2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Porter Moser in his second year and played their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Big 12 Play to tie for 9th (last) place. They were defeated by rivals Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament.

2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ESPN Events Invitational champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	15–17 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach	Porter Moser (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Emanuel Dildy (2nd season) Ryan Humphrey (1st season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Kansas	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
No. 5 Texas †	12	–	6		.667			29	–	9		.763
No. 15 Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			26	–	10		.722
No. 11 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
No. 22 TCU	9	–	9		.500			22	–	13		.629
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			20	–	16		.556
West Virginia	7	–	11		.389			19	–	15		.559
Texas Tech	5	–	13		.278			16	–	16		.500
Oklahoma	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
† 2023 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2021–22 season 19–16, 7–11 in Big 12 Play to finish in eighth 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. When no team withdrew from the NCAA Tournament, they received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Missouri State before losing to St. Bonaventure.

Offseason

Departures

Oklahoma Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jordan Goldwire	0	G	6'3"	194	Graduate Student	Norcross, GA	Graduated
Alston Mason	3	G	6'2"	169	Freshman	Overland Park, KS	Transferred to Missouri State
Marvin Johnson	5	G	6'5"	184	Graduate Student	Ardmore, OK	Graduated
Akolda Mawein	11	F	6'8"	221	Junior	Sydney, Australia	Transferred to Sacramento State
Ethan Chargois	15	F/C	6'9"	231	Graduate Student	Tulsa, OK	Graduated
Rick Issanza	20	C	7'1"	230	Sophomore	Kinshasa, Congo	Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Elijah Harkless	55	G	6'3"	195	Senior	San Bernardino, CA	Graduate transferred to UNLV

Incoming transfers

Oklahoma Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Joe Bamisile	4	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Chesterfield, VA	George Washington
Sam Godwin	10	F	6'9"	230	Junior	Moore, OK	Wofford
Yaya Keita	11	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Missouri
Grant Sherfield	25	G	6'2"	189	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Nevada

