NORMAN — Porter Moser's 2026-27 Oklahoma Sooners appear to be the best roster the sixth-year head coach has had during his time in Norman.

"Retention" was the word of the offseason. Moser even boasted at SEC Media Days that he was excited to return a point guard in Xzayvier Brown , a luxury never afforded to him as the Sooners' head coach. In addition to Brown, forwards Derrion Reid and Tae Davis also came back.

Now, with the transfer portal merely accenting the roster instead of building it out entirely, OU looks to not only rebound from a sequence of lackluster years, but truly return to the NCAA Tournament as a team to be reckoned with.

On the schedule first is East Texas A&M, a program who won 11 games in the 2025-26 season.

How to Watch Oklahoma vs. East Texas A&M

Date: Nov. 2

Time: 7 p.m.

Where: Norman, OK

Channel: SEC Network+

Just below retention on Oklahoma's reasons to be optimistic, impact transfers like big man Duke Brennan from Villanova and guard B.J.…