G a m e T w o O K L A H O M A v s. G E O R G I A S t e g e m a n C o l i s e u m ( A t h e n s, G a. ) N o v. 1 5, 2 0 0 9 1 : 3 0 P. M. C T Jared Thompson, Associate Communications Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-3671 M: (405) 834-2984 E: jaredthompson@ou.edu www.soonersports.com Twitter: @soonersportscom 2 F i n a l F o u r s 6 B i g 1 2 S e a s o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s 4 B i g 1 2 T o u r n a m e n t C h a m p i o n s h i p s 1 0 A l l - A m e r i c a n s Oklahoma Schedule Date Opponent Site Time TV Exhibition Games Nov. 4 Rogers State (Ex.) 1 Norman W 94-53 Nov. 10 Oklahoma Christian (Ex.) 1 Norman W 109-55 Nov. 13 Mercer Norman W 108-66 Nov. 15 Georgia Athens, Ga. 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21 TCU Norman 2 p.m. U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Nov. 26 South Carolina 2 St. Thomas, USVI 12 p.m. Nov. 27 San Diego State 2 St. Thomas, USVI 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 Notre Dame 2 St. Thomas, USVI 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 UT Arlington Norman 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Arkansas Norman 2 p.m. SSN Dec. 9 Marist Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 Army West Point, N.Y. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 Creighton Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m. Dec. 30 Cal State Fullerton Norman 7 p.m. Jan. 3 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 6 p.m. ESPN2 Jan. 9 Texas Tech Norman 2:30 p.m. SSN Jan.13 Baylor Waco, Texas 7 p.m. SSN Jan.17 Texas A&M Norman 4:30 p.m. FSN Jan.20 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m. SSN Jan. 23 Kansas Norman 2 p.m. SSN Jan. 27 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7 p.m. Jan. 30 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 2 p.m. TTN Feb. 3 Texas Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 6 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 2 p.m. FSN Feb. 10 Baylor Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 13 Colorado Norman 2 p.m. Feb. 15 Connecticut Norman 8 p.m. ESPN2 Feb. 21 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 2 p.m. FSN Feb. 24 Nebraska Norman 7 p.m. SSN Feb. 27 Texas Austin, Texas 4 p.m. FSN March 2 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7 p.m. March 7 Oklahoma State Norman 4 p.m. SSN Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium) March 11 First Round 3 Kansas City TBA TBA March 12 Second Round 3 Kansas City TBA FSN March 13 Semifinal 3 Kansas City TBA FSN March 14 Championship Game 3 Kansas City 12:30 p.m. FSN NCAA First and Second Rounds (Lloyd Noble Center) March 21 First Round Norman 6/8:30 p.m. ESPN2 March 23 Second Round Norman 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Notes 1 - Exhibition Game, Norman, Okla. 2 - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, St. Thomas 3 - Big 12 Championship, Kansas City Sooner Sports Network Broadcast on KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City and KAKC 1300 AM in Tulsa as well as other affiliates statewide. Chris Plank....................... play-by-play Kendra Wecker......................... analyst Coaches NR AP 21 Georgia (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Lady Dawgs At A Glance Date:.......... Sunday, Nov. 15 Time:............ 1 p.m. Central Venue:........ Stegeman Coliseum TV:..................... None Radio:.......... KOKC 1520 AM Live Stats:.....GeorgiaDogs.com Webcast: GeorgiaDogs.com GXtra Series Record:......... UGA, 3-1 In Athens:............ UGA, 1-0 The Teams Oklahoma begins the season ranked No. 8 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll. Georgia begins the season ranked 21st in the AP Poll and is receiving votes in the coaches poll. The Series Georgia and Oklahoma are meeting for the fifth time. UGA leads the all-time series 3-1. Georgia won the only previous meeting in Athens, 88-79, on Dec. 13, 1998. Oklahoma won the last meeting between the two teams, in Norman, 65-57, on Jan. 27, 2008. Coaches 8 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) Sooners AP 13 The Coaches Sherri Coale is 287-132 (.684) in her 14th season at Oklahoma. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times. Georgia head coach Andy Landers (725-239,.752) in his 30th season at Georgia. He is 807-260 (.756) in 34 seasons as a Division I head coach. P l a y e r s t o W a t c h #13 Danielle Robinson Junior Guard Has expanded her game after sinking first career 3-pointer on first attempt in season opener. 2009-10 Stats: 17 points, 2 assists, 75.0 FG% #21 Amanda Thompson Senior Forward Thompson s game-high 18 points and two late blocks set the tone in the last OU-Georgia matchup. 2009-10 Stats: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals #25 Whitney Hand Sophomore Guard All over the box score in game one with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. 2009-10 Stats: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 54.5 FG%, 50.0 3FG% #34 Abi Olajuwon Senior Center Scored career-high 16 and had seven offensive rebounds in first career start replacing Courtney Paris. 2009-10 Stats: 16 points, 9 rebounds
