Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Basketball News

Rick Barnes has coached great individuals during his 11 previous seasons at Texas.

"You can put me at any position - one through five - if you want to," Page said, "as long as I'm out there on the court, I'm happy." The five? "I don't know how that would work," said the 5-foot-9 Page, "but being on the court, that's the main thing." We may soon find out how Page works out at the one, the point guard spot, as he's quickly becoming ...

Four players with state ties are among 50 players on the Naismith Trophy preseason watch list.

We're not going with a typical, run-of-the-mill Top 25 rundown each day. Instead, we'll cut to the chase and tell you who will be left standing at the end of the year in the Elite Eight.

Coach: Jeff Capela '69-33 at Oklahoma, 148-74 overall. '08-09 Record: 30-6 overall; 13-3 Big 12 .

Willie Warren scored 23 points and freshman Steven Pledger added 14 points and No.

The departure of Blake Griffin could change the face of Big 12 basketball this season.

Oklahoma knows it is talented. But it doesn't know how or if that talent will come together on the basketball court.

ONE TEAM is being turned inside out. Another is getting the point. A third is growing with Moses.

You hear about Oklahoma freshman Tommy Mason-Griffin being a high school All-American, but then you see him with your own eyes.

After watching him open 1-for-11 and wind up shooting 3-for-14 in Wednesday night's season-opening loss at Denver, Deron Williams ' advice to Carlos Boozer would be to simply shake it off.

Tiny Gallon had never considered playing for Oklahoma until he started hearing from and .

Tulsa had a week filled with solid practices, coach Doug Wojcik said following a Friday workout.

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without No. 1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin for up to six weeks due to a broken kneecap.

New kids in town: McDonald's All-Americans Tiny Gallon and Tommy Mason-Griffin headline Oklahoma's freshman class.

Kansas CITY, MO. - What does it say about Big 12 men's basketball when it can lose the nation's best player - former Oklahoma star Blake Griffin - and still expect the upcoming season to be its strongest ever? What does it say about a conference that has a team such as Iowa State that features a unanimous preseason all-league player and the Big 12 ...

The Sooner Athletic Conference held its annual basketball media day Wednesday to kick off a year that should be as competitive as ever.

Half of the Final Four field, and more NCAA Tournament teams than ever?National player of the year?It all seems possible in Big 12 mens basketball.

Usually the loss of the national player of the year makes teams fret. Oklahoma realizes it will miss talented forward , sure.

Oklahoma slowly began drawing a nice following last season as fans warmed to the presence of departed All-American F once football concluded.