1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team - Wikipedia

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1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
Record	24–8 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Self (5th season) Rob Evans (1st season) Russ Pennell (1st season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 12 Kansas	10	–	4	.714	27	–	8	.771
No. 11 Nebraska	9	–	5	.643	26	–	8	.765
Missouri †	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	19	.387
Oklahoma	5	–	9	.357	20	–	15	.571
Colorado	5	–	9	.357	19	–	14	.576
Kansas State	3	–	11	.214	13	–	15	.464

† 1991 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–8 (10–4 Big Eight) and won the Big Eight regular season title.

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. After defeating New Mexico in the opening round, the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 26 years,^[1] the Cowboys defeated NC State to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the East regional semifinal, as Temple defeated OSU to reach the Elite Eight.

Roster

1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Corey Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Northeast	Macon, Georgia
G	20	Sean Sutton	—	—	Jr
PF	35	Byron Houston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Star Spencer	Spencer, Oklahoma

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 24, 1990*		Colgate	W 111–47	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
November 27, 1990*		at New Orleans	W 74–64	2–0	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
December 1, 1990*		Tulsa	W 75–73	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 5, 1990*		Centenary	W 110–58	4–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 8, 1990*		at Wichita State	L 69–72	4–1	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
December 13, 1990*		Louisiana Tech	W 89–58	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 15, 1990*		Grambling State	W 98–54	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 19, 1990*		Jacksonville	W 91–58	7–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
December 22, 1990*		vs. Southern Illinois Old Style Classic	L 73–85	7–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
December 23, 1990*		at DePaul Old Style Classic	W 72–70	8–2	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
December 30, 1990*		at Marquette	W 70–43	9–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 2, 1991*		at Missouri-Kansas City	W 84–67	10–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Big Eight regular season
January 5, 1991		at Missouri	L 79–80 ^OT	10–3 (0–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
January 12, 1991		Kansas	W 78–73 ^OT	11–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 19, 1991		at No. 11 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 72–76	11–4 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 23, 1991*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 88–46	12–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 26, 1991		Kansas State	W 85–70	13–4 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
January 30, 1991		at Colorado	W 76–66	14–4 (3–2)	Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO
February 2, 1991		at No. 11 Nebraska	W 81–68	15–4 (4–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
February 6, 1991	No. 22	Iowa State	W 83–62	16–4 (5–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 9, 1991	No. 22	at No. 18 Kansas	L 69–79	16–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
February 13, 1991	No. 21	Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 77–74	17–5 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 16, 1991	No. 21	Missouri	W 71–56	18–5 (7–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 19, 1991	No. 16	at Kansas State	W 76–65	19–5 (8–3)	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 24, 1991	No. 16	Colorado	W 79–67	20–5 (9–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 27, 1991	No. 12	No. 15 Nebraska	W 80–69	21–5 (10–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 2, 1991	No. 12	at Iowa State	L 67–68	21–6 (10–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Big Eight tournament
March 8, 1991*	(1) No. 14	vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 77–66	22–6	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
March 9, 1991*	(1) No. 14	vs. (4) Missouri Semifinals	L 92–94 ^2OT	22–7	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1991*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (14 E) New Mexico First Round	W 67–54^[1]	23–7	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
March 16, 1991*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (6 E) NC State Second Round	W 73–64^[3]	24–7	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
March 22, 1991*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (10 E) Temple Sweet Sixteen	L 63–72 ^{OT^[4]}	24–8	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[5]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Byron Houston – Big Eight co-Player of the Year

References

^ ^a ^b "OSU Towers Over 7-2 Luc and Lobos". The Oklahoman. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "Cowboys Ride Herd on Wolfpack, 73-64". The Washington Post. March 17, 1991. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^ "College Basketball: N.C.A.A. Tournament; No. 10 Temple Races by a Tired Oklahoma St". The New York Times. March 23, 1991. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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