Oklahoma unveils talented new roster against East Texas A&M
Without stepping on the court against Oklahoma Sooners, B.J. Edwards played a role in keeping the Sooners out of the NCAA Tournament last season.
But the transfer from SMU will make his Oklahoma debut on Monday night against East Texas A&M Lions in Norman, Okla.
The Sooners made a remarkable turnaround last season after losing nine consecutive Southeastern Conference games starting in January. They won eight of their last 11 SEC contests to climb back into contention for an NCAA Tournament spot.
SMU wound up edging Oklahoma for the final at-large berth, as NCAA Tournament committee chairman Keith Gill cited Edwards' expected return from an ankle injury as a factor in the decision.
Edwards, who averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists and an ACC-best 2.3 steals for the Mustangs, did not wind up playing in the tournament.
Edwards, Villanova transfer Duke Brennan, Texas A&M transfer Pop Isaacs and a strong cast of returners are among the reasons that coach Porter Moser said his roster for the Sooners (21-16 in 2025-26) is the most talented on paper of his six seasons in Norman.
But Moser said chemistry will be a work in progress early this season after several transfers arrived late in the offseason and several key returners missed significant offseason time.
"We just haven't had them all together yet," Moser said. "When we come all together and we're deep, it's going to be a fun problem."
While many of those players will be available against the Lions, forward Tae Davis doesn't figure to be one of them. Davis explored the NBA and entered the transfer portal, but the Sooners announced his return to the roster on Monday.
But Davis, who averaged 13.0 points and 5.6 rebounds a game last season, awaits medical clearance to begin practicing. He also awaits legal clearance to play as he's in the large group of players seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
If Davis gets the green light, the Sooners will bring back three of their top four scorers from last season. Davis would join Xzayvier Brown (15.4 ppg) and Derrion Reid (11.7 ppg) in that group.
East Texas A&M, coming off an 11-21 season, retains only one player who appeared for the team last season: senior guard Evan Phelps (1.4 ppg). However, the Lions welcome back four redshirts and brought in seven freshmen from Europe.
"We have a very experienced roster who's not experienced in college basketball," East Texas A&M coach Jaret von Rosenberg said on the Inside Lion podcast recently. "So looking forward to getting our guys a little more experience in college basketball. ... I'm interested to see how our physicality matches up, how our length matches up at certain positions."
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0:00 |  | End of period | ||
| 0:01 |  | Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Gasper Škorjanc defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:28 | | Thomas Duchamp personal foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | Derrion Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Mohamed Diakite misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Khani Rooths offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Dayton Forsythe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Pop Isaacs offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Khani Rooths defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Mohamed Diakite misses two point layup | ||
| 1:55 | | Duke Brennan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | Duke Brennan offensive foul | ||
| 2:04 | | Derrion Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Mohamed Diakite misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Gasper Škorjanc defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Derrion Reid misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:17 | | Derrion Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Derrion Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Alonzo Dodd turnover (lost ball) (Derrion Reid steals) | ||
| 2:45 | | Derrion Reid personal foul | ||
| 2:50 | | Mohamed Diakite defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Duke Brennan misses two point layup | ||
| 3:09 | | Quincy Wadley offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | Amar Hot shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Mohamed Diakite makes two point layup (Alonzo Dodd assists) | 34-25 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Derrion Reid makes two point cutting dunk (Duke Brennan assists) | 32-25 |
| 4:16 | | +3 | Alonzo Dodd makes three point jump shot (Thomas Duchamp assists) | 32-23 |
| 4:28 | | +1 | Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 4:28 | | +1 | Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 4:28 | | Bo Aldridge personal foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | Sooners 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:50 | | +3 | Bo Aldridge makes three point pullup jump shot (Mohamed Diakite assists) | 29-21 |
| 4:55 | | Dayton Forsythe turnover (bad pass) (Maxime Carrio steals) | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Bo Aldridge makes two point driving layup | 26-21 |
| 5:20 | | Kai Rogers personal foul | ||
| 5:20 | | Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | B.J. Edwards misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:23 | | B.J. Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Gage Mayfield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Kai Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | B.J. Edwards blocks Alonzo Dodd's two point layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Alonzo Dodd defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Gage Mayfield misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Gage Mayfield offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Kollin Tolbert makes two point layup (Jaxson Ford assists) | 24-21 |
| 6:24 | | Kollin Tolbert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Jaxson Ford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Alonzo Dodd offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Tyler Hendricks blocks Alonzo Dodd's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Kollin Tolbert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Tyler Hendricks misses two point layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Kai Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Kollin Tolbert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:14 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Thomas Duchamp misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Gage Mayfield personal foul | ||
| 7:44 | | +1 | Pop Isaacs makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-21 |
| 7:44 | | Pop Isaacs misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:44 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:44 | | Bo Aldridge shooting foul (Pop Isaacs draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Kai Rogers defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Amar Hot misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Gage Mayfield makes two point cutting dunk (Tyler Hendricks assists) | 22-20 |
| 8:22 | | Mohamed Diakite turnover (lost ball) (Dayton Forsythe steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | Gage Mayfield turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:45 | | Sooners offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Dayton Forsythe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | +3 | Maxime Carrio makes three point jump shot (Bo Aldridge assists) | 22-18 |
| 9:24 | | +1 | Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 9:24 | | Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:24 | | Amar Hot shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | B.J. Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Derrion Reid blocks Mohamed Diakite's two point layup | ||
| 10:05 | | +1 | B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 10:05 | | B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:05 | | Jaxson Ford shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Thomas Duchamp turnover (lost ball) (Khani Rooths steals) | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Dayton Forsythe assists) | 19-16 |
