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Sooners land high-flying George Washington guard Joe Bamisile

The Oklahoma Sooners land a commitment from Atlantic 10 third-team guard Joe Basimile.

Just a few hours after guard Elijah Harkless entered the transfer portal, the Oklahoma Sooners land a possible replacement in former George Washington guard Joe Bamisile. According to Jon Rothstein of FanDuel, Bamisile committed to the Oklahoma Sooners for the 2022-2023 basketball season.

Bamisile had an excellent sophomore season in which he averaged 16.3 points per game and was an Atlantic 10 third-team All-Conference selection. He averaged five rebounds per game and shot 45.8% from the floor and 35.1% from beyond the arc while playing an average of 31 minutes per game.

Bamisile is just what the Sooners needed on all fronts as he adds elite athleticism, is a shot-maker, and is someone that can create for themselves and others. Harkless’s departure stung and rightfully so but Bamisile’s commitment is as good of a rebound as the Sooners could have gotten.

 

Bamisile will seek a waiver from the NCAA in order to be immediately eligible. Oklahoma is now his second transfer destination after flipping to George Washington after committing and signing with Virginia Tech out of high school.

When asked why Oklahoma, Bamisile told this to FanDuel, “It’s a good fit and a good situation. The location is a little better for me — playing in a college town versus in a big city. Coach Moser is also a proven coach. He’s led a team to the Final Four already when he was at Loyola Chicago.”

The Sooners will continue to attack the transfer portal as we know Moser feels highly comfortable and successful through this avenue earning the nickname “Portal Moser”. The work is not done yet as the Sooners could stand to bring in a few big men to possibly replace center Rick Issanza who entered the portal today, joining Elijah Harkless, Alston Mason, and Akol Mawein. Ethan Chargois, Marvin Johnson, and Jordan Goldwire all will be graduating after transferring in before last season.

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Oklahoma advances in NIT, knocks off Missouri State 89-72

Oklahoma senior guard Umoja Gibson poured in 28 points as the Sooners knocked off Missouri State, 89-72, in the first round of the NIT.

How Oklahoma approached its NCAA Tournament snub was always going to be a big factor in how well the Sooners performed after earning a No. 1 seed in the NIT.

So far, so good. Oklahoma (19-15, 7-11 Big 12) looked engaged and motivated in dismantling Missouri State inside the Lloyd Noble Center, 89-72. Senior guard Umoja Gibson got it going early and finished 8-for-17 from the floor and 5-of-10 on 3-pointers as he scored 28 points.

Redshirt senior point guard Jordan Goldwire chipped in 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and the Sooners shot 12-of-25 from 3-point range as a team. Redshirt senior forward Ethan Chargois, senior center Tanner Groves and junior forward Jalen Hill were all near double-figures for OU as well. Chargois and Groves each finished with nine points, while Hill added eight of his own.

Missouri State junior guard Isiaih Mosley enjoyed a big game as well, knocking down three 3-pointers and finishing 11-of-20 from the field to match Gibson’s 28 points. Senior forward Gaige Prim also added 14 points for the Bears, but Missouri State didn’t have enough outside of those two to hang with OU.

Oklahoma went on a 31-to-17 scoring run that began with Gibson’s layup just before halftime and culminated with Gibson canning a 3-pointer at the 10:05 mark of the second half to open up an 18-point advantage at 76-58. It was never in doubt for the Sooners from that point forward.

Oklahoma will now play the winner of Colorado (23-11) and Saint Bonaventure (20-9) on Sunday inside the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. On the opposite end of Oklahoma’s portion of the NIT bracket, Mississippi State (18-15) plays Virginia (19-13) and North Texas (24-6) takes on Texas State (21-7).

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Oklahoma vs. Missouri State: stream, injury report, broadcast info for Monday

Oklahoma opens up play tonight in the NIT as a No. 1 seed versus Missouri State. Here’s how to watch.

After falling to Texas Tech 56-55 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma (18-15, 7-11 Big 12) just missed out on making the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Sooners have to refocus and turn their attention on showing the tournament selection committee what it missed out on.

At least, that’s what Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser has imparted upon his team ahead of its opening-round matchup of the NIT against Missouri State (23-10, 13-5 Missouri Valley Conference) inside the Lloyd Noble Center.

