2006 Summer Prospectus
Head Coach Jeff Capel
Second youngest Division I
head coach (31 years old)
79-41 (.658) record in four
years at VCU
50-22 (.694) Colonial
Athletic Association record
In its 100th year of
basketball, Oklahoma
aims at extending
the nation’s longest
current postseason
streak to 26 years.
The Sooners return
eight letterwinners and
two starters from last
year’s 20-9 team that
advanced to the NCAA
Tournament.
SUMMARIZING THE SOONERS
WHO’S GONE
Taj Gray, F, Sr.: A second-team All-Big 12
selection last year ... Led team in scoring (14.2
ppg), rebounding (7.7 rpg), blocked shots (1.6
bpg) and field goal percentage (.569).
OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS
Location
Founded
Enrollment
President
Athletics Director
Colors
Arena
Dir. of Bask. Oper.
Strength Coach
Trainer
Capel’s Secretary
Office Secretary
Office Phone
Office Fax
Press Row
2005-06 Record
Big 12 Record
Postseason
Final Ranking
Starters R/L
Lettermen R/L
Newcomers
Returning Scoring
Returning Rebounding
Returning Assists
Basketball SID
Office Phone
Cell Phone
Office Fax
E-Mail
SID Address
Web Site
Kevin Bookout, F, Sr.: An honorable mention
All-Big 12 selection and a third-team Academic
All-American ... Averaged 11.2 points and
6.9 rebounds while shooting .563 from the
field ... Finished career ranked second in OU
history in field goal percentage (.574), 14th in
rebounds (682) and 26th in points (1,108).
Michael Ott, G, So.: A walk-on who played a
total of eight minutes in four games last year
... Left team to focus on academics.
Kelvin Sampson, Head Coach: Now head
coach at Indiana ... Guided OU to 279-109
(.719) record in 12 seasons ... Coached Sooners to 11 NCAA Tournaments, including 2002
Final Four and 2003 Elite Eight.
WHO’S BACK
Michael Neal, Sr., G: Named 2006 Big 12
Newcomer of the Year and was an honorable
mention all-conference selection ... Led team
in scoring in Big 12 games with a 14.8 average ... Shot .495 from 3-point range in league
play and set Big 12 record for 3-pointers per
conference game (3.9) ... Made at least four 3pointers in eight of the season’s last 15 games.
Nate Carter, Sr., F: OU’s leading returning
rebounder from last season ... Averaged 6.0
points and 3.4 boards last year in 16.7 minutes a game ... Shot .500 or better from the
field in eight of his last nine games ... Started
in four contests.
Chris Walker, Sr., G: Played in 17 games last
season and made seven starts ... Averaged
1.1 points and 1.1 assists in 7.9 minutes per
contest.
David Godbold, Jr., G: Started 24 of the
team’s 29 games last year (including all 16
Big 12 outings) ... Averaged 5.7 points and
3.2 rebounds in 23.0 minutes a game ... Tied
a career high with 15 points while grabbing a
season-high-tying seven rebounds in NCAA
Tournament game against UW-Milwaukee.
Longar Longar, Jr., C: Spent two seasons
playing behind Kevin Bookout and Taj Gray ...
Came off the bench in all 23 of his games as
a sophomore ... Averaged 2.1 points and 1.9
rebounds in 7.2 minutes a contest ... Owns a
.700 career field goal percentage ... Scored 27
points in his lone career start as a freshman.
Austin Johnson, So., G: Plagued all of
freshman season with a severe ankle sprain
sustained in exhibition game ... Started 13 of
his 24 games (including 10 in Big 12 play) and
averaged 3.1 points, 2.0 boards and 1.9 assists ... Scored 14 points in win over Alabama.
WHO’S NEW
Jeff Capel, Head Coach: Hired April 11 as
the 12th men’s basketball head coach in
school history ... Coached four years at VCU
and compiled 79-41 (.658) overall and 50-22
(.694) Colonial Athletic Association records ...
Teams won at least 18 games each season
... Coached Rams to 2004 NCAA Tournament berth with 23-8 overall record and 14-4
CAA mark ... A four-year starter at Duke as
a player (1994-97) ... Averaged 12.4 points,
3.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 129 career
games ... Started in 1994 national championship game against Arkansas as a freshman ...
Hired OU assistant coaches Rod Barnes, Ben
Betts, Mark Cline and director of basketball
operations Bryan Goodman.
Keith Clark, Fr., F: Attended Putnam City
High School in Oklahoma City ... Ranked as
the nation’s No. 57 overall player by Rivals.
com and the No. 78 player by Scout.com ...
Named the 2006 Big All-City Player of the Year
by The Oklahoman ... Averaged 14.4 points,
8.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game ... Led
Putnam City to Class 6A state title.
Tony Crocker, Fr., G: Attended The Patterson
School in Lenoir, N.C. ... Rated as the No. 80
overall player in the 2006 recruiting class by
Rivals.com ... Was limited to 10 games last
year due to injury but averaged 15.2 points,
5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists ... Helped Patterson to a 34-3 record.
Bobby Maze, Fr., G: Attended The Patterson
School in Lenoir, N.C. ... Rated as the No.
135 overall player in the 2006 recruiting class
by Rivals.com ... Averaged 14.0 points, 5.0
assists and 3.0 steals a game last year for
34-3 Patterson.
Beau Gerber, Fr., F: Attended Winfield High
School in Winfield, Kan. ... A walk-on who
earned Class 5A All-State honors last year ...
Averaged 16.1 points, 11.8 boards and 2.8
blocked shots per game as a senior ... Posted
a 3.94 GPA in high school.
Kellen Sampson, Jr., G: A walk-on who is the
son of former head coach Kelvin Sampson ...
Plans to graduate in December ... Played a
total of 33 minutes in seven games last year.
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Head Coach
Career Record
Record at OU
Assistants
Norman, Okla.
1890
30,447
David L. Boren
Joe Castiglione
Crimson and Cream
Lloyd Noble Center
(12,000)
Jeff Capel
79-41 (4 years)
0-0
Mark Cline
Rod Barnes
Ben Betts
Bryan Goodman
Darby Rich
Alex Brown
Renee Forney
Anny Whittle
(405) 325-4732
(405) 325-7562
(405) 325-1024
20-9
11-5 (3rd)
NCAA Tournament
No. 5 seed (lost to
UW-Milwaukee, 82-74)
24 (AP)
2/3
8/4
4
44 percent
45 percent
45 percent
Mike Houck
(405) 325-8231
(405) 249-5892
(405) 325-7623
mhouck@ou.edu
180 W. Brooks St.
Room 2525
Norman, OK 73019
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Terrell Everett, G, Sr.: A second-team All-Big
12 pick in 2005-06 ... Averaged 12.7 points
and 3.7 rebounds while ranking third nationally
with 6.9 assists a game.
Taylor Griffin, So., F: Averaged 3.1 points
and 2.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes a game last
year as a freshman ... Shot .518 from the field
and .794 from the free throw line ... Scored
22 points over consecutive games against
Oklahoma State (10) and Baylor (12) ... Bench
press max is 325 pounds.
SQUAD BREAKDOWN
Starters Returning (2)
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Pos.
GP/GS
Pts.
Reb.
Asst.
David Godbold
Michael Neal
6-5
6-3
215
198
Jr.
Sr.
G
G
29/24
27/10
5.7
12.4
3.2
2.6
1.4
2.0
Others Returning (6)
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Pos.
GP/GS
Pts.
Reb.
Asst.
6-6
6-7
6-3
6-11
6-1
6-3
220
232
160
228
186
192
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
F
F
G
C
G
G
27/4
27/0
24/13
23/0
7/0
17/7
6.0
3.1
3.1
2.1
0.3
1.1
3.4
2.8
2.0
1.9
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.5
1.9
*0.5
0.6
1.1
Starters Lost (3)
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Pos.
GP/GS
Pts.
Reb.
Asst.
Kevin Bookout
Terrell Everett
Taj Gray
6-8
6-4
6-9
270
188
238
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
F
G
F
29/29
29/29
29/29
11.2
12.7
14.2
6.9
3.7
7.7
0.2
6.9
*1.6
Others Lost (1)
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Pos.
GP/GS
Pts.
Reb.
Asst.
Michael Ott
6-4
197
So.
G
4/0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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Nate Carter
Taylor Griffin
Austin Johnson
Longar Longar
Kellen Sampson
Chris Walker
Newcomers (4)
Ht.
Wt.
Cl.
Pos.
Pts.
Reb.
Other
Keith Clark
Tony Crocker
Beau Gerber
Bobby Maze
6-8
6-5
6-7
6-2
245
187
204
175
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
F
G
F
G
14.4
15.2
16.1
14.0
8.3
5.0
11.8
8.5 apg
3.0 apg
2.8 bpg
5.0 apg
Last School
Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City)
The Patterson School (N.C.)
Winfield HS (Kan.)
The Patterson School (N.C.)
* Denotes blocked shots per game
Notes
• Michael Neal started the 2005-06 season’s final eight games
• Michael Ott left the team to focus on academics
2006-07 SCHEDULE
Date
Oct. 31
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 16
Nov. 20-22
Dec. 2
Dec. 6
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 21
Dec. 28
Jan. 1
Jan. 6
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
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Opponent
! OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
! CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE
NORFOLK STATE
LIBERTY
# at EA Sports Maui Invitational
TCU
VILLANOVA
COPPIN STATE
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
$ vs. Tulsa
SMU
at Alabama
at Texas Tech
COLORADO
at Texas
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Date
Jan. 17
Jan. 20
Jan. 22
Jan. 27
Jan. 30
Feb. 3
Feb. 7
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 24
Feb. 26
March 3
March 8-11
Opponent
NEBRASKA
BAYLOR
at Oklahoma State
at Texas A&M
LONGWOOD
TEXAS TECH
OKLAHOMA STATE
at Baylor
at Iowa State
TEXAS A&M
at Missouri
TEXAS
KANSAS
at Kansas State
^ at Big 12 Tournament
!
#
$
^
Exhibition
EA Sports Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Hawaii)
All-College Classic (Oklahoma City)
Big 12 Tournament (Oklahoma City)
ROSTERS
NUMERICAL
No. Name
00
1
2
3
5
11
15
20
24
30
32
45
Pos.
Cl.
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown (Last School)
F
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
F
C
F
F
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
6-8
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-11
6-7
6-7
245
192
198
175
187
186
215
160
220
228
232
204
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City HS)
Sacramento, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta College)
Mesquite, Texas (Lon Morris JC)
Washington, D.C. (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
San Antonio, Texas (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
Norman, Okla. (Norman HS)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Douglass HS)
Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS)
San Diego, Calif. (UC Riverside)
Rochester, Minn. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian School)
Winfield, Kan. (Winfield HS)
Keith Clark
Chris Walker*
Michael Neal*
Bobby Maze
Tony Crocker
Kellen Sampson**
David Godbold**
Austin Johnson*
Nate Carter*
Longar Longar**
Taylor Griffin*
Beau Gerber
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ALPHABETICAL
No. Name
24
00
5
45
15
32
20
30
3
2
11
1
Pos.
Cl.
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown (Last School)
F
F
G
F
G
F
G
C
G
G
G
G
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
6-6
6-8
6-5
6-7
6-5
6-7
6-3
6-11
6-2
6-3
6-1
6-3
220
245
187
204
215
232
160
228
175
198
186
192
San Diego, Calif. (UC Riverside)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City HS)
San Antonio, Texas (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
Winfield, Kan. (Winfield HS)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Douglass HS)
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian School)
Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS)
Rochester, Minn. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute)
Washington, D.C. (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
Mesquite, Texas (Lon Morris JC)
Norman, Okla. (Norman HS)
Sacramento, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta College)
Nate Carter*
Keith Clark
Tony Crocker
Beau Gerber
David Godbold**
Taylor Griffin*
Austin Johnson*
Longar Longar**
Bobby Maze
Michael Neal*
Kellen Sampson**
Chris Walker*
* Letters earned
Head Coach: Jeff Capel (Duke ’97)
Assistant Coaches: Rod Barnes (Mississippi ’88)
Ben Betts (Roanoke College ’90)
Mark Cline (Wake Forest ’88)
Director of Basketball Operations: Bryan Goodman (Barat College ’96)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Longar Longar –– LONG-garr
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Jeff Capel posted a 79-41 (.658) record over
the past four seasons at VCU and coached
his teams to a 50-22 (.694) mark in Colonial
Athletic Association play.
NEW LOOK SOONERS
Young and talented squad hopes to surprise in Capel’s first year at Oklahoma
T
he more things change, the more they
stay the same. That’s the concept in
2006-07 for a storied Oklahoma men’s
basketball program that is being piloted by first-year Sooners mentor Jeff Capel.
Gone from last year is coach Kelvin Sampson, OU’s all-time leader in winning percentage
(.719). Gone is forward Taj Gray, the Sooners’
leading scorer and rebounder the last two
seasons. Gone is guard Terrell Everett, the
team’s second-leading scorer and nation’s
third-leading assists man in 2005-06 (6.9 per
game). And gone is big man Kevin Bookout,
an Academic All-American and the owner of
OU’s second-best career field goal percentage
(.574).
Going nowhere, says Capel, are Oklahoma’s winning ways.
Though the Sooners lost three of their
top four scorers from last year’s 20-9 NCAA
Tournament squad and return just 44 percent
of their scoring, 45 percent of their rebounding
and 45 percent of their assists, Capel is nothing if not downright excited for his first season
in Norman - the 100th in OU history.
At 31 years of age, the nation’s secondyoungest head coach is well-versed with the
lengthy list of legendary Oklahoma coaches
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and players that preceded him. He has acquainted himself with the fact that the Sooners
have been to the NCAA Tournament 11 times
in the past 12 seasons and that they boast
the nation’s longest current postseason streak
at 25 years. Capel says his team is shooting
for consecutive year No. 26, and it’s going to
be a close-knit-team approach that will help it
achieve its objectives.
“Our goal this year –– and it will be the
same every year –– is to become the best
team we can be and to put ourselves in a
position to compete for championships,” said
Capel, who coached Virginia Commonwealth
to a 79-41 record over the last four years.
“Whether we’re in a preseason tournament,
a postseason tournament or the conference
regular season, that’s what it’s going to be.
“We want to grow each day, get better each
day, get closer as a unit and as a family, learn
how to depend on each other, how to trust
each other and do it at the highest level possible. I think teams and programs that learn
how to do that are the ones who have a chance
to become special. That’s what we’re going to
try to establish this first year, and then we’ll try
to build on that.”
BACKCOURT
Michael Neal (6-3, 198, Sr., Guard)
Chris Walker (6-3, 192, Sr., Guard)
David Godbold (6-5, 215, Jr., Guard)
Kellen Sampson (6-1, 186, Jr., Guard)
Austin Johnson (6-3, 160, So., Guard)
Tony Crocker (6-5, 187, Fr., Guard)
Bobby Maze (6-2, 175, Fr., Guard)
A candidate for first-team All-Big 12 honors,
6-3 senior guard Michael Neal headlines
a seven-man backcourt that includes two
seniors, two juniors, a sophomore and a pair of
freshmen.
Neal, one of the country’s top 3-point
shooters last season, averaged 12.4 points
and 2.0 assists per game as a junior. In Big
12 play, he averaged a team-high 14.8 points,
shot .495 from 3-point range and set a conference record with 3.9 treys per league game.
During a four-game stretch in February, Neal
drained 26 triples (an average of 6.5 per contest). He did all of that while battling injuries to
his foot, groin and thumb on his shooting hand.
Now injury free, Neal aims to close his
collegiate career with a bang. His coach has
cautioned him, however, that OU’s opponents
will be gunning for him.
