Exhibition 2 OU vs. UCO Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 7 p.m. CT Norman, Okla. McCasland Field House (3,300) Sooner Sports TV (FS Oklahoma, FOX College Sports Atlantic) MEN S BASKETBALL Mike Houck, Director of Media Relations McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 West Brooks, Suite 2525 Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8227 C: (405) 249-5892 E: mhouck@ou.edu www.soonersports.com Twitter: @SoonerHoops; @mhouckou 26 NCAA Tournaments 4 Final Fours 14 Conference Championships 30 All-Americans 27 Postseason Appearances In The Last 31 Years Oklahoma Schedule/Results N2 WASHBURN (Ex.) W 83-66 N7 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* (Ex.) 7 p.m. SSTV N11 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2 p.m. SSTV N16 at Texas-Arlington 7 p.m. SSTV N22 vs. UTEP # 6 p.m. ESPN2 N23 vs. Clemson/Gonzaga # TBD ESPN2 N25 vs. TBD # TBD ESPN2 N28 at Oral Roberts 7 p.m. ESPN3 N30 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. SSTV D4 at Arkansas 6 p.m. ESPN2 D15 vs. Texas A&M $ 1 p.m. ESPNU D18 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 7 p.m. SSTV D29 OHIO 7 p.m. SSTV D31 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* 2 p.m. SSTV J5 at West Virginia 3 p.m. Big 12 J12 OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. ESPN2 J16 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m. Big 12 J19 at Kansas State 3 p.m. Big 12 J21 TEXAS 8:30 p.m. ESPN J26 at Kansas 3 p.m. ESPN J30 at Baylor 6 p.m. ESPNU F2 KANSAS STATE 5 p.m. ESPN2 F4 at Iowa State 6 p.m. ESPNU F9 KANSAS 3 p.m. ESPN/2 F11 TCU 6 p.m. ESPNU F16 at Oklahoma State 12:30 p.m. Big 12 F20 at Texas Tech 6 p.m. ESPNU F23 BAYLOR 4 p.m. ESPNU F27 at Texas 8 p.m. ESPN2 M2 IOWA STATE 12:30 p.m. Big 12 M6 WEST VIRGINIA 8 p.m. ESPN2 M9 at TCU 4 p.m. FSSW M13-16 Big 12 Championship ^ TBD B12/ESPN M21-24 NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBD CBS M28-31 NCAA Regionals TBD CBS A6-8 NCAA Final Four TBD CBS All times Central and subject to change * Field House Series (played at McCasland Field House) # Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.) $ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) ^ Kansas City, Mo. SSTV is Sooner Sports TV Big 12 is Big 12 Network regional television FSSW is Fox Sports Southwest Radio (Sooner Sports Network) Play-by-Play... Toby Rowland Analyst... Mike Houck TV (Sooner Sports TV) Play-by-Play... Chad McKee Analyst...Billy Tubbs OKLAHOMA (0-0) SOONERS At a Glance Date...Wednesday, Nov. 7 Site...Norman, Okla. Tip Time...7:05 p.m. CT Radio... KOKC 1520 AM in OKC;... KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa TV... FS Oklahoma; FOX College Sports Series...Oklahoma leads 2-0 Last Meeting... OU won 95-71 (11/13/04) PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS (STATS FROM LAST SEASON; M BAYE S FROM 2010-11) 22 2 11 AMATH M BAYE F 6-9 208 Jr. Bordeaux, France University of Wyoming PTS REB FG% MIN 12.0 5.7.472 30.3 24 5 ROMERO OSBY F 6-8 232 Sr. Meridian, Miss. Mississippi State University PTS REB FG% MIN 12.9 7.3.490 30.2 STEVEN PLEDGER G 6-4 219 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. Atlantic Shores Christian School PTS REB 3FG% MIN 16.2 3.9.416 32.9 JE LON HORNBEAK G 6-3 180 Fr. Arlington, Texas Grace Preparatory Academy PTS REB 3FG% MIN ISAIAH COUSINS G 6-3 182 Fr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mount Vernon High School PTS REB AST MIN OKLAHOMA S TOP RESERVES (AVERAGES FROM LAST SEASON) CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (0-0) BRONCHOS NOTES: Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (voted on by coaches)... Transfer from Wyoming who practiced with Sooners last year... Averaged 12.0 points and team-high 5.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore... Averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 boards in 2 games vs. Lon Kruger s UNLV team... Voted by OU teammates as best overall athlete, hardest worker, best dunker and most likely to star in NBA... One of three team captains (player vote). NOTES: 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... Averaged 12.9 points, team-high 7.