G a m e P r e v i e w 2 Associated Press Top 25 Last Updated: Oct. 30, 2009 (Preseason) Rk. School Record Points LW 1. Connecticut (40) 0-0 1000 2. Stanford 0-0 951 3. Ohio State 0-0 862 4. Notre Dame 0-0 799 5. North Carolina 0-0 798 6. Duke 0-0 772 7. Baylor 0-0 744 8. Tennessee 0-0 676 9. LSU 0-0 600 10. Michigan State 0-0 521 11. Xavier 0-0 492 12. Texas 0-0 487 13. Oklahoma 0-0 444 14. Virginia 0-0 394 15. Florida State 0-0 385 16. Arizona State 0-0 317 17. DePaul 0-0 301 18. California 0-0 294 19. Georgia Tech 0-0 262 20. Kansas 0-0 241 21. Georgia 0-0 201 22. Vanderbilt 0-0 165 23. Louisville 0-0 156 24. Middle Tennessee 0-0 143 25. Rutgers 0-0 138 Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi State 110, San Diego State 78, South Dakota State 70, Pittsburgh 48, Purdue 45, Kansas State 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, Michigan 16, Iowa State 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6, USC 5, Florida 3, Fresno State 3, Oklahoma State 3, Delaware 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Temple 1. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 Last Updated: Nov. 4, 2009 (Preseason) Rk. School Record Points LW 1. Connecticut (31) 0-0 775 2. Stanford 0-0 739 3. Ohio State 0-0 653 4. Baylor 0-0 649 5. North Carolina 0-0 561 6. Duke 0-0 547 7. Notre Dame 0-0 438 8. Oklahoma 0-0 416 9. Tennessee 0-0 412 10. Michigan State 0-0 353 11. Arizona State 0-0 328 12. Florida State 0-0 323 13. California 0-0 314 14. Texas 0-0 311 15. Xavier 0-0 303 16. Texas A&M 0-0 302 17. LSU 0-0 298 18. Virginia 0-0 246 19. Louisville 0-0 232 20. Vanderbilt 0-0 223 21. Maryland 0-0 209 22. Pittsburgh 0-0 127 23. Purdue 0-0 126 24. Iowa State 0-0 125 25. DePaul 0-0 121 Others Receiving Votes: Middle Tennessee State 118, Kansas 110, Rutgers 106, Auburn 84, Georgia 76, Georgia Tech 73, South Dakota State 70, Mississippi State 66, Gonzaga 48, San Diego State 39, Kansas State 39, Florida 31, TCU 12, North Carolina State 11, Michigan 10, Arizona 10, Bowling Green 7, Syracuse 6, South Florida 6, South Carolina 3, Temple 2, Southern Methodist 2, Richmond 2, Georgetown 2, Ball State 2, Arkansas-Little Rock 2, UCF 1, Charlotte 1, Fresno State 1, Hartford 1, Minnesota 1, West Virginia 1, Western Kentucky 1. PREVIEWING OKLAHOMA The Sooners were picked by the league s coaches to finish fifth in the strong Big 12 Conference this season. However, the media has Oklahoma 13th in the Preseason Associated Press Poll trailing only Big 12 foes Baylor and Texas. The ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll have Oklahoma at No. 8. The Sooners enter 2009-10 following one of its best seasons in history. Oklahoma notched a program record 32 wins, won its sixth Big 12 regular season title and made its second trip to the Final Four. OU returns eight letterwinners from the squad, including three starters. Preseason Wooden Award candidate Danielle Robinson, the returning Big 12 Freshman of the Year Whitney Hand and senior co-captain Amanda Thompson will lead the charge. Team Votes Captains for 2009-10 Sophomore Whitney Hand and senior Amanda Thompson, for a third year, are co-captains of the Sooners this season. The captains were voted by their teammates. Hand and Thompson have developed a reputation as tireless workers and persevering through painful injuries. The two were greatly responsible for organizing involuntary workout and pick-up games in the summer. Robinson Leads USA to Gold Danielle Robinson earned her first gold medal as part of USA Basketball as she led her team to a World University Games Gold Medal this summer. The USA went 7-0 in the World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia in June. Robinson made four starts at point guard, including the championship game, and averaged 5.0 points and 3.1 assists. McFarland Leads Kansas to Border Win OU freshman Joanna McFarland scored a team-high 18 points and took MVP honors while leading Kansas to an 81-73 over Nebraska in an all-star border battle played June 20 as a fundraiser for the V Foundation. Kansas took control after falling behind 13-4 as McFarland sank one of her two 3-pointers that generated a five-minute scoring run in which her team took a 19-14 lead. Preseason Awards Danielle Robinson Preseason Wooden Award Watch List Preseason Wade Trophy Watch List First Team, Preseason All-Big 12 (Coaches) First Team, Preseason All-America Team (The Sporting News) Honorable Mention, Preseason All-America Team (AP) Whitney Hand Honorable Mention, Preseason All-Big 12 (Coaches) NEXT UP The Sooners take on TCU Saturday, Nov. 21, in Norman. Tip-off is 2 p.m. Central. Who s New? Oklahoma introduces two freshmen -- Lyndsey Cloman and Joanna McFarland -- to the lineup in 2009-10. Lyndsey Cloman 6-3 C San Antonio, Texas Averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and.511 field goal percentage as a senior... Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds as a junior... Named to San Antonio News-Express All-Class 5A Super Team. No. 45 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz No. 96 Overall, CollegeHoops.Net No. 125 Overall, All Star Girls Report All-5A SuperTeam, San Antonio News-Express (2009) All-Area San Antonio/Austin First Team, ESPN RISE (2009) Joanna McFarland 6-3 F Derby, Kan. Averaged 26.8 points, 17.