The 2014–15 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fourth season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They 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.
Previous season The 2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners finished the season with an overall record of 23–10, with a record of 12–6 in the Big 12 play to finish in second place. In the 2014 Big 12 tournament, the Sooners were defeated by Baylor in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Dakota State.
Preseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyler Neal 15 F 6'7" 231 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated Cameron Clark 21 G 6'7" 209 Senior Sherman, TX Graduated Je'lon Hornbeak 5 G 6'4" 186 Sophomore Arlington, TX Transferred to Monmouth
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dinjiyl Walker 2 G 6'2" 195 Junior Vaughan, ON Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College. TaShawn Thomas 35 F 6'8" 242 Senior Killeen, TX Transferred from Houston. Thomas was declared eligible by NCAA for the entire 2014-15 season on November 15, 2014.
Recruits
Roster
Schedule
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Exhibition
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Non-conference Regular Season
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Regular Season
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Tournament
|-– ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament
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
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. 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 Wk 19 Final AP 19 18 RV 22 16 15 19 18 16 18 19 24 21 17 17 16 15 15 13 n/a Coaches 19 18 21 20 15 15 20 21 18 18 20 RV 21 17 17т 17 15 14 15 13
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