Oklahoma City Stars
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| University | Oklahoma City University |
| Association | NAIA |
| Conference | Sooner Athletic Conference |
| Athletic director | Jim Abbott |
| Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Basketball arena | Abe Lemons Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Jim Wade Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Stars Field |
| Nickname | Stars |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Website | www |
The Oklahoma City Stars are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma City University, located in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The university fields 17 varsity sports teams, and these teams compete in the NAIA and the Sooner Athletic Conference in all sports except women's wrestling which competes in the Women's College Wrestling Association.
Until 1986, the Stars competed in the NCAA Division I Horizon League, which was known as the Midwestern City Conference at that time.
Oklahoma City has made 18 NAIA tournament appearances: 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010. As a member of the NCAA, Oklahoma City went to the NCAA tournament 11 times, the most of any school no longer a member of the NCAA. OCU appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1973; and the NIT twice, in 1959 and 1968.
Oklahoma City has had 71 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
In 2012, Kevin Patrick Hardy (class of 2013) became OCU's first national champion in wrestling, taking the national title at 165 pounds. Hardy was a Division 1 three time state champion at Solon High School in Ohio.
Through the Spring 2012 sports season, Oklahoma City has won 41 national championships. Of these, 36 are NAIA championships, and four are WCWA championships.
Oklahoma City won the NACDA Director's Cup for the NAIA in 2002, awarded annually to the college or university with the most success in collegiate athletics.
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