1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University,[1] in NCAA competition in the 1950–51 season.

1950–51 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1950–51 record29–6 (12–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaGallagher Hall
1950–51 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M122 .857  296  .829
No. 6 Bradley113 .786  326  .842
No. 10 Saint Louis113 .786  228  .733
Detroit77 .500  1714  .548
Wichita59 .357  916  .360
Drake410 .286  1114  .440
Tulsa410 .286  1017  .370
Houston212 .143  1117  .393
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA tournament

  • West
    • Oklahoma A&M 50, Montana State 46
    • Oklahoma A&M 61, Washington 57
  • Final Four
    • Kansas State 68, Oklahoma A&M 44
  • Third Place Game
    • Illinois 61, Oklahoma A&M 46

[2]

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
440Gale McArthurMinneapolis Lakers

[3]

References

  1. When Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957, it also adopted a new athletic nickname. Men's teams are now "Cowboys" and women's teams are now "Cowgirls".
  2. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1951
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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