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Man, I cant wait to play Houston... what a matchup for early season play on a neutral court! They are an experienced team and return a lot of their talent from a year ago. They are athletic and can really shoot.
Houston and UTEP give OU two great non-conference games out of C-USA to challenge a very young Oklahoma basketball team.
PG: Zamal Dixon (6'1'' 170-junior)- Competed in 30 games with 13 starts with all of those coming in the final 15 games. Finished fifth on team with 5.7 points per game
SG: Kelvin Lewis (6'4'' 190-junior)- 2009 All-Conference USA Third Team. 2009 C-USA All-Defensive Team. Finished second on the team with 18.0 points per game and led the Cougars in 3-point field goals, 3-point attempts and free throw percentage... Ranked fourth in Conference USA in scoring and ranked among the league's top-10 leaders in 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goals per game, free throw percentage.
SG: Aubrey Coleman (6'4'' 200-senior)- 2009 C-USA Newcomer of the Year..2009 All-Conference USA First Team..Two-time C-USA Player of the Week..Five-time C-USA Rookie of the Week...Team leader with 19.4 points per game and finished second with 8.2 rebounds per game... Nearly became the first pure guard in school history to lead team in rebounding... Only player in Conference USA rank to rank among the league's top-five leaders in both scoring and rebounding... Was the league leader with 2.3 steals per game.
PF: Qa'rraan Calhoun (6'8'' 215-senior)- Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in his first season out of juco. Hit 42 3-point shots and was 35% from behind the 3pt line.
PF: Maurice Mcneal (6'9'' 215-junior)- As a sophomore, he averaged team highs of 19.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game on the way to being named to the All-Region XIV First Team. "Maurice is an extremely athletic player that has an amazing wingspan. He runs the floor, is very active on the glass and can finish inside," head coach Tom Penders said. "He is perfect for what we do and what we want to do, which is run and press."
Houston and UTEP give OU two great non-conference games out of C-USA to challenge a very young Oklahoma basketball team.
PG: Zamal Dixon (6'1'' 170-junior)- Competed in 30 games with 13 starts with all of those coming in the final 15 games. Finished fifth on team with 5.7 points per game
SG: Kelvin Lewis (6'4'' 190-junior)- 2009 All-Conference USA Third Team. 2009 C-USA All-Defensive Team. Finished second on the team with 18.0 points per game and led the Cougars in 3-point field goals, 3-point attempts and free throw percentage... Ranked fourth in Conference USA in scoring and ranked among the league's top-10 leaders in 3-point field goal percentage, 3-point field goals per game, free throw percentage.
SG: Aubrey Coleman (6'4'' 200-senior)- 2009 C-USA Newcomer of the Year..2009 All-Conference USA First Team..Two-time C-USA Player of the Week..Five-time C-USA Rookie of the Week...Team leader with 19.4 points per game and finished second with 8.2 rebounds per game... Nearly became the first pure guard in school history to lead team in rebounding... Only player in Conference USA rank to rank among the league's top-five leaders in both scoring and rebounding... Was the league leader with 2.3 steals per game.
PF: Qa'rraan Calhoun (6'8'' 215-senior)- Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in his first season out of juco. Hit 42 3-point shots and was 35% from behind the 3pt line.
PF: Maurice Mcneal (6'9'' 215-junior)- As a sophomore, he averaged team highs of 19.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game on the way to being named to the All-Region XIV First Team. "Maurice is an extremely athletic player that has an amazing wingspan. He runs the floor, is very active on the glass and can finish inside," head coach Tom Penders said. "He is perfect for what we do and what we want to do, which is run and press."
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Man am I glad that we get to play Houston and San Diego in pool play and not AA and Nichol's State.
If all goes according to plan then we will play San Diego, Houston, and then Washington State in the championship game. It is not a great field by any means, but at least it is three teams that have been in postseason play recently.
If all goes according to plan then we will play San Diego, Houston, and then Washington State in the championship game. It is not a great field by any means, but at least it is three teams that have been in postseason play recently.
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Pool A is pretty weak.
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I'm like everyone else. The houston game will provide a very good challenge for our team. Hopefully our team chemistry will have come together by this time. BOOMER SOONER BABY!!!
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Hmm...seems like a long way to travel to play those teams.
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Here's a little look at what Houston did last year against teams from the major conferences and the one NCAA tourney team in Conference USA.
Lost 71-67 to Iowa State
Lost 82-65 to Mississippi State
Lost 49-45 to Oregon St.
Lost 96-90 to Arizona
Lost 83-68 to Memphis
Lost 69-60 to Memphis
Lost 74-49 to Memphis
They also lost their only game against Tulsa.
I for one am not worried about facing Houston. They basically have that same team back (not a good thing), but lose their only good big man Marcus Cousin (who averaged close to a double-double for them last year) and replace him wth the 66th best JUCO player in the 2009 class. http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2309
Lost 71-67 to Iowa State
Lost 82-65 to Mississippi State
Lost 49-45 to Oregon St.
Lost 96-90 to Arizona
Lost 83-68 to Memphis
Lost 69-60 to Memphis
Lost 74-49 to Memphis
They also lost their only game against Tulsa.
I for one am not worried about facing Houston. They basically have that same team back (not a good thing), but lose their only good big man Marcus Cousin (who averaged close to a double-double for them last year) and replace him wth the 66th best JUCO player in the 2009 class. http://jucojunction.rivals.com/viewrank.asp?ra_key=2309
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I agree, seems like a REALLY bad field and OU shouldnt be going up there. Now I have to wait around until 1:00 in the morning to watch OU play Houston.
They return 4 starters, including a couple of guys who were first year players last year. Any team who has a new starting point guard, shooting guard, and power forward is going to struggle against talented, experienced teams. Houston should be a tough game on a neutral court early in the season.
Who could have gone to Oklahoma State, Missouri, or Oklahoma.
Assuming this is on TV anywhere. ESPN doesn't do this tournament anymore.
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Then why didn't he? Those are all better schools than Houston?
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I agree. I also want to make it clear that this was scheduled before Capel got the job. I don't think we will be going back there again anytime soon. The Sooners will be playing in the top tournaments for the next three years.
If that's the case, you really can't blame anyone then. The tournament really lost its luster last year without ESPN. The end of the 2 in 4 rule for these tournaments made it easier for others to start up on the mainland and also made it less reasonable to go up to Alaska (Hawaii is a better draw for fans and teams because of the reward factor).
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