2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners, led by head coach Porter Moser in his fourth year, played their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the inaugural season for Oklahoma as members of the SEC.

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–14 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach	Porter Moser (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates (2nd season) Ryan Humphrey (3rd season) Brock Morris (2nd season) Clayton Custer (2nd season) Josh Oppenheimer (1st season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Auburn	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 1 Florida †	14	–	4		.778			36	–	4		.900
No. 6 Alabama	13	–	5		.722			28	–	9		.757
No. 5 Tennessee	12	–	6		.667			30	–	8		.789
No. 19 Texas A&M	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
No. 12 Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
Missouri	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 18 Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
No. 20 Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Georgia	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Vanderbilt	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Texas	6	–	12		.333			19	–	16		.543
Oklahoma	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
LSU	3	–	15		.167			14	–	18		.438
South Carolina	2	–	16		.111			12	–	20		.375
† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 8–10 in Big 12 Play to finish tied in ninth place. They were defeated by TCU in the second round of the Big 12 tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Outgoing transfers

Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	New team
Otega Oweh[1]	G	6'4	210	Sophomore	Kentucky
John Hugley [2]	F	6'9	240	Redshirt junior	Xavier
Javian McCollum [3]	G	6'2	160	Junior	Georgia Tech
Milos Uzan[4]	G	6'4	193	Sophomore	Houston
Kaden Cooper	G	6'5	180	Freshmen	Louisiana Tech

Additions

Incoming transfers

Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Former team
Kobe Elvis [5]	G	6'2	180	Redshirt senior	Dayton
Jadon Jones [6]	G	6'5	185	Senior	Long Beach State
Brycen Goodine [7]	G	6'4	170	Graduate Senior	Fairfield
Duke Miles [8]	G	6'2	170	Senior	High Point
Mohammed Wague [9]	F	6'10	225	Senior	Alabama
Glenn Taylor Jr.[10]	F	6'6	200	Senior	St John's

Recruiting

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dayton Forsythe PG	Dale, OK	Dale High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 20, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Kuol Atak PF	Forth Worth, TX	Haltom High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Jeff Nwankwo SF	Oklahoma City, OK	Cowley Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jeremiah Fears PG	Joliet, IL	Compass Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 20, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (89)

Preseason

SEC media poll

SEC media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	Alabama
2	Auburn
3	Tennessee
4	Arkansas
5	Texas A&M
6	Florida
7	Texas
8	Kentucky
9	Ole Miss
10	Mississippi State
11	South Carolina
12	Georgia
13	Missouri
14	LSU
15	Oklahoma
16	Vanderbilt

Source:^[11]

