OCU basketball struggles through 23-24 season -

_{Jack McWilliams, sophomore center, works for second chance points after a miss by sophomore guard Avery Jackson in the season opener Abe Lemons Classic game against The Master’s University. The OCU men’s team would sneak away with the victory, scoring 78 to the Master’s 75. (Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma City University)}

The 2023-24 basketball season has been a struggle for both Oklahoma City University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.

The men’s team currently holds a losing record of 3-12 on the season, with a four-game losing streak.

The team has a 1-6 record against their Sooner Athletic Conference opponents and has lost all six of their away games, dropping their most recent game against the University of North Texas at Dallas with a score of 72-85.

Their three wins have all come from home games, beating The Master’s University 78-75 in the Abe Lemons Classic, winning against Friends University during homecoming 83-68 and scraping by in their most recent win against Oklahoma Panhandle State University 80-78.

_{Lauren Rowan, freshman guard, passes the ball up the court in a game against Central Christian College. The OCU women’s team would win the game with a crushing score of 87-31. (Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma City University)}

The women’s team has a marginally better record of 4-11 and is currently on a one-game winning streak following their victory against the University of North Texas at Dallas with a score of 60-42.

The team currently holds a 3-4 record against their Sooner Athletic Conference opponents and has lost seven out of eight of their away games.

Their four wins come from their season opener against Wiley College with a dominant score of 79-53, another dominant win against SAC opponent Central Christian College 87-31, a win against SAC opponent Oklahoma Panhandle 48-37 and their most recent win against the University of North Texas at Dallas, with a final score of 60-42.

Both teams still hold fifteen games on the season with the hopes of an SAC Tournament appearance hanging in the balance.