Oklahoma Retains Coach Moser for Next Season

0:00On March 14th, Oklahoma's athletic director has announced that men's basketball coach Porter Moser will return for next season. He's led the Sooners for the past five seasons, posting a record of 93 wins and 74 losses. The team finished this year at 19 wins and 15 losses, putting them on the bubble for the NCAA tournament. The Sooners struggled early with nine straight conference losses but turned things around late, winning eight of their last 11 games. The hot streak got them to the quarter finals of the SEC tournament, though they felt Arkansas on Friday. Officials made the call to keep Moser before that run even started. Fans and supporters see this as a vote of confidence amid the ups and downs. The athletic director stressed that Moser needs to keep elevating the program's performance to match its potential. Last season, they reached the NCAA's first round, but lost to Yukon, and they've had limited deep tournament runs so far. Later came to Oklahoma after successful stops elsewhere, including Loyola Chicago, where

1:02he guided the team to the final four one year and the suite, 16 another. He also coached at Illinois State and Arkansas, Little Rock. As the Sooners eye next year, retaining Moser sets the stage for building on their late momentum and chasing a stronger postseason showing.