“We got a lot to play for. It’s the postseason. There’s a lot of teams that are home. There’s 250 teams that are home, you know, and in our first year, yeah, I wanted to go. I want to go to the NCAA Tournament every year. But we’ve got a chance to play postseason. What’s our legacy? You can be mad at people for not being selected or you can prove them wrong. And I choose to prepare, to fight, to go into this tournament trying to prove people wrong. That’s how I’m choosing it. And I want the players to follow my lead, and we’re going to have this film session and practice and they’re going to follow our coaching staff’s lead,” Moser said.

OU earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT along with fellow No. 1 seeds Dayton, SMU and Texas A&M. If the Sooners beat Missouri State, they will host the winner of Colorado and Saint Bonaventure.

How to watch:

  • Date: March 15
  • Time: 6 p.m. CST
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
  • Radio: KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App

Missouri State at Oklahoma injury report:

Oklahoma:

  • Guard, Elijah Harkless: Harkless announced that he had suffered an unspecified season-ending injury on Feb. 18. Harkless averaged 10.0 points per game on 45.9 percent field goal shooting this season.

Missouri State:

  • Guard, Demarcus Sharp: According to the USA TODAY Sports injury database, Sharp has been out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a lower-leg injury. Sharp last played on Jan. 5 in Missouri State’s 71-69 win over Bradley.

Players to watch:

Oklahoma:

  • Guard, Umoja Gibson: 12.5 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 1.3 steals per game, 37.7 percent 3-point field goal shooting
  • Forward, Tanner Groves: 11.8 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 53.9 percent field goal shooting, 37.9 percent 3-point field goal shooting
  • Point guard, Jordan Goldwire: 10.5 points per game, 3.4 assists per game, 1.5 steals per game, 44.5 percent field goal shooting
  • Forward, Jalen Hill: 9.1 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game, 58.3 percent field goal shooting

Missouri State:

  • Guard, Isiaih Mosley: 20.1 points per game, 6.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 50.2 percent field goal shooting, 42.9 percent 3-point field goal shooting
  • Forward, Gaige Prim: 16.4 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, 1.2 blocks per game, 57.0 percent field goal shooting

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Men’s Basketball: How to watch, listen as the Sooners get set to host West Virginia

Find out how to watch, listen to Oklahoma men’s basketball as they get set to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers.

In the final week of the regular season, the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team is in crunch time. They aren’t a surefire lock for the NCAA Tournament and their postseason aspirations depend on finishing the season strong.

Next, they host the West Virginia Mountaineers (14-15, 3-11 Big 12) after winning in Morgantown 72-62 the last week of January. Tanner Groves led the way shooting a blistering 9 of 11 from the field and finishing with 21 points. His brother Jacob Groves pitched in 12 and the Sooners walked out with a modest victory.

The Sooners (15-14, 5-11 Big 12) will look to build off their 66-62 overtime win against rival Oklahoma State and continue stacking wins as they look to fill out their tournament resume.

The Mountaineers slumber into the game on a six-game losing streak and are looking to play spoiler for bubble teams like the Sooners and whoever else might line up across them. If the Sooners don’t allow West Virginia to speed them up, they should come up with another win in this one in front of their home crowd on Senior Night.

How to Watch

Date: Tuesday, March 1

Time: 6 p.m. CST

TV: ESPN2

Line: Oklahoma -5.5*

Money Line: Oklahoma -260, West Virginia +205

Over/Under: 134.5*

*lines courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.

Stream

How to Listen

Sooner Sports Radio Network

The radio broadcast of Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry can be heard on Sooner Sports radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City, KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App)

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Oklahoma Basketball: 3 thoughts from Porter Moser after OU’s 72-48 win over Alcorn State

Umoja Gibson led Oklahoma with 17 points on five made 3-pointers and the Sooners topped Alcorn State 72-48 to head into Big 12 play 10-2.

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Oklahoma closed out 2021 with a 72-48 win over Alcorn State. Senior guard Umoja Gibson led the Sooners in scoring with his 17 points. Gibson finished 5-of-9 from 3-point range.

