Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State vs. George Washington Preview
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Basketball
March 10, 1998
Oklahoma State Cowboys
(21-6 Overall, 11-5 Big 12)
NCAA Tournament 1st-/2nd-Round Notes
OSU's surprisingly successful year - the Cowboys were picked seventh in the Big 12 in preseason media and coaches' polls - began with the third-best start in school history. OSU opened the season 11-0 and eventually became the sixth Eddie Sutton-coached Cowboy team to win 20 games. The March 1 loss to Kansas snapped another long streak, this time a seven-game skein (the best in league play since 1954). OSU won 11 league games for the first time since the 1964-65 team went 12-2 in the Big Eight. In addition, the Cowboys won all their February games for the first time since 1940. The Cowboys are guaranteed no more than seven losses, the fewest since the 1983 Big Eight Championship team went 24-7.
Cowboys return to Tourney for first time in three yearsOSU has earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 1995 team, led by Bryant "Big Country" Reeves and Randy Rutherford, reached the Final Four in Seattle. This year's berth marks the sixth in Eddie Sutton's eight years in Stillwater and the 15th in school history. OSU has enjoyed some tournament success; the Cowboys have reached the Final Four five times and are 13-1 in their opening tournament games. Here's a look at some OSU
Tournament Trivia:* OSU, then known as Oklahoma A&M, was the first school to win back-to-back NCAA titles when Bob Kurland led the Aggies to titles in 1945 and '46. OSU is one of just five schools with back-to-back NCAA trophies and one of only 11 universities with two trophies overall.
* Kurland was named the Outstanding Player of the tournament in both championship years and is one of only five players in NCAA history to win the award twice.
* OSU hit 80 percent (20 of 35) of its field-goal attempts in the 1992 second round against Tulane; that mark still stands as a tournament record.
* The 1946 NCAA Championship game against North Carolina was the first to be televised locally and was broacast on WCBS in New York with an estimated audience of 500,000.
* Legendary former OSU coach Henry Iba is one of 10 coaches to win at least two NCAA titles.
* Eddie Sutton is the only coach to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
Oklahoma State Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
4 Joe Phears G 6-1 209 Jr. 0.0 *1.0
Footballer best known for 50-yard pass to fellow QB Lindsay
12 Chad Alexander G 6-3 193 Sr. 5.6 1.9
40.7 percent from three-point range in Big 12 games
20 Adrian Peterson G 6-4 197 Jr. 17.6 6.8
11th-leading scorer in OSU history (1,228 points)
22 Tommy Warner G 6-0 162 Sr. 0.6 *0.3
Earned first career start on Senior Day vs. Kansas
30 Brian Montonati F 6-9 220 So. 2.9 1.8
Averaged double-digit minutes during second half of year
31 Brett Robisch F/C 6-11 255 Sr. 15.4 8.2
Second-Team All-Big 12 honoree also named to all-improved team
32 B.J. Tiger G 6-3 195 Fr. 1.5 0.0
Football QB scored three points at home vs. Texas A&M
33 Michael Johnson F 6-7 220 Fr. 0.6 0.8
"Too Much in the Clutch" as a Kansas City-area high schooler
34 Desmond Mason F 6-6 207 So. 14.9 7.6
Career highs of 27 points, 14 rebounds at home vs. Texas
35 Joe Adkins G 6-2 185 So. 12.2 *3.2
Led Big 12 in conference-game free-throw shooting (88.0 percent)
40 Scott Robisch F-C 6-10 210 Fr. 3.8 2.7
Redshirt frosh has played just 11 gms. in 2 yrs. due to injury
44 Doug Gottlieb G 6-1 190 So. 5.7 *7.0
Newcomer of the Year on school-record assists-per-game pace
45 Alex Webber F 6-10 257 So. 2.7 1.9
Strong 19-minute effort against Kansas in Mason's absence
* - Assists per game instead of rebounds per game
Men's basketball part of OSU's overall athletic success
Although March means men's and women's basketball, OSU is known nationally for its success in several different sports. The Cowboys' 30 national wrestling titles are the most by any school in any sport, and Oklahoma State ranks fourth in NCAA history with 42 national team titles in all men's sports. In addition to its 30 wrestling and two men's basketball championships, OSU has also won titles in men's golf (eight), baseball (one) and men's cross country (one). The Cowboys' total of 138 individual national titles ranks sixth all-time.