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot while shooting team-best.490 from field... Started all 31 games... Paced Sooners in scoring seven times (including final three games)... Led team with 7 double-doubles, 34 dunks and 16 charges taken. NOTES: Big 12 s leading returning scorer (16.2 ppg) and second-leading returning 3-point shooter (.416)... An honorable mention all-conference pick... Averaged team-high 16.2 points in team-high 32.9 minutes a game... Started all 30 of his contests... Led squad with 72 3-pointers and ranked fourth in Big 12 in treys per game (2.4)... Ranks sixth in OU history with 178 3-pointers and 34th with 1,022 points... Has started 56 of last 62 games. NOTES: A four-star recruit ranked No. 102 nationally by Rivals.com... Rated by Rivals as the 24th-best shooting guard in the country... Averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game last year as a senior in helping Grace Prep Academy to 27-4 record and second straight state title... Averaged 10.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest as a junior... High school teammates included Isaiah Austin (Baylor) and Jamal Branch (St. John s). NOTES: A three-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 1 Sam Grooms G 6-1 203 Sr. 6.7 3.0 6.0 31.5 3 Buddy Hield G 6-3 199 Fr. 4 Andrew Fitzgerald F 6-8 238 Sr. 12.1 5.0 0.6 28.0 15 Tyler Neal F 6-7 227 So. 4.0 2.5 0.6 13.1 21 Cameron Clark G 6-6 208 Jr. 8.5 4.7 1.2 27.2 32 Casey Arent C 6-10 223 Sr. 1.2 1.8 0.0 6.1 PROJECTED CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STARTERS (AVERAGES FROM LAST SEASON; CARTER S FROM 2010-11) No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 0 Josh Davis F 6-5 250 Sr. 5.8 3.6 0.6 17.5 2 Josh Gibbs F 6-5 235 Jr. 33 Spencer Smith F 6-6 220 Sr. 8.7 3.1 0.4 20.6 11 Jamell Cormier G 6-0 180 Sr. 32 June Carter G 6-7 200 Sr. 5.4 4.0 0.5 16.1
Head Coach Lon Kruger Lon Kruger was named Oklahoma s 14th head men s basketball coach on April 1, 2011. Owns a 494-320 (.607) collegiate record over 26 years. Has coached at Texas-Pan American (52-59 record from 1982-86), Kansas State (81-46 from 1986-90), Florida (104-80 from 1990-96), Illinois (81-48 from 1996-00) and UNLV (161-71 from 2004-11). Served as head coach of NBA s Atlanta Hawks from 2000-03 (69-122 record) and was an assistant for New York Knicks (2003-04 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 55-25 (.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. 1982-83 Pan American 7-21.250 1983-84 Pan American 13-14.481 1984-85 Pan American 12-16.429 1985-86 Pan American 20-8.714 1986-87 * Kansas State 20-11.645 1987-88 * Kansas State 25-9.735 1988-89 * Kansas State 19-11.633 1989-90 * Kansas State 17-15.531 1990-91 Florida 11-17.393 1991-92 ^ Florida 19-14.576 1992-93 ^ Florida 16-12.571 1993-94 * Florida 29-8.784 1994-95 * Florida 17-13.567 1995-96 Florida 12-16.429 1996-97 * Illinois 22-10.688 1997-98 * Illinois 23-10.697 1998-99 Illinois 14-18.438 1999-00 * Illinois 22-10.688 2004-05 ^ UNLV 17-14.548 2005-06 UNLV 17-13.567 2006-07 * UNLV 30-7.811 2007-08 * UNLV 27-8.771 2008-09 ^ UNLV 21-11.656 2009-10 * UNLV 25-9.735 2010-11 * UNLV 24-9.727 2011-12 Oklahoma 15-16.483 Totals 494-320.607 * NCAA Tournament ^ National Invitation Tournament WEDNESDAY S GAME BASICS The Sooners play their second of two preseason exhibition games when they host Central Oklahoma on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT. Part of OU s inaugural Field House Series, the game will be played at McCasland Field House in the middle of campus. OU, in its second season under head coach Lon Kruger, is coming off an 83-66 win over Washburn on Friday at Lloyd Noble Center. NCAA Division II UCO is playing its first exhibition game after going 15-11 last season. The Bronchos are under the direction of head coach Terry Evans, who starred four years for the Sooners and is OU s career leader in 3-pointers and assists. Wednesday s contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck announcing. The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FS Oklahoma and FOX College Sports Atlantic) with Chad McKee and Billy Tubbs calling the action. A webcast replay will be offered for free on SoonerSports.tv. FRIDAY S WASHBURN RECAP (BOX SCORE ON PAGE 7 OF THESE