1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys won their first 20 games and rose to the No. 2 ranking in both major polls. They finished with a record of 28–8 (8–6 Big Eight) and tied for second in Big Eight regular season play.

1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Preseason NIT champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
1991–92 record28–8 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 6,381)
1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Kansas113 .786  275  .844
No. 11 Oklahoma State86 .571  288  .778
No. 16 Missouri86 .571  219  .700
No. 23 Oklahoma86 .571  219  .700
Nebraska77 .500  1910  .655
Iowa State59 .357  2113  .618
Kansas State59 .357  1614  .533
Colorado410 .286  1315  .464
1992 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992; Rankings from AP Poll

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region. After defeating Georgia Southern in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated Tulane to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the Southeast regional semifinal, as Michigan defeated OSU 75–72.

Roster

1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Corey Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNortheast Macon, Georgia
G 20 Sean Sutton
Sr
PF 35 Byron Houston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrStar Spencer Spencer, Oklahoma
C 50 Bryant Reeves 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)265 lb (120 kg) FrGans Gans, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bill Self
  • Rob Evans
  • Russ Pennell
  • Steve Anthis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source:[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 1991*
No. 13 Evansville
Preseason NIT
W 86–57  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 1991*
No. 13 Purdue
Preseason NIT
W 76–48  2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 25, 1991*
No. 11 Tennessee State
Preseason NIT
W 89–58  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1991*
No. 11 vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh
Preseason NIT Semifinal
W 74–63  4–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 29, 1991*
No. 11 vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech
Preseason NIT Championship
W 78–71  5–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 4, 1991*
No. 8 New Orleans W 63–55 OT 6–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1991*
No. 8 vs. California W 76–62  7–0
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1991*
No. 6 at Louisiana Tech W 77–71  8–0
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1991*
No. 6 Wichita State W 82–54  9–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*
No. 5 Houston Baptist W 100–57  10–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1991*
No. 3 at Tulsa W 82–76  11–0
Tulsa Convention Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1991*
No. 3 Midwestern State W 85–45  12–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1992
No. 3 Kansas State W 72–34  13–0
(1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 1992*
No. 3 UMKC W 86–58  14–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 14, 1992*
No. 3 Marquette W 64–52  15–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 18, 1992
No. 3 No. 24 Iowa State W 85–67  16–0
(2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 20, 1992
No. 3 at No. 17 Oklahoma W 92–89  17–0
(3–0)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 25, 1992
No. 3 at Oral Roberts W 81–61  18–0
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 28, 1992*
No. 3 at SMU W 64–53  19–0
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Feb 2, 1992
No. 3 No. 8 Missouri W 84–61  20–0
(4–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 1992
No. 2 at Nebraska L 69–85  20–1
(4–1)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1992
No. 2 No. 3 Kansas W 64–58  21–1
(5–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 1992
No. 2 at Colorado L 53–57  21–2
(5–2)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 15, 1992
No. 2 at Iowa State L 83–84 OT 21–3
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 19, 1992
No. 8 Oklahoma L 67–70  21–4
(5–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 1992
No. 8 at No. 9 Missouri L 52–66  21–5
(5–5)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 25, 1992
No. 14 No. 25 Nebraska W 72–51  22–5
(6–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1992
No. 12 at No. 3 Kansas L 64–77  22–6
(6–6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 4, 1992
No. 12 Colorado W 69–63  23–6
(7–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 1992
No. 12 at Kansas State W 77–69  24–6
(8–6)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Kansas State
Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal
W 81–57  25–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 14, 1992*
(2) No. 11 vs. (6) Iowa State
Big Eight Tournament Semifinal
W 69–60  26–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 15, 1992*
(2) No. 11 vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas
Big Eight Tournament Championship
L 57–66  26–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
(2 SE) No. 11 vs. (15 SE) Georgia Southern
First Round
W 100–73  27–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 22, 1992*
(2 SE) No. 11 vs. (10 SE) Tulane
Second Round
W 87–71  28–7
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 27, 1992*
(2 SE) No. 11 vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan
Southeast Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen
L 72–75  28–8
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
127Byron HoustonChicago Bulls
233Corey WilliamsChicago Bulls

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References

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