Cowboys, Colonials match up for first time in 43 yearsOSU and George Washington have met five times, with the Cowboys winning three of the meetings, but the most recent contest was in the 1954-55 season. Ironically, the Cowboys' only previous meeting with potential second-round foe Duke (OSU won 51-41) came on Dec. 19, 1939, the day before the Cowboys and Colonials met for the first time (the Cowboys won that game as well, 38-33 in overtime). OSU and Radford have never met.
Cowboys return to Sutton's old stomping groundsFor the second time in his OSU tenure, head coach Eddie Sutton leads the NCAA Tournament-bound Cowboys into Rupp Arena, where Sutton coached Kentucky for four seasons. The Cowboys faced Michigan's Fab Five team in Lexington in the 1992 round of16; the Wolverines were victorious, winning 75-72.
Inside the numbersOSU's improvement from 17-win seasons in 1996 and '97 to a 21-win year this season can be attributed to several statistical improvements. Here's a look at OSU's current team stats with comparison to year-end stats from the past two seasons (number in parentheses represents current Big 12 rank):
1998 1997 1996
Overall Record 21-6 (2) 17-15 17-10
Scoring Offense 79.3 (3) 69.4 70.2
Scoring Defense 69.3 (6) 69.5 63.9
Scoring Margin +10.0 (2) -0.1 +6.3
Field-Goal Pct. 46.8 (2) 47.6 46.1
FG Pct. Defense 44.3 (9) 45.1 44.7
Free-Throw Pct. 70.7 (2) 69.1 56.9
Rebound Margin +2.5 (4) +3.7 +4.4
3-Point FG Pct. 33.8 (9) 36.2 36.5
3-Pointers Per Game 5.9 (7) 5.6 5.0
Turnover Margin +3.6 (1) -2.8 +2.7
Revenge has been sweet in '98
OSU's 1997-98 schedule includes 10 teams that defeated the Cowboys in 1996-97. OSU compiled a 3-13 record against those squads a year ago but is 10-5 so far in 1997-98. The Cowboys' turnaround victories include non-conference opponents Arizona State, Arkansas State and Oral Roberts as well as sweeps of league foes Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
1998 proves a successful road seasonOSU won 14 games at home last year, but the Cowboys were just 1-12 on the road and lost their first nine games in unfriendly territory. The Cowboys reversed that trend in 1997-98, though, finishing with a 6-3 road record that includes victories at TCU, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. OSU won five conference road games for the first time since 1965 and recorded its first overall winning road record in four years. Surprisingly, the Cowboys' road three-point shooting percentage (40.4 percent) is better than their home percentage (29.0).
OSU Quick Facts
Location................Stillwater, Okla. (Pop. 37,000)
Enrollment..............19,201
Home Court..............Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
Colors..................Orange and Black
President...............Dr. James Halligan
Director of Athletics...Terry Don Phillips
Basketball
Head Coach..............Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958)
Career Record.......608-240 (28th year)
Record at OSU.......178-76 (Eighth year)
Assistant Coaches.......Paul Graham (North Texas, 1974)
Sean Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1992)
Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist, 1983)
Overall Record..........21-6 (14-2 H, 6-3 A, 1-1 N)
Big 12 Record...........11-5 (Tied for second; 6-2 H, 5-3 A)
NCAA Tournament History
NCAA Tournament Record..25-13 (14 appearances)
Last Appearance.....1995 (Lost to UCLA in Final Four)
Championships.......Two (1945, '46)
Final Fours.........Five (1945, '46, '49, '51, '95)
Internet Site.......... http://www.okstate.com
OSU WWW Links.......... http://amr1pm.ath.okstate.edu/osulinks.html
Cowboys scoring at highest rate in seven years
OSU averaged 69.4 points per game in 1996-97, making last season's team the lowest-scoring Cowboys in 20 years, and they were out-scored by their combined opponents for the first time since 1988. But this season, OSU is averaging 79.3 points per game (which would be the highest scoring average since Eddie Sutton's first OSU season and fifth-best in school history) and out-scoring its opponents by an average of 10.0 points. The Cowboys have reached the century mark in two games this season after failing to score 100 in the past two years and have had more 80-point games this season (14) than in the past two seasons combined. OSU's high-scoring offense features a balanced group of players; four average at least 12 points per game. Only one team in school history (1988-89) finished a season with four players averaging 12 points.
