The Oklahoma Sooners’ 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule is set, and it opens with a run of home games before the calendar turns to the tougher stretch of league play.
OU begins the season Monday, Nov. 2 against East Texas A&M at 7 p.m. The Sooners then stay home for Mississippi Valley State on Friday, Nov. 6, North Alabama on Monday, Nov. 9, and Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday, Nov. 13, with all three also slated for 7 p.m. tipoffs.
The nonconference slate keeps moving with Campbell on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., then a trip to Fort Myers, Florida for a pair of games in late November. Oklahoma faces Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m. and Purdue on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 11 a.m.
December brings a mix of home dates and neutral-site games, starting with Syracuse on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. The Sooners play Arizona State in Tulsa on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m., host Alabama State on Monday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m., then meet Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Jackson State comes to Norman on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m., followed by a road game at SMU on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and a home matchup with ULM on Monday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.
SEC play starts with a marquee home game against Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. Oklahoma then travels to Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m., hosts Mississippi State on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 5 p.m., and goes to Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. The Sooners visit Texas on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. before returning home for Missouri on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. and heading to Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
February and early March are packed with conference matchups: South Carolina visits on Saturday, Jan. 30 at noon, then Oklahoma goes to Texas A&M on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. and Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. Tennessee comes to Norman on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m., LSU follows on Saturday, Feb. 13 at noon, and the Sooners travel to Missouri on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.
Texas visits on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m., Georgia on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., and Oklahoma closes the regular season on the road at Ole Miss on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. The final home game is against Vanderbilt on Wednesday, March 3 at 8 p.m., before a trip to Arkansas on Saturday, March 6 at 11 a.m.
The SEC Tournament is scheduled for March 10-14 in Nashville.
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Oklahomas Offensive Collapse Just Raised A Bigger Brent Venables Question
Oklahomas offense never found its footing in the 42-25 loss to South Carolina, and the frustration around the program only deepened as the game wore on. The Sooners were outplayed by a Gamecocks team led by LaNorris Sellers, who carved up the defense through the air and on the ground in one of the more complete performances Oklahoma has faced this season.
Brent Venables was left to answer for the result afterward, but he declined to get into any possible coaching changes in the wake of the defeat. With the offense sputtering and the margin for error shrinking, the bigger concern now is whether this was just a bad night or a sign that Oklahomas issues run much deeper than one loss. [Read more 🡒]
Boganowski Sends Oklahoma A Blunt Message After Defensive Collapse
Michael Boganowski had a milestone moment in Oklahomas 42-25 loss to South Carolina, picking off his first pass as a defensive back, but the play was buried in a rough afternoon for the Sooners defense. The unit missed a season-high 27 tackles and gave up multiple long touchdown passes, turning a breakthrough individual moment into a footnote in a game that slipped away.
Boganowski didnt try to soften the bigger picture afterward, pointing to the defenses poor execution and the need to clean it up quickly with more games ahead. For Oklahoma, the interception offered a small bright spot, but the larger concern is whether the Sooners can turn that kind of effort into something more reliable before the next test arrives. [Read more 🡒]
Sooners Fans Turned On The Offense As Pressure Mounted Fast
The frustration inside Norman showed up early and never really let go, as Oklahomas offense spent much of the afternoon searching for answers in a 42-25 home loss to South Carolina. The Sooners were booed by their own fans as the pressure mounted, a sharp turn for a team that had hoped to steady itself at home after a rough stretch. John Mateer finished 26 of 43 for 244 yards and two touchdowns, but the production never fully matched the urgency of the moment.
South Carolinas LaNorris Sellers kept the game moving in the other direction, making plays as both a passer and runner while Oklahoma tried to keep pace. The loss marked the Sooners second straight home defeat for the first time since 2024, a troubling note for a team still trying to find its footing in front of its own crowd. The schedule does not offer much breathing room either, with Florida up next on Nov. 7. [Read more 🡒]