Willie Warren News

Jeff Capel's old team came back to haunt him Saturday night. The 17th-ranked Sooners traveled to Virginia Commonwealth, where Capel spent four seasons before taking over the OU program.

At one point in the second half, Virginia Commonwealth forward Larry Sanders started mopping a wet spot on the floor.

Freshman John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists as No. 4 Kentucky dominated visiting Rider 92-63 on Saturday in the Cancun Challenge.

The ULM men's basketball team will play its third game in five nights when it travels to Oklahoma on Tuesday night to take on the 17th-ranked Sooners.

Kansas center Cole Aldrich was the first pick in SI's college basketball draft. AP How do you build the ultimate college squad? This week we asked four college basketball writers to match wits in our second annual College Dream Team Draft, in which they selected the five players and coach whom they felt would give them the best shot at winning a ...

No. 17 Sooners push past ULM 72-61 Eds: APNewsNow. No. 17 Oklahoma 72, Louisiana-Monroe 61.

The 17th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners close out a brief two-game homestand to begin the 2009-10 season, as they welcome the UL- Monroe Warhawks to Norman for a matchup at the Lloyd Noble Center this evening.

Oklahoma knows it has a freshman class that will make an impact. But it wasn't expected to be this immediate.

Steven Pledger scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting and No. 17 Oklahoma's much-heralded freshman class lifted the Sooners to a 95-71 victory over Mount St.

Two teams with high expectations clash in Norman today, as the 17th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners host the Mount St.

There is a sense that when Blake Griffin left Oklahoma, he took the Sooners' entire frontcourt with him.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. The Oklahoma Sooners might have lost Blake Griffin to the NBA, but they have another potential national player of the year ready to lead them this season.

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

I always have fancied myself as something of a draft guru, and after 30 years of experience around the game of basketball, including 23 as a college coach and parts of two as an NBA advance scout, I'm positive I'm just as capable of being wrong as the next guy.

Blake Griffin is gone, yet the best player in college basketball is still at Oklahoma.

Sherron Collins scored 19 points and Cole Aldrich had 13 points and 13 rebounds, leading No.

The Sporting News has named Oklahoma's Willie Warren its preseason national player of the year.

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

AP preseason ranking : No. 16. Head coach : Jeff Capel . Last season : 30-6 overall, 13-3 Big 12 .

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