NOTES) Oklahoma posted an 83-66 exhibition win over NCAA Division II Washburn on Friday at Lloyd Noble Center, as four newcomers accounted for more than half of OU s scoring. Freshman Buddy Hield finished with a team-high 16 points, junior Amath M Baye tallied 14 and freshmen Isaiah Cousins and Je lon Hornbeak netted nine and six, respectively. OU led 40-28 at halftime and was up by as many as 21 in the second half. The Sooners outscored the Ichabods by 27 points from 3-point range. OU was 11-for-22 (.500) from deep, while Washburn was 2-for-8 (.250). Hield (3-for-4), Cousins (3-for-4) and Hornbeak (2-for- 2) went a combined 8-for-10 from beyond the arc. OU posted a modest 40-36 advantage on the boards. M Baye and Romero Osby led with six rebounds apiece, while Hield and Cameron Clark pulled down five each. After going 8-for-16 from the free throw line in the first half, OU went 14-for-16 in the second. It finished 22-for-32 (.688). BIG RETURNS Thanks to the loss of just one scholarship senior from last season (forward C.J. Washington averaged 2.0 points and 3.4 rebounds), the Sooners return the bulk of their production in every statistical category for 2012-13. That includes 88 percent of the team s points, 81 percent of its rebounds, 78 percent of its assists, 77 percent of its blocks and 74 percent of its steals. OU also returns 82 percent of its 3-point field goal and 87 percent of its free throw production. OU welcomes back its top six scorers from last season, including all five 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 leadreturning rebounder (7.3 rpg), Fitzgerald is the Big 12 s leading returner in field goal OKLAHOMA NUMERICAL ROSTER 2011-12 Stats Comparison CATEGORY Overall Record 15-16 15-11 Points Per Game 69.1 70.5 Opp. Points Per Game 68.5 68.2 Rebounds Per Game 36.9 33.0 Rebounding Margin +3.2 +1.8 Field Goal Pct..435.456 Opp. Field Goal Pct..430.436 3-Point Pct..352.343 Opp. 3-Point Pct..341.360 Free Throw Pct..727.656 Personal Fouls Per Game 17.4 19.3 Assists Per Game 13.9 12.2 Turnovers Per Game 12.8 14.5 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.1 2.5 Steals Per Game 6.3 6.8 No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown (Last School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F 6-8 227 So. Blanchard, Okla. (Gonzaga University) 1 Sam Grooms* G 6-1 203 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 2 Steven Pledger*** G 6-4 219 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 3 Buddy Hield G 6-3 199 Fr. Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F 6-8 238 Sr. Baltimore Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G 6-3 180 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 11 Isaiah Cousins G 6-3 182 Fr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 12 Jarrod Kruger G 6-1 181 So. Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 13 James Fraschilla* G 5-10 150 So. Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 14 Steve Noworyta F 6-7 200 Fr. Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 15 Tyler Neal** F 6-7 229 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 21 Cameron Clark** G 6-6 208 Jr. Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 22 Amath M Baye F 6-9 208 Jr. Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 24 Romero Osby* F 6-8 232 Sr. Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 25 C.J. Cole% F 6-6 225 Fr. Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 31 D.J. Bennett% F 6-8 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills CC [Iowa]) 32 Casey Arent* C 6-10 223 Sr. Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) * Letters earned at Oklahoma #Sitting out 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations % Redshirting 2012-13 season ing Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Amath M Baye 2
