Oklahoma Basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference slate with social media video

Oklahoma basketball used a creative way to release its 2023-24 nonconference schedule.

The Sooners announced the schedule with a “Collector’s Edition” video on Twitter, featuring an autographed photo and jersey by Blake Griffin, a Trae Young rookie card and other memorabilia.

OU revealed its schedule with trading cards featuring the teams they will play. You can see the full video below:

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 2023-24 OU Hoops Non-Conference #Sooners | https://t.co/NITKGuc3ci pic.twitter.com/1OpmgcoibQ

— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) August 15, 2023

As the video shows, Oklahoma will open the season with Central Michigan. The Sooners also have high-profile games against Arkansas, North Carolina and two of Seton Hall, Iowa and USC.

Oklahoma does not play a true road game this upcoming season during the non-conference portion of its slate. But it will face UNC in a game in an arena in Charlotte that is sure to be filled with Tar Heels fans.

Here is the full 2023-24 out-of-conference schedule for the Sooners:

Oklahoma basketball nonconference schedule for 2023-24

Monday, Nov. 6: vs. Central Michigan
Friday, Nov. 10: vs. Mississippi Valley State
Tuesday, Nov. 14: vs. Texas State
Friday, Nov. 17: vs. UTRGV
Thursday, Nov. 23: vs. Seton Hall, Iowa or USC (San Diego, Calif.)
Friday, Nov. 24: vs. Seton Hall, Iowa or USC (San Diego, Calif.)
Thursday, Nov. 30: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Tuesday, Dec. 5: vs. Providence
Saturday, Dec. 9: vs. Arkansas (Tulsa)
Saturday, Dec. 16: vs. Green Bay
Wednesday, Dec. 20: vs. North Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.)
Thursday, Dec. 28: vs. Central Arkansas
Sunday, Dec. 31: vs. Monmouth

Porter Moser addresses recent losses on coaching staff

It was a busy offseason for Oklahoma head coach Porter Moser as there was plenty of turnover on his coaching staff.

Moser has lost four members of his coaching staff in the past two seasons, with the latest being Emanuel Dildy departing for Duke.

“I hire good and I get poached,” Moser recently said with a smile.

Moser hasn’t had the success he would like to so far at OU. The Sooners have failed to make the NCAA Tournament while going 34-33 overall in two seasons.

That said, Moser feels great about his ability to hire quality assistant coaches, as evidenced by their moves up the chain.

“It’s part of it. I really feel like I hire really good,” Moser said. “I’ve had some good assistants. Eight of my former assistants are current DI head coaches, and for Emanuel to get an opportunity, we lost KT (Turner) to Kentucky, David Patrick to a (Sacramento State) head coaching job, then E just went to Duke. Very, very hard to lose assistants.

“My first staff, they’ve moved on, it means you’ve hired good guys. And I’ll do it again. I know Armon Gates has been with me, he’s been great this summer. Ryan Humphrey got a year under his belt and he’s been great.”