OU basketball notebook: Sooners debut Wayman Tisdale jersey patch
By David Ubben, Staff Writer
Published: Wed, November 18, 2009 12:00 AM Updated: Wed, November 18, 2009 8:44 AM
Tuesday night, the Sooners' uniforms featured a new addition, a patch honoring Wayman Tisdale, the program's leading scorer and rebounder.
Tisdale died in May.
The patch, worn on the right shoulder, is a red circle that features Tisdale's signature in white next to a small 23, his number.
Gallon in foul trouble
Freshman Tiny Gallon got off to a fast start, grabbing six rebounds early in the first half before being sent to the bench with his second foul.
Gallon returned in the second half, but drew his third foul just three minutes after halftime.
"Tiny has to do a better job of getting himself ready to play after halftime," said Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. "He has to do a better job of maturing. We need him on the floor."
Gallon finished with just three points, but grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a shot.
"When he came back in, he was just kind of a shell of himself," Capel said. "We need him to be better."
Davis earns more time
Junior Cade Davis scored nine points off the bench, logging 28 minutes and shooting 3-of-6 from the field.
"Davis gave us a huge, huge lift, just with his energy. He was just everywhere," Capel said. "This is a kid who played 15 minutes a game last year on an Elite Eight team, one of the first guards off the bench. In our first game, he played, I think, seven minutes. But he came back the next day, practiced, had a really good attitude, didn't pout, he didn't sulk. ... He's mature and he's into the team."
Last season, Davis averaged 4.7 points per game and shot just over 34 percent from 3-point range.
"We need everyone like that. We don't have everyone like that," Capel said.
McCoy draws cheers, points
Oklahoma junior defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was among the 6,152 in attendance Tuesday night, and drew a big cheer when he was shown on the video screen midway through the second half.
McCoy graced the Sooners with some luck, too.
Oklahoma guard Tony Crocker drained a 3-pointer out of the timeout, seconds after McCoy's big-screen cameo.
Video: Winning ugly: OU holds off ULM (2009-11-18)
OU's Cade Davis (34) provided a big lift off the bench for the Sooners in their victory Tuesday against Louisiana-Monroe. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
OU's Cade Davis (34) looks to pass around Lawrence Gilbert (22) of ULM during the second half of the men's college basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Louisiana-Monroe at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. OU won, 72-61. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD
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