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Otega Oweh SG	Somerset, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 1, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Milos Uzan PG	Las Vegas, NV	Desert Pines	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 17, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (85)
Luke Northweather PF	Jefferson City, MO	Blair Oaks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 29, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking:
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 30, 2022. "2022 Oklahoma Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved August 30, 2022. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 30, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Benny Schroeder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Kickz Ibam Munich, Germany F 1 Jalen Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Clark Las Vegas, NV G 3 Otega Oweh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Blair Academy Somerset, NJ G 4 Joe Bamisile 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr George Washington Chesterfield, VA F 10 Sam Godwin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Wofford Ada, OK F 11 Yaya Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Missouri St. Louis, MO G 12 Milos Uzan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Desert Pines Las Vegas, NV G 14 Bijan Cortes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK G 22 C. J. Noland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX G 25 Grant Sherfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Nevada Fort Worth, TX G 30 Jake Moser (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Loyola Academy Norman, OK F 34 Jacob Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Eastern Washington Spokane, WA F/C 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Eastern Washington Spokane, WA G 44 Blake Seacat (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jenks Tulsa, OK C 45 Luke Northweather 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Blair Oaks Jefferson, MO	Head coach Porter Moser (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Emanuel Dildy (Eastern Illinois) Ryan Humphrey (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 21, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oklahoma City	W 89–53		14 – Sherfield	11 – T. Groves	4 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (2,613) Norman, OK
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 51–52	0–1	14 – Sherfield	9 – T. Groves	2 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (6,198) Norman, OK
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 66–58	1–1	22 – Hill	11 – T. Groves	4 – T. Groves	Lloyd Noble Center (4,908) Norman, OK
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	W 74–53	2–1	15 – Tied	9 – Tied	6 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (4,819) Norman, OK
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 64–60	3–1	17 – Sherfield	11 – T. Groves	8 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (5,403) Norman, OK
November 24, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Nebraska ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals	W 69–56	4–1	17 – T. Groves	6 – T. Groves	8 – Sherfield	State Farm Field House (1,621) Orlando, FL
November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Seton Hall ESPN Events Invitational semifinals	W 77–64	5–1	25 – Sherfield	6 – T. Groves	5 – Uzan	State Farm Field House (1,396) Orlando, FL
November 27, 2022* 12:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. Ole Miss ESPN Events Invitational championship	W 59–55	6–1	12 – Sherfield	6 – Godwin	5 – Sherfield	State Farm Field House (1,014) Orlando, FL
December 3, 2022* 11:30 a.m., CBS		at Villanova Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 66–70	6–2	21 – Sherfield	7 – T. Groves	5 – T. Groves	Wells Fargo Center (17,079) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas City	W 75–53	7–2	24 – Sherfield	5 – Tied	5 – Uzan	Lloyd Noble Center (4,863) Norman, OK
December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 9 Arkansas The Crimson and Cardinal Classic	L 78–88	7–3	23 – Sherfield	5 – Tied	5 – Uzan	BOK Center (14,201) Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 87–66	8–3	26 – J. Groves	7 – T. Groves	9 – Uzan	Lloyd Noble Center (4,559) Norman, OK
December 20, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Florida Jumpman Invitational	W 62–53	9–3	22 – Sherfield	12 – Hill	5 – Uzan	Spectrum Center (8,745) Charlotte, NC
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 6 Texas	L 69–70	9–4 (0–1)	22 – Sherfield	7 – T. Groves	5 – Uzan	Lloyd Noble Center (10,009) Norman, OK
January 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 25 Iowa State	L 60–63	9–5 (0–2)	16 – Hill	8 – T. Groves	4 – Uzan	Lloyd Noble Center (4,758) Norman, OK
January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	W 68–63 OT	10–5 (1–2)	18 – Tied	10 – T. Groves	5 – Sherfield	United Supermarkets Arena (14,082) Lubbock, TX
January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 2 Kansas	L 75–79	10–6 (1–3)	25 – Sherfield	10 – T. Groves	2 – Cortes	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
January 14, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		West Virginia	W 77–76	11–6 (2–3)	22 – Sherfield	9 – Uzan	5 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (7,756) Norman, OK
January 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 56–72	11–7 (2–4)	15 – Sherfield	11 – T. Groves	4 – Sherfield	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,789) Stillwater, OK
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 21 Baylor	L 60–62	11–8 (2–5)	17 – Hill	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (8,808) Norman, OK
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 11 TCU	L 52–79	11–9 (2–6)	11 – Noland	7 – Godwin	6 – Cortes	Schollmaier Arena (8,145) Fort Worth, TX
January 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 2 Alabama Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 93–69	12–9	30 – Sherfield	12 – T. Groves	6 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (10,869) Norman, OK
February 1, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	L 61–71	12–10 (2–7)	14 – Sherfield	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (13,224) Norman, OK
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at West Virginia	L 61–93	12–11 (2–8)	16 – Sherfield	8 – Hill	3 – Cortes	WVU Coliseum (14,022) Morgantown, WV
February 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 14 Baylor	L 72–82	12–12 (2–9)	15 – Sherfield	7 – Bamisile	7 – Sherfield	Ferrell Center (9,861) Waco, TX
February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS		No. 9 Kansas	L 55–78	12–13 (2–10)	14 – Hill	6 – T. Groves	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (9,418) Norman, OK
February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 12 Kansas State	W 79–65	13–13 (3–10)	22 – Sherfield	8 – Sherfield	6 – Sherfield	Lloyd Noble Center (5,167) Norman, OK
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 6 Texas	L 83–85 OT	13–14 (3–11)	18 – Sherfield	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX
February 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas Tech	L 63–74	13–15 (3–12)	16 – T. Groves	6 – T. Groves	4 – Hill	Lloyd Noble Center (5,203) Norman, OK
February 25, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at No. 23 Iowa State	W 61–50	14–15 (4–12)	16 – J. Groves	13 – T. Groves	7 – Uzan	Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 11 Kansas State	L 69–85	14–16 (4–13)	20 – Uzan	6 – Tied	5 – Uzan	Bramlage Coliseum (11,000) Manhattan, KS
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 22 TCU	W 74–60	15–16 (5–13)	23 – Groves	11 – Hill	4 – Hill	Lloyd Noble Center (7,711) Norman, OK
Big 12 tournament
March 8, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	(10)	vs. (7) Oklahoma State First round/Bedlam Series	L 49–57	15–17	13 – Groves	12 – Groves	3 – Uzan	T-Mobile Center (17,702) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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