#38 Oklahoma Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Oklahoma Sooners
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #38
Conference Rank: #6 Big 12
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2021-22 Record: 19-16, 7-11
2021-22 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Porter Moser
Coach Record: 19-16 at Oklahoma, 312-258 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Umoja Gibson, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jordan Goldwire, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg
Elijah Harkless, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
Marvin Johnson, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.6 apg
Ethan Chargois, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Tanner Groves, Senior, Center, 11.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jalen Hill, Senior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jacob Groves, Senior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.4 apg
C.J. Noland, Sophomore, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Bijan Cortes, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Joe Bamisile, Junior, Guard, Transfer from George Washington
Sam Godwin, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Wofford
Yaya Keita, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Missouri
Luke Northweather, Freshman, Center
Otega Oweh, Freshman, Guard
Benny Schroeder, Freshman, Guard
Grant Sherfield, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Nevada
Milos Uzan, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.1 (225th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.0 (51, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.6 (24, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.9 (205, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (155, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (118, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (72, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (154, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (103, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.7 (323, 9)