Final 2011-12 Big 12 Standings In order of conference championship seeding Big 12 Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Kansas 16 2.889 32 7.821 Missouri 14 4.778 30 5.857 Iowa State 12 6.667 23 11.676 Baylor 12 6.667 30 8.789 Kansas State 10 8.556 22 11.667 Texas 9 9.500 20 14.588 Oklahoma State 7 11.389 15 18.455 Oklahoma 5 13.278 15 16.484 Texas A&M 4 14.222 14 18.438 Texas Tech 1 17.056 8 23.258 Oklahoma Quick Facts Official Name: University of Oklahoma 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: 1907-08 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26 NIT Appearances: 7 All-Time Record: 1,540-994 (.608) Regular Season Conference Championships: 14 (1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2005) Conference Tournament Championships: 7 (1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003) Head Coach: Lon Kruger (Kansas State 75) Career Record: 494-320 (27th year) Oklahoma Record: 15-16 (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 (Oklahoma 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 percentage (.469; minimum of 5.0 makes per game) and Grooms led the league in assist-toturnover ratio (2.8) and ranked second in assists (6.0 apg). Pledger also ranks second among the conference s returning 3-point shooters (shot a team-high.416). The trio of Fitzgerald, Osby and Pledger accounted for 64 percent of the Sooners points in Big 12 play last season (746 of 1,164) and 49 percent of its rebounds (277 of 567). FRESH FACES The Sooners welcome nine newcomers to the roster, with four of them expected to play significant roles in 2012-13. Junior forward Amath M Baye (6-8, 208) sat out last year after transferring from Wyoming and was voted the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by league coaches. He averaged 12.0 points and a team-high 5.7 rebounds as a sophomore for the Cowboys in 2010-11. A trio of 6-3 freshman guards will also see plenty of playing time. 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 talent-laden Grace Prep Academy squad out of Arlington, Texas. Buddy Hield is a noted scorer who, like Hornbeak, was a four-star recruit by Rivals. Ranked 86th nationally, Hield, 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. Also new to the team are sophomore guard Jarrod Kruger (6-1, 181), sophomore Gonzaga transfer Ryan Spangler (6-8, 227), junior college transfer D.J. Bennett (6-8, 210) and freshman walk-on forwards C.J. Cole (6-6, 225) and Steve Noworyta (6-7, 200). Kruger, the nephew of head coach Lon Kruger, began his career at Kansas State in 2010-11 and sat out at OU last season. Spangler, a forward who averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds as a freshman last year, will sit out the 2012-13 campaign due to transfer regulations. Bennett will redshirt this season after averaging 7.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots at Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College. Cole, an Oklahoma native, attended Sperry High School and averaged 21.6 points and a state-high 16.6 rebounds last year to earn his third all-state honor. He will also redshirt this season. Noworyta hails from Hainesport, N.J. PREVIEWING CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Located in Edmond, Okla., NCAA Division II member Central Oklahoma is a school of 17,110 students in its first year of competition in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. UCO finished 15-11 overall last season an an independent and went 30-4 and won the Lone Star Conference title the year before. The Bronchos were picked to finish seventh out of 15 teams in the MIAA preseason coaches poll and tabbed ninth in the media version. UCO has won 119 games while making four NCAA Division II national tournament appearances over the past five years. It advanced to the Elite Eight in 2008 and to the Sweet 16 in 2011. UCO returns two starters from last season in senior forwards Spencer Smith and Josh Davis. Smith, who is 6-6 and 220 pounds, averaged 8.