1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

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)

Seasons

← 1990–91

1992–93 →

1991–92 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

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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

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1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown

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G | 5  | Corey Williams | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr | Northeast | Macon, Georgia
G | 20  | Sean Sutton |

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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

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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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

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Main article: 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

## Awards and honors

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* Byron Houston – Consensus Second-Team All-American

## NBA draft

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Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | NBA Club

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1 | 27 | Byron Houston | Chicago Bulls
2 | 33 | Corey Williams | Chicago Bulls

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## References

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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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