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that 19-year OU basketball trainer Alex Brown
deemed one of the worst he’s ever seen, the
lanky guard started 13 of his 24 outings (10
Big 12 games) in his freshman season. The
6-3, 160-pound combo guard averaged 3.1
points, 2.0 boards and 1.9 assists in almost
18 minutes a game. He scored a season-high
14 points in a win over Alabama and canned
four 3-pointers in a Big 12 Tournament game
against Nebraska.
Said Capel, “In looking at film from last
year, A.J.’s talented and can do some things.
We’re just excited about getting him back
Michael Neal shot .495 from 3-point
range in Big 12 games last season.
healthy as close to 100 percent as possible
and then having a chance to see what he
can do. He’s the one guy who wasn’t able to
do anything during individual workouts in the
spring because of his injury. Just looking at
last year, he’s long, he’s athletic, he was able
to run the offense and hit some open shots.
He really showed signs, when healthy, that he
can be a very good player.”
A talented freshman duo also has Capel
smiling. Wing Tony Crocker and combo guard
Bobby Maze, who both attended The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C., possess speed,
quickness and athleticism –– traits that suit the
head coach’s up-tempo system.
Crocker, who in the summer showed that
he has the potential to be one of the team’s
best all-around players, brings a lot to the
table. The 6-5, 187-pounder can hover above
the rim with his leaping ability, is an in-yourface defender and has a knack for putting the
ball in the basket. The city player of the year
in San Antonio, Texas, two years ago, Crocker
was limited to 10 games in prep school last
season due to injury. He averaged 15.2 points,
5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for a Patterson
team that finished 34-3.
“He’s very explosive,” said Capel of
Crocker, who was rated the nation’s No. 80
overall player by Rivals.com last year. “He
can score the ball in a lot of different ways and
has a very good feel for the game. I love his
competitiveness. He’s a little bit different from
a lot of guys. Everyone talks about how they
want to be good. Tony talks about it but he
works at it to try to make himself really good. I
love his competitive nature.”
Maze, whom Capel signed in early June,
is an Allen Iverson look-a-like and claims to
pattern his game after the perennial NBA
All-Star. The 6-2, 175-pound guard loves to
push the ball on offense and is noted as a good
passer and shooter. Rated by Rivals.com as
the country’s No. 135 player last year, Maze
averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 assists for talentladen Patterson. He is expected to compete
for playing time at both the point and shooting
guard positions.
“Bobby is a young man who will give us
depth at the guard position –– hopefully at both
guard spots. He’s another competitive player.
He’s very talented, really fast. As he continues
to develop he will be a very good player for our
program.”
Rounding out the backcourt is junior
walk-on guard Kellen Sampson. Son of OU’s
former head coach, Sampson redshirted the
2003-04 campaign and played in each of the
past two. Sampson, a future coach who is
scheduled to graduate in December, says he
is in his final season in Norman. Last year he
saw 33 minutes of action over seven games.
Capel said more playing time could be in
Sampson’s near future.
“Kellen’s a guy who has really worked his
butt off. He’s a tremendous young man and a
good player. He’s a very good teammate and
he’s always trying to help everybody. You can
tell he’s going to be a coach and you can tell
he’s a coach’s son. He could see some minutes for us this year and he’s prepared himself
for that. We’re excited he decided to continue
to be with the program and to finish out his last
year.”
FRONTCOURT
Nate Carter (6-6, 220, Sr., Forward)
Longar Longar (6-11, 228, Jr., Center)
Taylor Griffin (6-7, 232, So., Forward)
Keith Clark (6-8, 245, Fr., Forward)
Beau Gerber (6-7, 204, Fr., Forward)
Opportunity awaits in the paint this year
for a group of big guys that is long on potential
but short on experience. Five Sooners will
comprise the frontcourt and the squad’s three
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“He’s had a great summer,” said Capel of
Neal. “The thing that I’ve tried to talk to Mike
about is that he’s a marked man now. Last
year he was maybe the third or fourth guy the
opposing defense was worried about. Now
he’s going to be the first guy. Everyone knows
his ability to shoot the ball. What we’ve tried to
talk to him about is doing things like maybe using his shooting ability –– because guys will be
crowding him and chasing him –– to become
more of a playmaker.”
Capel continued, “We still think he’ll be
able to score the ball for us and do some really
good things. We’re really looking forward to
coaching him and to him providing leadership
to this group.”
Another senior guard whom Capel and his
staff will be counting on to provide leadership
and playmaking ability is Chris Walker. A 6-3
left-handed point, Walker started seven of the
team’s first 10 games last season but only
played in seven of the final 19. The former
Northern California Junior College Player of the
Year has a renewed outlook since the introduction of OU’s new staff. Capel thinks Walker
can be productive for the Sooners.
“Chris has really worked hard this summer
and the first thing we told him when we got
here was that it’s a clean slate. We said, ‘It’s a
new year, you have an opportunity. Bust your
butt and prepare for it.’ And he’s done that.
“He’s a guy who can play at a very high
speed for us. He has a chance to be a really
good defender. We need Chris to be a confident ball handler for us, get us into stuff, run
our offense and be able to knock down open
shots. He needs to be a solid guy and I think
he’ll be able to contribute and do those things.”
Boasting a thick frame at 6-5 and 215,
junior guard David Godbold brings ample
starting experience to the roster and has
exhibited flashes of greatness in his first two
seasons. The Oklahoma City product started
in 24 of OU’s 29 games last year, including all
16 Big 12 contests. He averaged 5.7 points
and 3.2 rebounds in 23.0 minutes a game and
ranked second on the squad with 34 3-pointers
(he shot .351 from beyond the arc). Godbold
finished the season with a career-high-tying 15
points and a season-high-tying seven boards in
the NCAA Tournament against UW-Milwaukee.
“He has a lot of talent, it’s just a matter of
getting all of that talent out of him,” said Capel
of Godbold. “We’re trying to get him to learn
how to work at a higher level and be more
consistent with that. If he learns to work that
way, I think he can become a more consistent
player. With his size and athleticism, he’s a
guy who should be a really good defender and
rebounder for us. We’re going to need that
from him.”
Despite the fact that Austin Johnson
was plagued all of last year by an ankle injury
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returnees have a combined five OU starts
among them.
Leading the frontline charge for the Sooners in 2006-07 will be 6-6, 220-pound senior
forward Nate Carter. A second-team All-Big
West Conference performer as a sophomore
at UC Riverside in 2003-04 when he averaged
15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds, Carter sat out
the 2004-05 campaign before averaging 6.0
points and 3.4 boards in 16.7 minutes per
game last season. The team’s leading returning rebounder, Carter shot .471 from the field,
.375 from 3-point distance and .804 from the
free throw line. His playing time fluctuated in
his first season as a Sooner and, as a result,
so did his output.
Said Capel, “Nate, and he’ll tell you this,
had a pretty tough year last year. Anytime
you sit out a year, that first year back is hard.
You have to get acclimated again to playing
college basketball, to playing under a whistle,
to playing under the lights and things like that.
“I think Nate is very excited about a fresh
start and he’s prepared himself for it. He’s
done a very good job of getting in the gym,
working out and trying to improve upon the
things that we’ve talked to him about. We’re
really looking forward to him being a key
contributor on this team.”
Figuring to be another significant performer in 2006-07 is junior center Longar Longar,
the tallest player on the squad by three inches.
Playing behind all-conference performers
Gray and Bookout the last two seasons,
Longar, who is 6-11 and 228 pounds, has not
had an opportunity to showcase his abilities
over extended stretches. He has shown he
can produce, however. In his lone career
start in place of an injured Bookout two years
ago, Longar netted 27 points and pulled down
seven rebounds. He is shooting .700 from the
field as a Sooner. Last year he averaged just
7.2 minutes a game and supplied 2.1 points
and 1.9 rebounds. Fans and opponents will
presumably get much more familiar with the
Sudan native this season.
“He possesses talent,” said Capel. “Obviously his size is something we need. I saw
Longar in high school and thought he was going to be a tremendous player. I feel the same
way right now. He has to learn how to work at
a higher level more consistently. I think when
he learns that, his game will be more consistent and we’ll start to see that talent manifest
itself into him becoming a really good player.
“This is a huge year for him in terms of
making strides that way. The biggest mistake
Longar can make is to think that just because
he’s the biggest guy means playing time. He
has to work and he has to earn it. If he does
those things I think he can be a really effective
player in the Big 12.”
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
Nate Carter is OU’s leading returning
rebounder (3.4 rpg) and second-leading
returning scorer (6.0 ppg).
Sophomore forward Taylor Griffin is another player who is expected to blossom with
more playing time. Physically and athletically,
the 6-7, 232-pound Griffin is a marvel. The
strongest player on the team, he can bench
press 325 pounds and boasts a vertical leap of
38 inches. In limited playing time last season
(11.5 minutes a game), Griffin averaged 3.1
points and 2.8 rebounds a contest. He shot
.518 from the floor and .794 at the foul line. In
back-to-back games against Oklahoma State
and Baylor, he recorded 10 and 12 points,
respectively.
“Taylor’s a tremendous young man, he’s
talented and he’s as athletic as anyone in this
program,” said the OU head coach. “I think
his ability to shoot the ball is something that a
lot of people may not know about. He works
his butt off in the weight room and in conditioning. I think he really wants to be a good
player.
“A lot of the things we talk to him about,
he’s taken those things to heart. He could be
a breakout guy for us this year.”
Rated as the No. 57 player in last year’s
national recruiting class by Rivals.com, Keith
Clark will bring multiple talents to the table in
his first year as a Sooner. The 6-8, 245-pound
freshman forward from Oklahoma City’s
Putnam City High School is an outstanding
prospect who has the OU coaches excited
about his future. Named the 2006 Big All-City
Player of the Year by The Oklahoman, Clark
averaged 14.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 8.5
assists per game last year for the Class 6A
state champion.
Said Capel, “Keith is a very talented young
man –– a big guy who can play on the perimeter. He’s very skilled. He can pass it, he can
shoot it. We just feel that his talent and his
upside are tremendous.
“Keith can kind of be a wildcard guy for
us. The thing that excites me about him is his
versatility. He can play multiple positions for
us, even to a certain extent as a point forward.
I can envision him getting a defensive rebound
and then leading the break because of his
ability and skill level. He really has a good
basketball I.Q. He’s a big guy, and when he’s
in shape he’s a really athletic big guy. So
he could be someone who floats around and
plays multiple positions for us.”
Beau Gerber is a walk-on forward from
Winfield, Kan. Standing at 6-7 and weighing
204 pounds, the first-team Class 5A All-State
honoree averaged 16.1 points, 11.8 rebounds
and 2.8 blocked shots last year while putting
the finishing touches on a 3.94 high school
GPA. Coach Capel said he is pleased Gerber
chose to attend OU.
“Beau is someone who we think will be
a solid guy for us. He’s a great student, a
really great kid. He works hard and our guys
have seemed to taken a liking to him already.
We’re really excited about having him in our
program.”
THE WRAP
Capel, a 1997 Duke graduate who started
in the national championship game as a
freshman, says he’s elated to be in charge of
the proud Oklahoma program. He knows first
hand, however, that success is not granted
and that hard work is the key to everything
good. For this OU team to be as successful
as he believes it can be, Capel said he has to
make his players understand the importance
of effort and exertion.
“I think the most important thing for our
guys is not to just think that it’s going to happen,” said Capel. “We have to prepare like
we’ve never prepared before and prepare to
make positive things happen. So this spring
and summer has been about preparation
- preparing yourself to be great and learning
how to prepare yourself.
“I’ve been really proud of these guys.
They’ve worked very hard this summer with
our strength and conditioning coach. They’ve
been in the weight room, they’ve been
conditioning, they’ve been in the gym playing.
I think a lot of our guys have improved since
our two-week individual workout program in
the spring and we’re really looking forward to
the season.”
ACCORDING TO CAPEL...
ON THE TEAM’S RETURNING PLAYERS
ON HIS CONCERNS
“I think we have some very talented young
guys coming back. These guys have had a
great summer and I think people will be surprised with some of the improvements they’ve
made. Obviously, Michael Neal will be a guy
who’s at the forefront of some of the things we
do. Mike’s a guy who’s accomplished some
great things already in this league and we’re
definitely looking forward to using his experience and his experience of being successful
to help us.
“Frontcourt depth is something that concerns
us. Right now, Longar Longar, Taylor Griffin
and Keith Clark are the only three guys we
have who are 6-7 or taller. So we’re really
going to have to learn to play without fouling.
We’re going to have to figure out ways to be effective by really helping each other. That may
mean backing off with our pressure sometimes
or playing some containment – just doing different things and mixing up our defenses. We’re
probably going to be in a position where we
can’t afford a lot of guys to be in foul trouble.
“Guys like Longar Longar and Taylor Griffin,
players who people maybe haven’t seen
that much of, have talent. Nate Carter is a
young man who has some talent. It’s our job
as coaches to put those guys in positions to
showcase that talent.
ON WHAT HE SEES AS TEAM STRENGTHS
“We’re going to have some guys who are very
versatile with the way that we play –– guys that
play multiple positions. We may have times
when we have four guards on the floor and one
bigger guy –– not necessarily a post guy. We
may have five guards out there on occasion.
So I think this team can be a very versatile
team. I also think it’s a team that will be able to
shoot the ball very well. Everyone knows about
Mike Neal but Nate Carter has really worked
on it and I thought he shot the ball well in the
spring. Taylor Griffin really worked on it in the
spring. He shot it very well during individual
workouts and from the reports I’ve heard he’s
continued this summer. David Godbold and
Austin Johnson are guys who can shoot it, Tony
Crocker and so on. So that could be a strength
of ours as well.
“I think a big key will be our ability to defend
and rebound. I know that’s been a hallmark of
this program over the years and it’s something
we’ll really have to concentrate on. I think we’ll
be a good defensive team. But rebounding,
that’s where losing Bookout and Gray hurts.
We’re going to have to rebound by committee
and have all five guys blocking out and going
to the defensive glass. I think this team can
be one that’s pretty athletic and can get up and
down the floor. So, I think this team will have
a lot of strengths. It’s just trying to figure out
exactly what they are and then play to those
strengths.”
ON HOW LOSING TAJ GRAY, TERRELL EVERETT
AND KEVIN BOOKOUT AFFECTS OU
“Anytime you lose a trio like Bookout, Everett
and Gray it does affect your team for the following season. But I’ve always been a big believer
that each team is different. Even if those guys
were coming back, we’d be different because
hopefully they’d have worked and gotten better.
“Although those guys accounted for a lot, scoring is not such a big concern. I think other guys
will be able to score. After my second year at
VCU when we went to the NCAA Tournament,
we lost our two leading scorers. The next year
we actually averaged as many points. I think
we’ll have some guys who are able to step up
in the scoring area.
ON THE STYLE HE LIKES HIS TEAMS TO PLAY
“I was the head coach at VCU for four years
and we were always known as a team that
was very athletic. We got up and down the
floor. Now that may not have resulted in high
scoring numbers, but we really liked to get out
and push the ball, take advantage of easy opportunities. I love guys who are versatile and
can play multiple positions. I’m a coach who in
the past has liked to find mismatches and take
advantage of them.
“I like to allow our guys to play. I like to teach
them how to play offense and then allow them
to have the freedom to make plays. The two
words that are very important with that (philosophy) are ‘trust’ and ‘honesty.’ I have to be
able to trust that these guys are going to do the
things they’re capable of doing and they have
to be honest about what they can and can’t
do. It’s a style that’s very exciting to watch. I
think this team will be really fun to watch for our
fans. It’s a team that hopefully everyone will
rally around and watch grow. As the season
goes along, I think it could be a really fun and
exciting group to watch progress.”
