2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Vanderbilt 0 0   11 0   1.000
No. 25 Georgia 0 0   10 1   .909
LSU 0 0   10 1   .909
Missouri 0 0   10 2   .833
No. 14 Arkansas 0 0   9 2   .818
No. 16 Alabama 0 0   8 3   .727
No. 21 Auburn 0 0   8 3   .727
Oklahoma 0 0   8 3   .727
No. 20 Tennessee 0 0   8 3   .727
Texas A&M 0 0   8 3   .727
Texas 0 0   8 4   .667
No. 23т Florida 0 0   7 4   .636
Kentucky 0 0   7 4   .636
Ole Miss 0 0   7 4   .636
South Carolina 0 0   7 4   .636
Mississippi State 0 0   6 5   .545
2026 SEC tournament winner
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners are led by head coach Porter Moser in his fifth year, and play their home games at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2024–25 season 20–14, 6–12 in SEC Play to finish fourteenth place. They were defeated by Kentucky, 85–84, in the second round of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost 67–59 in the First Round to UConn.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NBA draft

Player Position
Jeremiah Fears[2] Guard

Outgoing transfers

Player Position Height Weight Year New team
Yaya Keita[3] PF 6'9 240 Redshirt junior Albany
Luke Northweather[4] C 6'11 240 Redshirt sophomore Missouri
Jacolb Fredson-Cole[5] PF 6'7 185 Redshirt freshmen McNeese State
Duke Miles[6] G 6'2 170 Senior Vanderbilt

Additions

Incoming transfers

Player Position Height Weight Year Former team
Tae Davis[7] PF 6'9 240 Junior Notre Dame
Nijel Pack[8] PG 6'0 180 Senior Miami
Xzayvier Brown[9] PG 6'1 175 Sophomore Saint Joseph's
Derrion Reid[10] SF 6'7 200 Freshmen Alabama

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Andreas Holst[11]
PF
Copenhagen, Denmark Bears Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 16, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    
Alec Blair[12]
SF
Concord, California De La Salle High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 23, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
Kai Rogers[13]
C
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Overtime Elite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 11, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)

Roster

2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jake Hansen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wauwatosa West High School Wauwatosa, WI
G 1 Xzavier Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, PA
F 2 Andreas Holst 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bakken Bears Copenhagen,DK
F 3 Jeff Nwankwo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr 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
F 6 Finley Keefee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Skill Factory Prep Novato, CA
G 7 Dayton Fortsythe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Dale High School Dale, OK
F/C 8 Kai Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Overtime Elite (GA) Wauwatosa, WI
G 9 Nijel Pack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Miami Indianpolis, IN
G 12 Jadon Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Long Beach Long Beach, CA
F 13 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Notre Dame Indianpolis, IN
F 22 Kuol Atak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Haltom High School Fort Worth, TX
F 35 Derrion Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Alabama Grovetown, GA
G 55 Reid Lovelace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Sr Crossings Christian School Oklahoma City, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 24 Wisconsin
The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Milwaukee
W 84–83 
 18  Brown   6  Wague   5  Brown  Fiserv Forum (2,344)
Milwaukee, WI
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Saint Francis W 102–66  1–0
 18  Atak   10  Wague   6  Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (6,476)
Norman, OK
November 8, 2025*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 21 Gonzaga
The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Spokane
L 68–83  1–1
 21  Brown   8  Davis   1  Tied  Spokane Arena (11,081)
Spokane, WA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
McCasland Student Game
W 95–69  2–1
 19  Brown   15  Davis   4  Davis  McCasland Field House (3,269)
Norman, OK
November 15, 2025*
6:00 p.m., BTN
vs. Nebraska
Rivalry
L 99–105  2–2
 27  Pack   7  Reid   4  Tied  Sanford Pentagon (3,463)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Oral Roberts W 95–71  3–2
 20  Wague   7  Wague   4  Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (5,765)
Norman, OK
November 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Alcorn State W 72–53  4–2
 17  Pack   8  Tied   5  Pack  Lloyd Noble Center (4,746)
Norman, OK
November 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., NBC
vs. Marquette
The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Chicago
W 75–74  5–2
 24  Pack   11  Davis   5  Davis  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,587)
Chicago, IL
December 2, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 86–68  6–2
 18  Reid   14  Wague   5  Brown  LJVM Coliseum (7,216)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 6, 2025*
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Arizona State
Jerry Colangelo Classic
L 70–86  6–3
 12  Atak   7  Wague   4  Brown  Mortgage Matchup Center (4,856)
Phoenix, AZ
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., FOX
vs. Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series
W 85–76  7–3
 21  Brown   10  Davis   5  Brown  Paycom Center (10,552)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 16, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SECN
Kansas City W 89–67  8–3
 21  Brown   4  Tied   4  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (4,410)
Norman, OK
December 22, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN
Stetson       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
Ole Miss       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
January 10, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 13, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Florida       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 17, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN
Alabama       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Missouri
Rivalry
      Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
January 27, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Arkansas       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Texas
Rivalry
      Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Kentucky       Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 7, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt       Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 14, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN
Georgia       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 21, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN
Texas A&M       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 24, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Auburn       Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU       Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Missouri
Rivalry/Senior Night
      Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 7, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Texas
Rivalry
      Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 11–15, 2026
TBD, TBD
vs. TBD       Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Coaches

References

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  5. ^ "OU TRANSFER MAKES IT OFFICIAL WITH MCNEESE". mcneesesports.com.
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