The Sooners are 12-13 (4-7) with no good wins and losses to Kentucky in Maui, at Arizona and to Cincinnati in Oklahoma City. The Sooners return 1 starter from last season (a squad that posted a 13-18 overall record, including a 4-12 mark in the Big XII Conference). The Sooners were projected to finish 11th in the Big XII Conference.
The Sooners are lead by F Andrew Fitzgerald, G Cade Davis, G Steven Pledger and G/F Cameron Clark. Fitzgerald is averaging 14 points/game (leads the team), 5 rebounds/game (co leads the team) and 1 assist/game. Fitzgerald started 11 games last season and had a couple of nice performances against Top 10 teams late in the year, scoring 16 points with six rebounds against uk and getting 14 points and five boards against the Cats.
Davis is averaging 12 points/game, 5 rebounds/game (co leads the team) and 2 assists/game. Davis is primarily a spot-up shooter, with 35% of his points coming from beyond the three-point line. Davis would be an ideal complementary player on a team with a strong post game and a penetrating point guard.
Pledger is averaging 12 points/game, 2 rebounds/game and 2 assists/game. Clark is averaging 10 points/game, 5 rebounds/game (co leads the team) and 1 assist/game. Clark is a 6'7" freshmen who was ranked as the #5 SF (#34 overall) in the Class of 2010. Head coach Jeff Capel on Clark: "Cameron is an elite level athlete who has his best basketball in front of him. I don't think he's begun to scratch the surface of who he can become. Because of his athleticism, he has the ability to make some 'wow' plays. He shoots the ball very well from mid-range and he can shoot it to three [point range]. He also has the ability to do things off the bounce. I anticipate him being a big-time wing player for us, a guy who can be a tremendous defender and one who'll be flying around making plays all over the floor." G Carl Blair leads the team in assists with 5 assists/game.
The Sooners are basically Davis plus 9 newcomers. Add to that the fact that they played a brutal non conference schedule (Kentucky, Arkansas, Arizona, Cincinnati and Virginia). The Sooners main goal is to make the postseason, ANY type of postseason, this season. That will be difficult, however, when you look at the schedule and see only KSU, Texas Tech and OSU as the Sooners remaining non ranked opponents. The Cats should have no trouble in this game.