ON THE 2006-07 SCHEDULE
“I think our schedule is very competitive. We
have some really good home games, obviously
with a team like Villanova coming here and a
team like SMU with its proximity. I’m excited
about the All-College Classic and the Maui Invitational with that big-time field. Those will help
us get prepared for Big 12 play. The league will
be very interesting this year with so much turnover and so many new coaches. But there’s
certainly a lot of talented young guys in this
league and talented coaches. We’re excited
about our schedule. It’s tough and demanding
and I think it will help us improve.”
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
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“The one thing we’ve talked about a lot with all
of these guys is that players always feel like
they can have a bigger impact. Every player
always wants a bigger role. Now, these guys
have opportunities they’ve kind of been dreaming about since they came to college.”
“We’re going to have to be really smart with
what we do practice wise. We’re not going to
kill our guys because we have a bunch of them
who are going to need to play a lot of minutes.”
“The main concern is losing a great playmaker
in Everett. He not only created things for himself but he created things for other guys. And
Bookout and Gray provided experienced post
presence and post depth. That’s where there’s
a bit of a concern. But we have some guys
coming back who are capable of being really
good players for us.”
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NATE CARTER*
6-6, 220, Senior, Forward
San Diego, Calif. (UC Riverside)
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
OVERVIEW
A left-handed transfer from UC
Riverside who played last year
after sitting out the 2004-05
season ... Earned Big West
Conference accolades both
his freshman and sophomore seasons ... One of the
strongest players on the team
... Plays bigger than his size ...
Excels at putting the ball in the
basket ... Can score from the
perimeter and mix it up in the
paint ... Plays the 3 and the 4
spots ... Very good at taking
the ball to the rim ... Gets to
the free throw line frequently
(averaged 6.0 attempts per
game at UC Riverside).
and .788 from foul line ... Scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 10
boards at Cal Poly ... Had 25 points versus Long Beach State and Cal State
Northridge ... Scored 24 points at USC in season opener ... Secured 13
rebounds against Santa Cruz ... Posted three double-doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named first-team All-State, Division IV State Player of the Year and first-team
San Diego All-CIF as a senior ... Also named San Diego Union-Tribune’s
County Player of the Year ... Averaged 21.5 points as a senior at Horizon
HS in San Diego ... Led team in rebounds and assists ... Scored 23 points
and grabbed 14 rebounds in 78-45 state tournament title game victory ...
A McDonald’s All-America nominee ... Career-high scoring game was 40
points ... Named to Horizon HS Honor Roll and Army Reserve Honor Roll ...
Coached by Zach Jones.
2005-06
PERSONAL
Averaged 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 16.7 minutes a game ... A first-team
Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Came off the bench in 23 of his 27 contests
... Shot .471 from the field, .375 from the 3-point line (6-for-16) and .804 from
the free throw line ... Shot .500 or better from the field in eight of the last nine
games ... Nearly half (43 of 92) of his rebounds were offensive ... Scored in
double figures four times .... Netted a season-high 16 points and grabbed six
rebounds against Oral Roberts (Dec. 28) ... Played a big role in home win
against Oklahoma State (Feb. 27) with 12 points ... Was 4-for-4 from the field
and finished with nine points and six rebounds in one-point win over Kansas
State (Feb. 25).
Full name is Nathan Carter, Jr. ... Born Nov. 27, 1983, in Chicago, Ill. ...
Parents are Nathan and Jackie Carter ... High school teammate Jared Dudley
plays basketball at Boston College ... Major is sociology.
2004-05
Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
2003-04 (UC RIVERSIDE)
A second-team All-Big West selection ... Led team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and
rebounding (6.8 rpg) in 33.3 minutes per game ... Averaged 1.3 assists ...
Shot .510 from the field, .321 from 3-point range (18-56) and .767 from
the free throw line ... Attempted 150 free throws (5.4 average) ... Scored in
double digits in 24 of 27 games ... Had season-high 25 points at Cal State
Fullerton and tallied 24 versus Cal Poly ... Registered 18 points at Washington and Arizona State and 16 at UCLA ... Scored a combined 35 points
against Big West champ Utah State (16 at home and 19 on road) ... Pulled
down a season-high 13 rebounds at Long Beach State ... Went 12-for-12 at
free throw line versus Cal Poly in late Feburary ... Posted four double-doubles
... Coached by John Masi.
2002-03 (UC RIVERSIDE)
Named Big West Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.4 points and 5.4
rebounds in 31.1 minutes per outing ... Started in 21 of his 24 games ...
Posted .491 field goal percentage and shot .388 from beyond arc (19-for-49)
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes .....................................................................42 vs. Cal Poly (2/26/04)
Points..........................................................................30 vs. Cal Poly (1/4/03)
Field Goals .............................................. 11 vs. Cal State Northridge (2/1/03)
3-Point FGs ............................................................ 4 vs. Utah State (2/22/03)
Free Throws .............................................................12 vs. Cal Poly (2/26/04)
Rebounds .........................................................................................13 (twice)
Assists ........................................................................4 vs. Cal Poly (3/10/04)
Turnovers ................................................................................. 5 (three times)
Blocks ........................................................3 vs. Cal State Northridge (2/1/03)
Steals ..................................................................................................3 (twice)
15.3 & 6.8
The number of points and rebounds Carter
averaged as a sophomore at UC Riverside
before transferring to OU. The last Sooner
6-6 or shorter to average as many points
and boards in a season was 6-6 William
Davis in 1989-90 (16.6 and 8.5).
CARTER’S CAREER STATS
Year
2002-03*
2003-04*
2004-05
2005-06
Career
G-GS Min.-Avg.
24-21 747-31.1
28-27 933-33.3
FG-GA
133-271
147-288
27-4 451-16.7
79-52 2131-27.0
56-119
336-678
Pct.
.491
.510
3G-GA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO
19-49 .388 108-137 .788
49-81-130 5.4 62-2 35 66
18-56 .321 115-150 .767 57-132-189 6.8 75-1 37 71
–– SAT OUT DUE TO NCAA TRANSFER RULES ––
.471
6-16 .375
45-56 .804
43-49-92 3.4 44-0 15 24
.496 43-121 .355 268-343 .781 149-262-411 5.2 181-3 87 161
* at UC Riverside
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
B
8
10
S Pts.-Avg.
17 393-16.4
19 427-15.3
4
22
9
45
163-6.0
983-12.4
2
MICHAEL NEAL*
6-3, 198, Senior, Guard
Mesquite, Texas (Lon Morris JC)
OVERVIEW
A sharp-shooter who thrives
from beyond the 3-point arc
... Turned in best four-game
3-point shooting performance
in school history last year (26for-45) and set Big 12 record
for best 3-point percentage
in conference play (.495) ...
Noted for moving without the
ball and reading screens well
... Possesses an excellent understanding of the game and
is considered an extremely
heady player ... Led team with
11 charges taken last year
(more than twice as many as
next highest total).
national tournament ... Career-high game of 36 points came freshman year
against Blinn JC ... Made a career-high seven 3-pointers against Weatherford
JC as a frosh ... Coached by Dale Dotson.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mesquite Poteet High School and was an All-State, All-Area, All-Region and District MVP honoree ... Averaged 27.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per
game as a senior ... Scored 43 points in a game against Frisco High School
... Coached by Phil Bailey.
PERSONAL
2005-06
Averaged 12.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.4 minutes per game ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... Named honorable
mention All-Big 12 ... Named to Big 12 All-Rookie Team ... A second-team
All-Big 12 pick by the Forth Worth Star-Telegram ...Made 10 starts (including
the last eight games) ... Shot .424 from 3-point range and averaged 3.2 treys
per contest (both ranked second in the Big 12) ... Averaged a team-high 14.8
points per contest in Big 12 games to go along with 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists
and 1.1 steals ... Paced Big 12 in conference play with his .495 3-point percentage and his 3.9 treys per game ... Broke former Sooner Nate Erdmann’s
Big 12 record for 3-pointers per conference game (was 3.8 in 1997) ... Made
at least one 3-pointer in all 27 of his games, at least two in 22 outings, at
least three in 15 contests and at least five on six occasions ... Scored in
double figures 11 straight games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 25 ... Drained 26
triples on 45 attempts (.578) over a four-game stretch in February (six versus
Baylor, seven at Colorado, eight versus Iowa State and five at Texas Tech) ...
Tied a school record by making five 3-pointers in a debut (versus Samford on
Nov. 19) ... Made at least four 3-pointers in eight of the last 15 games ... Shot
.848 from the free throw line and made his final 20 attempts ... Scored 26
points (at Colorado on Feb. 15) and 29 points (versus Iowa State on Feb. 18)
in back-to-back games ... Netted all of his 17 points against Iowa State in the
second half and made three free throws with 8.4 seconds left to win by one
(OU trailed by seven with a minute remaining) ... Pulled down a season-high
five rebounds on four occasions ... Registered a season-high seven assists
in home win over Oklahoma State (Feb. 27) ... Named Big 12 Rookie of the
Week twice (Jan. 23 and Feb. 20).
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes ........................................................... 39 vs. West Virginia (12/22/05)
Points.................................................................... 29 vs. Iowa State (2/18/06)
Field Goals .........................................................................................9 (twice)
3-Point FGs ............................................................ 8 vs. Iowa State (2/18/06)
Free Throws .......................................................................................4 (twice)
Rebounds ................................................................................... 5 (four times)
Assists ............................................................7 vs. Oklahoma State (2/27/06)
Turnovers ......................................................... 4 vs. West Virginia (12/22/05)
Blocks ......................................................................................................None
Steals ........................................................................................ 3 (three times)
26
The number of 3-pointers Neal made
over a four-game span in February (an
average of 6.5 per contest). He drained
at least five treys on six different occasions en route to being named Big 12
Newcomer of the Year.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
A first-team NJCAA All-American in 2004-05 and a second-team selection in
2003-04 ... Named Region 14 MVP as a sophomore ... Rated as the second
best junior college player in the country by analyst Van Coleman in fall 2004
... Averaged 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals as a sophomore to lead Lon Morris to 25-5 overall and 18-4 conference records ... Shot
.478 from the field, .409 from 3-point range and .812 from the free throw line
... Averaged 21.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game
while shooting .398 from 3-point range as a freshman ... Was the only freshman listed on the junior college first or second All-America teams ... Led Lon
Morris to a 28-6 record ... Posted games of 33 and 31 points at 2004 NJCAA
NEAL’S CAREER STATS
Year
2005-06
Career
G-GS Min.-Avg.
27-10 822-30.4
27-10 822-30.4
FG-GA
104-262
104-262
Pct. 3G-GA Pct.
.397 87-205 .424
.397 87-205 .424
FT-FTA
39-46
39-46
Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A
.848
23-47-70 2.6 54-1 53
.848
23-47-70 2.6 54-1 53
TO
32
32
B
0
0
S Pts.-Avg.
31 334-12.4
31 334-12.4
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Born Jan. 4, 1984, in Port Gibson, Miss. ... Mother is Elizabeth Neal ...
Underwent brain surgery in 2002 to rid a nasal infection that spread beneath
his skull ... Chose Oklahoma over Charlotte, Utah and Washington ... Plans
to major in history.
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CHRIS WALKER*
6-3, 192, Senior, Guard
Sacramento, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta College)
OVERVIEW
A left-handed point guard
... Strong player who likes
to push the ball up the floor
and set up his teammates ...
Considered an excellent post
feeder ... Excels at beating
defenders off the dribble ...
Not afraid to penetrate into
the lane and attack the rim
... Compiled a 115-15 record
over the four seasons prior to
arriving at OU (junior year in
high school through sophomore year in college).
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes ................................................................... 21 vs. Samford (11/19/05)
Points.................................................................. 9 vs. Binghamton (11/23/05)
Field Goals ......................................................... 3 vs. Binghamton (11/23/05)
3-Point FGs ........................................................................................1 (twice)
Free Throws .......................................................................................2 (twice)
Rebounds ...................................................................... 4 vs. Baylor (2/11/06)
Assists ................................................................ 4 vs. Binghamton (11/23/05)
Turnovers ..........................................................4 vs. Coppin State (12/10/05)
Blocks ......................................................................1 vs. Southern (12/17/05)
Steals ..................................................................... 2 vs. Texas Tech (1/21/06)
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06
Averaged 1.1 points and 1.1
assists in 7.9 minutes a game
... Played in 17 of the team’s 29 contests ... Made seven starts, including
the season’s first five games ... Registered season highs of nine points and
four assists against Binghamton in the second game of the year (Nov. 23) ...
Pulled down a season-high four rebounds in home win over Baylor (Feb. 11).
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Honored as Northern California Junior College Player of the Year in 2004-05
... Averaged 11.7 points, 7.7 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game
... Assist and steal averages led the Bay Valley East Conference ... Helped
team to 30-2 record (won 30 consecutive games) and to semifinals of the
California Community College Championships (lost by one point in overtime)
... A two-time All-Bay Valley East Conference selection ... Coached by Brian
Katz.
30
The number of consecutive games
Walker’s junior college team (San Joaquin
Delta College) won his sophomore season when he was the Northern California
Junior College Player of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Foothill HS in Sacramento, Calif. ... Led team to a state title as a
senior ... Named All-State, All-City and Central Valley Conference MVP his
senior year ... Coached by Drew Hibbs.
PERSONAL
Born April 30, 1985, in Sacramento, Calif. ... Parents are Vina Shepard and
Chris Walker ... Also considered attending Arizona State, Texas A&M and
UTEP ... Plans to major in sports management.
WALKER’S CAREER STATS
Year
2005-06
Career
10
G-GS Min.-Avg.
17-7
134-7.9
17-7
134-7.9
FG-GA
6-21
6-21
Pct.
.286
.286
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
3G-GA Pct.
2-5 .400
2-5 .400
FT-FTA
5-8
5-8
Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A
.625
1-11-12 0.7 19-0 19
.625
1-11-12 0.7 19-0 19
TO
20
20
B
1
1
S Pts.-Avg.
5
19-1.1
5
19-1.1
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DAVID GODBOLD**
6-5, 215, Junior, Guard
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Douglass HS)
OVERVIEW
A big guard who played major
minutes as a sophomore and
down the stretch as a freshman ... Has started 35 of his
57 career games (including
24 of 29 contests last year)
... Sports a strong, thick body
... An athletic wing who can
beat defenders off the dribble
and also hit the 3-point shot
... Considered unselfish on
the court ... Runs the floor
well and possesses excellent
leaping ability ... Is a solid
rebounder and is one of the
team’s better defenders.
nominee ... Lettered all four years and captained team final two seasons ...
Coached by Terry Long.
PERSONAL
Full name is David Charles Godbold ... Born Nov. 3, 1985, in Oklahoma City
... Parents are David and Cynthia Godbold ... Was a high school honor roll
student and was cited by Who’s Who Among American High School Students
... Was a student council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member in high
school ... Also earned two letters in track ... Also considered attending Middle
Tennessee State, Oral Roberts, Southwest Missouri State and Texas State ...
Plans to major in journalism.
CAREER HIGHS
Averaged 5.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 23.0 minutes per game
... Made 24 starts (including all 16 Big 12 games) ... Made 34 3-pointers to
rank second on team ... Ranked third on squad with his .351 3-point field goal
percentage ... Scored in double figures six times ... Was 4-for-5 from 3-point
range and produced a career-high-tying 15 points and season-high-tying
seven rebounds against UW-Milwaukee in NCAA Tournament (March 16) ...
Netted 14 points against Binghamton (Nov. 23) ... Played all 40 minutes in
Big 12 opener at Nebraska (Jan. 7) and scored 13 points ... Contributed 11
points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in win over No. 4 Texas
(Jan. 28) ... Made important back-to-back second-half 3-pointers in a tight win
at SMU (Jan. 3).