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as a senior at Derby High School... Owns school records for single-game scoring (47) as well as single-season (587) and career points (1,818)... Had 47-point, 31-rebound game this season... Also holds record for career rebounds and ranks No. 4 in state history in career rebounds. No. 11 Post Player, ESPN HoopGurlz No. 26 Forward, Scout.com/Full Court Press No. 35 Overall, All Star Girls Report No. 38 Overall, ESPN HoopGurlz Gatorade Kansas State Player of the Year (2009) By The Numbers Percentage of production Oklahoma returns in 2009-10. Starters Returning............... 3 of 5..............75% Letterwinners Returning.......... 8 of 13............ 61.5% Minutes Played.............. 4,651 of 7,400......... 62.9% Points...................... 1,626 of 2,803......... 58.0% FG Made.................... 612 of 1,085......... 56.4% FG Attempted............... 1,376 of 2,308......... 59.6% 3FG Made.................... 146 of 177.......... 82.5% 3FG Attempted................ 424 of 540.......... 78.5% Offensive Rebounds............ 184 of 586.......... 31.4% Defensive Rebounds.......... 396 of 1,025......... 38.6% Total Rebounds............... 580 of 1,611......... 36.0% Assists....................... 441 of 591.......... 74.6% Turnovers..................... 446 of 616.......... 72.4% Blocks........................68 of 211........... 32.2% Steals........................ 239 of 312.......... 76.6% Follow Sooners on Twitter Sooners Whitney Hand and Danielle Robinson will provide regular updates this season via Twitter. Both joined the online social networking tool this summer to relay their USA Basketball exploits and will continue use as OU plays during its regular season. Hand is @ou_whitneyhand and Robinson is @ou_drob.
G a m e P r e v i e w 3 Fast Facts 1 - Nyeshia Stevenson Ten career starts entering 2009-10 season... Career averages are 6.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg and 1.0 assists... Career averages as a starter are 8.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 1.1 assists. 10 - Carlee Roethlisberger Sister of two-time Super Bowl winning QB Ben Roethlisberger may see her first career start in 2009-10... Roethlisberger was considered to be the most improved player over the offseason. 13 - Danielle Robinson Led USA to a gold medal in the World University Games and was a Preseason All-American by The Sporting News... Had six double-digit assist games last season for an OU single-season and career record... Robinson was perfect from the field (8-for-8) and had nine assists in OU s preseason scrimmage. 14 - Lauren Willis Expected to see rise in minutes with only 10 on roster... Played total of 65 minutes in 15 appearances last season (4.3 min/game). 21 - Amanda Thompson Senior co-captain has been experimenting with running the point and may play all five positions on the floor... Totaled game-high 17 points in season opener. 25 - Whitney Hand Sophomore co-captain who went skydiving in offseason shows no signs of slump after totaling 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. 34 - Abi Olajuwon Dropped approximately 30 pounds in the offseason with own personal training routine... Scored careerhigh 16 points in 14 minutes in season opener against Mercer. 44 - Lyndsey Cloman Freshman from San Antonio, Texas, picking up offense quickly... Like freshman counterpart, has shown much greater range that past OU post players. 45 - Jasmine Hartman Suffered from mononucleosis and bronchitis in the preseason... Career high 7 assists in season opener. 53 - Joanna McFarland Freshman from Derby, Kan., is the third in her family to play for a Big 12 Conference team... Older sisters Jessica (Kansas State) and Jackie (Colorado) set the trend... Has shown atypical range for her size and position. PREVIEWING Georgia With a roster featuring more active newcomers (six) than returning letterwinners (five), the Lady Bulldogs are very much a work in progress. We re not ready for a game but this should tell some things, head coach Andy Landers said. By no means are we ready to play a game. We ve had too many many people miss too many practices, and we have a lot of young people. Returning letterwinners Angel Robinson (knee), Porsha Phillips (illness) and Jaleesa Rhoden (hamstring) have been limited at times during the pre-season, while freshman Jasmine James missed a good portion of the workouts with a bone bruise. Those setbacks were compounded by the fact that returning starter Christy Marshall suffered a season-ending knee injury two days before the official opening of practice. Oklahoma Fifth in Big 12 Vote Oklahoma was selected to finish fifth in the Big 12 Conference in a crowded race at the top of the coaches preseason poll. The Sooners are the defending Big 12 Champions. Coaches were not allowed to rank their own team. Baylor was picked the preseason favorite to win the regular season title with five first-place votes. Kansas and Texas tied for second, each with three first-place votes, three points behind Baylor. Texas A&M had one first-place vote and was fourth, one vote ahead of the Sooners. Nebraska was sixth, Iowa State seventh, Kansas State eighth, Oklahoma State ninth, Texas Tech 10th, Colorado 11th and Missouri 12th. How They ve Fared In the pre-season, Big 12 coaches have correctly picked their champion or co-champion in half of the years that they have voted. Here s a look back at the previous preseason votes and the eventual winner. Season Pick Champion 2010 Baylor? 