2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2025–26 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–15 (7–11 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. 4 Florida 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
No. 18 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
No. 14 Arkansas † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
No. 16 Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 27 – 9   .750
No. 23т Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Georgia 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Missouri 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Texas 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Mississippi State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
LSU 3 – 15   .167 15 – 17   .469
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
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

See also: 2025 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
Kirill Elatontsev[11] C 6'11 240 Senior PBC Lokomotiv Kuban

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Andreas Holst[12]
PF 		Copenhagen, Denmark Bears Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 16, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    
Alec Blair[13]
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[14]
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 Forsythe 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 State Long Beach, CA
F 13 Tae Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Notre Dame Indianapolis, IN
C 15 Kirill Elatontsev 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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 		vs. 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 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 W 107–54  9–3
  22 – Reid   9 – Wague   6 – Davis  Lloyd Noble Center (4,646)
Norman, OK
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 93–69  10–3
  24 – Atak   5 – Tied   7 – Pack  Lloyd Noble Center (4,866)
Norman, OK
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss W 86–70  11–3
(1–0) 		 23 – Brown   15 – Wague   6 – Davis  Lloyd Noble Center (7,040)
Norman, OK
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at Mississippi State L 53–72  11–4
(1–1) 		 13 – Tied   7 – Tied   4 – Brown  Humphrey Coliseum (6,883)
Starkville, MS
January 10, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M L 76–83  11–5
(1–2) 		 24 – Pack   11 – Reid   5 – Pack  Reed Arena (9,096)
College Station, TX
January 13, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 19 Florida L 79–96  11–6
(1–3) 		 24 – Brown   8 – Davis   4 – Davis  Lloyd Noble Center (5,866)
Norman, OK
January 17, 2026
12:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 18 Alabama L 81–83  11–7
(1–4) 		 21 – Brown   9 – Reid   4 – Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (7,922)
Norman, OK
January 20, 2026
6:00 p.m., SECN 		at South Carolina L 76–85  11–8
(1–5) 		 22 – Brown   7 – Tied   5 – Pack  Colonial Life Arena (10,861)
Columbia, SC
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Missouri
Rivalry 		L 87–88 OT 11–9
(1–6) 		 25 – Pack   5 – Tied   6 – Brown  Mizzou Arena (10,852)
Columbia, MO
January 27, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 15 Arkansas L 79–83  11–10
(1–7) 		 22 – Pack   12 – Wague   4 – Wague  Lloyd Noble Center (9,641)
Norman, OK
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Texas
Rivalry 		L 69–79  11–11
(1–8) 		 23 – Pack   5 – Tied   3 – Pack  Lloyd Noble Center (9,198)
Norman, OK
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Kentucky L 78–94  11–12
(1–9) 		 21 – Brown   7 – Wague   4 – Tied  Rupp Arena (19,394)
Lexington, KY
February 7, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN 		at No. 15 Vanderbilt W 92–91  12–12
(2–9) 		 20 – Brown   8 – Wague   4 – Pack  Memorial Gymnasium (10,892)
Nashville, TN
February 14, 2026
2:30 p.m., SECN 		Georgia W 94–78  13–12
(3–9) 		 19 – Davis   6 – Pack   3 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (7,015)
Norman, OK
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Tennessee L 66–89  13–13
(3–10) 		 20 – Pack   6 – Reid   2 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,361)
Knoxville, TN
February 21, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN 		Texas A&M L 71–75  13–14
(3–11) 		 14 – Forsythe   13 – Wague   6 – Forsythe  Lloyd Noble Center (8,265)
Norman, OK
February 24, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Auburn W 91–79  14–14
(4–11) 		 22 – Pack   9 – Wague   4 – Brown  Lloyd Noble Center (5,922)
Norman, OK
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., SECN 		at LSU W 83–67  15–14
(5–11) 		 21 – Pack   9 – Wague   4 – Pack  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,019)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Missouri
Rivalry/Senior Night 		W 80–64  16–14
(6–11) 		 13 – Jones   8 – Jones   5 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (5,773)
Norman, OK
March 7, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN 		at Texas
Rivalry 		W 88–85 OT 17–14
(7–11) 		 23 – Pack   9 – Davis   4 – Brown  Moody Center 
Austin, TX
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2026
8:30 p.m., SECN 		(11) vs. (14) South Carolina
First Round 		W 86–74  18–14
  24 – Pack   6 – Wague   5 – Pack  Bridgestone Arena (10,701)
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2026
8:30 p.m., SECN 		(11) vs. (6) Texas A&M
Second Round 		W 83–63  19–14
  20 – Pack   10 – Reid   4 – Davis  Bridgestone Arena (11,457)
Nashville, TN
March 13, 2026
8:30 p.m., SECN 		(11) vs. (3) No. 17 Arkansas
Quarterfinal 		L 79–82  19–15
  19 – Pack   7 – Brown   8 – Brown  Bridgestone Arena (15,085)
Nashville, TN
College Basketball Crown
April 1, 2026*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Colorado
Quarterfinal 		      MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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