With the 2019-20 season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college basketball turns the page to next season.
Oklahoma was primed for a run in March as they finished the regular season in remarkable fashion against TCU, thanks to Austin Reaves. With a big three of Kristian Doolittle, Brady Manek, and Reaves, who knows what the Sooners could have accomplished in March.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi recently projected his 2020-21 bracket, giving the Sooners a nine-seed in the East facing off against eight-seed Arkansas.
With one departure (Doolittle) and the additions of transfer guards Elijah Harkless, Umoja Gibson, and 2020 recruit Trey Phipps, Oklahoma has a deeper backcourt and bench presence heading into next season.
Lunardi’s prediction means that the Sooners would have a similar season they did in 2019-20. Oklahoma was a nine-seed in Lundardi’s final 2019-20 Bracketology squaring up with LSU in the West portion of the bracket.
Oklahoma has a high ceiling once again, the question that remains is how low the Sooners’ floor is.