2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Capel, who was in his fourth year with the school. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK with a capacity of 11,528 and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Sooners finished the season 13–18, 4–12 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They finished the season on a nine-game losing streak. All wins were subsequently vacated due to use of an ineligible player, Keith "Tiny" Gallon, who had received impermissible benefits.^[2][3]

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	13–18, 13 wins vacated (4–12 Big 12, 4 wins vacated)
Head coach	Jeff Capel
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas†	15	–	1		.938			33	–	3		.917
No. 7 Kansas State	11	–	5		.688			29	–	8		.784
No. 19 Baylor	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
No. 23 Texas A&M	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Missouri	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Texas	9	–	7		.563			24	–	10		.706
Oklahoma State	9	–	7		.563			22	–	11		.667
Colorado	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Texas Tech	4	–	12		.250			19	–	16		.543
Iowa State	4	–	12		.250			15	–	17		.469
Oklahoma	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Nebraska	2	–	14		.125			15	–	18		.455
† 2010 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Pre-season

On April 19, 2009, Willie Warren announced that he would forgo the NBA draft and return of the 2009–10 season.^[4][5] In the offseason the Sooners lost seniors Omar Leary, Austin Johnson and Taylor Griffin and junior Blake Griffin.^[6] The younger Griffin was the number one pick in the 2009 NBA draft while the elder Griffin was pick number 48.^[7] In the pre-season Big 12 coaches' poll, which is a poll of the current head coaches in the Big 12 and not to be confused with the Coaches Poll, the Sooners were picked to finish third.^[8] The Sporting News also named Warren their preseason Player of the Year.^[9]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Fitzgerald C	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 19, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (92)
Keith Gallon C	Mouth of Wilson, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Nov 19, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (97)
Kyle Hardrick PF	Norman, OK		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	May 20, 2006
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (89)
Tommy Mason-Griffin PG	Houston, TX		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jul 21, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (96)
Steven Pledger SG	Chesapeake, VA	Atlantic Shores Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 27, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 7    Rivals: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oklahoma Commit List for 2009". Rivals. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Commits: Oklahoma". Scout. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Oklahoma Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved October 14, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 14, 2009.

