NORMAN — College basketball practice courts now double as laboratories, and Oklahoma believes it's among the front-runners in a race for technological advantages that are transforming the sport.
OU forward Kristian Doolittle tossed a belt-like contraption to the side of the court Monday in practice. It was his heart rate monitor. Every player wears one under his jersey during practices.
A laptop on a silver cart at one corner of the court is watched by an intern or graduate assistant. The screen is filled with numbers showing how hard every player is working. Players also wear a device in which gyroscopes and accelerometers measure sprints, cuts and the stress being put on their bodies.