Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
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| University | University of Oklahoma | ||
| First season | 1908 | ||
| All-time record | 1,634–1,055 (.608) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Location | Norman, OK | ||
| Head coach | Lon Kruger (6th year) | ||
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Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 11,562) |
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| Nickname | Sooners | ||
| Student section | Boomer Sooners | ||
| Colors | Crimson and Cream |
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| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1947, 1988 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
| 1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1939, 1943, 1947, 1985, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1939, 1943, 1947, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2005 | |||
The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represents the University of Oklahoma in men's NCAA Division I basketball. The Sooners play in the Big 12 Conference.
The Sooners enjoyed moderate success on the court during this era, posting only 16 losing records in their first 72 seasons. They were coached by 9 different coaches during this period, beginning with Bennie Owen (who also coached the football team), and ending with Dave Bliss in 1980. The Sooners participated in the very first Final Four in 1939, and again in 1947, eventually losing 47-58 in the championship game to Holy Cross.
The program gained national prominence under Billy Tubbs when he took over the program in 1981. Star players Wayman Tisdale, Mookie Blaylock, and Stacey King helped the Sooners to enjoy several deep runs in the NCAA Tournament. In 1988, the Sooners reached the NCAA title game in Kansas City, where they fell just four points shy of their first national title to the 11-loss Kansas Jayhawks, a team which they had already beaten twice in regular season play.
Tubbs resigned on April 10, 1994, indicating that "he did not feel appreciated enough working at a football school" (he has since reconciled with the administration and now enjoys a healthy relationship with the school in his retirement). Tubbs' base salary at Oklahoma in his final season was $107,000 annually. Tubbs, 59 years old at the time, left to take over the struggling Texas Christian University basketball program, signing a 5-year contract worth between $200,000 and $400,000 per season.
Tubbs' record at OU was 333-132 (0.716) overall, 126-70 (0.643) conference, with 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances, one Final Four appearance, and one National Title Game appearance. In the Big 8, Tubbs had 2 Conference Tournament titles and 5 Conference Regular Season titles.
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