Minutes .....................................................................40 vs. Nebraska (1/7/06)
Points................................................................................................15 (twice)
Field Goals .................................................................. 7 vs. Kansas (2/21/05)
3-Point FGs .............................................................................. 4 (three times)
Free Throws .......................................................................................4 (twice)
Rebounds ....................................................................... 9 vs. Texas (2/28/05)
Assists ................................................................................................4 (twice)
Turnovers ...................................................................4 vs. Nebraska (1/7/06)
Blocks ....................................................................................... 2 (three times)
Steals ..................................................................4 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
2004-05
Played in 28 games and made 11 starts (including the last 10 contests) ...
Team was 9-2 in his starts ... Averaged 4.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0
assist in 15.4 minutes per outing on the season ... Over final 10 games averaged 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting .421 (8-for-19)
from 3-point range in 25.4 minutes per game ... Twelve of his 13 3-pointers
came as a starter ... Scored in double figures five times (did it in four of the
last seven games) ... Played 37 minutes against No. 8 Kansas (Feb. 21)
and finished with a career-high 15 points, seven boards, two assists and
two steals ... Followed with 14 points against Baylor (Feb. 26) and 14 points
and a career-high nine rebounds at Texas (Feb. 28) ... Had 12 points, three
rebounds and three assists in first career NCAA Tournament game against
Niagara ... Started against Coppin State (Dec. 1) and registered 14 points
(4-for-6 from 3-point range) and seven boards ... Had nine points and eight
rebounds versus Florida A&M (Dec. 30).
15
The number of points scored by Godbold
in OU’s NCAA Tournament game against
UW-Milwaukee last year, tying a career
high. His seven boards against the
Panthers matched a season high.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 24.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a senior at
Douglass High School... Named to The Oklahoman’s All-City Team and to the
Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Team ... Led squad to 18-8 record
and Class 4A state semifinals his senior year ... Averaged 22.0 points and 9.0
rebounds as a junior ... Career scoring high of 42 points came against Millwood high school his senior season ... Named to four all-tournament teams
and earned a pair of tournament MVP honors ... A McDonald’s All-America
GODBOLD’S CAREER STATS
Year
2004-05
2005-06
Career
G-GS Min.-Avg.
28-11 431-15.4
29-24 668-23.0
57-35 1099-19.3
FG-GA
48-121
60-159
108-280
Pct. 3G-GA Pct.
.397 13-34 .382
.377 34-97 .351
.386 47-131 .359
FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D
20-32 .625
27-43-70 2.5 60-2
12-18 .667
35-58-93 3.2 62-1
32-50 .640 62-101-163 2.9 122-3
A
28
41
69
TO
32
36
68
B
6
6
12
S Pts.-Avg.
20
129-4.6
26
166-5.7
46
295-5.2
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
11
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06
30
LONGAR LONGAR**
6-11, 228, Junior, Center
Rochester, Minn. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute)
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
OVERVIEW
A slender, skilled center who
possesses good coordination
and runs the floor extremely
well ... Played behind All-Big
12 big men Kevin Bookout and
Taj Gray his first two years
... Is the tallest player on the
team by three inches ... A
very long player who blocks
and alters shots ... A 2005
Pete Newell Big Man Camp
attendee ... A consensus top75 national player as a high
school senior in 2002-03 ...
Signed with OU in November
2002 as a high school senior
and again in November 2003
while attending Laurinburg
(N.C.) Institute.
PERSONAL
Full name is Longar Salvatory Longar ... Born March 3, 1983, in Waw, Sudan
... Parents are Rachel Arol and the late Longar Salvatory ... Has five brothers
(four older) and five sisters (three older) ... Moved to Egypt in 1995 and to
Chicago in 1998 ... Moved to Rochester, Minn., in 1999 ... Originally signed
with Oklahoma in November 2002.
CAREER HIGHS
2005-06
Averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.2 minutes per contest ... Came off
the bench in all 23 of his games ... Shot .588 from the field ... Played 10 or
more minutes nine times ... Scored a season-high eight points (was 4-for-6
from the field) in a season-high 15 minutes in regular season finale at Texas
... Netted five points and pulled down a season-high seven boards in a home
win against Baylor (Feb. 11) ... Registered four points and six rebounds in
one-point win at Texas Tech (Feb. 20).
2004-05
Played in 27 games ... Averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.9 minutes
per contest ... Shot .806 from the field (29-for-36) ... Sixteen of his field
goals were dunks (including his first six of the season) ... Replaced Kevin
Bookout (elbow injury) in the starting lineup Dec. 30 against Florida A&M
and registered 27 points, seven rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes of
action ... Was 10-for-13 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line in
the contest ... Followed with 11 points and five boards in 25 minutes of play
against Texas-Pan American (Jan. 2) ... Posted conference high of seven
points against Nebraska (Feb. 16) and Baylor (Feb. 26) ... Blocked 17 shots
on the year and rejected three in a game on three occasions.
Minutes ............................................................ 32 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
Points............................................................... 27 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
Field Goals ...................................................... 10 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
3-Point FGs ............................................................................................ None
Free Throws ...................................................... 7 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
Rebounds .......................................................................................... 7 (twice)
Assists .......................................................................................... 1 (11 times)
Turnovers ............................................................. 4 vs. Minnesota (11/27/04)
Blocks ............................................................................5 vs. Baylor (2/11/06)
Steals ................................................................. 3 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04)
47
The percentage of Longar’s field goals
that have been dunks during his two
years at OU. Twenty-three of his 49 buckets have been slams. He is shooting .700
from the field as a Sooner.
PREP SCHOOL
Averaged 15.4 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots per game at
Laurinburg (N.C.) Institute in 2003-04 ... Ranked as the No. 2 post-graduate
player in the country by recruiting analyst Dave Telep ... Ranked as the eighth
best prep school player in the nation by recruiting analyst Clark Francis ...
Coached by Chris Chaney.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first-team All-State acclaim after averaging 18.0 points, 10.4
rebounds and 4.7 blocked shots per game for John Marshall HS as a senior
... Led team to 24-4 record and state tournament’s elite eight ... A consensus
top-75 high school recruit as a senior ... Averaged 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds
and 4.0 blocks as a junior ... Helped squad to a 17-6 record ... Coached by
Eric Plitzuweit.
LONGAR’S CAREER STATS
Year
2004-05
2005-06
Career
12
G-GS
27-1
23-0
50-1
Min.-Avg.
213-7.9
166-7.2
379-7.6
FG-GA
29-36
20-34
49-70
Pct.
.806
.588
.700
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
3G-GA Pct.
0-0 .000
0-0 .000
0-0 .000
FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D
21-38 .553
17-33-50 1.9 34-0
8-20 .400
16-27-43 1.9 16-0
29-58 .500
33-60-93 1.9 50-0
A
9
2
11
TO
17
10
27
B
17
12
29
S Pts.-Avg.
7
79-2.9
2
48-2.1
9
127-2.5
11
KELLEN SAMPSON**
6-1, 190, Junior, Guard
Norman, Okla. (Norman HS)
OVERVIEW
A walk-on guard who possesses a tremendous work
ethic ... Has added noticeable
muscle over his three years at
OU ... A capable ball-handler
and a very good perimeter
shooter ... Played in 12 games
as a redshirt freshman in
2004-05 and seven more last
season ... Grew up around the
game of basketball ... Son of
former OU head coach Kelvin
Sampson ... A dependable
player who brings numerous
intangibles to the table ... A
quality student who boasts a
cumulative 3.5 GPA.
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes ..............................................................11 vs. Coppin State (12/1/04)
Points............................................................................. 6 vs. Baylor (2/26/05)
Field Goals .................................................................... 2 vs. Baylor (2/26/05)
3-Point FGs ................................................................... 2 vs, Baylor (2/26/05)
Free Throws ........................................................1 vs. Coppin State (12/1/04)
Rebounds ............................................................2 vs. Coppin State (12/1/04)
Assists ................................................................................................3 (twice)
Turnovers ................................................................................. 2 (three times)
Blocks ......................................................................................................None
Steals ............................................................................. 1 vs. Baylor (2/26/05)
Averaged 0.3 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 4.7 minutes a game ...
Played in seven contests ... Netted his only two points in win at Baylor (Jan.
25) ... Had a career-high-tying three assists in season opener against Samford (Nov. 19) ... Honored with Community Service and Tight White (scout
team) Awards at team’s banquet March 6.
2004-05
Played in 12 games and averaged 3.9 minutes per contest ... Scored 21
points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out eight assists ... Shot .583 from
the field (7-for-12), .500 from 3-point range (4-for-8) and .600 from the free
throw line (3-for-5) ... Scored a career-high six points in seven minutes of a
103-60 win over Baylor on Senior Day (Feb. 26) ... Was 2-for-2 from beyond
the arc in that contest ... Also made a 3-pointer versus Florida A&M (Dec. 30)
and Texas-Pan American (Jan. 2) ... Contributed two points against Niagara
in first NCAA Tournament game ... Saw first action of his career in first round
of Great Alaska Shootout against High Point (Nov. 25) and had three assists
in three minutes ... Played a career-high 11 minutes against Coppin State
(Dec. 1) and registered three points and a career-high two rebounds.
2
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06
The number of weeks Sampson spent
in Liberia on a mission trip in May with
the Shine Foundation, a group which he
serves as a board member.
2003-04
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 8.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as
a senior ... Helped Norman to 17-9 record and Class 6A area finals ... Team
was ranked ninth in Class 6A ... Served as team captain senior season ...
Won state’s free throw title as a junior (made 125 of 130 attempts overall and
24 of 25 in finals) ... Graduated with a 3.78 GPA ... Coached by Wes Clark.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kellen Matthew Sampson ... Born June 18, 1985, in Butte, Mont.
... Parents are Kelvin and Karen Sampson ... Sister, Lauren, graduated from
OU in May 2004 ... Major is communications.
SAMPSON’S CAREER STATS
Year
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Career
G-GS
Min.-Avg.
FG-GA
Pct.
3G-GA
12-0
7-0
19-0
47-3.9
33-4.7
80-4.2
7-12
1-7
8-19
.583
.143
.421
4-8
0-1
4-9
Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A
– REDSHIRTED –
.500
3-5 .600
1-5-6 0.5
0-0 8
.000
0-0 .000
1-2-3 0.4
4-0 4
.444
3-5 .600
2-7-9 0.5
4-0 12
TO
B
S Pts.-Avg.
6
3
9
0
0
0
1
0
1
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
21-1.8
2-0.3
23-1.2
13
32
TAYLOR GRIFFIN*
6-7, 232, Sophomore, Forward
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian School)
OVERVIEW
An all-around offensive player
who can score, rebound and
pass ... Possesses an
impressive physique and is
the strongest player on the
roster ... Vertical jump of 38
inches is the best on the team
... Scores most of his points
within 15 feet of the basket but
also has the ability to knock
down the 3-pointer ... Boasts a
tremendous basketball I.Q. ...
Coached by his father in high
school.
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes ................................................................................... 22 (three times)
Points........................................................................... 12 vs. Baylor (2/11/06)
Field Goals ................................................................................. 3 (four times)
3-Point FGs .............................................................................................None
Free Throws .......................................................................................6 (twice)
Rebounds ...................................................................... 9 vs. Tulsa (11/30/05)
Assists ...................................................................................... 2 (three times)
Turnovers ................................................................................... 2 (four times)
Blocks ............................................................................ 2 vs. Kansas (2/5/06)
Steals ............................................................................. 3 vs. Tulsa (11/30/05)
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06
Averaged 3.1 points and 2.8
rebounds in 11.5 minutes a
game ... Played in 27 games, all off the bench ... Posted a .518 field goal
percentage and a .794 free throw mark ... Scored at least four points 12 times
and reached double figures twice ... Registered at least four rebounds on 10
occasions ... Netted a season-high 12 points against Baylor (Feb. 11) when
he was 6-for-6 from the free throw line ... Scored 10 points and grabbed six
rebounds in win at Oklahoma State (Feb. 8) ... Pulled down a season-high
nine rebounds (four offensive) in win at Tulsa (Nov. 30) ... Grabbed eight
boards versus Belmont (Nov. 26), seven against Binghamton (Nov. 23) and
six three times in conference play.
325
Griffin’s bench press max –– the highest
on the team. He also boasts a 38-inch
vertical leap.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2005 Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year ... A first-team AllState selection as a senior and The Oklahoman’s Little All-City Player of the
Year ... Ranked as the 141st best high school senior in the country by Rivals.
com ... Averaged 18.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.3 blocked
shots per game as a senior ... Led teams to 3A state titles his junior (29-0
record) and senior (24-2) seasons and was named state tournament MVP
both years ... A two-time Central Oklahoma Conference MVP ... As a junior
averaged 15.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per contest while shooting .612 from the field and .771 from the foul line ... Recorded career highs of
28 points (versus U.S. Grant as a senior) and 22 rebounds (against Meeker
as a junior) ... Posted a quadruple-double against Millwood as a senior (22
points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks).
PERSONAL
Born April 18, 1986, in Oklahoma City, Okla.. ... Parents are Tommy and
Gail Griffin ... Chose Oklahoma over Charlotte, Marquette, Oklahoma State,
Stanford and Washington State ... Major is pre-med ... Wants to study sports
medicine.
GRIFFIN’S CAREER STATS
Year
2005-06
Career
14
G-GS Min.-Avg.
27-0 310-11.5
27-0 310-11.5
FG-GA
29-56
29-56
Pct.
.518
.518
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
3G-GA Pct.
0-2 .000
0-2 .000
FT-FTA
27-34
27-34
Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A
.794
29-46-75 2.8 49-1 13
.794
29-46-75 2.8 49-1 13
TO
20
20
B
8
8
S Pts.-Avg.
16
85-3.1
16
85-3.1
20
AUSTIN JOHNSON*
6-3, 160, Sophomore, Guard
Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS)
OVERVIEW
A lanky guard who can play
anywhere on the perimeter ...
Battled an ankle injury all of
his freshman season ... A deceptively explosive athlete ...
Possesses excellent passing
skills ... Scores in a multitude
of ways from a variety of spots
on the court ... A noted 3-point
shooter in high school who
also likes to attack the hoop
... A great leaper who dunks
with ease.
CAREER HIGHS
2005-06
54
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Averaged 3.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 17.8
minutes per game ... Missed
five games due to a sprained ankle sustained Nov. 5 in team’s first exhibition
game .... Made 13 starts on the year (including 10 in Big 12 play and OU’s
lone Big 12 Tournament game) ... Scored in double figures four times ... Recorded a 12-point game against Nebraska (March 10) in Big 12 Tournament
in which he made a career-high four 3-pointers on six attempts ... Registered
a season-high 14 points, five rebounds and three steals in home win over
Alabama (Dec. 31) ... Scored 10 points in home games against Missouri
(Jan. 10) and Texas Tech (Jan. 21) ... Handed out a season-high four assists
on four occasions (including regular season finale at Texas) ... Pulled down a
season-high six rebounds against Missouri ... Recorded eight blocked shots
and 21 steals on the year.
Minutes .....................................................................34 vs. Missouri (1/10/06)
Points..................................................................... 14 vs. Alabama (12/31/05)
Field Goals ............................................................................... 4 (three times)
3-Point FGs ..............................................................4 vs. Nebraska (3/10/06)
Free Throws ............................................................ 4 vs. Alabama (12/31/05)
Rebounds ...................................................................6 vs. Missouri (1/10/06)
Assists ........................................................................................ 4 (four times)
Turnovers ...........................................................................................5 (twice)
Blocks ...............................................................2 vs. Oklahoma State (2/8/06)
Steals ..................................................................................................3 (twice)
The percentage of Johnson’s games he
started as a freshman (13 starts in 24 outings) despite playing with an injured ankle
all year. His season high of 14 points
came in a home win over Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time Texas Association of Basketball Coaches First-Team All-State selection ... Three-time District 3-4A Player of the Year ... Rated as the nation’s
53rd best high school senior by Rivals.com in spring 2005 ... Averaged 21.4
points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.6 steals as a senior ... Shot .519 from
the field and .747 from the foul line ... Led Palo Duro HS to a 29-4 record
and the school’s first state tournament berth in 44 years (lost in semifinals) ...