The win means Oklahoma enters Big 12 play at 10-2 when OU hosts Kansas State at 7 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Here were three postgame thoughts from Oklahoma head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser.

Ethan Chargois and the bench played well

The redshirt senior transferred to OU from SMU. Chargois finished with eight points and a pair of rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Alcorn State.

“I thought Ethan played really well. He’s been getting minutes. I thought Bijan, C.J., Jakob, those guys have got to continue to get better and get deeper. What I did see is when they came in, I didn’t see a big drop-off defensively. That’s what I was really [looking for]. The last couple games–not the Arkansas game–but Arlington, when we started making subs, the defense went down. It was not the case tonight. I thought the subs continued to guard well,” Moser said.

Slow start offensively, but OU figured it out

Oklahoma didn’t get off to its typical start. Against Alcorn State, the Sooners misfired on their first seven 3-point tries. Finally, Chargois broke the ice from distance at the 10:36 mark of the first half to make the score 11-4 OU.

“I’ve got to look at it to be honest with you. Sometimes with a slow start, I’m like, man, ‘We didn’t get good shots.’ I’ve got to look at the tape, but I thought we moved it. We’re looking at our stats, we started out I think 0-for-7 from three and I thought we got a ton of good shots. So, I didn’t think we started out slow in terms of what you might think slow is. Like, man, they’re stagnant. We just started out missing a bunch of shots. I was kind of pleased with how we moved the ball a lot of the times,” Moser said.

The Sooners finished 9-of-21 on 3-pointers and wound up shooting a season-best 60 percent from the floor.

Being 10-2 entering Big 12 play

By and large, Moser is happy with his team’s start to the season.

“On some aspects, I’m pleased. I’m never satisfied. Did a lot of people think we’d be where we are today? No, but I think we kind’ve felt like we could move this team along if they’re defending and now the next phase is conference and we’ve got to step it up another level,” Moser said.

The Big 12 conference is home to the defending national champion in Baylor. It also currently boasts the lowest average NET ranking of any league  at 36.5 and all of the Big 12 teams are ranked within the top 80 of the NET rankings.

“This is the best basketball league in the country bar none this year, so we’ve got to take it up another level. I’m a big proponent of letting these guys have a couple days with their families. They’ve been going through Thanksgiving. And then we come back, we’ve got to really go back to work for an unbelievable conference season in the Big 12,” Moser said.

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ESPN Basketball Power Index Win Probabilities of Oklahoma Men’s First 10 Games

With the Oklahoma Sooners Men’s Basketball season tipping off tonight at Lloyd Noble Arena, how does ESPN’s BPI project their first 10 games?

The Oklahoma Men’s Basketball team will tip off their season opener tonight at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Arena vs. the Northwestern State University Demons.

Oklahoma will debut a new head coach and a bevy of players, ushering in a new era of Oklahoma basketball after Porter Moser took the helm for the retired Lon Kruger.

Leading the way into the 2021-2022 season, Moser will have to help returning starters Elijah Harkless and Umoja Gibson mesh with the incoming transfers that look to make up the Sooners’ corps. Tanner Groves joins the Sooners after a tremendous 2020-2021 season with Eastern Washington. He averaged 17.2 points and eight rebounds per game, leading the Eagles to a Big Sky tournament championship and the NCAA tournament where they fell in a hard-fought game against the Kansas Jayhawks.

He’s joined by his brother Jacob Groves, who averaged 9.3 points and four rebounds per game. But that’s not where all the Oklahoma Sooners received via the transfer portal.

Jordan Goldwire is coming over from the Duke Blue Devils, where he averaged 5.8 points, four assists, 2.9 assists, and 2.2 steals per game last season. He’ll help Elijah Harkless and Umoja Gibson from a formidable defensive trio at the guard position for Porter Moser.

Ethan Chargois provides depth at forward after spending four seasons with SMU. In 2020-2021, he averaged 8.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game for the Mustangs. Marvin Johnson comes over from Eastern Illinois, where he averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game last season.

In Porter Moser’s first season with the Sooners, he looks to have collected a very well-rounded group of players. How quickly they’re able to mesh together will determine how they perform to start the season.

Looking ahead to start the season, let’s check out how the Sooners are expected to perform in their first 10 games using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.