1997-98 OSU Schedule/Results Tuesday, Nov. 11 California All-Stars (Exh.)...W 97-83 Saturday, Nov. 15 Texas-Pan American............W 103-71 Tuesday, Nov. 18 Buducnost (Exh.)..............W 114-52 Saturday, Nov. 22 Creighton.....................W 86-70 Tuesday, Nov. 25 Southern Utah.................W 79-58 Saturday, Nov. 29 North Texas...................W 98-60 Tuesday, Dec. 2 Oral Roberts..................W 73-66 Saturday, Dec. 6 Washington....................W 81-66 Wednesday, Dec. 10 vs. Arizona State*............W 79-68 Saturday, Dec. 20 Jackson State.................W 60-58 Tuesday, Dec. 23 Arkansas State................W 78-62 Tuesday, Dec. 30 at TCU........................W 82-81 Saturday, Jan. 3 at Texas A&M*.................W 100-65 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Nebraska*.....................L 62-67 Saturday, Jan. 10 Texas Tech*...................W 66-63 Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Missouri*..................L 64-70 Saturday, Jan. 17 at Baylor*.............(2 OT) L 95-97 Saturday, Jan. 24 Texas A&M*....................W 94-62 Monday, Jan. 26 at Oklahoma*..................W 88-84 Saturday, Jan. 31 at Texas*.....................L 73-88 Tuesday, Feb. 3 Colorado*................(OT) W 86-74 Saturday, Feb. 7 Baylor*.......................W 85-72 Monday, Feb. 9 at Iowa State*................W 81-66 Saturday, Feb. 14 Oklahoma*.....................W 70-66 Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Texas Tech*...........(OT) W 83-81 Saturday, Feb. 21 at Kansas State*..............W 64-61 Tuesday, Feb. 24 Texas*........................W 80-58 Sunday, March 1 Kansas*.......................L 67-71 Friday, March 6 vs. Texas&....................L 64-65 Friday, March 13 vs. George Washington.........6:40 p.m. * - Big 12 Conference games & - Big 12 Tournament game # - NCAA Tournament game All Times Central Standard.Turnovers spark OSU defensive effort
A quick check of the Big 12 field-goal defense list may surprise observers accustomed to the defense played by Eddie Sutton's teams as his Cowboys are ranked ninth in the league in that category. But the field goal percentage doesn't tell the entire defensive story. OSU leads the Big 12 in turnover margin (+3.6) and is averaging 17.5 takeaways per game, the second-best average in school history. In addition, the Cowboys have committed just 14.0 turnovers per game, the second-best mark on the school charts. OSU has committed an average of 10.3 turnovers in the past six games while forcing an average of 14.9.
Free-throw shooting helps OSU to close victoriesOSU hit 22 of 23 free-throw attempts (95.7 percent) at Texas Tech, coming within four charities of the school single-game record of 26 for 27 (96.3 percent), set in 1961. The Cowboys also missed just one FT attempt at Kansas State, sinking 15 of 16 charities. The Cowboys hit 18 of 18 second-half attempts against the Red Raiders and went 8-for-8 against the Wildcats in the second period; after missing in the second half just twice each against Texas and Kansas, OSU now has hit 65 of 74 (87.8 percent) from the stripe in the second half of the past five games. The Cowboys finished the season second in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage in conference games (74.5), and their 70.7 percentage overall ranks as the best under Eddie Su tton. OSU has attempted 149 more free throws than its opponents, a major turnaround from last season, when the Cowboys shot fewer charities than their opponents for the first time since 1988. The axiom that free-throw shooting helps win close games appears to be coming true for OSU, which is 7-4 in games decided in overtime or by a five-point or smaller margin.
Peterson gets hot as Cowboys reach Big 12 playSince the beginning of the calendar year, junior guard Adrian Peterson has scored in double figures in all but two of OSU's games - and that's just after halftime. Peterson, who has averaged 6.8 points in the first half and 12.5 in the second period since Jan. 3, was named Second-Team All-Big 12 this past week. "Pete" set a new career best with a 29-point effort at Baylor, draining 22 of those points after the break. OSU's leading scorer (17.6 ppg), Peterson scored 24 points in the Big 12 Tournament loss to Texas to move into 11th place on OSU's all-time scoring list.
