Jay Wright on why men’s college hoops seems to be losing popularity
College basketball analyst Jay Wright on why it seems like men’s college basketball is losing some of it’s popularity.
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NORMAN — OU men’s basketball released its full 2024-25 schedule on Thursday.
The Sooners will open their regular season at home against Lindenwood at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4.
Head coach Porter Moser’s squad will head to the Bahamas in late November to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. OU will open with a matchup against Providence at 4 p.m. CT Wednesday, Nov. 27. The rest of the field includes Arizona, Davidson, Gonzaga, Indiana, Louisville and West Virginia.
The Sooners then return home for a bout with Georgia Tech as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3. Former OU guard Javian McCollum joined the Yellowjackets via the transfer portal this past offseason.
OU will host Alcorn State at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, for a student-only contest at McCasland Field House, the Sooners’ home from 1928-75. The program hosted a game inside the historic venue for the first time since 2012-13 last season and it was a huge success.
A week later on Saturday, Dec. 14, the Sooners will meet in-state rival Oklahoma State for Bedlam at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
OU will face Michigan as part of the Jumpman Invitational at 8p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, before beginning conference play at Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 4.
The Sooners will play home-and-home matchups against Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M.
Here’s OU men’s basketball’s complete 2024-25 schedule:
OU men’s basketball’s complete 2024-25 schedule
- vs. Lindenwood, 8 p.m., Nov. 4
- vs. Northwestern State, 7 p.m., Nov. 11
- vs. Stetson, 1 p.m., Nov. 16
- vs. Texas A&M – Commerce, 7 p.m., Nov. 21
- vs. Providence, 4 p.m. CT, Nov. 27 (Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas)
- Battle 4 Atlantis, Nov. 28 – TBD
- Battle 4 Atlantis, Nov. 29. – TBD
- vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 3 (SEC/ACC Challenge)
- vs. Alcorn State, 7 p.m., Dec. 7 (McCasland Field House student-only game)
- vs. Oklahoma State, Dec. 14 (Bedlam at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City)
- vs. Michigan, 8 p.m., Dec. 18 (Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina)
- vs. Central Arkansas, 12 p.m., Dec. 22
- vs. Prairie View A&M, 1 p.m., Dec. 29
- at Alabama, Jan. 4
- vs. Texas A&M, Jan. 8
- at Georgia, Jan. 11
- vs. Texas, Jan. 15
- vs. South Carolina, Jan. 18
- at Arkansas, Jan. 25
- at Texas A&M, Jan. 28
- vs. Vanderbilt, Feb. 1
- at Auburn, Feb. 4
- vs. Tennessee, Feb. 8
- at Missouri, Feb. 12
- vs. LSU, Feb. 15
- at Florida, Feb. 18
- vs. Mississippi State, Feb. 22
- vs. Kentucky, Feb. 26
- at Mississippi, March 1
- vs. Missouri, March 4 or 5
- at Texas, March 8
OU basketball’s 2024-25 roster
Name, Position, Class, Ht (if listed), Hometown (Previous school)
- Kobe Elvis, guard, graduate transfer, 6-foot-1, Brampton, Ontario (Dayton)
- Jeremiah Fears, guard, freshman, 6-foot-4, Joliet, Illinois (Arizona Compass Prep)
- Brycen Goodine, guard, R6th, 6-foot-4, New Bedford, Massachusetts (Fairfield)
- Jeff Nwankwo, guard, redshirt junior, 6-foot-6, Oklahoma City (Cowley College)
- Mohamed Wague, forward/center, graduate transfer, 6-foot-10, Bronx, New York (Alabama)
- Sam Godwin, forward, fifth-year senior, 6-foot-10, Ada (Wofford)
- Yaya Keita, forward, redshirt junior, 6-foot-9, Koutiala, Mali (Missouri)
- Jadon Jones, guard, graduate transfer, 6-foot-5, Long Beach, California (Long Beach State)
- Jalon Moore, forward, senior, 6-foot-7, Birmingham, Alabama (Georgia Tech)
- Duke Miles, guard, redshirt senior, 6-foot-2, Montgomery, Alabama (High Point)
- Kuol Atak, forward, freshman, 6-foot-9, Haltom City, Texas (Haltom HS)
- Jacolb Fredson-Cole, forward, redshirt freshman, 6-foot-7, Bellaire, Texas (Link Academy)
- Jake Moser, guard, senior, 6-foot-3, Norman (Loyola Academy)
- Glenn Taylor Jr., forward, senior, 6-foot-6, Las Vegas (St. John’s)
- Dayton Forsythe, guard, freshman, 6-foot-2, Dale (Dale HS)
- Luke Northweather, forward/center, redshirt sophomore, 6-foot-11, Jefferson City, Missouri (Blair Oaks HS)
- Reid Lovelace, guard, junior, 5-11, Oklahoma City, Crossings Christian