Schedule

2009–10 game log
November Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Ex. November 3 British Columbia 93–53 Willie Warren (23) Tiny Gallon (9) Willie Warren & Tommy Mason-Griffin (5) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 8,246   1 November 14 Mount St. Mary's 95-71 Steven Pledger (21) Tiny Gallon (15) Willie Warren (11) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,490 1–0 2 November 17 Louisiana–Monroe 72–61 Willie Warren (24) Tiny Gallon (10) Tommy Mason-Griffin (5) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,575 2–0 3 November 21 VCU 69–82 Tony Crocker (19) Tiny Gallon (11) Tommy Mason-Griffin (6) Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond, VA 2–1 4 November 25 San Diego 64–76 Willie Warren (30) Orlando Allen (7) Tommy Mason-Griffin (5) Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK 2–2 5 November 26 Houston 93–100 Willie Warren (25) Tony Crocker (10) Willie Warren (7) Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK 2–3 6 November 28 Nicholls State 81–60 Cade Davis (18) Tiny Gallon (12) Tommy Mason-Griffin (6) Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK 3–3
December Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 December 2 Arkansas 67–47 Tony Crocker (16) Tony Crocker (16) Willie Warren (4) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,612 4–3 8 December 6 Arizona 67–47 Willie Warren (25) Tiny Gallon (7) Tommy Mason-Griffin (6) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,030 5–3 9 December 9 Centenary College 86–62 Tony Crocker (33) Tiny Gallon (15) Tommy Mason-Griffin (7) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,456 6–3 10 December 12 Utah 78–73 (OT) Willie Warren (27) Tony Crocker (10) Willie Warren (4) Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT 9,268 7–3 11 December 19 Northern Colorado 80–79 Cade Davis (25) Tony Crocker (10) Tommy Mason-Griffin & Willie Warren (4) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,528 8–3 12 December 21 UTEP 74–89 Willie Warren (26) Tiny Gallon & Tony Crocker (8) Willie Warren (4) Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK 8–4 13 December 31 #22 Gonzaga 69–83 Willie Warren (19) Andrew Fitzgerald & Tiny Gallon (5) Tommy Mason-Griffin (10) Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA 11,452 8–5
January Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 January 4 Maryland Eastern Shore 88–54 Cade Davis (19) Tony Crocker & Tiny Gallon (12) Tommy Mason-Griffin (7) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,402 9–5 15 January 9 Baylor 60–91 Tiny Gallon (17) Tiny Gallon & Willie Warren (5) Tony Crocker (5) Ferrell Center, Waco, TX 8,757 9–6 (0–1) 16 January 11 Oklahoma State 62–57 Willie Warren (15) Tiny Gallon (18) Willie Warren (7) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 11,143 10–6 (1–1) 17 January 16 Missouri 66–61 Willie Warren (21) Cade Davis (11) Willie Warren & Tommy Mason-Griffin (5) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,384 11–6 (2–1) 18 January 19 Texas A&M 62–65 Tommy Mason-Griffin (21) Cade Davis & Tiny Gallon (7) Tommy Mason-Griffin (5) Reed Arena, College Station, TX 11,109 11–7 (2–2) 19 January 23 Texas Tech 65–75 Tommy Mason-Griffin (28) Tony Crocker (13) Cade Davis (3) United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, TX 10,408 11–8 (2–3) 20 January 27 Iowa State 89–84 Tommy Mason-Griffin (38) Ray Willis (7) Tommy Mason-Griffin (6) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 9,468 12–8 (3–3) 21 January 30 Nebraska 46–63 Cade Davis (13) Ryan Wright (8) Tommy Mason-Griffin (4) Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE 8,040 12–9 (3–4)
February Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 February 6 #10 Texas 71–80 Thomas Mason-Griffin (24) Ryan Wright (14) Thomas Mason-Griffin (4) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,036 13–9 (4–4) 23 February 9 Texas Tech 71–72 Willie Warren (18) Tony Crocker (11) Willie Warren (5) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 10,323 13–10 (4–5) 24 February 13 Oklahoma State 76–97 Thomas Mason-Griffin (30) Ray Willis (7) Thomas Mason-Griffin (5) Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK 12,380 13–11 (4–6) 25 February 17 Colorado 67–77 Thomas Mason-Griffin & Willie Warren (19) Tiny Gallon (10) Tony Crocker & Thomas Mason-Griffin (3) Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO 5,976 13–12 (4–7) 26 February 20 #7 Kansas State 68–83 Thomas Mason-Griffin (16) Tony Crocker (9) Thomas Mason-Griffin & Tony Crocker (5) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 12,425 13–13 (4–8) 27 February 22 #1 Kansas 68–81 Thomas Mason-Griffin (17) Cade Daivs (8) Thomas Mason-Griffin (8) Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS 16,300 13–14 (4–9) 28 February 27 #24 Baylor 63–70 Tiny Gallon (23) Tiny Gallon (15) Thomas Mason-Griffin (8) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 7,894 13–15 (4–10)
March Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 March 1 Texas 76–87 Tony Crocker (24) Tiny Gallon (9) Thomas Mason-Griffin (7) Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX 16,012 13–16 (4–11) 30 March 6 #23 Texas A&M 54–69 Thomas Mason-Griffin (16) Cade Davis (7) Cade Davis & Thomas Mason-Griffin (4) Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK 11,074 13–17 (4–12) 31 March 10 Oklahoma State Big 12 tournament 67–81 Thomas Mason-Griffin (22) Tiny Gallon, Tony Crocker, & Cade Davis (6) Thomas Mason-Griffin (9) Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 18,879 13–18
2009–10 season schedule

Roster

2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Ryan Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Mississauga, Ontario G 2 Steven Pledger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia G 3 T. J. Franklin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas F 4 Andrew Fitzgerald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland G 5 Tony Crocker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas G 11 Tommy Mason-Griffin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 13 Willie Warren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Fort Worth, Texas F 15 Barry Honoré 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Jr Garland, Texas C 21 Orlando Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 288 lb (131 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 22 Ryan Randolph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F 24 Tiny Gallon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 296 lb (134 kg) Fr Vallejo, California F 25 Kyle Hardrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 34 Cade Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Elk City, Oklahoma G 41 Ray Willis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia F 45 Beau Gerber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Winfield, Kansas	Head coach Jeff Capel (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Ben Betts (Roanoke) Mark Cline (Wake Forest) Oronde Taliaferro (Wayne State (MI)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2009-11-05

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	17	17	25	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coaches	16	17	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--