TABLE OF CONTENTS u SEASON PREVIEW 2 General Information.............................. 2 Schedule............................................... 3 Photo Roster......................................... 4 Rosters.................................................. 5 Squad Breakdown................................. 6 Season Outlook..................................... 7 u PLAYERS 13 Casey Arent......................................... 14 Andrew Fitzgerald............................... 16 Sam Grooms........................................ 18 Romero Osby....................................... 20 Steven Pledger.................................... 22 Cameron Clark..................................... 24 Amath M’Baye.................................... 26 Tyler Neal............................................ 28 D.J. Bennett......................................... 30 Jarrod Kruger...................................... 31 James Fraschilla.................................. 32 Ryan Spangler..................................... 34 C.J. Cole............................................... 36 Isaiah Cousins...................................... 37 Buddy Hield........................................ 38 Je’lon Hornbeak.................................. 39 Steve Noworyta................................... 40 u STAFF
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Lon Kruger.......................................... 42 Chris Crutchfield.................................. 47 Steve Henson...................................... 48 Lew Hill............................................... 49 Mike Shepherd.................................... 50
Jozsef Szendrei.................................... 51 Scott Thompson.................................. 52 Alex Brown.......................................... 53 Support Staff....................................... 54 David L. Boren..................................... 56 Joe Castiglione.................................... 58 Athletics Administration..................... 60
u OPPONENTS
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Opponent Capsules............................. 62 Non-Conference Series History............ 68 Big 12 Opponent History..................... 69 All-Time Series Records....................... 75
u 2011-12 REVIEW
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2011-12 Review Notes........................ 78 Season Results.................................... 80 Season Statistics................................. 81 Points, Rebounds, Assists.................... 83 Game-By-Game Totals........................ 84 Individual Highs.................................. 85 Team Highs and Lows.......................... 86 Big 12 In Review................................. 87 Box Scores........................................... 88
u RECORDS
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Individual Records............................... 98 Team Records...................................... 99 Lloyd Noble Center Records............... 100 Career Leaders................................... 101 Single-Season Leaders...................... 103 Year-by-Year Leaders......................... 105 Year-by-Year Team Stats.................... 109 Freshman Category Leaders.............. 111
Big 12 Championship........................ 113 Final Four Appearances..................... 116 NCAA Tournament Records................ 117 NIT Records....................................... 124 1,000-Point Scorers........................... 129 Single-Game Scoring Highs............... 137 Rebound and Assist Highs................. 139 100-Point Games.............................. 140 Double/Triple Doubles....................... 142
u HISTORY
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Sooner Coaches................................. 144 Individual Honors.............................. 146 Sooners in the NBA Draft................... 148 Honored Jerseys................................ 149 Letterwinners................................... 151 Year-by-Year Records........................ 154 Sooners in the AP Poll....................... 156 Regular Season Events...................... 157 Lloyd Noble Center History................ 160 Year-by-Year Rosters......................... 162 Year-by-Year Results......................... 168
u MEDIA INFORMATION
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Athletics Communications................ 188 Athletics Directory............................. 189 Coverage Guidelines.......................... 190 Media Outlets................................... 191 Radio Coverage................................. 192 Sooner Sports TV............................... 193 Big 12 Conference............................. 194 Big 12 Composite Schedule............... 196 Big 12 Championship Bracket........... 199 Map and Directions........................... 200
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2012-13 University of Oklahoma men’s basketball media guide was produced in-house by the OU Athletics Communications Office using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. The guide was printed by OU Printing Services of Norman and distributed at no cost to the taxpayers of the state of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo (October 2012) WRITER, EDITOR & DESIGNER Mike Houck COVER DESIGN Kelsey Hargens EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Braxton Banning, Alyson Feaster, Charlie Healy, Sam Thomas PHOTOGRAPHY Ty Russell, Alonzo Adams, Candid Color, Rich Clarkson, Lisa Hall, Mike Houck, Jerry Laizure, NBAE, Mickey Sehorn, US PRESSWIRE, Larry W. Smith, Shevaun Williams, John Williamson, J.P. Wilson, OU Athletics Archives
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