2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team will represent the University of Oklahoma during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will by led head coach Porter Moser in his fourth year and will play their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This will be the inaugural season for Oklahoma as members of the SEC.

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates (2nd season) Ryan Humphrey (3rd season) Brock Morris (2nd season) Clayton Custer (2nd season) Josh Oppenheimer (1st season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Alabama	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 16 Arkansas	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 11 Auburn	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Georgia	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 23 Kentucky	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
LSU	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 24 Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 12 Tennessee	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Missouri	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
South Carolina	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
No. 19 Texas	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
No. 13 Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 6, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 8–10 in Big 12 Play to finish tied in ninth place. They were defeated by TCU in the second round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Outgoing transfers

Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	New team
Otega Oweh [1]	G	6'4	210	Sophomore	Kentucky
John Hugley [2]	F	6'9	240	Redshirt junior	Xavier
Javian McCollum [3]	G	6'2	160	Junior	Georgia Tech
Milos Uzan [4]	G	6'4	193	Sophomore	Houston
Kaden Cooper	G	6'5	180	Freshmen	Louisiana Tech

Additions

Incoming transfers

Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Former team
Kobe Elvis [5]	G	6'2	180	Redshirt senior	Dayton
Jadon Jones [6]	G	6'5	185	Senior	Long Beach State
Brycen Goodine [7]	G	6'4	170	Graduate Senior	Fairfield
Duke Miles [8]	G	6'2	170	Senior	High Point
Mohammed Wague [9]	F	6'10	225	Senior	Alabama
Glenn Taylor Jr. [10]	F	6'6	200	Senior	St John's

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dayton Forsythe PG	Dale, OK	Dale High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Kuol Atak PF	Forth Worth, TX	Haltom High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Jeff Nwankwo SF	Oklahoma City, OK	Cowley Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 15, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeremiah Fears PG	Joliet, IL	Compass Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89

Preseason

SEC media poll

SEC media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	Alabama
2	Auburn
3	Tennessee
4	Arkansas
5	Texas A&M
6	Florida
7	Texas
8	Kentucky
9	Ole Miss
10	Mississippi State
11	South Carolina
12	Georgia
13	Missouri
14	LSU
15	Oklahoma
16	Vanderbilt

Source:^[11]

Roster

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jeremiah Fears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Compass Prep Joliet, IL G 1 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Dayton Brampton, ON G 2 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Fairfield New Bedford, MA F 3 Jeff Nwankwo  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cowley Community College Oklahoma City, OK F 5 Mohammed Wague 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Alabama Bronx, NY G 7 Dayton Fortsythe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dale High School Dale, OK F 10 Sam Godwin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wofford Ada, OK F 11 Yaya Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Missouri St. Louis, MO G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Long Beach Long Beach, CA F 14 Jalon Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Georgia Tech Birmingham, AL G 15 Duke Mills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr High Point Montgomery, AL F 22 Kuol Atak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Haltom High School Forth Worth, TX F 24 Jacolb Fredson-Cole 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Link Academy Bellaire, TX G 30 Jake Moser (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Loyola Academy Norman, OK F 35 Glenn Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St John's Chandler, AZ C 45 Luke Northweather 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Blair Oaks Jefferson, MO G 55 Reid Lovelace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Crossings Christian School Oklahoma City, OK	Head coach Porter Moser (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Clayton Custer (Loyola Chicago) Armon Gates (Kent State) Ryan Humphrey (Notre Dame) Brock Morris (Snead State) Josh Oppenheimer (Cal State Dominguez) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Lindenwood	W 93–60	1–0	22 – Moore	15 – Godwin	6 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (4,886) Norman, OK
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Northwestern State						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Stetson						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Texas A&M–Commerce						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Providence Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* TBA, TBA		vs. #10 Arizona/Davidson Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* TBA, TBA		vs. #6 Gonzaga/#17 Indiana/Louisville/West Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Alcorn State						McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Bedlam Series						Paycom Center  Oklahoma City, OK
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Central Arkansas						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Prairie View A&M						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., SEC Network		at #2 Alabama						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., SEC Network		#13 Texas A&M						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., SEC Network		#19 Texas						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		South Carolina						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
January 25, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at #16 Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., SEC Network		at #13 Texas A&M						Reed Arena  College Station, TX
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., SEC Network		Vanderbilt						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., SEC Network		at #11 Auburn						Neville Arena  Auburn, AL
February 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2		#12 Tennessee						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., SEC Network		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., SEC Network		LSU						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at #21 Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., SEC Network		Mississippi State						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., SEC Network		#23 Kentucky						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at #24 Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+		Missouri						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SEC Network		at #19 Texas						Moody Center  Austin, TX
SEC tournament
TBD, TBD		vs. TBD First round						Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

1. "Oklahoma transfer guard Otega Oweh commits to Kentucky". on3.com.
2. "Oklahoma forward John Hugley commits to Xavier out of transfer portal". on3.com.
3. "Georgia Tech lands commitment from Oklahoma transfer Javian McCollum". on3.com.
4. "Men's Basketball Signs Guard Milos Uzan". uhcougars.com.
5. "Men's Basketball Signs Elvis". soonersports.com.
6. "Jones Joins Sooners for 2024-25 Campaign". soonersports.com.
7. "Men's Hoops Adds Goodine to 2024-25 Roster". soonersports.com.
8. "Men's Hoops Adds Miles". soonersports.com.
9. "Sooners Sign Wague". soonersports.com.
10. "St. John's transfer SF Glenn Taylor Jr. commits to Oklahoma". on3.com.
11. "SEC Basketball Media Days Central". secsports.com. October 14, 2024.