The 2021–22 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Porter Moser and played their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19-16, 7-11 in Big 12 Play to finish in 8th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Texas Tech. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament so they received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Missouri State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to St. Bonaventure.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sooners finished the 2020–21 season 16–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region. There they defeated Missouri in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.
Following the season, 10th-year head coach Lon Kruger retired. Shortly thereafter, the school named Loyola head coach Porter Moser the team's new head coach.
Offseason
Coaching changes On April 16, 2021, Moser finalized his coaching staff. David Patrick was named associate head coach while Emanuel Dildy and K. T. Turner were named assistants. Clayton Custer was named director of video operations and player development while Matt Gordon was named special assistant to the head coach.
Departures Oklahoma Departures Victor Iwuakor F 223 Abuja, Nigeria Transferred to UNLV Trey Phipps G 188 Tulsa, OK Transferred to Oral Roberts De'Vion Harmon G 198 Denton, TX Transferred to Oregon Austin Reaves G 206 Newark, AR Graduated / Entered 2021 NBA draft Anyang Garang F 205 Adelaide, Australia Transferred to UMBC Alondes Williams G 201 Milwaukee, WI Graduated and transferred to Wake Forest Josh O'Garro G 175 George Town, Cayman Islands Transferred to San Jose State Read Streller F 213 Edmond, OK Walk-on; graduated Brady Manek F 232 Harrah, OK Graduated and transferred to North Carolina Keller Casey G 212 Dallas, TX Walk-on; left the team Kur Kuath F 220 Biemnon, South Sudan Graduated and transferred to Marquette
Incoming transfers Oklahoma incoming transfers Jordan Goldwire G 194 Norcross, GA Duke 1 October 1, 2021 Marvin Johnson G 184 Ardmore, OK Eastern Illinois 1 October 1, 2021 Akol Mawein F 221 Sydney, Australia Navarro College 2 October 1, 2021 Ethan Chargois F/C 231 Tulsa, OK SMU 1 October 1, 2021 Jacob Groves F 210 Spokane, WA Eastern Washington 3 October 1, 2021 Tanner Groves F 235 Spokane, WA Eastern Washington 2 October 1, 2021
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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