Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State to Honor Eddie Sutton
February 16, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
The halftime festivities will feature a video tribute to Sutton's historic OSU career. Several former players are expected to join Sutton and his wife, Patsy, for the celebration.
Sutton returned to his alma mater in 1990 to take the reins of a program that had only advanced to the NCAA Tournament one time in the prior 25 seasons. Sutton, who played guard at Oklahoma State under the legendary Henry Iba, quickly restored pride in the tradition-rich program as he guided OSU to the Sweet 16 in his first two seasons.
In all, Sutton coached 16 seasons at OSU and guided the Cowboys to 13 NCAA Tournaments. Prior to returning to Stillwater, Sutton coached Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, and became the first coach in NCAA history to led four different schools to the Big Dance. His 798 career victories rank fifth all-time in Division I history.
At halftime of the Cowboys game against Missouri on Saturday, OSU will honor the 2006 NCAA Champion golf team as well as the 2006 Independence Bowl champions.