2009 Oklahoma Oklahoma 2008 Texas A&M Kansas State 2007 Oklahoma Texas A&M, Oklahoma 2006 Baylor Oklahoma 2005 Texas Baylor 2004 Texas Texas, Kansas State 2003 Texas Tech Texas 2002 Oklahoma Oklahoma 2001 Iowa State Oklahoma 2000 Iowa State Iowa St., Texas Tech, Okla. 1999 Kansas Texas Tech 1998 Texas Tech Texas Tech 1997 No Poll Kansas Team vs. Team (2008-09 Stats) Category OU UGA Overall Record........... 32-5............. 18-14 Conf. Record............. 15-1............... 7-7 Points Scored............ 75.8.............. 64.0 Points Allowed........... 60.5.............. 57.9 Rebound Avg............. 43.5.............. 38.8 Rebound Margin....... +10.7.............. +3.0 Field Goal Pct.............470...............432 Field Goal Def.............363...............365 3-Point FG Pct............328...............309 3-Point FG Def............333...............292 Free Throw Pct............677...............674 Personal Fouls............ 16.1.............. 15.6 Assists.................. 16.0.............. 13.8 Turnovers................ 16.6.............. 17.1 Blocks................... 5.7................4.6 Steals.................... 8.4................8.1 Robinson Preseason All-Big 12 Oklahoma junior Danielle Robinson was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Women s Basketball Team. The team was based by vote of the league s coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. Robinson was an All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2009 and was the league s freshman of the year in 2008. Joining Robinson on the squad are Kelsey Griffin (Nebraska), Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State), Brittainey Raven (Texas) and Danielle McCray (Kansas). McCray was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Texas A&M s Danielle Adams was chosen as Preseason Newcomer of the Year and Baylor s Brittney Griner was selected freshman of the year. OU sophomore guard Whitney Hand was one of five Big 12 players to receive honorable mention, along with Griner, Alison Lacey (Iowa State), Ashley Sweat (Kansas State) and Tanisha Smith (Texas A&M). Preseason All-Big 12 Team Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State Brittainey Raven, Texas Danielle McCray, Kansas Honorable Mention Brittney Griner, Baylor; Whitney Hand, Oklahoma; Alison Lacey, Iowa State; Tanisha Smith, Texas A&M; Ashley Sweat, Kansas State. Preseason Player of the Year Danielle McCray, Kansas Preseason Newcomer of the Year Danielle Adams, Texas A&M Preseason Freshman of the Year Brittney Griner, Baylor
G a m e N o t e s 4 Caton Hill Deploys Caton Hill built a reputation as a hard-nosed player for Oklahoma, a rugged rebounder who played in a school-record 140 games. Her coach calls her a player who defines the Sooners program. Hill, now a U.S. Army captain, said Wednesday that lessons learned from her basketball career should help her deal with challenges she might face while on combat duty in Afghanistan. She leaves for a one-year deployment on Friday - and she s nervous. It will be a great experience, but it s still scary, said Hill, who is from Ada. You have to respect the situation.... It s not like I m going out and doing a lot of risky business, but I m still there (in Afghanistan) and I m a flight surgeon. There is some anxiety, but a lot of stuff you can t control, so I focus on what I can control. Hill said she will serve as a flight doctor for the Army s 3rd Infantry Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment - also known as the Task Force Brawlers - primarily working with helicopter pilots on the front lines. Hill, a 6-foot-1 forward, played for the Sooners from 1999 to 2004 and is sixth on Oklahoma s career scoring list with 1,653 points. She twice earned All- Big 12 Conference honors from coaches and started for Oklahoma s 2002 national runner-up squad. She was a relentless competitor on the basketball floor, a do all the dirty jobs kind of post/power forward, Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. She was never the biggest or the fastest, and I used to joke that you could put a couple of pieces of paper under her feet when she jumped. But she found a way to get the job done - whatever it was you asked her to do. After graduating from Oklahoma, Hill decided to enter the university s medical school. She also decided to join the Army Medical Corps, with the Army paying her medical school bills in exchange for her service. It was a decision influenced by the fact her father, Howard Hill, and uncle, John Binkley, both served in the Army. Her brother, Andrew Hill, also is in the Army. Caton