2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2009–10 record	0–18, 13 wins vacated (0–12 Big 12, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach	Jeff Capel
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center

2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas†	15	–	1	.938	33	–	3	.917
#7 Kansas State	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
#19 Baylor	11	–	5	.688	28	–	8	.778
#23 Texas A&M	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Missouri	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Texas	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7	.563	22	–	11	.667
Colorado	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	19	–	16	.543
Iowa State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	17	.469
Oklahoma	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Nebraska	2	–	14	.125	15	–	18	.455

† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll • Through March 28, 2010

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his fourth year with the school. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK with a capacity of 11,528 and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Sooners finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. They finished the season on a nine-game losing streak. All wins were subsequently vacated due to use of an ineligible player, Keith "Tiny" Gallon, who had received impermissible benefits.^[1]>^[2]

Pre-season

On April 19, 2009, Willie Warren announced that he would forgo the NBA Draft and return of the 2009–10 season.^[3]^[4] In the offseason the Sooners lost seniors Omar Leary, Austin Johnson and Taylor Griffin and junior Blake Griffin.^[5] The younger Griffin was the number one pick in the 2009 NBA Draft while the elder Griffin was pick number 48.^[6] In the pre-season Big 12 coaches' poll, which is a poll of the current head coaches in the Big 12 and not to be confused with the Coaches Poll, the Sooners were picked to finish third.^[7] The Sporting News also named Warren their preseason Player of the Year.^[8]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Fitzgerald C	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 19, 2008
Andrew Fitzgerald C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Keith Gallon C	Mouth of Wilson, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Nov 19, 2008
Keith Gallon C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Kyle Hardrick PF	Norman, OK		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	May 20, 2006
Kyle Hardrick PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Tommy Mason-Griffin PG	Houston, TX		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jul 21, 2008
Tommy Mason-Griffin PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Steven Pledger SG	Chesapeake, VA	Atlantic Shores Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 27, 2008
Steven Pledger SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 Rivals: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oklahoma Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14. "Commits: Oklahoma". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14. "Oklahoma Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14.

Schedule

2009–10 game log

November

December

January

February

March

2009–10 season schedule

Roster

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Wright, RyanRyan Wright	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mississauga, Ontario
1.5 !G	2	Pledger, StevenSteven Pledger	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chesapeake, Virginia
1.5 !G	3	Franklin, T. J.T. J. Franklin	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Fort Worth, Texas
3.5 !F	4	Fitzgerald, AndrewAndrew Fitzgerald	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	5	Crocker, TonyTony Crocker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	11	Mason-Griffin, TommyTommy Mason-Griffin	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Warren, WillieWillie Warren	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Fort Worth, Texas
3.5 !F	15	Honoré, BarryBarry Honoré	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Garland, Texas
5.0 !C	21	Allen, OrlandoOrlando Allen	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
1.5 !G	22	Randolph, RyanRyan Randolph	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	24	Gallon, TinyTiny Gallon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Vallejo, California
3.5 !F	25	Hardrick, KyleKyle Hardrick	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	34	Davis, CadeCade Davis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Elk City, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	41	Willis, RayRay Willis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	2.0 !So	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	45	Gerber, BeauBeau Gerber	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Winfield, Kansas

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Betts (Roanoke)
Mark Cline (Wake Forest)
Oronde Taliaferro (Wayne State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-05

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	17	17	25	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	16	17	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

References

↑ [http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7220727/oklahoma-sooners-ncaa-finds-major-violations-men-basketball> "Oklahoma placed on 3 years' probation"]. espn.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
↑ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
↑ "Willie Warren tells Jeff Capel he'll return to Oklahoma". Boston Herald. The Associated Press. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ Tramel, Jimmie (2009-10-08). "Two state players make preseason All-Big 12 team". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
↑ "OU Notebook: Wise move? Dodgers think so". Daily Oklahoman. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ Evans, Murray (2009-06-26). "Griffin will take piece of Oklahoma to California". USA Today. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
↑ "OU 3rd, OSU 6th in poll". Tulsa World. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
↑ DeCourcy, Mike (2009-11-10). "SN's preseason All-Americans led by Oklahoma guard Willie Warren". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

Venues	McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Oklahoma State

Culture & lore	History List of conference championships Boomer and Sooner Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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