Team averaged 91.2 points per game ... As a junior averaged 27.2 points, 7.7
rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.9 steals ... Shot .533 from the field, .376 from 3point range and .799 from the free throw line in 2003-04 ... Scored at least 40
points five times as a junior when he was a first-team All-State selection and
the Amarillo Area MVP ... Netted a career-high 44 points twice ... Led team
to 35-2 record his junior year (most wins by a team in Amarillo city history) ...
Averaged 23.6 points per game as a sophomore ... Recorded a quadrupledouble Jan. 10, 2003, as a sophomore against Plainview (24 points, 13
rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals) ... Eight days earlier was 10-for-13 from
3-point range against Pampa and netted 38 points (23 in first quarter) ... Finished career as leading scorer in Amarillo city history (2,602 points) ... Played
on varsity all four years and teams finished 116-22 ... Coached by Jeff Evans.
PERSONAL
Nickname is “A.J.” ... Born April 22, 1987, in San Antonio, Texas ... Parents
are A.J. and Kathy Johnson ... Father played basketball at Northwestern
Oklahoma State University and was 1982 district player of the year ... Also
considered attending Southern California, Texas A&M and Texas Tech ...
Major is undecided.
JOHNSON’S CAREER STATS
Year
2005-06
Career
G-GS
24-13
24-13
Min.-Avg.
427-17.8
427-17.8
FG-GA
25-96
25-96
Pct.
.260
.260
3G-GA Pct.
14-55 .255
14-55 .255
FT-FTA
11-19
11-19
Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A
.579
13-36-49 2.0 32-0 45
.579
13-36-49 2.0 32-0 45
TO
38
B
8
S Pts.-Avg.
21
75-3.1
38
8
21
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
75-3.1
15
KEITH CLARK
TONY CROCKER
6-8, 245, Freshman, Forward
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City School)
6-5, 187, Freshman, Guard
San Antonio, Texas (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
00
5
A versatile big man who can play just about anywhere on the court ... Considered an all-around talent ... Can score inside or out ... A noted ball handler
who played point guard at times in high school ... An imposing defensive
figure in the paint who excels at rebounding and blocking shots.
Regarded as a complete player ... Expected to see major court time as a
freshman ... Possesses tremendous athletic ability and endurance ... An
excellent finisher around the rim ... Can score inside and out ... Boasts one of
the best vertical leaps on the team ... An excellent defender on the perimeter.
HIGH SCHOOL
PREP SCHOOL
Ranked as the nation’s No. 57 overall player by Rivals.com and No. 78 player
by Scout.com ... Rated as the country’s No. 14 power forward by Rivals.com
and the No. 17 small forward by Scout.com ... Named the 2006 Big All-City
Player of the Year by The Oklahoman ... Averaged 14.4 points, 8.3 rebounds
and 8.5 assists per game as a senior ... Added 41 blocks and 40 steals in
leading team to 2006 Class 6A state title ... Scored a game-high 22 points
and added 10 rebounds in Oklahoma-Texas Faith 7 All-Star Game in June
2006 (named Oklahoma MVP) ... Averaged 14.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.9
assists as a junior when he was a First-Team All-Metro Athletic Conference
selection and a Class 6A State Tournament All-Tournament Team pick ...
Coached by A.D. Burtschi ... Attended Midwest City High School as a freshman and sophomore ... Coached at Midwest City by Rodney Dindy.
PERSONAL
Born July 16, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Okla.. ... Parents are Keith Clark and
Tamara Rickey ... Chose Oklahoma over Charlotte, Kansas, Texas and Texas
Tech ... Major is undecided.
Rated as the No. 80 overall player in the class of 2006 by Rivals.com and
ranked as the country’s 18th-best shooting guard by Rivals and Scout.com
... Rated as the 25th-best post-graduate prep school player in the country
by HoopScoopOnline.com ... Averaged 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0
assists per game for The Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C. ... Helped team to
a 34-3 record and a No. 3 national prep school ranking despite being limited
to 10 games due to injury ... Coached by Chris Chaney.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas, his final three years
after attending Taft High School as a freshman ... A 2005 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches First-Team 5A All-State selection ... Named the
2005 San Antonio Player of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News ...
Averaged 22.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior ...
Scored a career-high 44 points against Austin Bowie HS his senior season ...
Earned all-city and all-district honors as a junior ... Recorded a triple-double
as a junior against San Antonio Madison HS (21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists) ... Coached by Jay Keller at Warren HS and by Mike Carillo at Taft HS.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 17, 1987, in Lawton, Okla. ... Lived in Lawton through middle
school and then moved to San Antonio ... Mother is Kaye Crocker ... Major is
undecided.
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
BEAU GERBER
BOBBY MAZE
6-7, 204, Freshman, Forward
Winfield, Kan. (Winfield High School)
6-2, 175, Freshman, Guard
Washington, D.C. (The Patterson [N.C.] School)
45
3
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
One of two walk-ons on the team (Kellen Sampson is the other) ... Played
center in high school ... A blue-collar player who spends most of his time in
the paint ... Can step out to shoot the mid-range jumper ... A good rebounder
... Boasts a strong understanding of the game.
An extremely fast guard who will challenge for a starting spot at the point ...
Can also play the 2-guard spot .... Is lightning quick with the ball ... Excels at
pushing the ball up the court and getting past defenders ... Good at penetrating and finding open teammates ... A very good scorer who possesses a solid
perimeter shot ... Quick feet could allow him to become a great defender.
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 30, 1987, in Wichita, Kan. ... Parents are Dennis and Lynn Gerber
... Chose Oklahoma over Kansas State and Dartmouth ... Plans to major in
mechanical engineering ... Posted a 3.94 GPA in high school and scored a
32 on the ACT.
PREP SCHOOL
Rated as the No. 135 overall player in the 2006 recruiting class by Rivals.
com and the 36th-best shooting guard ... Ranked as the nation’s No. 39 postgraduate prep school player by HoopScoopOnline.com ... Averaged 14.0
points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals a game at The Patterson School in Lenoir,
N.C. ... Helped team to a 34-3 record and a No. 3 national prep school ranking ... Coached by Chris Chaney.
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 20.3 points per game as a senior at Suitland High School in Forestville, Md. ... Earned all-county honors.
PERSONAL
Born July 23, 1986, in Washington, D.C. ... Parents are Renee Moten and
Bobby Maze ... Chose Oklahoma over Wake Forest ... Plans to major in
communications.
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
17
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Earned first-team Class 5A All-State honors as a senior and second-team
acclaim as a junior ... Averaged 16.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocked
shots per game as a senior ... Posted career highs of 29 points and 17
rebounds versus Liberal HS his senior season ... Team finished 13-9 last year
... Led Winfield to state tournament each of his last two seasons ... Member
of Principal’s Honor Roll ... Coached by Rod Fields.
JEFF CAPEL
Head Coach
First season at Oklahoma
79-41 (.658) in four seasons overall
R
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
ecognized as
a rising star in
the collegiate
basketball ranks,
Jeff Capel was named the
12th men’s basketball head
coach at Oklahoma on April
11, 2006.
At 31, Capel, who compiled
a 79-41 (.658) record over
the last four years as head
coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, was
the second-youngest men’s
basketball coach in NCAA
Division I during the 2005-06
season. His squads posted
a 50-22 (.694) combined record in Colonial Athletic Association play and
a 47-11 overall home record for a staunch .811 winning percentage.
“As promised, our search process was thorough, exhaustive and inclusive,” said OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. “Our research on each
and every candidate included facts, opinions, observations and, in some
cases, direct experiences with those under consideration. If the process,
plan and goals are sound, it’s exciting and gratifying to see the rising star
it can produce. We are fully confident that Jeff Capel will successfully
usher in another exciting era of Sooner Basketball and instill the same
confidence and passion in his current and future players, as well as
Oklahoma fans everywhere.
“We welcome Jeff and his wife Kanika (pronounced “kuh-NEE-kuh”) to
our Sooner family. We intend to continue on our journey in pursuit of
championships but with the same class, dignity and toughness that has
defined our program.”
Said OU President David Boren, “I commend Joe Castiglione on an
extremely thorough and comprehensive search which he has conducted.
It was the consensus of several of the most knowledgeable experts on
college basketball in the country that Jeff Capel is one of the two or three
most promising rising stars in collegiate coaching in the United States.
As a coach and as a person, he meets the highest standards of excellence and integrity, which are the hallmarks of our university.”
In 2003-04, Virginia Commonwealth’s Colonial Athletic Association
Tournament championship game victory over George Mason catapulted
the Rams to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. The
Rams lost in the first round to Wake Forest, but not before putting a
major scare into the fourth-seeded Demon Deacons, 79-78. Capel’s
2004-05 squad, which finished 19-13, competed in the National Invitation
Tournament, marking just the third time in program history that VCU
made consecutive postseason appearances.
The Rams won at least 18 games each of Capel’s four seasons at
Virginia Commonwealth with the 2003-04 squad registering a Capel-erabest 23-8 record. His first team finished 18-10 in 2002-03 as Capel tied
a school record for wins by a first-year head coach. This past season,
VCU finished 19-10 overall and 11-7 in league play.
Last summer, Capel served as an assistant coach on the gold-medalwinning USA Men’s World University Games Team that finished 8-0
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in Turkey in August. Villanova’s Jay Wright was the head coach while
Seton Hall’s Bobby Gonzalez served as the other assistant. The squad
featured, among others, Midwest City (Okla.) High School and Duke
University standout Shelden Williams.
“I’m extremely excited for the opportunity to be the head coach of one of
the best programs in all of college basketball,” said Capel. “I’m honored
that Joe Castiglione and President Boren have entrusted me to be the
leader of the OU men’s basketball program and I’m eager to start working with our student-athletes.
“I’m a young head coach who feels his age is a benefit, not a detriment.
I have an energy and a passion for what I do, and I’m prepared for this
job. I’ve always felt honored to be called a coach. I cherish the opportunity I have to impact young men.”
Continued Capel, “We have outstanding resources and administrative
support at Oklahoma and I look forward to contending for Big 12 and
national championships.”
Capel began his coaching career as an assistant at Old Dominion
University in 2000 before moving to VCU as an assistant for the 2001-02
season. In 2002, he became the youngest NCAA Division I head coach
at age 27.
A four-year starter for Hall-of-Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke from
the 1993-94 through 1996-97 campaigns, Capel earned Atlantic Coast
Conference honors each of his seasons in Durham. The guard, who
wore No. 5, averaged 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7
3-pointers during his career. He ranks 22nd in career scoring at Duke
(1,601 points), 16th in minutes played (3,774), sixth in 3-pointers (220),
seventh in 3-point attempts (553), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.398) and 10th in assists (433).
Capel started 28 games as a freshman for a Duke squad that lost to Arkansas in the 1994 national championship game, 76-72. He led the Blue
Devils in scoring as a junior (16.6 ppg) and helped Duke to a No. 8 final
AP ranking as a senior. He averaged 26.5 points over Duke’s two NCAA
Tournament games his final year, the same season he was named an
Academic All-ACC selection.
Responsible for one of the most memorable shots in college basketball
history, Capel nailed a running, buzzer-beating 30-footer to force doubleovertime against rival North Carolina in a 1995 home game. The contest
ranked No. 1 on the list of 25 Greatest Moments in ESPN Basketball
History and the play was nominated for an ESPY award.
Following graduation in 1997, Capel played professionally for two years.
He spent the 1997-98 season playing for the Continental Basketball
Association’s Grand Rapids Hoops. In 1999-00, he played in France
before returning to Grand Rapids.
A standout prep performer, Capel was named the 1993 North Carolina
High School Player of the Year after averaging 23.8 points, 5.1 rebounds
and 7.7 assists for 31-1 state champion Fayetteville South View. He
set school career records for points (2,066), rebounds (668) and assists
(663).
Capel boasts a strong basketball pedigree. His father, Jeff Capel Jr.,
was an eight-year Division I head coach at Old Dominion (seven years)
and North Carolina A&T (one year), and currently serves as an assistant
coach for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats franchise.
Capel’s younger brother, Jason, was a four-year starter at North Carolina
who averaged 12.1 points during the 1998-99 through 2001-02 seasons.
Jason Capel helped the Tar Heels to the 2000 Final Four.
Capel, who graduated from Duke with a bachelor of arts degree in history, and his wife, Kanika, wed in 2003.
THE WORD ON CAPEL...
“Jeff is an outstanding young coach. He’s proven that at Virginia Commonwealth and I am confident that he will do a terrific job at Oklahoma,
as well. He and his wife are an amazing couple who will represent the
University of Oklahoma with dignity and class. Jeff is one of the best
communicators I’ve known and he will continue the quality tradition of
basketball there by building a program suited for long-term success.”
– Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski
“What a great hire for OU. Jeff Capel is quite simply a natural. He has
been around the game his whole life and has certainly proven himself as
one of the special young coaches in the business. He’s the kind of guy
you want your son to play for. I’m excited for him and his new challenge
at Oklahoma.”
– Notre Dame head coach and former Duke assistant coach Mike Brey
“Jeff Capel is a rising star in the coaching world. He’s mature beyond his
years and grew up around the game. He knows how to teach the game,
but he also knows how players want to play it. Jeff brings integrity and
knowledge to the process and has a very bright future at Oklahoma. I
think the world of him. He’s young chronologically, but not upstairs.”
“Jeff Capel is a rising star in the coaching profession. He gained valuable
experience playing at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski, as well as coaching
at the World University Games and at Virginia Commonwealth. He will
do a good job for the Sooners. Joe Castiglione is a PTPer among athletic
directors and he has done his homework to find a replacement for Kelvin
Sampson.”
– ESPN anlayst Jay Bilas
– ESPN analyst Dick Vitale
THE JEFF CAPEL FILE
HEAD COACHING HISTORY
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• 79-41 (.658) record at Virginia Commonwealth the last four years
• 50-22 (.694) Colonial Athletic Association record
Year
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Totals
Overall
18-10
23-8
19-13
19-10
79-41
CAA
12-6
14-4
13-5
11-7
50-22
Home
12-3
12-2
11-4
12-2
47-11
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
NIT
ASSISTANT COACHING HISTORY
• 2000-01: Assistant coach at Old Dominion
• 2001-02: Assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth
• Summer 2005: Assistant coach for gold-medal-winning USA Men’s
World University Games Team
PLAYING HISTORY
• Four-year starter at Duke University (1994-97)
• Two-year professional career in CBA and France
COLLEGIATE PLAYING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Averaged 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 3-pointers
in 129 career games (106 starts)
• Averaged a team-high 16.6 points as a junior in 1995-96 (thirdteam All-ACC selection)
• Played in 1994 national championship game as a freshman (lost to
Arkansas, 76-72)
• Named Academic All-ACC as a senior in 1996-97
EDUCATION
• Fayetteville (N.C.) South View High School, 1993
• Bachelor of arts degree in history, Duke, 1997
FAMILY
• Married wife, Kanika, in 2003
PERSONAL
• Born Feb. 12, 1975, in Fayetteville, N.C.
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ROD BARNES
BEN BETTS
Rod Barnes, former head coach
at Mississippi and the 2001
Naismith National Coach of the
Year, is in his first season as an
assistant at Oklahoma.
The head coach at South Carolina State the past three years,
Ben Betts resigned his position
to be reunited with Jeff Capel.
Assistant Coach
First season at Oklahoma
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Standing second on Ole Miss’
career victories list and first
in career winning percentage
among coaches with a tenure
of at least seven years, Barnes
compiled a 141-109 (.564)
record at the school and guided
the Rebels to four postseason
berths.
Ole Miss made three NCAA
Tournament appearances during
Barnes’ tenure, including the
school’s only Sweet 16 trip during the 2000-01 season when it won a schoolrecord 27 games. The Rebels finished that campaign ranked No. 9 in the
USA Today coaches poll and No. 14 in the AP version.