Mason continues sensational sophomore seasonSophomore forward Desmond Mason has had a breakthrough sophomore season, earning All-Big 12 third-team status (coaches) as well as league all-improved honors. After struggling at times as a freshman and averaging just 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, Mason has found his rhythm this year and is OSU's third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder. He set a career high in scoring with 27 points and tied his rebounding high with 14 in OSU's Feb. 24 victory over Texas. Mason, who has seven 20-point games and seven double-doubles to his credit this year, now averages 14.9 ppg, second among Big 12 sophomores. His 7.6 rebounds-per-game average is ninth in the league.
Gottlieb passes his way into the record booksThis season, sophomore guard Doug Gottlieb, a Big 12 all-newcomer honoree and an honorable mention all-conference pick, has recorded 188 assists and just 68 turnovers, a 2.76-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (best in the Big 12). Gottlieb had a career-high 12 assists at home against Baylor while committing only one turnover - with 16 seconds remaining in the game. Just 27 games into his OSU career, Gottlieb is second in school history in double-figure assist games (six). His currently ranks fourth on the OSU single-season assists chart.
Robisch picks up the scoring paceSenior center Brett Robisch, an all-conference second-team member, has averaged 17.5 points in the past 10 games, capped by a career-high 33-point performance at Texas Tech on Feb. 18. Robisch's performance, in which he matched Tech star Cory Carr point-for-point, included two three-pointers and the game-winning free throws with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime. Robisch's scoring output marked the first time an OSU player had scored 30 points since Randy Rutherford tallied 45 against Kansas on March 5, 1995. Despite playing just two seasons, Robisch ranks sixth in school history with 10 double-doubles.
Robisch was named this past week to the Big 12's all-improved team, and the stats bear that out: he averaged 2.0 points per game in his two seasons at Illinois, 5.5 points in his first 10 games last year, 12.4 points in the last 17 games of 1996-97, 13.8 points over the first 15 games this season and 17.4 over the past 12 games.
Adkins' improvement mirrors fellow soph Mason'sSophomore guard Joe Adkins hit four three-pointers - most coming from NBA range and beyond - in the first 8:06 of the second half at Kansas State, keying OSU's rally from a two-point halftime deficit. Averaging 12.2 points and leading the team in three-pointers made (46), he has made a remarkable improvement from his freshman season, when he averaged 3.8 points and hit just 18 threes all year. Adkins has been deadly accurate from the free-throw line of late, hitting 44 of 50 free-throw attempts in conference games (best in the league at 88.0 percent). The 6-2 guard's 11 points against Baylor included a spectacular one-handed dunk over 6-11 Bears center Brian Skinner.
Big 12 Tournament recapThe Cowboys entered last weekend's Big 12 Tournament as the second seed, having won seven of their last eight regular-season contests. But the Cowboys were upset in the quarterfinals by 10th-seeded Texas 65-64 when Brandy Perryman hit a three-pointer with 31 seconds left and Brett Robisch's short jumper misfired with less than five seconds on the clock. The Cowboys' loss marked the second straight year in which the Big 12's 10th seed advanced to the tournament semifinals.
1998 results littered with Cowboy comebacksThe Cowboys have set a school record with four double-digit comebacks this season, and the 17-point comeback against Arizona State is the best in OSU history, according to recent research. The Cowboys are 15-1 when holding a double-digit lead at some point during the game.
Cowboy Radio NetworkOSU's tournament games will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with KWTV's Bill Teegins handling play-by-play duties and OSU coordinator of radio & TV Tom Dirato providing commentary. Dirato and Teegins are in their seventh year as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's basketball for the 21st season in 1997-98 and called his 600th OSU game against Texas A&M, the same day as Coach Sutton's 600th victory. All NCAA Tournament games will be televised by CBS Sports.
Head Coach Eddie SuttonEddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) has coached for seven-plus years at his alma mater with a 178-76 record at the school as well as a 608-240 overall mark in his 28th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in seven of eight years and has won 20 games or more six times.
Big 12 Coach of the Year: Sutton has won league coach-of-the-year honors for the seventh time in his 23 seasons with non-independent schools. Sutton previously won coaching honors in the Southwest, Southeastern and Big Eight Conferences; he and former Oklahoma coaching rival Billy Tubbs (Southland, Big Eight, Southwest and WAC Pacific Division) are believed to be the only coaches to win coach-of-the-year awards in four different leagues.