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 20.6 minutes a game. The 6-5, 250-pound Davis averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 boards in 17.5 minutes an outing. The Bronchos are coached by former OU point guard Terry Evans, who starred for the Sooners from the 1989-90 through 1992-93 seasons. Evans holds school records for assists (651) and 3-point field goals (259), and ranks 14th in program history with 1,361 points. He also served as OU s director of basketball operations during the 2001-02 season when the Sooners finished 31-5 and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. He is in his 11th year as UCO s head coach and owns a 208-90 (.698) record. OU-UCO HISTORY Wednesday s game will mark the third between OU and UCO. The Sooners won a 74-57 regular season meeting Dec. 22, 1973, at the OU Field House and claimed a 95-71 exhibition win Nov. 13, 2004, inside Lloyd Noble Center. KRUGER AT McCASLAND FIELD HOUSE OU head coach Lon Kruger played in two games inside McCasland Field House as a Kansas State guard in the 1970s. In 1972, he led K-State to an 80-71 win by recording a team-high 18 points and nine rebounds, and went on to be named Big Eight Sophomore of the Year. Two years later in Norman, Kruger contributed 12 points and six boards, but the Sooners pulled out a 65-63 win. Kruger, who was the 1973 and 74 Big Eight Player of the Year, missed the 1973 contest inside the Field House due to injury (OU won 81-69). EXHIBITING SUCCESS Oklahoma has compiled a 46-2 exhibition record over the last 24 years. The last time OU lost an exhibition game was in November 2003 (89-82 to Athletes First). UP NEXT Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll (First-place votes in parentheses) Team Points 1. Kansas (9) 81 2. Baylor (1) 63 3. Oklahoma State 60 4. Texas 58 5. Kansas State 54 6. West Virginia 45 7. Oklahoma 34 8. Iowa State 28 9. Texas Tech 18 10. TCU 9 Preseason All-Big 12 Team Pierre Jackson, Baylor Jeff Withey, Kansas Rodney McGruder, Kansas State LeBryan Nash, Oklahoma State Myck Kabongo, Texas Honorable Mention Isaiah Austin, Baylor Elijah Johnson, Kansas Romero Osby, Oklahoma Steven Pledger, Oklahoma Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State Sheldon McClellan, Texas Preseason Player of the Year Pierre Jackson, Baylor Preseason Newcomer of the Year Amath M Baye, Oklahoma Preseason Freshman of the Year Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State The Sooners open the regular season Sunday at 2 p.m. CT when they host ULM (Louisiana-Monroe) at Lloyd Noble Center. The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FOX Sports Southwest and FOX College Sports Central). 3
PLAYER NOTES 1 SAM GROOMS (6-1, 203, SENIOR, GUARD) 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). Scored in double figures in four of final nine games (single digits previous 10 outings). Rated as nation s third-best junior college player in 2010-11 by JucoRecruiting.com. 2 STEVEN PLEDGER (6-4, 219, SENIOR, GUARD) Big 12 s leading returning scorer (16.2 ppg). A preseason honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by league s coaches. Already ranks 34th in OU history with 1,022 points and sixth with 178 3-point field goals. Started all 30 of his games last year and ranked 6th in Big 12 in scoring. Ranked 4th in Big 12 with his.416 3-point percentage and with 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) A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked 86th nationally last year. Rated by Rivals as the country s 17th-best shooting guard last season. 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) Big 12 s leading returning field goal shooter (.469; minimum 5.0 makes per game). Has started 74 career games, including each of the last 64. Needs just 97 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 2012-13 season at 238. 5 JE LON HORNBEAK (6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARD) A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked No. 102 nationally last year. Rated by Rivals as the country s 24th-best shooting guard last season. Averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a high school senior. Helped Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, Texas) to 57-10 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) 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 2010-11 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. A third-team all-state pick by Topeka Capital-Journal a a senior (team was state runner up). 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) 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). Earned state-player-of-the-year honors from Gatorade, the Oklahoma Coaches Association and The Oklahoman as a high school senior at Putnam City West. 21 CAMERON CLARK (6-6, 208, JUNIOR, GUARD) Has played in all 63 OU games the past 2 years and made 58 starts (28 of 31 games last year). 