In addition to being named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2001, Barnes
picked up the same recognition from CollegeInsider.com that season.
A 1988 Ole Miss graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in business
management, the 40-year-old Barnes served as an assistant coach at his
alma mater under Rob Evans from 1993-98 before taking over head coaching
duties.
Barnes was a main component in the Rebels’ initial rise during the Evans era.
Ole Miss won two SEC Western Division titles, posted consecutive 20-win
seasons and advanced to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 1997 and
1998. The SEC Western Division crowns were the first ever regular season
titles in the school’s basketball history and the consecutive 20-win campaigns
were Ole Miss’ first since the 1930s.
As a player, Barnes earned honorable mention All-America acclaim from The
Sporting News his senior year at Ole Miss and is the only person in SEC history to claim both All-SEC and SEC Coach of the Year honors. He averaged
19 points a game as a senior and became the first player in school history to
amass 500 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in a season. As a player,
assistant and head coach, Barnes spent 17 seasons at Ole Miss.
A three-time All-State performer at Bentonia High School in Mississippi,
Barnes led his school to the Class BB basketball state title in 1982 and the
Class B championship in 1983.
Barnes and his wife, Bridgett, have three sons (Brandon, Bray and Corey).
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Assistant Coach
First season at Oklahoma
An assistant coach under Capel
at VCU during the 2002-03 season when the Rams went 18-10
overall and 12-6 in the Colonial
Athletic Association, Betts, 37,
guided his three South Carolina
State teams to a combined 51-39
(.567) overall record and a 36-18
(.667) Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference mark. All three of his
squads made conference tournament semifinals appearances.
His first SCSU squad finished
18-11 and won the 2004 MEAC regular season title. The Bulldogs posted a
19-12 record in 2004-05 and notched a 20-point win over Big Ten member
Penn State and a 10-point victory over the ACC’s Miami (Fla.). Last year
they finished 14-16.
Prior to his one-year stint at VCU, Betts spent five seasons (1998-2003) as
an assistant coach at College of Charleston under John Kresse where he
helped the Cougars to a 119-31 (.793) record and a 64-16 (.800) conference
mark. College of Charleston made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998
and 1999 and won conference or division crowns each of his five years there.
A win over third-ranked North Carolina highlighted a 1998-99 campaign that
saw the Cougars go 28-3 overall and 16-0 in the Southern Conference. They
finished the year ranked No. 16 in the AP poll.
Before his College of Charleston term, Betts spent eight seasons (199097) as an assistant at South Carolina State under longtime head coach Cy
Alexander. Included was a stint as interim head coach from February to
October in 1995.
During his initial tenure at SCSU, the Bulldogs posted five winning seasons,
including a 22-8 record in 1995-96 when the squad tied for the MEAC regular
season title, won the conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA
Tournament.
Betts, a Madison Heights, Va., native, graduated with a bachelor of science
degree in physical education from Roanoke College in 1990. As a player, he
was a four-year letterwinner at Roanoke and led the Maroons to the NCAA
Division III playoffs in the 1986-87 season.
Betts earned a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from South
Carolina State in 1997.
MARK CLINE
BRYAN GOODMAN
No stranger to Jeff Capel, Mark
Cline was the head coach’s first
hire upon arriving at OU. Cline
served as an assistant coach for
Virginia Commonwealth under
Capel.
Bryan Goodman, a Choctaw
(Okla.) High School graduate
who spent the last six years as
an assistant coach at Bucknell, is
in his first year as OU’s director
of basketball operations.
The 41-year-old Williamson,
W. Va., native helped VCU
compile a 61-31 (.663) record
over the past three seasons that
included an NCAA Tournament
trip in 2003-04, his first season in
Richmond.
Goodman helped the Bison to a
105-76 (.580) overall record over
the past six seasons, including
a 52-30 (.634) Patriot League
mark. Bucknell posted combined
50-15 (.769) overall and 24-4
(.857) conference records over
the past two years, advancing to
the second round of the NCAA
Tournament each season. In
2005, No. 14 seed Bucknell
downed No. 3 seed Kansas, 64-63, in Oklahoma City. In March 2006, the
ninth-seeded Bison eliminated eighth-seeded Arkansas, 59-55, in Dallas.
They finished the 2005-06 campaign with a 27-5 record and went 14-0 in
Patriot League play.
Assistant Coach
First season at Oklahoma
He transitioned with Capel, Jr., to North Carolina A&T for the 1993-94
season, a year that saw the Aggies claim the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association
championship and make an NCAA Tournament appearance. Cline followed
Capel, Jr., to Old Dominion where he spent five seasons with the Monarchs.
He helped ODU reach the NCAA Tournament in 1995 and 1997. In 1999,
the Monarchs tied a school record for wins with 25 and were rewarded with
an NIT bid.
After his stint at Old Dominion, Cline served four years (1999-2003) as an
assistant and associate head coach at Virginia Tech.
Cline enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Wake Forest over the 198384 through 1986-87 seasons (the same span as Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues)
and was a three-year starter. He finished his career with 1,202 points to
rank 17th on Wake’s all-time list. He averaged double figures over his final
three seasons and served as a co-captain the last two. The Demon Deacons
advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight his freshman season.
The two-time West Virginia High School Player of the Year who earned
McDonald’s, Parade and Street & Smith’s high school All-America honors,
shot .414 from 3-point range during his collegiate career.
Goodman got acquainted with OU head coach (and then-head coach at
Virginia Commonwealth) Jeff Capel in August 2005 in Turkey. Goodman was
serving as a liaison for the USA Basketball World University Games Team
that Capel was helping coach to an 8-0 record and a gold medal. Goodman’s
mother lives in Turkey. Capel and Goodman developed a friendship and kept
in touch with each other following the Games.
Prior to joining the Bison’s staff, Goodman worked for two seasons at
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, about 12 miles south of Bucknell’s
campus.
Goodman graduated from Barat College in Lake Forest, Ill., in 1996 with a
degree in interdisciplinary social science. He earned a master’s degree in
history from DePaul University in 1998 before returning to Barat as an assistant coach for two years. Goodman lettered three times as a point guard
at Barat and served as a team captain his final two seasons. He was an
Academic All-American as a senior.
Goodman, who was born in Ankara, Turkey, and his wife, Amy, have three
children -- Grace, Reece and Clark -- all born in January 2006.
Cline, who graduated from Wake Forest in 1988, has a wife, Nancy, and a
four-year-old daughter, Layla.
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Cline’s relationship with the
Capel family dates back to his
days as an assistant coach at
Fayetteville State (1989-93)
where he served under Capel’s father, Jeff Capel, Jr. Cline helped convert
the Broncos from a team that finished at the bottom of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s Southern Division to one of the top programs
in the league. He also served as the men’s golf head coach at Fayetteville
State and was named CIAA Golf Coach of the Year twice.
Director of Basketball Operations
First season at Oklahoma
2005-06 REVIEW NOTES
SOONERS WIN 20 GAMES AGAIN
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Oklahoma posted a 20-9 record in 2005-06 and went 11-5 in the Big 12 for
a third-place finish. OU, which was ranked in the AP’s top 25 all season,
reached the 20-win plateau for the ninth straight year. Following is a list of
notes and accomplishments from the 2005-06 campaign.
The 20-win season marked the 10th of the 12-year Kelvin Sampson era.
The Sooners reached 11 wins in Big 12 play for the eighth time in the last
nine seasons.
OU ranked No. 4 nationally with its +8.9 rebounding margin.
Oklahoma won four straight games, all by one point, in late February.
Based on polling of the country’s media relations directors, it is believed to
be the first time a current Division I school ever accomplished the feat. OU
played in seven one-point games and won five of them.
Terrell Everett averaged 6.9 assists per game to lead the Big 12 and rank
third in the nation.
Michael Neal set a Big 12 record by averaging 3.9 3-point makes per
league contest (the old record of 3.8 was set by OU’s Nate Erdmann in
1997).
Taj Gray finished his career ranked No. 3 in OU history in field goal
percentage (.562), No. 6 in blocks (104) and blocks per game (1.7) and 10th
in rebounds per game (8.0).
Kevin Bookout finished his career ranked No. 2 in school history in field
goal percentage (.574), No. 14 in rebounds (682) and No. 26 in points
(1,108).
Bookout earned third-team Academic All-America honors.
The Stroud, Okla., native finished his career ranked second in school history
with his .574 field goal percentage (Wayman Tisdale holds the school record
with a .578 mark), 14th in rebounds (682) and 26th in points (1,108).
NEAL NAMED BIG 12’S TOP NEWCOMER
Junior guard Michael Neal, a transfer from Lon Morris Junior College,
was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after averaging 12.4 points, 2.6
rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.4 minutes a game. Neal shot .424
from 3-point range on the season and led the Big 12 (conference games) with
his .495 3-point mark and his 3.9 treys per contest. He broke the old Big 12
record of 3.8 treys per league game set by OU’s Nate Erdmann in 1997.
Oklahoma’s leading scorer in Big 12 games (14.8 ppg), Neal made at least
four treys in eight of the team’s final 15 outings. OU’s sixth man the majority
of the season, he started the last eight games and averaged 14.0 points and
3.6 treys over the stretch. Included in those eight games were back-to-back
efforts of 26 points at Colorado (seven treys) and a career-high 29 points
against Iowa State (eight treys). Neal missed OU’s first two league games
with a strained groin (the Sooners lost both by a combined three points).
Neal made at least one 3-pointer in all 27 of his games, at least two in 22
contests, at least four in 11 outings and at least five in six games. He canned
26 3-pointers over a four-game span (6.5 average) from mid to late February
(six versus Baylor, seven at Colorado, eight versus Iowa State and five at
Texas Tech).
ACADEMIC HONORS
Oklahoma made its 25th consecutive postseason appearance last year (20
NCAA and five NIT), good for the longest current streak among Division
I programs. The last time OU did not compete in the postseason was in
1980-81. The Sooners competed in the NCAA Tournament 11 times in Kelvin
Sampson’s 12 seasons.
Kevin Bookout earned the fourth Academic All-America honor in OU men’s
basketball history when he garnered third-team acclaim on March 1. The
award was sponsored by the College Sports Information Directors of America
and ESPN The Magazine. Bookout, a human relations major with a 3.3
cumulative grade-point average, also earned first-team Academic All-Big 12
honors along with teammate Nate Carter. It was the second consecutive
first-team league academic honor for Bookout and the first for Carter, a junior.
GRAY, EVERETT NAMED SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG 12
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT REVIEW
OU BOASTS NATION’S LONGEST POSTSEASON STREAK
Taj Gray, the Big 12’s Preseason Player of the Year, earned second-team
All-Big 12 honors after leading the Sooners in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding
(7.7 rpg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg). The Big 12 Preseason Player of the
Year also shot .569 from the field to rank third in the league. Gray, who was
also named to the league’s all-defensive team, averaged 2.1 rejections over
the final nine games. The senior forward also shot .500 or better from the
field in 24 of the team’s 29 contests.
Terrell Everett, a senior guard who ranked third in the nation with his 6.9
assists average (he averaged 8.9 over the final nine games), also earned
second-team All-Big 12 accolades. In addition to his assists average, which
was the fourth-highest in school history, Everett contributed 12.7 points,
3.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. He scored in double figures in 16
of OU’s last 18 games and racked up 21 points, 11 assists and three steals
in the team’s NCAA Tournament contest. In league play, Everett averaged
13.7 points, 3.9 boards, a Big 12-best 6.9 assists and 1.9 steals. He led OU
in assists in 24 of 29 games this season and in 47 of his 61 career outings,
despite not being recruited as a point guard. His career-high 15 assists
against Baylor on Feb. 11 were the most by a Sooner in eight seasons and
three off the school record.
THE BOOK CLOSES ON A SOLID CAREER
Senior forward Kevin Bookout concluded his injury-plagued career as an
honorable mention All-Big 12 selection after averaging 11.2 points and 6.9
rebounds a game. He also shot .563 from the field and ranked second on the
squad by averaging 31.6 minutes per contest.
Bookout, who had right elbow surgery on Sept. 15 to reposition a displaced
ulnar nerve, played the last 14 games of the year with a fractured navicular
bone in his left wrist. He sustained the injury Jan. 21 against Texas Tech and
it had a noticeable effect on his play the next couple of games. Per usual,
Bookout persevered and averaged 10.1 points and 5.9 boards over the final
14 outings.
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No. 3 seed Oklahoma lost to No. 6 seed Nebraska in the quarterfinals,
69-63, marking the first year since 1999 that the Sooners failed to win at least
one Big 12 Tournament game.
OU had advanced to the Big 12 Tournament title game each of the four
previous times it was the No. 3 seed.
Terrell Everett posted team highs of 14 points and nine assists despite
missing eight minutes due to foul trouble.
Oklahoma was 11-for-24 from 3-point range (.458) against Nebraska but
just 12-for-34 from two-point territory (.353). Its 11 treys tied as the second
most of the season.
Kevin Bookout’s two assists versus Nebraska matched his season total
entering the game.
OU started the game with an 11-2 rebounding margin but was outboarded
34-19 the rest of the way.
Austin Johnson’s four 3-pointers were twice as many as his previous
career high of two. His 12 points were two shy of his career high.
NCAA TOURNAMENT REVIEW
No. 6 seed Oklahoma lost to No. 11 seed UW-Milwaukee, 82-74, in firstround play in Jacksonville, Fla., as part of the Minneapolis Regional.
The Sooners never led, but had four possessions to do so early in the
second half.
Terrell Everett led OU with 21 points, 11 assists and three steals while
David Godbold tied a career high with 15 points and matched a season high
with seven rebounds.
Kevin Bookout had 14 points and eight rebounds while Taj Gray contributed 13 and eight.
Oklahoma outshot (.525 to .455) and outrebounded (35-32) the Panthers
but commited six more turnovers.
UW-Milwaukee was 26-for-32 (.813) from the free throw line while OU was
5-for-8 (.625).
2005-06 REVIEW NOTES
POINT TAKEN
Seven of Oklahoma’s games last year (all in Big 12 play) were decided by
one point (the Sooners were 5-2 in those contests). Prior to the regular season finale at Texas, OU played four straight one-point games and won each
of them. Based on polling of the nation’s men’s basketball media relations
directors, it is believed to be the first time that any Division I school ever won
four consecutive games by one point each. Here are more notes about OU’s
one-point games last season...
OU participated in seven of the nine Big 12 league contests that were
decided by one point.
The seven one-point decisions were the most in single-season school
history, as were the five victories. Oklahoma played five one-point games
in 1955-56 and 1979-80 and won three one-point decisions in five different
seasons (1944-45, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1997-98 and 1998-99).
Last year marked just the second time a current Big 12 program has had
four straight games decided by one point. In 1925-26, Oklahoma State
played four consecutive one-point games (it won the first three).
The record for one-point games in a season by a current Big 12 school is
eight by Texas A&M in 1968-69 (it finished with a 6-2 record).
Kelvin Sampson improved to 16-4 at Oklahoma in one-point games.
Lloyd Noble Center has been overly kind to the Sooners, as they have won
31 of the last 33 games and 79 of the last 85 in the building. Oklahoma
finished 14-1 at home last year after also going 14-1 in 2004-05. It was 16122 (.880) at Lloyd Noble in Kelvin Sampson’s 12 years as head coach. OU is
398-65 (.860) in the building since it opened prior to the 1975-76 campaign.
The Sooners have posted home winning streaks of 51 games (1987-90) and
37 games (2001-03). The 37-game streak is a Big 12 Conference record.