Hill said she grew up at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and that she s always been around the military, so she understood its culture. I wanted to join because I think... going and taking care of people who are fighting for you is one of the most honorable things to do, she told reporters in a conference call from Georgia. ----------------------------------- Fans may send messages to Caton Hill via e-mail at CPTCatonHill@gmail.com. Last Time vs. Georgia While Courtney Paris was breaking another rebounding record, Amanda Thompson tied her career-high with 18 points and also had two late blocks to help the Sooners seal a 65-57 win. Paris had 18 points and 14 boards, setting the Big 12 rebounding record en route to her 78th consecutive doubledouble. The Bulldogs made a late charge at Oklahoma after trailing by 10 at halftime, but still lost for the fourth time in their last seven games after a 13-0 start. Paris and her twin sister, Ashley, were able to keep Georgia s inside tandem of Tasha Humphrey and Angel Robinson in check for much of the game. Robinson left early in the first half after picking up two fouls, and wasn t a factor in the second half. Humphrey struggled to a 3-for-16 shooting performance, including 0-for-6 from 3-point range, and scored 11 points. Christy Marshall added 16 points, one off her career best, and Megan Darrah also scored 11. Ashley Paris added 14 points and Danielle Robinson scored 12 for Oklahoma. Big 12/Big Ten Announce WBB Challenge The Big 12 and Big Ten Conferences announced the formation of an annual inter-conference challenge for women s basketball, which will span at least two years and begin in the fall of 2010. The series will feature a home-and-home format over the initial two-year agreement. Each of the Big 12 s teams will play in both years of the Challenge, while one Big Ten team, Wisconsin, will play two Challenge games each year. Matchups for the 2010 and 2011 Challenges can be found below. Dates, times and television information will be released at a later date. 2010 BIG TEN/BIG 12 CHALLENGE Minnesota at Baylor Illinois at Colorado Michigan at Iowa State Kansas at Wisconsin Kansas State at Iowa Missouri at Northwestern Nebraska at Indiana Oklahoma at Ohio State Wisconsin at Oklahoma State Texas at Michigan State Purdue at Texas A&M Texas Tech at Penn State 2011 BIG 12/BIG TEN CHALLENGE Baylor at Minnesota Colorado at Illinois Iowa State at Michigan Wisconsin at Kansas Iowa at Kansas State Northwestern at Missouri Indiana at Nebraska Ohio State at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Wisconsin Michigan State at Texas Texas A&M at Purdue Penn State at Texas Tech Single-Game Tickets Sale Nov. 17 Single-game tickets for the nationally-ranked OU men s and women s basketball teams go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 17. Tickets will first be available for purchase online at 12:01 a.m. Phone orders begin at 8 a.m. via the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. If supplies remain, walk-up sales at the ticket office begin at 10 a.m. The ticket sale includes men s games against Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Texas and women s games against UConn, Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma State. Men s basketball singlegame tickets start as low as $10 each while women s tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. RECRUITING: Sooners Sign Five to NLIs Guards Aaryn Ellenberg (Las Vegas, Nev.), Morgan Hook (Lowell, Ark.) and Alexann Yancey (Dallas, Texas) and posts Nicole Griffin (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Jacqueline Jeffcoat (Dallas, Texas) signed National Letters of Intent with the University of Oklahoma on Nov. 11, 2009. Oklahoma s recruiting class was ranked sixth best in the country by Blue Star Report and 17th by ESPN HoopGurlz. Ellenberg, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, was rated a consensus top 50 player. The No. 6 point guard by Blue Star Report, Ellenberg averaged 18 points, four rebounds and three assists and steals as a junior. At 6-6, Griffin will become the tallest player to wear a Sooner uniform when she dons the Crimson and Cream in 2010. As a junior, she averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks. Hook, a 5-10 shooting guard, was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arkansas last season and led Rogers (Ark.) High School to its first state tournament in 25 years, falling in the semifinals. Hook averaged 18 points as a junior while shooting over 50 percent from the field, including a 44-percent mark from 3-point range. Jeffcoat, a 6-3 post, hails from Plano West High School where she led her team, averaging 7.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. Rated the No. 4 center and 41st overall by ESPN HoopGurlz, Jeffcoat has demonstrated the ability to play both the power forward and center positions in college. Jacqueline is the daughter of former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jim Jeffcoat. Yancey, a 5-8 shooting guard, was a teammate of Jeffcoat at Plano West and the District 8-5A Offensive Player of the Year.
