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 11 Isaiah Cousins...................................... 12 Buddy Hield........................................ 14 Ryan Spangler..................................... 16 Dinjiyl Walker...................................... 18 Austin Mankin..................................... 20 C.J. Cole............................................... 21 Daniel Harper...................................... 22 Akolda Manyang................................. 23 Jordan Woodard.................................. 24 Khadeem Lattin.................................. 26 Bola Alade........................................... 28 Dante Buford....................................... 29 Christian James................................... 30 Jamuni McNeace................................. 31 Rashard Odomes................................. 32
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Lon Kruger.......................................... 34 Chris Crutchfield.................................. 38 Steve Henson...................................... 38 Lew Hill............................................... 39 Mike Shepherd.................................... 39 Bryce Daub.......................................... 40 Scott Thompson.................................. 40
Alex Brown.......................................... 41 Support Staff....................................... 42 David L. Boren..................................... 44 Joe Castiglione.................................... 46 Athletics Administration..................... 48
u OPPONENTS 49 Big 12 Opponent History..................... 50 All-Time Series Records....................... 56 u 2014-15 REVIEW
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2014-15 Review Notes........................ 60 Season Results.................................... 62 Season Statistics................................. 63 Points, Rebounds, Assists.................... 65 Game-By-Game Totals........................ 66 Individual Highs.................................. 67 Team Highs and Lows.......................... 68 Big 12 In Review................................. 69 Box Scores........................................... 70
u RECORDS 79 Individual Records............................... 80 Team Records...................................... 81 Lloyd Noble Center Records................. 82 Career Leaders..................................... 83 Single-Season Leaders........................ 85 Year-by-Year Leaders........................... 86 Year-by-Year Team Stats...................... 91 Freshman Category Leaders................ 93 Big 12 Championship.......................... 95 Final Four Appearances....................... 98 NCAA Tournament Records.................. 99 NIT Records....................................... 106
1,000-Point Scorers........................... 111 Single-Game Scoring Highs............... 119 Rebound and Assist Highs................. 121 100-Point Games.............................. 122 Double/Triple-Doubles...................... 124
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Sooner Coaches................................. 126 Individual Honors.............................. 128 Sooners in the NBA Draft................... 130 Honored Jerseys................................ 131 Letterwinners................................... 133 Year-by-Year Records........................ 136 Sooners in the AP Poll....................... 138 Regular Season Events...................... 139 Lloyd Noble Center History................ 142 Year-by-Year Rosters......................... 144 Year-by-Year Results......................... 150
u MEDIA INFORMATION 169 Athletics Communications................ 170 Coverage Guidelines.......................... 171 Media Outlets................................... 172 Radio Coverage................................. 173 Sooner Sports TV............................... 174 Big 12 Conference............................. 175 Big 12 Composite Schedule............... 177 Big 12 Championship Bracket........... 180
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2015-16 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 2015) WRITER, EDITOR & DESIGNER
Mike Houck & Mitch Heckart COVER DESIGN
Scott Matthews and Kelsey Hargens EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS CONTRIBUTORS
Conner Hildenbrand, Geoff Langham, Micah Thompson, Madison Huffling, Chelsey Kraft and Patrick Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY
Ty Russell, Rich Clarkson, Josh Gateley, Lisa Hall, Mike Houck, Jerry Laizure, NBAE, USA Today Sports Images, Larry W. Smith, Vanessa Rudloff/Shevaun Williams & Associates, John Williamson, J.P. Wilson, OU Athletics Archives
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