr Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 31 D.J. Bennett% F Jr Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills [Iowa] CC) 32 Casey Arent* C Sr Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School) 32 Casey Arent* C Sr Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) 31 D.J. Bennett% F Jr Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills [Iowa] CC) 21 Cameron Clark** G Jr Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 25 C.J. Cole^% F Fr Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 11 Isaiah Cousins G Fr Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F Sr Baltimore, Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 13 James Fraschilla*^ G So Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 1 Sam Grooms* G Sr Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 3 Buddy Hield G Fr Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Acad. [Kan.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G Fr Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 12 Jarrod Kruger^ G So Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 22 Amath M Baye F Jr Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 15 Tyler Neal** F Jr City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 14 Steve Noworyta^ F Fr Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 24 Romero Osby* F Sr Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 2 Steven Pledger*** G Sr Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F So Blanchard, Okla. (Bridge Creek HS) * Letters earned ^ Walk-on # Sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer rules % Redshirting the season STAFF Head Coach: Lon Kruger (Kansas State 75) Assistant Coaches: Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha 92) Steve Henson (Kansas State 90) Lew Hill (Wichita State 88) Director of Operations: Mike Shepherd (Kansas State 92) Video Coordinator: Scott Thompson (Mississippi 02) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jozsef Szendrei ( 03) Trainer: Alex Brown (Appalachian State 79) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Casey Arent: ARNT James Fraschilla: fruh-shill-uh Buddy Hield: HEELD Je lon Hornbeak: juh-lon Jarrod Kruger: JAIR-ed Amath M Baye: ah-mott EM-by Steve Noworyta: no-va-ree-ta Romero Osby: AHZ-bee 12