C a r e e r S t a t i s t i c s 5 (Nov 14, 2009) Individual Career History Cloman,Lyndsey 2009-10 1-0 13/13.0 1-4.250 0-0.000 0-0.000 1 6 7 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.0 TOTAL 1-0 13/13.0 1-4.250 0-0.000 0-0.000 1 6 7 7.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.0 Hand,Whitney 2008-09 33-33 953/28.9 106-268.396 62-166.373 29-35.829 35 62 97 2.9 69 1 54 64 17 40 303 9.2 2009-10 1-1 25/25.0 6-11.545 2-4.500 2-3.667 3 3 6 6.0 1 0 5 0 0 4 16 16.0 TOTAL 34-34 978/28.8 112-279.401 64-170.376 31-38.816 38 65 103 3.0 70 1 59 64 17 44 319 9.4 Hartman,Jasmine 2008-09 35-0 332/9.5 27-65.415 5-13.385 10-20.500 3 26 29 0.8 19 0 38 43 5 11 69 2.0 2009-10 1-0 18/18.0 2-2 1.000 0-0.000 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 7 5 0 1 7 7.0 TOTAL 36-0 350/9.7 29-67.433 5-13.385 13-23.565 3 27 30 0.8 21 0 45 48 5 12 76 2.1 McFarland,Joanna 2009-10 1-0 17/17.0 3-6.500 0-1.000 2-2 1.000 2 6 8 8.0 3 0 0 3 0 0 8 8.0 TOTAL 1-0 17/17.0 3-6.500 0-1.000 2-2 1.000 2 6 8 8.0 3 0 0 3 0 0 8 8.0 Olajuwon,Abi 2006-07 17-0 66/3.9 15-31.484 0-0.000 7-12.583 5 20 25 1.5 18 0 2 8 2 3 37 2.2 2007-08 19-0 120/6.3 14-35.400 0-0.000 8-9.889 20 40 60 3.2 24 0 2 15 2 8 36 1.9 2008-09 27-0 162/6.0 13-41.317 0-0.000 11-20.550 15 44 59 2.2 24 0 3 18 4 7 37 1.4 2009-10 1-1 14/14.0 6-9.667 0-0.000 4-7.571 7 2 9 9.0 4 0 0 2 0 0 16 16.0 TOTAL 64-1 362/5.7 48-116.414 0-0.000 30-48.625 47 106 153 2.4 70 0 7 43 8 18 126 2.0 Robinson,Danielle 2007-08 31-30 980/31.6 155-323.480 0-2.000 68-99.687 32 58 90 2.9 88 5 130 107 2 69 378 12.2 2008-09 37-37 1116/30.2 180-324.556 0-1.000 119-132.902 18 88 106 2.9 98 1 217 149 3 82 479 12.9 2009-10 1-1 22/22.0 8-12.667 1-1 1.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 4 0 0 17 17.0 TOTAL 69-68 2118/30.7 343-659.520 1-4.250 187-231.810 50 147 197 2.9 188 6 349 260 5 151 874 12.7 Roethlisberger,C 2007-08 29-0 311/10.7 19-67.284 2-13.154 21-32.656 24 26 50 1.7 44 0 16 37 7 19 61 2.1 2008-09 37-0 482/13.0 54-130.415 19-64.297 16-25.640 23 36 59 1.6 41 0 16 36 2 11 143 3.9 2009-10 1-0 21/21.0 3-5.600 2-4.500 1-2.500 1 6 7 7.0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 9.0 TOTAL 67-0 814/12.1 76-202.376 23-81.284 38-59.644 48 68 116 1.7 85 0 33 75 9 30 213 3.2
C a r e e r S t a t i s t i c s (Nov 14, 2009) Individual Career History Stevenson,Nyeshia 2006-07 24-0 204/8.5 35-71.493 2-11.182 8-20.400 9 22 31 1.3 23 0 15 27 0 7 80 3.3 2007-08 30-1 539/18.0 77-179.430 28-82.341 20-28.714 11 18 29 1.0 44 1 31 60 5 23 202 6.7 2008-09 37-9 755/20.4 124-282.440 51-140.364 42-69.609 20 44 64 1.7 46 0 45 63 6 41 341 9.2 2009-10 1-1 27/27.0 4-12.333 1-7.143 1-3.333 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 10.0 TOTAL 92-11 1525/16.6 240-544.441 82-240.342 71-120.592 41 85 126 1.4 113 1 93 151 11 72 633 6.9 Thompson,Amanda 2006-07 33-10 524/15.9 78-200.390 0-0.000 31-55.564 63 110 173 5.2 71 1 53 68 21 19 187 5.7 2007-08 31-31 818/26.4 121-300.403 3-7.429 30-36.833 74 129 203 6.5 83 4 75 79 34 51 275 8.9 2008-09 36-31 786/21.8 104-252.413 7-30.233 29-41.707 70 94 164 4.6 68 2 67 66 31 44 244 6.8 2009-10 1-1 24/24.0 6-13.462 1-4.250 4-5.800 4 5 9 9.0 3 0 1 1 1 3 17 17.0 TOTAL 101-73 2152/21.3 309-765.404 11-41.268 94-137.686 211 338 549 5.4 225 7 196 214 87 117 723 7.2 Willis,Lauren 2007-08 7-0 12/1.7 0-2.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 2008-09 15-0 65/4.3 4-14.286 2-10.200 0-0.000 0 2 2 0.1 11 0 1 7 0 3 10 0.7 2009-10 1-0 19/19.0 2-6.333 2-6.333 0-0.000 0 2 2 2.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.0 TOTAL 23-0 96/4.2 6-22.273 4-17.235 0-0.000 0 5 5 0.2 16 0 1 9 0 3 16 0.7
