2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 4 7 29–8 12–6 Lon Kruger 5th Steve Henson Lew Hill Chris Crutchfield Lloyd Noble Center Diamond Head Classic champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to be champions of the West Regional and earn a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. In the Final Four, they lost to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history. Previous season The Sooners finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Albany in the second round and Dayton in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Frank Booker 1 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Augusta, GA Transferred to Florida Atlantic James Fraschilla 13 G 5'10" 154 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated D. J. Bennett 31 F 6'8" 202 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated TaShawn Thomas 35 F 6'8" 242 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated Trey Slate 45 G 6'1" 205 Sophomore Gore, OK Walk-on; transferred Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Akolda Manyang 30 C 7'0" 235 Junior Rochester, MN Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College Recruits no no 2015 Rashard Odomes SF Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove High School 6 7 205 09/24/2014 NR 3 3 4 Christian James SF Houston, TX Bellaire High School 6 4 205 10/23/2014 3 3 3 4 2015 Oklahoma 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Oklahoma Basketball Commits ESPN oklahoma 146 201 July 9, 2014 yes Recruit class of 2016 no yes 2016 Kristian Doolittle SF Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial High School 6 6 200 12/02/2014 3 3 4 4 2016 Oklahoma 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Oklahoma Basketball Commits ESPN oklahoma 146 201 July 9, 2014 yes Roster 2015 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Ryan Spangler 00 F 6 8 234 sr yes Bridge Creek, OK Bridge CreekGonzaga y Rashard Odomes y 1 F 6 6 200 fr Copperas Cove, TX Copperas Cove Dinjiyl Walker 2 G 6 1 203 sr Vaughan, ON Iowa Western CC Christian James y 3 G 6 4 218 fr Houston, TX Bellaire Jamuni McNeace 4 C 6 10 215 fr y Allen, TX Allen Jordan Woodard 10 G 6 0 187 jr Arcadia, OK Edmond Memorial y Isaiah Cousins y 11 G 6 4 200 sr Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon Khadeem Lattin 12 F 6 9 208 so Houston, TX Redemption Christian Homeschool Acad. Bola Alade 14 G 6 4 193 fr yes Plano, TX John Paul II W Dante Buford 21 F 6 7 221 fr yes Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day Daniel Harper 22 G 6 1 190 jr yes Norman, OK Norman W Buddy Hield y 24 G 6 3 214 sr Freeport, Bahamas Sunrise Christian Academy C. J. Cole 25 F 6 7 245 jr y Sperry, OK Sperry W Akolda Manyang 30 C 7 0 243 jr Rochester, MN Potter House Christian AcademyIndian Hills CC Austin Mankin 41 F 6 7 210 jr Coppell, TX Coppell W Lon Kruger (Kansas State) Steve Henson (Kansas State) Lew Hill (Wichita State) Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha) http://www.soonersports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=31000&SPID=127260&SPSID=750394 Schedule https://soonersports.com/index.aspx?path=mbball Men's Basketball University of Oklahoma yes |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Exhibition 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 Washburn Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 112–62 7,892 11/12/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 Mid-America Christian Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK FSOK 98–76 7,123 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular season 11/17/2015 4:00 pm yes yes 8 Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 84–78 12,688 1–0 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes 8 McNeese State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 85–56 8,364 2–0 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes 7 Incarnate Word Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK FSSW+ 96–63 7,332 3–0 11/29/2015 1:30 pm yes 7 Wisconsin Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 65–48 6,543 4–0 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes 6 Central Arkansas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 111–68 7,109 5–0 12/07/2015 6:00 pm yes yes 7 Villanova 9 Bloch Arena Honolulu, HI Pearl Harbor Classic FS1 78–55 4,024 6–0 12/12/2015 1:00 pm yes 7 Oral Roberts Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK SSTV 96–73 9,421 7–0 12/19/2015 1:00 pm yes 3 Creighton Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 87–74 9,528 8–0 12/22/2015 10:00 pm yes yes 3 Washington State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals ESPNU 88–60   9–0 12/23/2015 8:00 pm yes yes 3 Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic semifinals ESPN2 84–81   10–0 12/25/2015 7:30 pm yes yes 3 Harvard Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic championship ESPN2 83–71   11–0 01/02/2016 6:00 pm 3 Iowa State 11 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 87–83 11,251 12–0 1–0 01/04/2016 8:00 pm yes 2 Kansas 1 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 106–109 3OT 16,300 12–1 1–1 01/09/2016 3:30 pm 2 Kansas State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNews 86–76 11,113 13–1 2–1 01/13/2016 8:00 pm yes 2 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series ESPNU 74–72 9,380 14–1 3–1 01/16/2016 3:00 pm 2 West Virginia 11 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 70–68 10,346 15–1 4–1 01/18/2016 8:00 pm yes 1 Iowa State 19 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN 77–82 14,384 15–2 4–2 01/23/2016 11:00 am yes 1 Baylor 13 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 82–72 10,206 16–2 5–2 01/26/2016 6:00 pm 1 Texas Tech Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 91–67 10,682 17–2 6–2 01/30/2016 4:00 pm yes yes 1 LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN 77–75 13,822 18–2 02/02/2016 7:00 pm 1 TCU Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNews 95–72 7,455 19–2 7–2 02/06/2016 5:00 pm yes 1 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 69–80 12,528 19–3 7–3 02/08/2016 8:00 pm 3 Texas 24 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 63–60 11,547 20–3 8–3 02/13/2016 1:30 pm 3 Kansas 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN College GameDay ESPN 72–76 12,247 20–4 8–4 02/17/2016 8:00 pm yes 3 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 63–65 14,471 20–5 8–5 02/20/2016 3:00 pm yes 3 West Virginia 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 76–62 15,289 21–5 9–5 02/24/2016 8:00 pm 3 Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Bedlam Series ESPNU 71–49 11,470 22–5 10–5 02/27/2016 1:00 pm yes 3 Texas 25 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX CBS 63–76 16,540 22–6 10–6 03/01/2016 7:00 pm 6 Baylor 19 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 73–71 11,563 23–6 11–6 03/05/2016 12:00 pm yes 6 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPNews 75–67 6,532 24–6 12–6 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 8:00 pm yes 6 3 Iowa State 6 21 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPNU 79–76 18,972 25–6 03/11/2016 8:00 pm yes 6 3 West Virginia 9 2 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN2 67–69 18,972 25–7 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament 3/18/2016 3:00 pm yes yes 7 2 W Cal State Bakersfield 15 W Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK First Round TNT 82–68 15,662 26–7 3/20/2016 4:15 pm yes yes 7 2 W VCU 10 W Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Second Round CBS 85–81 15,279 27–7 03/24/2016 6:37 pm yes yes 7 2 W Texas A&M 3 W 15 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS 77–63 17,601 28–7 03/26/2016 5:07 pm yes yes 7 2 W Oregon 1 W 5 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Elite Eight CBS 80–68 16,232 29–7 04/02/2016 5:09 pm yes yes 7 2 W Villanova 2 S 6 NRG Stadium Houston, TX Final Four TBS 51–95 75,505 29–8 AP Poll Central Time W West Region x- Sooner Sports Television (SSTV) is aired locally on Fox Sports. However the contract allows games to air on various affiliates. Those affiliates are FSSW, FSSW+, FSOK, FSOK+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. Poll Pre 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 Post Final AP 8 8 7 6 7 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3–T 6 6 7*N/A Coaches 8 8–T 6 8 8 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 67 4 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons