Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Oklahoma State Cowboys
2024–25 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team
UniversityOklahoma State University–Stillwater
Head coachSteve Lutz (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationStillwater, Oklahoma
ArenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(capacity: 13,611)
NicknameCowboys
ColorsOrange and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
1945, 1946
NCAA tournament runner-up
1949
NCAA tournament Final Four
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1995, 2004
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1995, 2000, 2004
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005
NCAA tournament round of 32
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1995, 2004, 2005
Conference regular season champions
1925, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1991, 2004

The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. All women's teams at the school are known as Cowgirls. The Cowboys currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. In 2020, CBS Sports ranked Oklahoma State the 25th best college basketball program of all-time, ahead of such programs as Oklahoma and Texas.[2] Oklahoma State men’s basketball has a very rich history of success, having won more national titles and advanced to the NCAA Championship, Final Four, Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen more times than any other school in the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma State has won a combined 23 regular season conference titles and conference tournament titles, which is the most of any program in the state of Oklahoma.

Since 1938, the team has played its home games in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Prior to 1957, the school was known as Oklahoma A&M College, and the teams were nicknamed the Aggies.

On March 21, 2016, Brad Underwood was hired as head coach at Oklahoma State, replacing the fired Travis Ford.[3] Just short of one year, on March 18, 2017, Underwood left the program for Illinois.[4] Assistant Mike Boynton was promoted to head coach on March 24.[5] Steve Lutz was hired as the head coach April 1, 2024.[6]

  1. ^ Oklahoma State University Athletics Official Athletics Branding Manual (PDF). November 20, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever: Ranking the top teams of all time". CBSSports.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Holcomb, John (March 21, 2016). "OSU To Hire Brad Underwood As New Basketball Head Coach". News9.com. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "In a stunning move, Brad Underwood leaves Oklahoma State for Illinois". kansascity. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma State hires Mike Boynton as next basketball coach". The Oklahoman. March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma State basketball hires Western Kentucky coach Steve Lutz to replace Mike Boynton". The Oklahoman. April 1, 2024.