Jan 23, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lon Kruger coaches his team against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger has been named to the late-season watch list for National Coach of the Year.
The OU head coach is one of 15 candidates for the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year Award.
In his 10th season as the Sooners’ head coach, Kruger has led Oklahoma to a 13-5 overall record and an 8-4 in the highly competitive Big 12, which boasts six teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 through games of Wednesday, Feb.