1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Preseason NIT champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11
Record	28–8 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Self (6th season); Rob Evans (2nd season); Russ Pennell (2nd season);
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena; (Capacity: 6,381)

1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Kansas †	11	–	3	.786	27	–	5	.844
No. 11 Oklahoma State	8	–	6	.571	28	–	8	.778
No. 16 Missouri	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
No. 23 Oklahoma	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	19	–	10	.655
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	21	–	13	.618
Kansas State	5	–	9	.357	16	–	14	.533
Colorado	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464

† 1992 Big Eight tournament winner As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

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)	Sr	Northeast	Macon, Georgia
G	20	Sean Sutton	—	—	Sr
PF	35	Byron Houston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Star Spencer	Spencer, Oklahoma
C	50	Bryant Reeves	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Gans	Gans, Oklahoma

Head coach

Eddie Sutton

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Self
Rob Evans
Russ Pennell
Steve Anthis

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 Bedlam Series	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 (10,820) Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 22, 1992*	(2 SE) No. 11	vs. (10 SE) Tulane Second Round	W 87–71^[2]	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

Byron Houston – Consensus Second-Team All-American

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	27	Byron Houston	Chicago Bulls
2	33	Corey Williams	Chicago Bulls

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References

↑ "1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
↑ "Oklahoma St. Hits Record 80% From Field in Beating Tulane". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
↑ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
↑ "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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[1] "1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[2] "Oklahoma St. Hits Record 80% From Field in Beating Tulane". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[3] "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[4] "1992 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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