600th victory: OSU's Jan. 24 victory over Texas A&M gave Sutton the 600th coaching triumph of his career and his 100th coaching victory in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Sutton is the 20th coach in Division I history to reach the 600-victory mark, and he is just the seventh coach to reach it in 28 years or less, joining Denny Crum, Bob Knight, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Jerry Tarkanian and John Wooden.
Among his peers: Among active coaches, Sutton ranks 14th in winning percentage and ninth in victories. Only three active coaches (Crum, Knight and Tarkanian) rank ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage. With Sutton and Henry P. Iba among the 600-win club, OSU is one of only three schools - joining Illinois (Gene Bartow and Lou Henson) and Kentucky (Sutton and Adolph Rupp) - with two coaches among the all-time top 20.
In the NCAA Tournament: Sutton, who previously coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, is the only coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the national tournament. He is one of 10 coaches to take two different teams to the Final Four.
Years School (No. of Years) Record Pct. Conf. NCAA 1970-74 Creighton (five) 82-50 .621 --- 2-1 1975-85 Arkansas (11) 260-75 .776 139-35 10-9 1986-89 Kentucky (four) 88-39 .693 48-24 5-3 1991-98 Oklahoma State (eighth) 178-76 .701 71-45 10-5 Totals 28th year (848 games) 608-240 .717 258-104 27-18 Sutton at Oklahoma State Year Record Conf./Finish NCAA Final AP Notes 1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU's second Big 8 championship 1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16 1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year 1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th NCAA Second Round 1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat'l Coach of the Year 1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- --- 1996-97 17-15 7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance 1997-98 21-6 11-5/T-Second --- Big 12 Coach of the Year
National RankingsNCAA Tournament Coaching Records
Games Won, Active Coaches Denny Crum 42 Bob Knight 40 Mike Krzyzewski 40 John Thompson 34 Jerry Tarkanian 31 Lute Olson 28 Jim Boeheim 27 Eddie Sutton 25 Appearances, Active Coaches Bob Knight 22 Denny Crum 21 John Thompson 20 Lute Olson 19 Jim Boeheim 18 Eddie Sutton 18
Here's a look at Oklahoma State's week-by-week appearance in the Associated Press and USA Today polls, Jeff Sagarin's basketball ratings and the unofficial RPI compiled by Jim Sukup:
Week AP USAT Sag. RPI Preseason (64) --- 48 Nov. 17 (61) 59 Nov. 24 (65) (60) 52 Dec. 1 (56) (44) 50 Dec. 8 (36) (45) 24 Dec. 15 (37) (45) 17 25 Dec. 22 (34) (34) 27 Dec. 29 (33) (32) 25 32 Jan. 5 (26) (28) 10 16 Jan. 12 25 (27) 18 17 Jan. 19 (43) (29) 37 38 Jan. 26 (40) (30) 33 35 Feb. 2 (39) (34) 35 40 Feb. 9 (33) --- 32 37 Feb. 16 (28) (30) 32 29 Feb. 23 25 (27) 30 23 March 2 25 (27) 28 26 March 9 (28) (35) 35 36
Here's how the other Big 12 teams stack up in the current rankings:
Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 117 92 Colorado --- --- 123 113 Iowa St. --- --- 142 128 Kansas 3 3 5 3 Kansas St. --- --- 62 74 Missouri --- --- 70 50 Nebraska --- --- 52 37 Oklahoma --- --- 57 52 Texas --- --- 104 110 Texas A&M --- --- 196 234 Texas Tech --- --- 105 101 Big 12* 7 6 * - Ranked among the nation's 31 conferences.
