2011–12 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Big 12 15–16 5–13 Lon Kruger Steve Henson Lew Hill Chris Crutchfield Lloyd Noble Center The 2011–12 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his first season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma and were members of the Big 12 Conference. Preseason Coaching Change On March 14, 2011, Oklahoma fired Jeff Capel, after the Sooners had back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1967. Capel led the Sooners to a 17-36 record since Blake Griffin left for the NBA.http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6216030 Oklahoma fires Capel in 'change of direction' 15 March 2011 Overall, Capel was 96-69 in five seasons. Capel received a $1.75 million buyout from Oklahoma.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7214108/jeff-capel-got-175m-buyout-oklahoma-sooners Oklahoma paid Capel $1.75M buyout after firing 10 November 2011 On April 2, 2011, it was announced that Lon Kruger would leave UNLV to become the Sooners new coach. Kruger will be paid about $2.2 million annually.http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6281370 UNLV's Kruger accepts Oklahoma coaching job 2 April 2011 Preseason Poll The Sooners were picked to finish 9th in conference play.http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205314008 Kansas, A&M Picked To Win Men's Basketball Title Class of 2011 http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011/oklahoma-24 Archived copy 2011-12-22 2011-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110904011441/http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011/oklahoma-24 dead http://kansas.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&c=8&cfg=bb&toinid=369&sspid=-1&yr=2011 2011 Kansas Basketball Recruiting Commitshttps://www.espn.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/201/class/2011 College Basketball Recruiting Schools - ESPN no no 2011 Casey Arent C Penryn, California Del Oro High School 6 10 227 2011-04-24 NR 3 JC Sam Grooms PG Greensboro, North Carolina Charis Prep 6 1 203 2011-04-10 NR 3 JC |} Roster Sourcehttp://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/okla-m-baskbl-mtt.html Men's Basketball - Roster - Oklahoma Sooners #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Sam Grooms6'1"203GJr.Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.Chipola CollegeCharis Prep2Steven Pledger6'4"222GJr.Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.Atlantic Shores Christian School3T. J. Franklin5'11"175GSr.Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.North Crowley HS4Andrew Fitzgerald6'8"247FJr.Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.Brewster Academy5C. J. Washington6'7"230FSr.Stringtown, Oklahoma, U.S.Connors StateStringtown HS12Jarrod Kruger6'1"174GSo.Topeka, Kansas, U.S.Kansas StateTopeka West HS13James Fraschilla5'10"142GFr.Dallas, Texas, U.S.Highland Park HS14Carl Blair, Jr.6'2"205GJr.Houston, Texas, U.S.University of New OrleansBridgton Academy15Tyler Neal6'7"227FSo.Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.Putnam City West HS21Cameron Clark6'6"198GSo.Sherman, Texas, U.S.Sherman HS22Amath M'Baye6'9"214FJr.Bordeaux, FranceWyomingStoneridge Prep24Romero Osby6'8"232FJr.Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.Mississippi StateNorth Lauderdale HS31Barry Honoré6'7"270FSr.Garland, Texas, U.S.SouthernSouth Garland HS32Casey Arent6'10"227CJr.Penryn, California, U.S.Sierra CollegeDel Oro HS The Sooners' second leading scorer, Calvin Newell, transferred to the University of Central Florida. Newell decided to leave Oklahoma due to family issues.http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/sports/talented-guard-newell-transfers-to-ucf-1.2682923#.TvRGfs1dxYk University of Central Florida (Central Florida Future) UCF news and information Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/01/2011 7:00 pm yes Northeastern State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 85–51 3,187 11/06/2011 2:00 pm yes Washburn Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 85–59 2,608 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/11/2011 7:000 pm yes Idaho State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 78–74 7,622http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html Oklahoma Season Statistics Soonersports.com 2012-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20111121211827/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html 2011-11-21 dead 1–0 11/18/2011 7:00 pm yes Coppin State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 92–65 7,460 2–0 11/24/2011 10:30 pm yes yes Washington State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Quarterfinals ESPN2 79–74 1,457 3–0 11/25/2011 11:00 pm yes yes Santa Clara Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Semifinals ESPN2 85–73 1,777 4–0 11/27/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Saint Louis Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Finals ESPN2 63–83 2,637 4–1 12/02/2011 7:00 pm yes Sacramento State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 82–53 7,460 5–1 12/08/2011 7:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 73–59 7,699 6–1 12/10/2011 2:00 pm yes Arkansas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 78–63 9,077 7–1 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Houston Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK All-College Classic ESPNU 79–74 5,303 8–1 12/21/2011 7:00 pm yes South Carolina State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 83–48 8,136 9–1 12/29/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 55–56 4,439 9–2 12/31/2011 2:00 pm yes Northwestern State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 83–63 8,532 10–2 01/03/2012 7:00 pm yes Missouri 7 Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO Mizzou Sports Network 49–87 15,061 10–3 0–1 01/07/2012 1:00 pm Kansas 14 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 61–72 11,268 10–4 0–2 01/09/2012 6:00 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 65–72 9,478 10–5 0–3 01/14/2012 12:30 pm Kansas State 18 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 82–73 8,812 11–5 1–3 01/17/2012 7:00 pm Texas Tech Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 64–55 7,786 12–5 2–3 01/21/2012 3:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX Big 12 Network 75–81 8,468 12–6 2–4 01/24/2012 7:00 pm Baylor 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 65–77 8,004 12–7 2–5 01/28/2012 6:00 pm yes Kansas State 22 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS FS Kansas City 63–60 12,528 13–7 3–5 02/01/2012 8:00 pm yes Kansas 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPNU 62–84 16,300 13–8 3–6 02/04/2012 5:00 pm Iowa State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 70–77 9,272 13–9 3–7 02/06/2012 6:00 pm Missouri 4 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 68-71 7,794 13–10 3–8 02/11/2012 7:00 pm yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX Texas Tech Sports Network 47-65 7,525 13–11 3–9 02/14/2012 7:00 pm Texas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 58-69 5,314 13–12 3–10 02/18/2012 12:30 pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Big 12 Network 69-80 14,376 13–13 3–11 02/22/2012 7:00 pm Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 77-64 9,393 14–13 4–11 02/25/2012 12:30 pm yes Baylor 13 Ferrell Center Waco, TX Big 12 Network 60-70 7,793 14–14 4–12 02/29/2012 8:00 pm yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 64–72 12,142 14–15 4–13 03/03/2012 3:00 pm Texas A&M Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 65–62 6,188 15–15 5–13 |- ! colspan=9|2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 03/07/2012 6:00 pm yes Texas A&M Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First Round Big 12 Network 53–62 18,972 15–16 Central Time Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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