Where does Joe Lunardi project OU Men’s Basketball in his preseason Bracketology?

With the start of the season tonight, where does ESPN’s Joe Lunardi have the Sooners finishing in his preseason Bracketology projections?

A new era of Oklahoma Sooners basketball begins tonight at Lloyd Noble Arena as the Oklahoma Sooners get set to take on the Northwestern State Demons.

Porter Moser takes over for Lon Kruger, who helped the Sooners reach the NCAA Tournament seven times in his 10 seasons at the helm. In 2015-2016, Kruger helped lead the Buddy Hield Oklahoma Sooners to as high as No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and a Final Four appearance.

Moser is coming off an impressive season himself, taking the Loyola (Chicago) to a regular season and tournament conference championship and an elite eight run in the NCAA Tournament.

As the Sooners get set to tip-off, all of the changes have ESPN’s Joe Lunardi skeptical that Oklahoma can return to the NCAA Tournament in the 2021-2022 season. In Lunardi’s first Bracketology of the college basketball season, he has Oklahoma on the outside looking in as one of his first four out.

Of course, these are just the initial tournament projections. The Oklahoma Sooners have a talented team to open the season with a really good coach. Navigating a deep Big 12 conference will be challenging, but Oklahoma made noise last year.

Despite the losses of Austin Reaves (NBA) and Brady Manek (transfer portal), the Sooners restocked with experienced players who should be able to step right in and help lead this team back to the NCAA Tournament. Tanner and Jacob Groves, Jordan Goldwire, Marvin Johnson, and Ethan Chargois have played a lot of minutes in NCAA basketball. Add that group to Umoja Gibson and Elijah Harkless, who were big-time contributors for the Sooners last season, and this team has the makeup to make some noise in the Big 12 and the nation.

It’s an exciting time for Oklahoma Sooners basketball, and it all gets started tonight at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Arena.

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Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball 2021-2022 roster

As they get set for their regular-season opener on Tuesday against NW State, take a look at the roster for the 2021-2022 Oklahoma Men’s Basketball team.

The Porter Moser era of Oklahoma basketball tips off for real this Tuesday night at the Lloyd Noble Center as the Sooners play host to Natchitoches, Louisiana’s Northwestern State.

Moser joins an Oklahoma program fresh off an NCAA tournament appearance, taking over team that has seen a lot of turnover due to the transfer portal and Austin Reaves’ departure for the NBA.

Gone are Reaves, Brady Manek, Kur Kuath, and De’Vion Harmon. In are Jordan Goldwire from Duke, Marvin Johnson from Eastern Illinois, Ethan Chargois from SMU, and Jacob and Tanner Groves from Eastern Washington.

Umoja Gibson and Elijah Harkless return to provide the same energy that Oklahoma have a fantastic 2020-2021 season. With so much turnover, they’ll be counted on to lead the new-look Sooners into the 2021-2022 season.

Take a look at the full roster for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma makes another transfer addition with SMU forward Ethan Chargois

Oklahoma basketball has made their fourth transfer addition of the offseason with SMU forward Ethan Chargois.

Oklahoma basketball’s roster continues to round into form with another transfer pickup on Thursday evening with the commitment of former SMU forward Ethan Chargois.

Chargois is the fourth addition through the transfer portal for new head coach Porter Moser, joining Tanner and Jacob Groves from Eastern Washington and Jordan Goldwire from Duke. Much like each of those players, Chargois will be an instant contributor as he goes into his fifth year of college basketball.

A local kid from Tulsa, he averaged 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in a little over 24 minutes per night a year ago with the Mustangs. Two seasons ago, those were numbers were higher: 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in just under 29 minutes of action.

Once again, this looks to be a solid addition made by Moser and the Sooners as they continue to replenish the roster that was ravaged with transfers and graduates after last season. Chargois should be able to step right in and play big minutes in Norman next season.

Sooners Wire will continue to provide updates as the basketball roster starts to take a clear shape in the first offseason under the new regime.

