Oklahoma Preview Capsule

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Oklahoma

Last season: 18-14, lost in first round of NCAA Tournament.

Nickname: Sooners.

Coach: Lon Kruger.

Conference: Big 12.

Who's gone: Guard Trae Young (NBA), guard Kameron McGusty (transfer), center Khadeem Lattin.

Who's back: Guard Christian James started every game last season and averaged 11.9 points and 4.4 rebounds; forward Brady Manek averaged 10.2 points and made 59 3-pointers, center Jamuni McNeace split time with Lattin last season and was second on the team with 46 blocks; guard Rashard Odomes averaged 7.2 points per game; forward Kristian Doolittle averaged 2.9 points last season, but he averaged 9.1 points and 6.2 rebounds two seasons ago as a freshman.

Who's new: Guard Aaron Calixte, a graduate transfer who scored 1,125 points for Maine; guard Jamal Bieniemy, a four-star recruit; and guard Miles Reynolds, who averaged 13.3 points per game for Pacific last season.

The Skinny: The Sooners are experienced and could be very good if their point guard play pans out. It will be difficult to replace Young, but the holdovers will be motivated by a chance to have more of an impact.

Expectations: Las Vegas oddsmakers give Oklahoma a 225-1 shot at winning the national title, the second-worst odds in the conference.