2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2013–14
Team:	Oklahoma Sooners
Conference:	Big 12
Short Conf:	Big 12
Aprank:	21
Record:	23–10
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	3rd
Bowl Result:	round of 64

The 2013–14 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his third 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 23–10, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. 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	Weight	Notes
Sam Grooms	1	203	Graduated
Steven Pledger	2	224	Graduated
	4	236	Graduated
Jarrod Kruger	12	174	Left the team to focus on his studies^[1]
Steve Noworyta	14	202	Left the team
	22	215	Entered the 2013 NBA draft^[2]
	24	238	Graduated
Casey Arent	32	229	Graduated

Recruits

Schedule

^[3] |-! 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 tournamentx- 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 movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	23	21	RV	RV	RV	23	17	21	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25т	25	23	25	RV	25	23	18	20	RV

AP does not release post-tournament rankings

External links

Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Men's Basketball

Notes and References

Web site: Oklahoma basketball coach's nephew leaves team to focus on academics. News OK . 2012-12-10.
Web site: Frenchman M'Baye leaving Oklahoma early to enter NBA Draft. CBS Sports . 2013-03-27.
Web site: MBB Non-Conference Schedule Announced.