Current Big 12 Standings
through March 8
Big 12 All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Kansas 15 1 .933 33 3 .917
OSU 11 5 .688 21 6 .778
Oklahoma 11 5 .688 22 10 .608
Nebraska 10 6 .625 20 11 .645
Missouri 8 8 .500 17 14 .548
Baylor 8 8 .500 14 14 .500
Kansas St. 7 9 .438 17 11 .607
Colorado 7 9 .438 13 14 .481
Texas Tech 7 9 .438 13 14 .481
Texas 6 10 .375 14 17 .452
Iowa State 5 11 .313 12 18 .400
Texas A&M 1 15 .063 7 20 .259
Big 12 Tournament
March 5 (First Round)
#8 Kansas State 75, #9 Colorado 61
#5 Baylor 66, #12 Texas A&M 63
#10 Texas 86, #7 Texas Tech 83
#6 Missouri 74, #11 Iowa State 55
March 6 (Quarterfinals)
#1 Kansas 68, Kansas State 61
#4 Nebraska 65, Baylor 46
Texas 65, #2 OSU 64
#3 Oklahoma, Missouri 53
March 7 (Semifinals)
Kansas 91, Nebraska 59
Oklahoma 68, Texas 55
March 8 (Championship)
Kansas 72, Oklahoma 58
NCAA Tournament
(Big 12 teams)
Thursday, March 12
East: #10 Oklahoma vs. #7 Indiana
West: #11 Nebraska vs. #6 Arkansas
Friday, March 13
Midwest: #1 Kansas vs. #16 Prairie View
South: #8 OSU vs. #9 Geo. Washington
OSU Honors & Awards
Doug Gottlieb
Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (AP)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (AP)
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
Desmond Mason
Third-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (AP)
Big 12 All-Improved Team
Adrian Peterson
Second-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches)
USBWA All-District
Big 12 All-Underrated Team
Brett Robisch
Second-Team All-Big 12 (AP, Coaches)
Big 12 All-Improved Team
Eddie Sutton
Big 12 Coach of the Year (AP, Coaches)
Individual Records
Career Scoring
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 2,379
9. Bob Mattick, 1952-3-4 1,378
10. Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 1,320
11. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8 1,228
Career Field Goal Percentage
1. Bryant Reeves, 1992-3-4-5 58.5
9. Matt Clark, 1979-81-2-3 52.5
10. Brett Robisch, 1997-8 50.5
11. Bob Mattick, 1952-3-4 50.3
Career Three-Pointers Made
1. Randy Rutherford, 1993-4-5 279
2. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 170
3. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8 143
6. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 102
7. Chad Alexander, 1995-6-7-8 96
Career Three-Point Percentage
1. Sean Sutton, 1991-2 44.5
7. Marlon Dorsey, 1996-7 39.3
8. Chad Alexander, 1995-6-7-8 38.2
9. John Starks, 1988 38.0
10. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8 37.4
Career Double-Doubles
(Points-Rebounds Only)
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 51
4. Joe Atkinson & Don Youman 18
6. Richard Dumas, 1988-9-90 10
Brett Robisch, 1997-8 10
9. Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 7
Desmond Mason, 1997-8 7
Season Assists
1. Andre Owens, 1995 256
2. Matt Clark, 1983 201
3. Brooks Thompson, 1994 195
4. Doug Gottlieb, 1998 188
Team Records
Scoring Offense
1. 1988-89 83.5
4. 1990-91 79.7
5. 1997-98 79.3
Turnovers Forced
1. 1988-89 18.3
2. 1990-91 17.5
3. 1997-98 17.5
Turnovers Committed
1. 1979-80 13.3
2. 1997-98 14.0
3. 1983-84 14.1
Turnover Margin
1. 1997-98 3.6
2. 1990-91 3.1
Eddie Sutton Teams in the NCAA Tournament
Creighton
(1970-74)
1974 Texas W 77-61
Kansas L 54-55
Louisville W 80-71
Arkansas
(1975-85)
1977 Wake Forest L 80-86
1978 Weber State W 73-52
UCLA W 74-70
CS-Fullerton W 61-58
Kentucky L 59-64
Notre Dame W 71-69
1979 Weber State W 74-63
Louisville W 73-62
Indiana State L 71-73
1980 Kansas State L 53-71
1981 Mercer W 73-67
Louisville W 74-73
LSU L 56-72
1982 Kansas State L 64-65
1983 Purdue W 78-68
Louisville L 63-65
1984 Virginia (ot) L 51-53
1985 Iowa W 63-54
St. John's L 65-68
Kentucky
(1986-89)
1986 Davidson W 75-55
Western Ky. W 71-64
Alabama W 68-63
LSU L 57-59
1987 Ohio State L 77-91
1988 Southern-B.R. W 99-84
Maryland W 90-81
Villanova L 74-80
Oklahoma State
(1991-present)
1991 New Mexico W 67-54
N.C. State W 73-64
Temple (ot) L 63-72
1992 Ga. Southern W 100-73
Tulane W 87-71
Michigan L 72-75
1993 Marquette W 74-62
Louisville L 63-78
1994 New Mexico St. W 65-55
Tulsa L 80-82
1995 Drexel W 73-49
Alabama W 66-52
Wake Forest W 71-66
Massachusetts W 68-54
UCLA L 61-74