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. Transferred from Wyoming where he played 2009-10 and 2010-11 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) 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. Shot team-high.490 from field and recorded team highs of 98 free throws and 137 attempts. 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) 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. Turned in a 4-point, 4-rebound game (8 minutes) Jan. 21 at Texas A&M. 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 2010-11 at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. Averaged 19.1 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore (17 double-doubles). 4
2011-12 STATISTICS (15-16) 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 02 Pledger, Steven 30-30 987 32.9 170-370.459 72-173.416 75-90.833 41 76 117 3.9 73 1 49 57 7 30 487 16.2 11 Newell, Calvin 5-0 98 19.6 25-51.490 10-26.385 5-7.714 3 5 8 1.6 4 0 4 4 0 3 65 13.0 24 Osby, Romero 31-31 936 30.2 147-300.490 7-18.389 98-137.715 80 147 227 7.3 77 2 28 56 31 18 399 12.9 04 Fitzgerald, Andrew 31-31 869 28.0 159-339.469 0-0.000 57-78.731 74 80 154 5.0 92 2 18 40 15 20 375 12.1 21 Clark, Cameron 31-28 844 27.2 107-259.413 5-18.278 46-69.667 34 111 145 4.7 56 0 37 51 12 25 265 8.5 01 Grooms, Sam 31-31 978 31.5 72-206.350 8-40.200 55-83.663 17 75 92 3.0 58 0 185 65 2 28 207 6.7 15 Neal, Tyler 31-0 407 13.1 38-97.392 23-68.338 24-30.800 18 59 77 2.5 39 1 18 34 4 14 123 4.0 14 Blair, Carl 31-4 476 15.4 29-95.305 15-55.273 35-48.729 13 53 66 2.1 47 0 78 56 3 35 108 3.5 05 Washington, C.J. 30-0 348 11.6 26-56.464 0-0.000 9-13.692 39 64 103 3.4 47 1 7 8 11 13 61 2.0 32 Arent, Casey 24-0 147 6.1 12-30.400 0-0.000 4-4 1.000 19 23 42 1.8 30 0 1 15 3 6 28 1.2 31 Honore, Barry 20-0 87 4.4 5-12.417 0-0.000 4-7.571 13 4 17 0.9 7 0 3 5 8 0 14 0.7 03 Franklin, T.J. 17-0 36 2.1 3-10.300 1-3.333 0-0.000 1 5 6 0.4 4 0 3 4 0 2 7 0.4 13 Fraschilla, James 10-0 12 1.2 1-2.500 0-0.000 1-2.500 1 0 1 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 Team 50 38 88 1 1 Total... 31 6225 794-1827.435 141-401.352 413-568.727 403 740 1143 36.9 538 7 431 396 96 194 2142 69.1 Opponents... 31 6225 747-1738.430 228-669.341 401-559.717 334 709 1043 33.6 540 12 439 424 85 190 2123 68.5 TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. 2011-12 BIG 12 STATISTICS (5-13) 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 02 Pledger, Steven 18-18 616 34.2 97-233.416 41-105.390 39-48.813 22 49 71 3.9 49 1 24 36 5 16 274 15.2 24 Osby, Romero 18-18 574 31.9 93-188.495 5-12.417 61-86.709 41 76 117 6.5 54 1 17 42 18 11 252 14.0 04 Fitzgerald, Andrew 18-18 542 30.1 94-206.456 0-0.000 32-42.762 44 45 89 4.9 58 2 13 28 5 10 220 12.2 21 Clark, Cameron 18-15 520 28.9 64-146.438 0-5.000 29-40.725 19 74 93 5.2 32 0 16 28 4 18 157 8.7 01 Grooms, Sam 18-18 594 33.0 41-121.339 1-15.067 24-39.615 10 33 43 2.4 36 0 116 35 2 16 107 5.9 14 Blair, Carl 18-3 287 15.9 20-65.308 7-35.200 23-28.821 8 36 44 2.4 26 0 44 27 2 22 70 3.9 15 Neal, Tyler 18-0 183 10.2 14-42.333 7-29.241 7-10.700 9 26 35 1.9 14 0 8 20 3 4 42 2.3 05 Washington, C.J. 18-0 220 12.2 12-29.414 0-0.000 6-9.667 23 35 58 3.2 34 0 2 5 5 9 30 1.7 03 Franklin, T.J. 8-0 11 1.4 2-3.667 1-1 1.000 0-0.000 0 3 3 0.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.6 32 Arent, Casey 14-0 49 3.5 3-6.500 0-0.000 0-0.000 4 7 11 0.8 12 0 0 3 1 2 6 0.4 13 Fraschilla, James 5-0 6 1.2 0-0.000 0-0.000 1-2.500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 31 Honore, Barry 8-0 23 2.9 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-1.000 3 0 3 0.4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.0 Team 21 21 42 1 Total... 18 3625 440-1041.423 62-202.307 222-305.728 204 405 609 33.8 320 4 242 225 46 108 1164 64.7 Opponents... 18 3625 453-991.457 139-382.364 246-338.728 182 443 625 34.7 296 4 264 234 53 115 1291 71.7 TEAM STATISTICS OU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. 5