HOME COURT NON-CONFERENCE RULE
The Sooners have won 46 straight non-conference home games and 54 of
their last 55. The 46 consecutive home non-conference wins gives them the
longest current streak in the country (tied with Illinois). Cincinnati is the last
non-conference opponent to hand OU a loss inside Lloyd Noble Center, a
72-57 outcome on Dec. 22, 1999. Oklahoma posted an 83-5 (.943) home
non-conference record under 12-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. Besides
Cincinnati, the four non-league teams to beat a Sampson-coached OU team
in Norman were Texas Tech (81-69 on Nov. 29, 1995 [pre-Big 12]), Mississippi State (76-71 on Feb. 10, 1996), Memphis (80-78 on Dec. 13, 1997) and
Murray State (68-64 on Nov. 28, 1998).
Trailing OU and Illinois in consecutive home non-conference wins are Duke
(41), Utah State (37), Sam Houston State (28) and Tennessee-Martin (28).
WINTER WARMTH
Oklahoma endured below-average 3-point shooting over its first 13 games
but turned up the heat in its final 16 outings. In their first 13 contests, the
Sooners shot .294 from beyond the arc and averaged 5.0 treys. Over the last
16 games, however, OU shot .413 from long range and averaged 6.8 makes.
Michael Neal made 57 treys on 119 attempts (.479) during the stretch. The
Sooners shot .400 or better from 3-point range in 10 of the season’s final 14
contests.
PREACHING PROTECTION
Dating back to the start of the 2003-04 season, Oklahoma has committed
more turnovers than its opponent just 29 times in 93 games (31 percent of
the time). OU finished 14-1 last year and 20-2 in 2004-05 when committing
fewer (or the same number of) turnovers than its foes.
MAKING THE GRADE
The 2005 fall semester was a productive one in the classroom for the Sooners. The squad posted a 3.14 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, setting a
single-semester record for the 12-year Kelvin Sampson era. Eight of the 12
team members recorded a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Each student-athlete posted
at least a 2.5 GPA.
Sophomore Michael Ott earned a team-high 3.75 GPA and was followed by
freshman Taylor Griffin (3.71), freshman Austin Johnson (3.63), senior Kevin
Bookout (3.50), junior Nate Carter (3.50), sophomore Kellen Sampson (3.40),
sophomore Longar Longar (3.00) and junior Michael Neal (3.00).
OKLAHOMA TIP INS
Michael Neal became the fourth OU player to be named Big 12 Newcomer
of the Year in the league’s 10 years. Taj Gray earned the honor in 2005,
guard Ebi Ere in 2002 and guard Corey Brewer in 1997.
Gray and Terrell Everett led all Big 12 seniors with their respective 14.2
and 12.7 scoring averages. Gray also led the league’s seniors with his 7.7
rebounds per game.
Dating back to the 2004-05 season, Oklahoma has outrebounded 30 of its
last 36 opponents.
Three of OU’s five Big 12 losses came by a combined four points.
The Sooners held leads of at least seven points in six of their nine losses
(10 points at Villanova, nine vs. West Virginia, 10 at Nebraska, seven against
Missouri, 16 at Kansas and eight at Colorado).
OU was 14-1 last year when committing fewer (or the same number of)
turnovers than its opponents. It was 6-8 when it committed more turnovers.
Kevin Bookout (.574) and Gray (.563) finished their careers ranked second
and third in OU history in field goal percentage.
Gray shot .500 or better from the field in 24 of 29 games while Bookout did
it 23 times. Gray shot .569 on the season and Bookout shot .563.
Bookout played in 108 career games and started 107 of them. As a freshman in 2003, he yielded to Jozsef Szendrei on Senior Day.
Everett ranked third nationally in assists (6.9 per game). He led OU in
assists in 24 of 29 outings this year and in 48 of his 62 career games.
Neal made at least two treys in 22 of his 27 games. In Big 12 play, he led
the conference with his 3.9 treys per game and his .495 3-point percentage.
Opponents shot .389 from 3-point range (OU ranked last in the Big 12 in
the category). In 2004-05, OU set a school record by allowing foes to shoot
just .292 from beyond the arc.
OU registered double-digit offensive boards in 27 of 29 games while foes
did it 14 times.
WINDOW WIPERS
Oklahoma outboarded its opponents 1,060-803 on the year and ranked fourth
in the nation with its +8.9 rebounding margin per game (Texas ranked first
at 10.6, Connecticut ranked second at 9.5 and College of Charleston third at
+9.0). Here are more board notes...
OU outrebounded 24 of its 29 opponents. Included were margins of 28
against Samford, 22 against Belmont and Alabama, 21 versus Texas Tech,
20 versus SMU, 18 against Binghamton, 17 versus Missouri, 16 versus Tulsa
and 15 against Texas Tech.
Oklahoma grabbed 420 offensive boards (14.5 per game) while its foes
secured just 259 (8.9).
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
HOME IS WHERE THE “W” IS
In 2004-05, OU registered 20 or more offensive rebounds twice in 33
games. The 2005-06 squad accomplished the feat four times with other
games of 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 15 and 15 offensive boards.
Taj Gray or Kevin Bookout led Oklahoma in rebounding in 28 of 29 games.
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06 RESULTS
Date
Opponent
Score
W/L
11/19
11/23
11/26
11/30
12/3
12/10
12/17
12/22
12/28
12/31
1/3
1/7
1/10
1/14
1/21
1/25
1/28
2/1
2/5
2/8
2/11
2/15
2/18
2/20
2/25
2/27
3/5
3/10
3/16
Samford
Binghamton
Belmont
at Tulsa
at Villanova (4)
Coppin State
Southern
vs. West Virginia #
Oral Roberts
Alabama
at SMU
at Nebraska
Missouri
at Texas A&M
Texas Tech
at Baylor
Texas (4)
Texas A&M
at Kansas
at Oklahoma State
Baylor
at Colorado
Iowa State
at Texas Tech
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
at Texas (6)
vs. Nebraska $
vs. UW-Milwaukee %
68-41
88-60
81-59
62-53
74-85
57-47
68-54
68-92
81-73
68-56
50-47
58-59
69-71
45-44
60-48
82-52
82-72
71-63
58-59
73-65
80-52
75-84
83-82
71-70
71-70
67-66
48-72
63-69
74-82
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
Attend.
10,375
11,102
11,123
8,555
6,500
11,479
11,446
17,522
12,545
12,745
6,857
10,442
11,050
9,539
12,044
5,217
12,908
11,618
16,300
13,611
11,931
7,845
11,959
8,424
12,389
12,362
15,386
18,892
13,772
Points Leader
Rebounds Leader
Assists Leader
Neal ...........................15
Godbold, Gray, Neal ..14
Everett .......................17
Everett .......................26
Gray ...........................22
Bookout......................19
Gray ...........................22
Gray ...........................31
Bookout......................24
Bookout......................18
Gray ...........................15
Bookout......................14
Gray ...........................19
Everett .......................15
Neal ...........................15
Everett, Gray..............16
Everett .......................25
Neal ...........................16
Everett .......................14
Everett .......................23
Neal ...........................18
Neal ...........................26
Neal ...........................29
Neal ...........................18
Gray ...........................23
Gray ...........................19
Gray ...........................10
Everett .......................14
Everett .......................21
Bookout .....................10
Gray ............................8
Gray ..........................14
Bookout .....................10
Gray ............................7
Bookout .......................7
Gray ..........................14
Gray ............................8
Bookout .....................10
Bookout .......................8
Gray ..........................10
Gray ..........................10
Bookout .......................8
Bookout .....................11
Gray ..........................10
Bookout, Gray .............7
Gray ............................8
Bookout, Everett..........7
Gray ..........................12
Griffin...........................6
Gray ............................9
Bookout .......................9
Gray ............................8
Gray ..........................13
Bookout, Carter ...........6
Gray ............................7
Gray ............................4
Bookout .......................8
Bookout, Gray .............8
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ........................ 8
Everett ........................ 9
Four players ................ 2
Everett ........................ 9
Everett ........................ 6
Everett ........................ 6
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ...................... 10
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ........................ 9
Everett ........................ 7
Johnson ...................... 4
Everett ........................ 8
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ........................ 8
Everett ........................ 6
Johnson ...................... 4
Everett ........................ 5
Everett ...................... 15
Everett ........................ 7
Everett .......................11
Everett ........................ 8
Everett ...................... 10
Neal ............................ 7
Johnson ...................... 4
Everett ........................ 9
Everett .......................11
Associated Press rankings in parentheses
# O’Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
$ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas)
% NCAA Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Record
All Games
Big 12 Games
Non-Conference Games
Overall
Home
Away
Neutral
20-9
11-6
9-3
14-1
7-1
7-0
6-5
4-4
2-1
0-3
0-1
0-2
Attendance Summary
Totals
Avg./Game
Home
Away
Neutral
177,076
108,676
50,186
11,805
9,880
16,729
Total
335,938
11,584
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
2005-06 STATISTICS
ALL GAMES
Player
G-GS
MIN-AVG
FG-FGA
PCT
3G-GA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
T. Gray
T. Everett
M. Neal*
K. Bookout
N. Carter*
D. Godbold*
T. Griffin*
A. Johnson*
L. Longar*
C. Walker*
K. Sampson*
M. Ott
TEAM
Oklahoma
Opponents
29-29
29-29
27-10
29-29
27-4
29-24
27-0
24-13
23-0
17-7
7-0
4-0
882-30.4
983-33.9
822-30.4
916-31.6
451-16.7
668-23.0
310-11.5
427-17.8
166-7.2
134-7.9
33-4.7
8-2.0
148-260
138-342
104-262
129-229
56-119
60-159
29-56
25-96
20-34
6-21
1-7
0-1
.569
.404
.397
.563
.471
.377
.518
.260
.588
.286
.143
.000
0-0
31-102
87-205
0-1
6-16
34-97
0-2
14-55
0-0
2-5
0-1
0-1
.000 115-162
.304
61-77
.424
39-46
.000 66-105
.375
45-56
.351
12-18
.000
27-34
.255
11-19
.000
8-20
.400
5-8
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
.710
.792
.848
.629
.804
.667
.794
.579
.400
.625
.000
.000
.451 174-485
.438 175-450
.359 389-545
.389 390-525
.714
.743
29
29
5800 716-1586
5800 641-1465
1st
2nd
Total
Oklahoma
Opponents
952
780
1043
1067
1995
1847
BIG 12 GAMES ONLY
Player
G-GS
MIN-AVG
FG-FGA
PCT
3G-GA
PCT
FT-FTA
PCT
M. Neal*
T. Everett
T. Gray
K. Bookout
D. Godbold*
N. Carter*
T. Griffin*
A. Johnson*
L. Longar*
K. Sampson*
C. Walker*
M. Ott
TEAM
Oklahoma
Opponents
14-6
16-16
16-16
16-16
16-16
14-0
15-0
15-10
13-0
3-0
6-0
1-0
426-30.4
546-34.1
497-31.1
506-31.6
408-25.5
229-16.4
184-12.3
261-17.4
91-7.0
14-4.7
33-5.5
5-5.0
65-133
81-192
79-147
63-124
34-89
28-52
17-35
13-57
12-19
1-5
1-6
0-0
.489
.422
.537
.508
.382
.538
.486
.228
.632
.200
.167
.000
54-109
18-55
0-0
0-1
20-58
3-6
0-1
6-30
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
.495
.327
.000
.000
.345
.500
.000
.200
.000
.000
.000
.000
23-26
39-45
57-87
30-52
6-9
17-20
17-22
7-13
7-15
0-0
1-2
0-0
.885
.867
.655
.577
.667
.850
.773
.538
.467
.000
.500
.000
.387 204-291
.394 205-283
.701
.724
16
16
3200 394-859
3200 363-843
.459 101-261
.431 98-249
Score By Periods
1st
2nd
OT
Oklahoma
Opponents
514
442
579
587
1093
1029
PTS
AVG
89-133
222-7.7 83-4 27 76 45 26 411
20-88
108-3.7 65-1 199 116
4 51 368
23-47
70-2.6 54-1 53 32
0 31 334
92-107
199-6.9 71-1
5 30 12 20 324
43-49
92-3.4 44-0 15 24
4
9 163
35-58
93-3.2 62-1 41 36
6 26 166
29-46
75-2.8 49-1 13 20
8 16
85
13-36
49-2.0 32-0 45 38
8 21
75
16-27
43-1.9 16-0
2 10 12
2
48
1-11
12-0.7 19-0 19 20
1
5
19
1-2
3-0.4
4-0
4
3
0
0
2
0-0
0-0.0
00
0
0
0
0
0
58-36
94-3.2
0
6
420-640 1060-36.6 499-9 423 411 100 207 1995
259-544 803-27.7
520 329 401 77 201 1847
14.2
12.7
12.4
11.2
6.0
5.7
3.1
3.1
2.1
1.1
0.3
0.0
REBOUNDS
OFF-DEF TOT-AVG
9-29
14-48
47-73
51-53
20-36
16-24
14-23
7-26
8-18
0-1
1-5
0-0
25-23
212-359
162-304
PF-D
PF-D
A
A
TO BK
TO BK
38-2.7 27-0 24 15
62-3.9 29-0 110 69
120-7.5 45-1 17 44
104-6.5 44-1
1 15
56-3.5 32-1 25 20
40-2.9 24-0
8 11
37-2.5 25-0
7 12
33-2.2 21-0 30 25
26-2.0 12-0
1
8
1-0.3
2-0
0
0
6-1.0
4-0
3
7
0-0.0
00
0
0
48-3.0
0
2
571-35.7 265-3 226 228
466-29.1
281 192 211
ST
68.8
63.7
ST
PTS
AVG
15
30
12
9
19
3
9
11
0
0
2
0
207
219
215
156
94
76
51
39
31
2
3
0
14.8
13.7
13.4
9.8
5.9
5.4
3.4
2.6
2.4
0.7
0.5
0.0
58 110 1093
46 115 1029
68.3
64.3
0
1
28
6
2
2
7
4
8
0
0
0
* Denotes returning player
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Score By Periods
REBOUNDS
OFF-DEF TOT-AVG
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
2005-06 POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS
Date
11/19
11/23
11/26
11/30
12/3
12/10
12/17
12/22
12/28
12/31
1/3
1/7
1/10
1/14
1/21
1/25
1/28
2/1
2/5
2/8
2/11
2/15
2/18
2/20
2/25
2/27
3/5
3/10
3/16
1
Opponent
Walker
Samford
2-1-2
Binghamton
9-0-4
Belmont
0-3-2
at Tulsa
2-0-2
at Villanova (4)
0-0-1
Coppin State
0-0-0
Southern
0-1-2
vs. West Virginia #
0-0-1
Oral Roberts
3-1-2
Alabama
0-0-0
at SMU
DNP
at Nebraska
DNP
Missouri
0-0-0
at Texas A&M
DNP
Texas Tech
0-0-2
at Baylor
0-1-1
Texas (4)
DNP
Texas A&M
DNP
at Kansas
DNP
at Oklahoma State
DNP
Baylor
3-4-0
at Colorado
0-0-0
Iowa State
DNP
at Texas Tech
DNP
Kansas State
DNP
Oklahoma State
DNP
at Texas (6)
0-1-0
vs. Nebraska $
DNP
vs. UW-Milwaukee % 0-0-0
2
Neal
15-4-2
14-4-2
14-4-1
14-3-2
8-0-4
6-2-4
9-4-2
16-2-1
5-1-3
11-3-3
6-0-2
DNP
DNP
3-1-2
15-0-0
15-1-1
14-4-1
16-5-2
11-2-2
12-3-1
18-2-1
26-5-1
29-3-2
18-5-1
15-1-1
9-5-7
6-1-2
6-2-0
3-3-3
3
Everett
7-4-5
9-2-8
17-4-9
26-3-1
11-4-9
0-3-6
10-1-6
8-4-5
17-3-5
6-7-10
3-5-5
11-6-9
11-7-7
15-4-2
11-1-8
16-7-5
25-7-8
15-7-6
14-7-1
23-5-5
2-2-15
18-2-7
18-1-11
10-2-8
12-1-10
13-1-5
5-2-3
14-4-9
21-2-11
5
Ott
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
11
15
20
21
Samp. Godbold Johnson Gray
0-0-3
5-7-3
DNP
8-4-2
0-0-1
14-3-1
DNP
14-8-1
0-1-1
12-2-1
DNP
15-14-0
DNP
2-2-0
0-0-0
4-2-0
DNP
6-2-2
3-0-3
22-7-0
DNP
0-3-1
5-4-3
18-5-0
0-1-0
2-4-3
0-0-0
22-14-0
DNP
0-2-1
0-1-2
31-8-1
DNP
0-1-1
DNP
12-9-1
DNP
0-1-0
14-5-0
13-7-3
DNP
8-2-1
2-3-2
15-10-1
DNP
13-1-2
3-3-0
8-10-1
DNP
7-3-2
10-6-1
19-7-0
DNP
5-1-1
0-1-4
13-5-0
DNP
0-7-0
10-2-3
7-11-2
2-1-0
10-6-2
2-3-3
16-7-1
DNP
11-5-3
0-1-1
22-8-3
DNP
8-4-1
0-4-3
13-5-2
DNP
7-3-2
5-1-4
13-12-1
DNP
9-1-2
1-2-1
5-4-0
0-0-0
3-4-1
3-0-0
10-9-3
DNP
0-3-2
DNP
11-8-1
DNP
9-7-2
0-0-1
13-8-1
DNP
4-3-1
3-4-4
13-13-1
DNP
5-2-2
0-3-0
23-2-1
DNP
0-5-1
0-1-1
19-7-0
0-0-0
3-1-1
2-2-4
10-4-0
DNP
8-1-1
12-3-3
9-6-1
DNP
15-7-1
0-0-2
13-8-0
Starters underlined
Associated Press rankings in parentheses
# O’Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
$ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas)
% NCAA Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2005-06 BIG 12 STANDINGS
1. Texas
2. Kansas
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas A&M
5. Colorado
6. Nebraska
7. Oklahoma State
8. Texas Tech
9. Kansas State
10. Iowa State
11. Missouri
12. Baylor
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
Conference
W
L
Pct.