SMU at UNLV: Game Preview, TV, Radio, Live Stream, Odds, More

SMU at UNLV: Game Preview, TV, Radio, Live Stream, Odds, More Rebels hoping to exorcise some early-season demons Contact/Follow @andrewdieckhoff & @MWCwire UNLV needs a win to turn things around WHO: SMU (4-0, 0-0 American) at UNLV (2-4, 0-0 MWC) …

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SMU at UNLV: Game Preview, TV, Radio, Live Stream, Odds, More

Rebels hoping to exorcise some early-season demons

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UNLV needs a win to turn things around

WHO: SMU (4-0, 0-0 American) at UNLV (2-4, 0-0 MWC)

WHEN: Saturday, November 23 — 7:30 P.M. PT / 8:30 P.M. MT

WHERE: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

WATCH: Stadium/Facebook; Get a free one-week trial of FuboTV.

LISTEN: TuneIn

ALL-TIME RECORD: Series tied, 3-3

ODDS: SMU -2, per KenPom

PREVIEW: It’s been a rocky road so far for UNLV, but they’ve got a chance to get things back on track at home against undefeated SMU.

Three straight losses to Power 5 teams was one thing, but the Rebels’ loss to Texas State at home was an unexpected speedbump. The Bobcats are a good team, to be sure, but they also lost to Air Force, who has struggled themselves.

But this is all part of the early season, teams ebbing and flowing.

UNLV is definitely ebbing at the moment.

The biggest problem for the Rebels is turnovers. They have already committed 95 turnovers, averaging just shy of 16 per game. That number puts UNLV right around the bottom 20 in the country, per Sports-Reference. The blame can be shared among the entire roster, really. Four players are averaging at least two giveaways per game, while three more are averaging at least one.

The sloppiness has also extended to the shooting game. The Rebels have connected on just 43.6% of their shots over the first six games. Bryce Hamilton’s sub-30% mark isn’t helping.

And though things haven’t clicked as instantly as TJ Otzelberger would have hoped, the roles in his lineup are becoming well-defined.

Amauri Hardy is the primary scorer. Donnie Tillman is the first option in the frontcourt. Elijah Mitrou-Long is playing the part of the veteran floor general. Chiekh Mbacke Diong is a liability on offense, but a monster on the glass. Hamilton and Jonah Antonio are auxiliary scorers. Nick Blair and Vitaly Shibel provide some extra size.

It all sounds good on paper. But can they all perform at the same time?

SMU, on the other hand, has had success in their first few games. Their most recent victory came against Evansville, the same team that knocked off Kentucky last week. The Mustangs also have wins against some decent clubs in Jacksonville State, New Orleans, and Jackson State.

Head coach Tim Jankovic must be enjoying the early success of recent transfers into the program.

Isiaha Mike, a junior forward who transferred from Duquesne, started 32 games last year. Mike is averaging over 17 points and eight rebounds per game in year two at SMU. Tyson Jolly, who played at Baylor in 2017-18, is scoring 18 points per game and shooting a blistering 60% from the field in his first year with the Mustangs.

This two-pronged attack is bolstered by fellow starters Feron Hunt and Ethan Chargois. Hunt is averaging nearly a double-double, with 11 points and 9.5 rebounds. Chargois is also near double digits in scoring, but hasn’t really gotten hot yet.

If these four players can maintain their early chemistry, SMU could suddenly become a dark horse contender in the AAC.

They aren’t without their weaknesses, though. The Mustangs are a little shaky in terms of depth. Their bench players—as well as fifth starter Emmanuel Bandoumel—haven’t had much impact in the scoring column. But Jankovich teaches a slow brand of basketball, it stands to reason that there wouldn’t be too much to go around for anyone outside their top four players.

Actually, both teams play at a slow tempo, so expect this game to be a slugfest. The Rebels have been on the wrong side of these knock-down-drag-out fights so far this season. They are taking on a tough Mustangs team, but those early wins might not hold up against tougher opponents.

It’s too early to start throwing around the phrase “must-win”, but UNLV does need to start steering the ship in the right direction. A win here would provide some positive momentum, which the Rebels can really use in their upcoming games against Cincinnati and BYU—not to mention an early conference game against Fresno State.

Andrew is a current USBWA member, covering college basketball for multiple outlets, including Mountain West Wire of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Busting Brackets of the FanSided Network. He also runs the Dieckhoff Power Index, a college basketball analytics system, and provides bracketology predictions throughout the season.

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