1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Byron Houston – Big Eight co-Player of the Year

References[edit]

^ ^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.

[NewMexico-1] "OSU Towers Over 7-2 Luc and Lobos". The Oklahoman. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[2] "1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[3] "Cowboys Ride Herd on Wolfpack, 73-64". The Washington Post. March 17, 1991. Retrieved June 7, 2020.

[4] "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.

[5] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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