Oklahoma men’s basketball is bringing back one of its most recognizable settings. The Sooners will host Mississippi Valley State at historic McCasland Field House on Friday, Nov. 6, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. It will be the fourth straight season Oklahoma has played a game in the building, which served as the program’s primary home from 1928 to 1975.
This year’s McCasland Game, presented by Oklahoma Air National Guard, is no longer just for students. Season ticket holders will also be able to get in on the action, with students seated behind the benches in sections 9-13 on the lower west side and in sections G-K in the upper level.
Season ticket holders will be placed in sections 1-5 on the lower east side and sections A-E in the upper level. ADA seating is set near the south baseline, OU band and spirit will be on the north baseline, and the upper sections in the south end of the Field House will be used as overflow for students and season ticket holders.
Student tickets will be general admission, with the claim process to be announced later. Season ticket holders can claim a reserved seat for $5, and that process is expected to start in the second week of October. Those seats are limited and will go on a first-come, first-served basis.
The matchup comes with Oklahoma leaning on a roster that blends experience, returning production and new firepower. Senior guard Xzayvier Brown headlines the group as a preseason All-SEC candidate and one of the nation’s top point guards.
In his second season with the Sooners, Brown averaged 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in 2025-26. Derrion Reid is back after starting all 37 games as a sophomore and putting up 11.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while junior Dayton Forsythe gives sixth-year coach Porter Moser another seasoned guard.
Sophomore Kai Rogers also returns to add depth and toughness in the frontcourt.
The transfer class gives Oklahoma even more to work with. Fifth-year forwards Duke Brennan and Yaak Yaak, fifth-year guards B.J.
Edwards, Tyler Hendricks and Pop Isaacs, and junior Khani Rooths all join the mix. Brennan arrives with 133 games under his belt and a 2025-26 season at Villanova in which he averaged 12.4 points and 10.3 rebounds.
Edwards comes in after earning ACC All-Defensive Team honors and posting 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.3 steals at SMU. Isaacs brings a scorer’s résumé with 1,277 career points and 219 made 3-pointers, while Hendricks and Rooths offer size and athleticism on the wing.
The Sooners also add freshmen Gage Mayfield and Quincy Wadley, rounding out a roster that mixes veterans, proven college production and younger talent.
Oklahoma men’s basketball season tickets are on sale now starting at $199. Mini-plan and single-game tickets are expected to go on sale in October. For more information, fans can contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424 or by email at outickets@ou.edu, or visit www.SoonerSports.com/Tickets.
McCasland Field House has plenty of history behind it. Opened in 1928 in the middle of the University of Oklahoma campus, it was home to the Sooners for 48 seasons. During that stretch, Oklahoma won seven conference titles, reached two NCAA Tournament Final Fours and had 11 different players combine for 16 All-America honors.
The building’s first game drew more than 5,000 fans on Jan. 13, 1928, and Oklahoma beat Phog Allen’s Kansas team 45-19. The Sooners are 323-155 all-time at the venue, which is named for Howard McCasland, an OU men’s basketball captain and center from 1914-16. McCasland scored 407 points as a senior in 1916, half of the team’s total, and also played on the 10-0 1915 Oklahoma football team while earning the Letzeiser Medal for outstanding achievement as a scholar.
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