Roster

2024–25 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jeremiah Fears 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Compass Prep Joliet, IL G 1 Kobe Elvis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Dayton Brampton, ON G 2 Brycen Goodine 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Fairfield New Bedford, MA F 3 Jeff Nwankwo  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cowley Community College Oklahoma City, OK F 5 Mohammed Wague 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Alabama Bronx, NY G 7 Dayton Fortsythe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dale High School Dale, OK F 10 Sam Godwin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Wofford Ada, OK F 11 Yaya Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Missouri St. Louis, MO G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Long Beach Long Beach, CA F 14 Jalon Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Georgia Tech Birmingham, AL G 15 Duke Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr High Point Montgomery, AL F 22 Kuol Atak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Haltom High School Forth Worth, TX F 24 Jacolb Fredson-Cole 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Link Academy Bellaire, TX G 30 Jake Moser (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Loyola Academy Norman, OK F 35 Glenn Taylor Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St John's Chandler, AZ C 45 Luke Northweather 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Blair Oaks Jefferson, MO G 55 Reid Lovelace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Crossings Christian School Oklahoma City, OK	Head coach Porter Moser (Creighton) Assistant coach(es) Clayton Custer (Loyola Chicago) Armon Gates (Kent State) Ryan Humphrey (Notre Dame) Brock Morris (Snead State) Josh Oppenheimer (Cal State Dominguez) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 93–60	1–0	22 – Moore	15 – Godwin	6 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (4,886) Norman, OK
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Northwestern State	W 73–57	2–0	23 – Moore	10 – Godwin	3 – Miles	Lloyd Noble Center (4,742) Norman, OK
November 16, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Stetson	W 85–64	3–0	24 – Elvis	10 – Godwin	6 – Elvis	Lloyd Noble Center (4,922) Norman, OK
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		East Texas A&M	W 84–56	4–0	20 – Fears	9 – Godwin	7 – Elvis	Lloyd Noble Center (4,678) Norman, OK
November 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Providence Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 79–77	5–0	26 – Elvis	6 – Goodine	7 – Fears	Imperial Arena (801) Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 24 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 82–77	6–0	26 – Fears	7 – Tied	5 – Fears	Imperial Arena (456) Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m, ESPN		vs. Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis Championship	W 69–64	7–0	24 – Moore	7 – Moore	7 – Elvis	Imperial Arena (1,866) Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 21	Georgia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	W 76–61	8–0	18 – Fears	11 – Moore	3 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (7,725) Norman, OK
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 21	Alcorn State	W 94–78	9–0	20 – Moore	6 – Wague	7 – Tied	McCasland Field House (1,611) Norman, OK
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 13	vs. Oklahoma State Bedlam Series	W 80–65	10–0	20 – Godwin	14 – Godwin	5 – Fears	Paycom Center (10,300) Oklahoma City, OK
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	vs. No. 24 Michigan Jumpman Invitational	W 87–86	11–0	30 – Fears	7 – Godwin	4 – Fears	Spectrum Center (5,859) Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 14	Central Arkansas	W 89–66	12–0	29 – Miles	7 – Tied	5 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (6,244) Norman, OK
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 12	Prairie View A&M	W 89–67	13–0	22 – Moore	7 – Goodine	3 – Godwin	Lloyd Noble Center (6,876) Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 12	at No. 5 Alabama	L 79–107	13–1 (0–1)	20 – Moore	7 – Moore	5 – Elvis	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 17	No. 10 Texas A&M	L 78–80	13–2 (0–2)	34 – Goodline	6 – Godwin	8 – Elvis	Lloyd Noble Center (7,604) Norman, OK
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at Georgia	L 62–72	13–3 (0–3)	17 – Moore	9 – Moore	5 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		Texas	L 73–77	13–4 (0–4)	29 – Moore	8 – Moore	3 – Taylor Jr.	Lloyd Noble Center (10,436) Norman, OK
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		South Carolina	W 82–62	14–4 (1–4)	22 – Moore	9 – Fears	8 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (7,264) Norman, OK
January 25, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Arkansas	W 65–62	15–4 (2–4)	16 – Fears	7 – Miles	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 13 Texas A&M	L 68–75	15–5 (2–5)	24 – Goodine	4 – Forsythe	4 – Miles	Reed Arena (9,379) College Station, TX
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		No. 24 Vanderbilt	W 97–67	16–5 (3–5)	21 – Fears	8 – Taylor Jr.	4 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (8,336) Norman, OK
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 1 Auburn	L 70–98	16–6 (3–6)	13 – Forsythe	6 – Northweather	3 – Fears	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN		No. 4 Tennessee	L 52–70	16–7 (3–7)	12 – Moore	6 – Godwin	2 – Tied	Lloyd Noble Center (10,162) Norman, OK
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 21 Missouri	L 58–82	16–8 (3–8)	18 – Miles	7 – Tied	3 – Miles	Mizzou Arena (12,403) Columbia, MO
February 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		LSU	L 79–82	16–9 (3–9)	15 – Fears	7 – Tied	3 – Miles	Lloyd Noble Center (7,961) Norman, OK
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 2 Florida	L 63–85	16–10 (3–10)	22 – Fears	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	O'Connell Center (10,513) Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		No. 21 Mississippi State	W 93–87	17–10 (4–10)	27 – Fears	10 – Godwin	10 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (7,140) Norman, OK
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 17 Kentucky	L 82–83	17–11 (4–11)	20 – Moore	8 – Fears	6 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (10,162) Norman, OK
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Ole Miss	L 84–87	17–12 (4–12)	25 – Forsythe	5 – Tied	7 – Fears	SJB Pavilion (8,007) Oxford, MS
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		No. 15 Missouri	W 96–84	18–12 (5–12)	31 – Fears	7 – Moore	5 – Fears	Lloyd Noble Center (7,317) Norman, OK
March 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas	W 76–72	19–12 (6–12)	14 – Goodine	7 – Moore	5 – Elvis	Moody Center (11,121) Austin, TX
SEC tournament
March 12, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Georgia First round	W 81–75	20–12	29 – Fears	9 – Wague	4 – Wague	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
March 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	(14)	vs. (6) Kentucky Second round	L 84–85	20–13	28 – Fears	7 – Moore	5 – Fears	Bridgestone Arena (16,347) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025* 8:25 p.m., TNT	(9 W)	vs. (8 W) UConn First round	L 59–67	20–14	20 – Fears	12 – Wague	4 – Fears	Lenovo Center (19,178) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	21	13	14	12	12	17	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	21	17	15	11	10	16	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—