The 2015–16 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his fifth season. They played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Cal State Bakersfield, VCU, Texas A&M, and Oregon to be champions of the West Regional and earn a trip to the Final Four for the fifth time in school history. In the Final Four, they lost to the eventual champion Villanova by 44 points, the largest margin in Final Four history.
Previous season The Sooners finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Albany in the second round and Dayton in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Frank Booker 1 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Augusta, GA Transferred to Florida Atlantic James Fraschilla 13 G 5'10" 154 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated D. J. Bennett 31 F 6'8" 202 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated TaShawn Thomas 35 F 6'8" 242 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated Trey Slate 45 G 6'1" 205 Sophomore Gore, OK Walk-on; transferred
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Akolda Manyang 30 C 7'0" 235 Junior Rochester, MN Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College
Recruits
Recruit class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Exhibition
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular season
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Tournament
! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA tournament
x- 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 movementLegend: ██ 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 Post Final AP 8 8 7 6 7 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3–T 6 6 7*N/A Coaches 8 8–T 6 8 8 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 67 4 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References