| 10:44 | | Alonzo Dodd personal foul | ||
| 10:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Mohamed Diakite makes two point layup | 19-14 |
| 11:30 | | +2 | Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Dayton Forsythe assists) | 17-14 |
| 11:42 | | +2 | Kollin Tolbert makes two point layup (Amar Hot assists) | 17-12 |
| 11:58 | | Alonzo Dodd defensive rebound | ||
| 12:00 | | Dayton Forsythe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:19 | | +1 | Kollin Tolbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-12 |
| 12:19 | | +1 | Kollin Tolbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-12 |
| 12:19 | | Pop Isaacs shooting foul (Kollin Tolbert draws the foul) | ||
| 12:23 | | Pop Isaacs turnover (bad pass) (Mohamed Diakite steals) | ||
| 12:40 | | Bo Aldridge turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:47 | | Bo Aldridge defensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | Alonzo Dodd blocks Pop Isaacs's two point layup | ||
| 12:59 | | +3 | Alonzo Dodd makes three point jump shot (Bo Aldridge assists) | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | | Kai Rogers turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:54 | | Sooners defensive rebound | ||
| 13:56 | | Thomas Duchamp misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:31 | | +2 | Kai Rogers makes two point reverse layup (Dayton Forsythe assists) | 10-12 |
| 14:39 | | Kai Rogers offensive rebound | ||
| 14:41 | | Dayton Forsythe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:02 | | Sooners defensive rebound | ||
| 15:04 | | Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:29 | | Dayton Forsythe turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:32 | | Alonzo Dodd turnover (bad pass) (Dayton Forsythe steals) | ||
| 15:37 | | Alonzo Dodd defensive rebound | ||
| 15:39 | | Khani Rooths misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:59 | | +2 | Mohamed Diakite makes two point putback dunk | 10-10 |
| 16:02 | | Mohamed Diakite offensive rebound | ||
| 16:04 | | Khani Rooths blocks Alonzo Dodd's two point layup | ||
| 16:11 | | Alonzo Dodd offensive rebound | ||
| 16:13 | | Amar Hot misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:41 | | +3 | Dayton Forsythe makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 8-10 |
| 16:56 | | +3 | Alonzo Dodd makes three point jump shot (Bo Aldridge assists) | 8-7 |
| 17:07 | | Thomas Duchamp defensive rebound | ||
| 17:09 | | Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:18 | | Bo Aldridge personal foul | ||
| 17:22 | | +2 | Bo Aldridge makes two point layup | 5-7 |
| 17:27 | | Duke Brennan turnover (lost ball) (Bo Aldridge steals) | ||
| 17:30 | | Duke Brennan defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | Mohamed Diakite misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:47 | | +1 | Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 17:47 | | +1 | Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | | Gasper Škorjanc shooting foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul) | ||
| 18:08 | | +3 | Alonzo Dodd makes three point stepback jump shot | 3-5 |
| 18:23 | | Khani Rooths personal foul | ||
| 18:24 | | Mohamed Diakite offensive rebound | ||
| 18:26 | | Bo Aldridge misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:51 | | +2 | Duke Brennan makes two point putback layup | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | | Duke Brennan offensive rebound | ||
| 18:53 | | Derrion Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 19:08 | | Derrion Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | Pop Isaacs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 | | Mohamed Diakite turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 19:48 | | +3 | Khani Rooths makes three point jump shot (Pop Isaacs assists) | 0-3 |
| 20:00 | | (Sooners gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
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| Three Point % | ||
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Alonzo Dodd misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Gasper Škorjanc defensive rebound | 0:28 |
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B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:28 |
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Thomas Duchamp personal foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul) | 0:28 |
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Derrion Reid defensive rebound | 0:43 |
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Mohamed Diakite misses two point jump shot | 0:45 |
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Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | 1:06 |
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B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot | 1:08 |
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Khani Rooths offensive rebound | 1:13 |
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Dayton Forsythe misses three point jump shot | 1:15 |
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Pop Isaacs offensive rebound | 1:24 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 34 | 25 |
| Field Goals | 13-31 (41.9%) | 8-27 (29.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-16 (37.5%) | 2-11 (18.2%) |
| Free Throws | 2-2 (100.0%) | 7-13 (53.8%) |
| Total Rebounds | 18 | 20 |
| Offensive | 5 | 9 |
| Defensive | 11 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | 3 |
| Assists | 8 | 7 |
| Steals | 3 | 4 |
| Blocks | 1 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 7 |
| Fouls | 9 | 6 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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PPG | RPG | APG |
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PPG | RPG | APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Dodd | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4/10 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Aldridge | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Diakite | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ford | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Skorjanc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Dodd | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4/10 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Aldridge | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Diakite | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ford | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Skorjanc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Tolbert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Carrio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Hot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Duchamp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Adlam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Markovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Dinu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y. Vidal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 8 | 13/31 | 6/16 | 2/2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Rooths | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Brennan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Reid | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Forsythe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Isaacs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Rooths | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Brennan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Reid | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Forsythe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Isaacs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Rogers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Mayfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Edwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Hendricks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Wadley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y. Yaak | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. Keeffe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Moser | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 25 | 17 | 7 | 8/27 | 2/11 | 7/13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |