2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Lon Kruger and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–11, 9–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the West region. There they defeated Missouri in the First Round before losing to Gonzaga in the Second Round.

2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record16–11 (9–8 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Lon Kruger (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor131 .929282  .933
No. 16 Kansas126 .667219  .700
No. 21 Texas116 .647198  .704
No. 18 West Virginia116 .6471910  .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State117 .611219  .700
No. 22 Texas Tech98 .5291811  .621
Oklahoma98 .5291611  .593
TCU511 .3131214  .462
Kansas State414 .222920  .310
Iowa State018 .000222  .083
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 25, 2021, head coach Lon Kruger retired as head coach after 10 years at Oklahoma and 45 years of coaching. On April 3, the school named Loyola coach Porter Moser the new head coach.

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