OU basketball coach Porter Moser ‘really appreciated’ vote of confidence from Roger Denny

NORMAN — Less than 24 hours after Oklahoma’s loss to Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, newly hired athletic director Roger Denny informed Porter Moser he’d be retained.

Denny had made the decision days prior before the Sooners ever tipped off a game in the tournament in Nashville. His reason: OU was not resourced at the level he felt necessary for Moser to succeed relative to the expectations.

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Moser, who has only made one NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons with the Sooners and has caught his fair share of criticism, will get a sixth year. But this time, Denny plans to align resources, expectations and performance.

“It’s been a great partnership right from the jump,” Moser said Monday before his team heads to Las Vegas for the College Basketball Crown. “He made it really clear about the vision of where we want to go. He’s made it really clear that we have to up the resources put into men’s basketball and I really appreciated that. I know he comes from Illinois, and that program — basketball program —the investment made.”

Denny was involved with the Fighting Illini’s hiring of Brad Underwood, which has resulted in three conference titles, an Elite Eight appearance and now, a Final Four appearance this season.

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Oklahoma coach Porter Moser shouts during an NCAA men’s basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Missouri Tigers at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Oklahoma won 80-64.

He knows what it takes to invest in and compete at the highest level in men’s basketball.

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“It used to be hire a great coach and build great facilities and if you build it they will come,” Denny said during his introductory news conference. “That’s not the way it works any more. Each sport and each program deserves a strategy of its own.”

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