2011-12 RESULTS Date Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader 11/11 Idaho State 78-74 W 7,622 Newell...19 Osby... 10 Grooms... 8 11/18 Coppin State 92-65 W 7,460 Pledger...20 Osby... 10 Blair, Clark... 4 11/24 vs. Washington State # 74-59 W 1,457 Newell...18 Fitzgerald... 7 Grooms... 10 11/25 vs. Santa Clara # 85-73 W 1,777 Pledger...26 Fitzgerald... 13 Grooms... 6 11/27 vs. Saint Louis # 63-83 L 2,637 Clark, Osby...14 Clark, Osby... 6 Pledger... 2 12/2 Sacramento State 82-53 W 7,460 Clark...18 Blair... 5 Pledger... 5 12/8 Oral Roberts 73-59 W 7,699 Pledger...17 Clark... 8 Grooms... 5 12/10 Arkansas 78-63 W 9,077 Pledger...22 Fitzgerald... 8 Neal... 4 12/17 vs. Houston $ 79-74 W 5,303 Pledger...31 Osby, Pledger... 10 Grooms... 8 12/21 South Carolina State 83-48 W 8,136 Pledger...22 Osby... 18 Grooms... 6 12/29 at Cincinnati % 55-56 L 4,439 Fitzgerald...18 Osby... 12 Grooms... 9 12/31 Northwestern State 83-63 W 8,532 Osby, Pledger...18 Clark... 9 Blair... 6 1/3 at Missouri (7) 49-87 L 15,061 Fitzgerald...18 Fitzgerald... 6 Grooms... 7 1/7 Kansas (14) 61-72 L 11,268 Pledger...14 Osby... 9 Grooms... 5 1/9 at Oklahoma State 65-72 L 9,478 Blair...20 Blair, Osby... 10 Clark... 3 1/14 Kansas State (18) 82-73 W 8,812 Fitzgerald...21 Osby, Pledger... 6 Grooms... 9 1/17 Texas Tech 64-55 W 7,786 Pledger...17 Osby... 8 Blair, Grooms... 4 1/21 at Texas A&M 75-81 L (OT) 8,468 Osby...18 Fitzgerald... 7 Grooms... 7 1/24 Baylor (6) 65-77 L 8,004 Pledger...17 Osby... 11 Grooms... 7 1/28 at Kansas State (22) 63-60 W 12,528 Pledger...30 Clark... 6 Grooms... 7 2/1 at Kansas (8) 62-84 L 16,300 Osby...19 Osby... 7 Grooms... 6 2/4 Iowa State 70-77 L 9,272 Fitzgerald...27 Clark... 11 Grooms... 9 2/6 Missouri (4) 68-71 L 7,994 Pledger...22 Washington... 7 Grooms... 10 2/11 at Texas Tech 47-65 L 9,386 Fitzgerald...14 Osby... 8 Grooms... 8 2/14 Texas 58-69 L 8,528 Pledger...18 Clark... 7 Grooms... 10 2/18 at Iowa State 69-80 L 14,376 Clark...16 Fitzgerald... 8 Grooms... 5 2/22 Oklahoma State 77-64 W 9,393 Pledger...17 Osby... 13 Grooms... 6 2/25 at Baylor (13) 60-70 L 8,002 Pledger...21 Fitzgerald... 9 Grooms... 6 2/29 at Texas 64-72 L 12,142 Osby...14 Clark... 11 Blair... 4 3/3 Texas A&M 65-62 W 9,349 Osby...24 Clark... 9 Grooms... 7 3/7 vs. Texas A&M ^ 53-62 L 18,972 Osby...17 Clark... 8 Grooms... 4 Associated Press rankings in parentheses # 76 Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) $ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.) % at U.S. Bank Arena ^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) Record Summary Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 15-16 11-5 1-9 3-2 Big 12 Games 5-13 4-5 1-8 0-0 Non-Conference Games 10-3 7-0 0-1 3-2 6
FRIDAY vs. WASHBURN Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Washburn vs Oklahoma 11/02/12 7 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center) Washburn 66 0-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Chipman,Bobby f 1-5 0-1 1-2 2 6 8 4 3 1 0 1 2 25 24 Riggins,Zack f 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 4 2 1 0 21 10 McNeill,Will g 3-8 1-2 12-12 3 1 4 3 19 1 2 0 1 33 12 Mitchell,Martin g 4-6 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 9 1 6 0 0 24 22 North,Alex g 1-4 0-3 1-2 0 2 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 18 03 Abel,Dalton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 Henry,Jared 1-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 15 11 Wiggins,Kyle 0-7 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 14 Ulsaker,Christian 5-6 1-1 1-1 3 0 3 2 12 0 5 0 2 17 21 Smith,Joseph 5-9 0-0 2-5 2 4 6 3 12 0 1 1 2 20 31 Flowers,Leon 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 12 Team 3 0 3 Totals 23-56 2-8 18-24 13 23 36 22 66 10 23 5 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 23-56 41.1% Game: 2-8 25.0% Game: 18-24 75.0% Deadball Rebounds 2 Oklahoma 83 0-0 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 4-8 0-2 6-8 0 6 6 2 14 0 1 0 0 25 24 Osby, Romero f 3-5 0-0 2-4 3 3 6 3 8 1 1 0 0 16 02 Pledger, Steven g 2-5 2-4 3-4 1 0 1 2 9 1 2 0 2 20 05 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-3 2-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 6 3 2 0 4 17 11 Cousins, Isaiah g 3-7 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 9 1 4 0 0 19 01 Grooms, Sam 1-3 0-0 3-5 0 2 2 2 5 3 2 0 0 20 03 Hield, Buddy 6-11 3-4 