2 0 0 8-0 9 S e a s o n B o x S c o r e 2008-09 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 08, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 32-5 16-1 9-2 7-2 CONFERENCE 15-1 8-0 7-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 17-4 8-1 2-1 7-2 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 Paris,Courtney 37-37 1072 29.0 236-418.565 0-0.000 116-201.577 208 295 503 13.6 99 3 57 65 108 34 588 15.9 13 Robinson,Danielle 37-37 1116 30.2 180-324.556 0-1.000 119-132.902 18 88 106 2.9 98 1 217 149 3 82 479 12.9 05 Paris,Ashley 37-37 1125 30.4 196-376.521 1-5.200 73-117.624 116 239 355 9.6 81 2 61 65 32 28 466 12.6 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia 37-9 755 20.4 124-282.440 51-140.364 42-69.609 20 44 64 1.7 46 0 45 63 6 41 341 9.2 25 Hand,Whitney 33-33 953 28.9 106-268.396 62-166.373 29-35.829 35 62 97 2.9 69 1 54 64 17 40 303 9.2 21 Thompson,Amanda 36-31 786 21.8 104-252.413 7-30.233 29-41.707 70 94 164 4.6 68 2 67 66 31 44 244 6.8 10 Roethlisberger,C 37-0 482 13.0 54-130.415 19-64.297 16-25.640 23 36 59 1.6 41 0 16 36 2 11 143 3.9 53 Vining,Jenny 35-0 457 13.1 39-126.310 30-109.275 8-10.800 7 21 28 0.8 33 0 24 30 2 7 116 3.3 45 Hartman,Jasmine 35-0 332 9.5 27-65.415 5-13.385 10-20.500 3 26 29 0.8 19 0 38 43 5 11 69 2.0 04 Olajuwon,Abi 27-0 162 6.0 13-41.317 0-0.000 11-20.550 15 44 59 2.2 24 0 3 18 4 7 37 1.4 14 Willis,Lauren 15-0 65 4.3 4-14.286 2-10.200 0-0.000 0 2 2 0.1 11 0 1 7 0 3 10 0.7 31 Hammond,Rose 18-0 71 3.9 2-9.222 0-0.000 3-4.750 4 9 13 0.7 3 0 7 1 0 4 7 0.4 15 Winchester,Carolyn 8-1 24 3.0 0-3.000 0-2.000 0-0.000 0 4 4 0.5 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.0 Team 67 61 128 6 Total... 37 7400 1085-2308.470 177-540.328 456-674.677 586 1025 1611 43.5 594 9 591 616 211 312 2803 75.8 Opponents... 37 7400 790-2176.363 174-522.333 485-650.746 453 760 1213 32.8 601 10 378 607 95 310 2239 60.5 TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP SCORING 2803 2239 Points per game 75.8 60.5 Scoring margin +15.2 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 1085-2308 790-2176 Field goal pct.470.363 3 POINT FG-ATT 177-540 174-522 3-point FG pct.328.333 3-pt FG made per game 4.8 4.7 FREE THROWS-ATT 456-674 485-650 Free throw pct.677.746 F-Throws made per game 12.3 13.1 REBOUNDS 1611 1213 Rebounds per game 43.5 32.8 Rebounding margin +10.8 - ASSISTS 591 378 Assists per game 16.0 10.2 TURNOVERS 616 607 Turnovers per game 16.6 16.4 Turnover margin -0.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.6 STEALS 312 310 Steals per game 8.4 8.4 BLOCKS 211 95 Blocks per game 5.7 2.6 ATTENDANCE 153116 133666 Home games-avg/game 17-9007 11-5828 Neutral site-avg/game - 9-7729 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Oklahoma 1360 1443 2803 Opponents 1063 1176 2239 Date Opponent Score Att. 1 11/15/08 UC RIVERSIDE W 88-57 7007 1 11/19/08 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 85-65 6637 1 11/21/08 ARIZONA STATE W 70-57 7197 1 11/23/08 NORTH CAROLINA L 79-80 7403 11/26/08 MARIST W 83-57 7063 11/30/08 at Connecticut L 78-106 9688 12/3/08 CREIGHTON W 69-49 6637 12/7/08 at Arkansas State W 87-57 2391 2 12/12/08 vs CSU Bakersfield W 105-84 1123 2 12/13/08 vs California W 86-75 2636 12/21/08 TULSA W 94-42 