13
3
.813
13
3
.813
11
5
.688
10
6
.600
9
7
.563
7
9
.438
6
10
.375
6
10
.375
6
10
.375
6
10
.375
5
11
.313
4
12
.250
W
30
25
20
22
20
19
17
15
15
16
12
4
Overall
L
7
8
9
9
10
14
16
17
13
14
16
13
Pct.
.811
.758
.690
.710
.667
.576
.515
.469
.536
.533
.429
.235
24
30
32
34
Carter Longar Griffin Bookout
10-5-0 4-2-0
4-4-2 13-10-0
9-4-0
4-3-0
6-7-1
9-5-0
7-4-1
2-3-0
3-8-0
11-6-0
8-6-2
0-0-0
0-9-2
6-10-0
5-2-0
0-0-0
4-1-0
15-3-0
7-1-1
0-2-0
2-2-0
19-7-0
8-7-1
0-3-1
1-0-0
16-7-0
5-2-1
DNP
4-2-0
4-6-0
16-6-1 DNP
4-2-1 24-10-0
2-2-0
4-3-0
DNP
18-8-1
6-7-0
1-1-0
0-1-0
9-7-0
6-5-0
3-1-0
DNP
14-8-0
9-3-3
2-0-0
2-2-0
9-8-0
3-4-0
DNP
0-1-0
6-11-0
DNP
2-1-0
6-4-0
9-10-0
DNP
5-2-0
5-6-0
11-4-0
2-2-1
0-1-0
0-1-1
8-4-0
1-0-0
0-0-0
7-6-1
11-7-0
0-0-0
DNP
0-4-1
8-11-0
0-0-1
0-3-0 10-6-2 13-3-0
9-4-0
5-7-1 12-4-0 15-6-0
10-4-1 DNP
6-1-1
4-9-1
2-2-0
2-0-0
3-0-0
7-6-0
7-4-0
4-6-0
0-0-1
12-4-0
9-6-0
0-2-0
0-1-0
7-6-0
12-2-1 0-1-0
0-0-0
14-5-0
6-4-1
8-2-0
0-1-0
8-2-0
2-3-0
DNP
2-1-0
10-8-2
2-3-0
2-0-0
4-1-0
14-8-1
2005-06 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
FG-A
Pct.
3FG-A
Pct.
FT-A
Pct.
O/D/T
PF
A
TO
B
S
1
2
TP
15-35
24-56
19-50
29-53
23-59
27-65
22-56
19-42
28-52
28-49
16-45
21-47
18-51
24-63
32-48
25-55
28-51
28-65
20-43
23-55
16-41
16-49
24-53
20-52
24-52
24-58
16-39
17-46
16-41
23-55
29-57
14-48
27-57
31-57
21-53
27-54
23-66
25-59
24-46
20-49
13-49
25-59
28-62
29-63
32-57
28-52
23-54
23-51
28-58
25-51
27-52
23-46
21-50
27-56
19-45
23-58
25-55
32-61
.429
.429
.380
.547
.390
.415
.393
.389
.538
.571
.356
.447
.353
.381
.667
.455
.549
.431
.465
.418
.390
.327
.453
.385
.462
.414
.410
.370
.390
.418
.509
.292
.474
.544
.396
.500
.348
.424
.522
.408
.265
.424
.452
.460
.561
.538
.426
.451
.483
.490
.519
.500
.420
.482
.422
.397
.455
.525
3-12
6-17
6-15
11-20
6-16
4-17
4-20
5-9
6-15
6-17
6-15
3-13
8-13
5-24
8-20
4-18
7-14
5-13
5-13
5-15
4-14
5-20
5-19
9-26
6-18
3-16
5-13
6-19
4-9
6-16
9-19
6-16
5-18
8-20
10-15
8-19
6-14
2-12
3-7
7-17
4-13
8-19
8-25
7-20
9-14
13-23
7-14
5-9
4-8
6-14
5-11
2-8
4-15
9-24
6-17
11-24
6020
5-14
.250
.353
.400
.550
.375
.235
.200
.556
.400
.353
.400
.231
.615
.208
.400
.222
.500
.385
.385
.333
.286
.250
.263
.625
.333
.188
.385
.316
.444
.375
.474
.375
.278
.400
.667
.421
.429
.167
.429
.412
.308
.421
.320
.350
.643
.565
.500
.556
.500
.429
.455
.250
.267
.375
.353
.458
.300
.357
8-9
14-18
16-25
19-24
7-15
23-30
14-21
10-13
12-16
23-25
9-16
12-18
10-12
15-26
20-23
14-17
10-17
20-26
11-13
17-18
14-22
10-10
5-7
10-16
17-21
18-21
8-18
4-8
12-14
8-12
15-26
18-26
13-19
12-19
11-16
9-17
6-7
7-10
22-31
18-25
22-29
22-26
11-15
19-22
9-17
14-21
18-26
19-26
10-11
15-19
7-11
19-24
2-2
9-12
25-32
6-10
26-32
5-8
.889
.778
.640
.792
.467
.767
.667
.769
.750
.920
.563
.667
.833
.577
.870
.824
.588
.769
.846
.944
.636
1.000
.714
.625
.810
.857
.444
.500
.857
.667
.577
.692
.684
.632
.688
.529
.857
.700
.710
.720
.759
.846
.733
.864
.529
.667
.692
.731
.909
.789
.636
.792
1.000
.750
.781
.600
.813
.625
0/14/14
21/21/42
8/14/22
13/27/40
10/20/30
20/32/52
19/21/40
4/20/24
15/14/29
8/12/20
10/19/29
10/22/32
15/19/34
27/20/47
4/18/22
14/14/28
10/25/35
15/18/33
1/17/18
16/24/40
17/24/41
8/13/21
13/25/38
11/17/28
7/19/26
17/22/39
11/18/29
13/18/31
6/17/23
18/20/38
13/28/41
10/22/32
12/18/30
12/23/35
9/18/27
14/26/40
22/22/44
13/21/34
9/24/33
8/20/28
9/24/33
13/30/43
13/19/32
17/24/41
7/17/24
10/21/31
17/28/45
5/19/24
16/15/31
12/15/27
11/16/27
11/17/28
7/21/28
8/19/27
9/27/36
11/19/30
10/22/32
10/25/35
15
13
22
23
26
17
19
23
23
15
17
18
19
13
15
19
20
15
15
13
14
24
17
13
19
14
14
17
14
15
20
22
20
17
19
14
14
11
21
25
22
21
18
17
20
16
22
17
14
12
23
15
15
8
13
22
15
25
4
19
5
18
11
14
9
13
19
9
3
15
11
15
19
12
15
14
9
17
11
11
12
9
12
13
9
12
9
15
13
6
12
18
14
15
11
13
12
10
4
21
14
21
19
17
16
10
13
14
13
15
11
15
14
16
13
18
18
15
14
15
19
15
16
20
17
10
20
17
16
10
6
13
18
5
12
12
19
12
15
9
12
14
17
17
21
21
9
17
10
10
12
15
16
14
15
14
15
12
10
8
12
15
15
9
15
11
19
19
14
7
13
11
12
18
1
3
0
7
1
5
3
6
1
5
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
6
4
8
4
3
5
8
5
3
2
4
3
2
0
5
3
2
2
1
5
4
1
4
8
10
8
8
7
9
15
7
3
3
9
9
8
8
9
2
1
11
7
5
3
7
7
9
9
8
10
8
8
14
7
4
5
5
6
5
8
10
4
3
6
5
2
6
9
7
4
6
5
9
14
13
2
7
4
6
8
8
17
27
31
50
25
40
37
18
35
35
9
28
27
36
41
34
31
37
31
32
24
17
33
25
32
33
17
22
12
32
37
26
31
35
33
40
29
26
26
17
17
38
40
35
37
31
32
28
37
38
31
30
23
33
23
27
33
31
24
41
29
38
34
41
25
35
39
50
38
29
27
32
51
34
42
44
25
36
26
30
25
34
39
36
28
22
36
28
45
26
41
47
30
31
29
33
47
48
35
42
35
49
45
52
39
42
33
33
35
37
25
39
46
36
49
43
41
68
60
88
59
81
62
53
74
85
47
57
54
68
92
68
73
81
56
68
50
47
58
59
71
69
45
44
48
60
82
52
72
82
63
71
58
59
73
65
52
80
75
84
82
83
71
70
70
71
66
67
48
72
69
63
82
74
Associated Press rankings in parentheses
# O’Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City)
$ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas)
% NCAA Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Samford
at Oklahoma (6)
Binghamton
at Oklahoma (5)
Belmont
at Oklahoma (5)
Oklahoma (5)
at Tulsa
Oklahoma (5)
at Villanova (4)
Coppin State
at Oklahoma (8)
Southern
at Oklahoma (8)
West Virginia #
vs. Oklahoma (7) #
Oral Roberts
at Oklahoma (14)
Alabama
at Oklahoma (14)
Oklahoma (12)
at SMU
Oklahoma (12)
at Nebraska
Missouri
at Oklahoma (22)
Oklahoma (22)
at Texas A&M
Texas Tech
at Oklahoma (25)
Oklahoma (24)
at Baylor
Texas (4)
at Oklahoma (24)
Texas A&M
at Oklahoma (19)
Oklahoma (19)
at Kansas
Oklahoma (20)
at Oklahoma State
Baylor
at Oklahoma (20)
Oklahoma (19)
at Colorado
Iowa State
at Oklahoma (19)
Oklahoma (22)
at Texas Tech
Kansas State
at Oklahoma (22)
Oklahoma State
at Oklahoma (19)
Oklahoma (19)
at Texas (6)
Nebraska $
vs. Oklahoma (22) $
UW-Milwaukee %
vs. Oklahoma (24) %
2005-06 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES
OKLAHOMA HIGHS AND LOWS
OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL
Category
High
Low
Points.........................................................................88 vs. Binghamton ................................................. 45 vs. Texas A&M (1/14)
Points in a Half ..........................................................52 (2nd) vs. Iowa State.......................................... 17 (1st) vs. Texas A&M (1/14)
Winning Margin..........................................................30 vs. Baylor (1/25) ............................................... 1 five times
Field Goals ................................................................32 vs. UW-Milwaukee ............................................ 16 vs. SMU and Texas A&M (1/14)
Field Goal Attempts ...................................................66 vs. Kansas ........................................................ 39 vs. Texas A&M (1/14)
Field Goal Percentage ................................................547 vs. Binghamton .............................................. .348 vs. Kansas
3-Point Field Goals ....................................................13 vs. Iowa State ................................................... 2 vs. Oklahoma State (2/27)
3-Point Field Goal Attempts .......................................25 vs. Colorado ..................................................... 7 vs. Oklahoma State (2/8)
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) ..............565 (13-for-23) vs. Iowa State .............................. .188 (3-for-16) vs. Missouri
Free Throws Made.....................................................23 vs. Belmont ....................................................... 2 vs. Texas (3/5)
Free Throw Attempts .................................................31 vs. Oklahoma State (2/8) .................................. 2 vs. Texas (3/5)
Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.) .........................944 (17-for-18) vs. Alabama ................................. .444 (8-for-18) vs. Texas A&M (1/14)
Rebounds ..................................................................52 vs. Belmont ....................................................... 27 vs. Kansas State
Personal Fouls...........................................................25 vs. UW-Milwaukee ............................................ 12 vs. Kansas State
Assists .......................................................................21 vs. Baylor (2/11)................................................ 9 vs. Tulsa and Texas A&M (1/14)
Turnovers...................................................................21 vs. Texas Tech (1/21) ........................................ 5 vs. Oral Roberts
Blocked Shots............................................................8 vs. Baylor (2/11).................................................. 0 vs. West Virginia
Steals.........................................................................15 vs. Tulsa ........................................................... 2 vs. West Virginia, Colorado and Texas (3/5)
OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS
Category
High
Low
Points.........................................................................92 by West Virginia ................................................ 41 by Samford
Points in a Half ..........................................................51 (2nd) by West Virginia ...................................... 9 (1st) by Coppin State
Winning Margin..........................................................24 by West Virginia and Texas (3/5) ...................... 1 by Nebraska (1/7) and Kansas
Field Goals ................................................................32 by West Virginia and Iowa State ....................... 13 by Baylor (2/11)
Field Goal Attempts ...................................................63 by Colorado ...................................................... 35 by Samford
Field Goal Percentage ................................................667 by West Virginia ............................................. .265 by Baylor (2/11)
3-Point Field Goals ....................................................10 by Texas A&M (2/1) .......................................... 2 by Kansas
3-Point Field Goal Attempts .......................................26 by Nebraska (1/10) ........................................... 8 by Kansas State
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.) ..............667 (10-for-15) by Texas A&M (2/1)....................... .167 by Kansas (2-for-12)
Free Throws Made.....................................................26 by UW-Milwaukee............................................. 4 by Texas A&M (1/14)
Free Throw Attempts .................................................32 by Nebraska (3/10) and UW-Milwaukee ........... 8 by Texas A&M (1/14)
Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.) ........................1.000 (10-for-10) by SMU ...................................... .467 (7-for-15) by Belmont
Rebounds ..................................................................41 by Colorado ...................................................... 14 by Samford
Personal Fouls...........................................................26 by Belmont........................................................ 8 by Texas (3/5)
Assists .......................................................................21 by Colorado ...................................................... 3 by Coppin State
Turnovers...................................................................21 by Texas Tech (1/21) ........................................ 6 by West Virginia
Blocked Shots............................................................8 by Kansas ........................................................... 0 by four opponents
Steals.........................................................................14 by Oklahoma State (2/27)................................. 1 by Oral Roberts
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2006 SUMMER PROSPECTUS