1-3 2 3 5 1 16 0 3 0 3 24 04 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-4 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 2 1 17 15 Neal, Tyler 1-5 1-3 4-4 1 0 1 2 7 0 3 1 0 14 21 Clark, Cameron 1-6 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 3 4 1 1 0 2 21 32 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Team 2 4 6 Totals 25-57 11-22 22-32 14 26 40 19 83 11 21 3 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 25-57 43.9% Game: 11-22 50.0% Game: 22-32 68.8% Deadball Rebounds 4 Officials: Bert Smith, Darron George, Byron Jarrett Technical fouls: Washburn-None. Oklahoma-None. Attendance: 8685 Estimated attendance: 2681 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Washburn 28 38 66 Oklahoma 40 43 83 7
ROSTERS NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F So. 6-8 227 Blanchard, Okla. (Bridge Creek HS) 1 Sam Grooms* G Sr. 6-1 203 Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 2 Steven Pledger*** G Sr. 6-4 219 Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 3 Buddy Hield G Fr. 6-3 199 Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Acad. [Kan.]) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F Sr. 6-8 238 Baltimore, Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G Fr. 6-3 180 Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 11 Isaiah Cousins G Fr. 6-3 182 Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 12 Jarrod Kruger^ G So. 6-1 181 Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 13 James Fraschilla*^ G So. 5-10 150 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 14 Steve Noworyta^ F Fr. 6-7 200 Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 15 Tyler Neal** F Jr. 6-7 229 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 21 Cameron Clark** G Jr. 6-6 208 Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 22 Amath M Baye F Jr. 6-9 208 Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 24 Romero Osby* F Sr. 6-8 232 Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 25 C.J. Cole^% F Fr. 6-6 225 Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 31 D.J. Bennett% F Jr. 6-8 210 Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills [Iowa] CC) 32 Casey Arent* C Sr. 6-10 223 Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School) 32 Casey Arent* C Sr. 6-10 223 Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College) 31 D.J. Bennett% F Jr. 6-8 210 Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills [Iowa] CC) 21 Cameron Clark** G Jr. 6-6 208 Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS) 25 C.J. Cole^% F Fr. 6-6 225 Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS) 11 Isaiah Cousins G Fr. 6-3 182 Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS) 4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F Sr. 6-8 238 Baltimore, Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.]) 13 James Fraschilla*^ G So. 5-10 150 Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) 1 Sam Grooms* G Sr. 6-1 203 Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.]) 3 Buddy Hield G Fr. 6-3 199 Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Acad. [Kan.]) 5 Je lon Hornbeak G Fr. 6-3 180 Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy) 12 Jarrod Kruger^ G So. 6-1 181 Topeka, Kan. (Kansas State University) 22 Amath M Baye F Jr. 6-9 208 Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming) 15 Tyler Neal** F Jr. 6-7 229 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 14 Steve Noworyta^ F Fr. 6-7 200 Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS) 24 Romero Osby* F Sr. 6-8 232 Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University) 2 Steven Pledger*** G Sr. 6-4 219 Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School) 00 Ryan Spangler# F So. 6-8 227 Blanchard, Okla. (Bridge Creek HS) * Letters earned at Oklahoma ^ Walk-on # Sitting out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules % Redshirting the 2012-13 season 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 (Oklahoma 03) Trainer: Alex Brown (Appalachian State 79) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Casey Arent: ARNT James Fraschilla: frush-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 8