10615 12/30/08 at Saint Louis W 87-61 2018 1/4/09 NORTH CAROLINA CENTR W 89-25 7797 * 1/10/09 at Nebraska W 77-56 4739 * 1/14/09 KANSAS STATE W 64-48 7043 * 1/18/09 TEXAS A&M W 71-59 9531 * 1/21/09 at Colorado W 72-58 2066 * 1/25/09 TEXAS W 89-69 9582 * 1/28/09 at Baylor W 56-51 8220 * 1/31/09 MISSOURI W 78-56 11573 3 2/2/09 TENNESSEE W 80-70 12552 * 2/8/09 at Oklahoma State W 93-75 8213 * 2/11/09 IOWA STATE W 58-49 8070 * 2/14/09 at Kansas W 69-54 4332 * 2/17/09 at Texas Tech W 80-72 9011 * 2/21/09 BAYLOR W 66-58 12906 * 2/23/09 at Texas A&M L 56-57 7035 * 2/28/09 OKLAHOMA STATE W 73-63 12193 * 3/4/09 TEXAS TECH W 61-49 9310 * 3/8/09 at Texas W 74-62 6396 4 3/13/09 vs Kansas W 76-59 7634 4 3/14/09 vs Texas A&M L 62-74 9203 5 3/22/09 vs Prairie View A&M W 76-47 5615 5 3/24/09 vs Georgia Tech W 69-50 2853 6 3/29/09 vs Pittsburgh W 70-59 10343 6 3/31/09 vs Purdue W 74-68 11529 7 4/5/09 vs Louisville L 59-61 18621
B o x S c o r e s 8 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Oklahoma Sooners 11/13/09 7:07 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.) Mercer 66 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 RAMON, Lacy f 4-10 0-1 5-6 6 0 6 4 13 0 6 1 1 22 30 CARTER, Kourtney c 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 19 12 LEWIS, Neicey g 1-4 0-2 0-2 0 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 13 22 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-11 2-6 1-2 1 1 2 2 11 3 1 0 2 30 31 FORD, Courtney g 3-12 0-4 6-9 1 9 10 4 12 2 3 0 1 27 10 COLEMAN, Amber 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 POWELL, Kara 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 15 MENZIES, Eryka 1-5 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 18 20 LOWRIE, Lindsey 5-10 4-8 2-2 0 1 1 3 16 0 0 0 1 33 23 HAMMER, Lorin 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 25 INGRAM, Samoana 1-2 0-0 3-4 3 0 3 3 5 0 5 0 1 18 Team 1 3 4 Totals 20-65 7-26 19-27 12 25 37 22 66 7 20 1 7 198 FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd half: 7-36 19.4% 2nd half: 1-13 7.7% 2nd half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 20-65 30.8% Game: 7-26 26.9% Game: 19-27 70.4% Deadball Rebounds 4 Oklahoma Sooners 108 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f 4-12 1-7 1-3 1 1 2 0 10 2 1 0 1 27 21 Thompson,Amanda f 6-13 1-4 4-5 4 5 9 3 17 1 1 1 3 24 34 Olajuwon,Abi c 6-9 0-0 4-7 7 2 9 4 16 0 2 0 0 14 13 Robinson,Danielle g 8-12 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 17 2 4 0 0 22 25 Hand,Whitney g 6-11 2-4 2-3 3 3 6 1 16 5 0 0 4 25 10 Roethlisberger,C 3-5 2-4 1-2 1 6 7 0 9 1 2 0 0 21 14 Willis,Lauren 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 19 44 Cloman,Lyndsey 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 3 2 0 0 1 0 13 45 Hartman,Jasmine 2-2 0-0 3-3 0 1 1 2 7 7 5 0 1 18 53 McFarland,Joanna 3-6 0-1 2-2 2 6 8 3 8 0 3 0 0 17 Team 0 4 4 Totals 41-80 9-27 17-25 19 37 56 22 108 18 19 2 9 200 FG % 1st Half: 19-41 46.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 13-20 65.0% 2nd half: 22-39 56.4% 2nd half: 8-19 42.1% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 41-80 51.3% Game: 9-27 33.3% Game: 17-25 68.0% Deadball Rebounds 3 Officials: June Courteau, Laurie Porter, Charles Carroll Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Oklahoma Sooners-None. Attendance: 6732 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Mercer 39 27 66 Oklahoma Sooners 52 56 108