Oklahoma learns postseason fate with NCAA Tournament bracket reveal
By Mark Kern
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Oklahoma entered the season with high expectations under coach Porter Moser after the Sooners brought in an impressive portal class led by guard Nigel Pack. Throughout the season, the Sooners were a little too inconsistent, and that left Moser’s team as the first team out in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday.
After going 2-2 in their first four games, the Sooners won 9 of 10 games to enter SEC play with a record of 11-3.
However, as good as Oklahoma was right before the start of SEC play, the Sooners were that bad for much of the conference season. After knocking Ole Miss in the conference opener, the Sooners lost their next nine games,
They were finally able to break that skid against Vanderbilt. On Feb. 21, the Sooners locked to be all but eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. However, the Sooners once again showed the potential they had at the start of the year, as they won six straight games before losing to Arkansas 82-79 in a heartbreaking game in the SEC Tournament.
Despite the inconsistent play this year, it was announced that Moser will be back in Norman next year as the head coach, with a promised improvement when it comes to NIL.
