Oklahoma State University Athletics
2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Central
March 23, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
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The Oklahoma State men's basketball team is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005.
The 65-team field was announced Sunday by the NCAA with the Cowboys earning an eight seed in the East Region. OSU will head to Dayton, Ohio, to face ninth seed Tennessee in the first round on Friday. Tip time will be announced late Sunday evening by CBS. The winner of the Oklahoma State-Tennessee game will face the winner of top seed Pittsburgh and No. 16 seed East Tennessee State on Sunday.
“I know it means a lot to these seniors,” said Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford. “I am very proud for these guys to hear their names called. The first game is always the toughest game to get through. Our guys have never experienced this while Tennessee's players have been through it the last couple of years.”
The Volunteers will be familiar to at least two members of the OSU traveling party. OSU assistant coach Chris Ferguson was on the Tennessee staff from 1997 through 2005. OSU team doctor Val Gene Ivan spent 13 years as the head team physician for the men's athletic department at Tennessee.
Oklahoma State is 22-11 after reaching the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cowboys have won eight of their last 10 games.
The Cowboys rank No. 26 all-time in tournament appearances with the 2009 season making it 23 times in the NCAA bracket. Oklahoma State has 37 tournament wins to rank No. 19 nationally. The Cowboys have been in the last 16 of the field 14 times, among the last eight 11 times and OSU has advanced to six Final Fours.
Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford joins legendary OSU boss Eddie Sutton as the only Cowboy head coaches to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in their first seasons in Stillwater.
Ford will be taking a second school to the NCAA Tournament. He led Eastern Kentucky into the bracket in 2005.
Dayton, Ohio - March 20 & 22, 2009
University of Dayton Arena
Hosted by the University of Dayton
EAST REGIONAL, FIRST ROUND
Friday, March 20
1 Pittsburgh (28-4) vs. 16 East Tennessee State (23-10)
8 Oklahoma State (22-11) vs. 9 Tennessee (21-12)
EAST REGIONAL, SECOND ROUND
Sunday, March 22
8 Oklahoma State (23-11) vs. 1 Pittsburgh
| | | | Friday, March 20 - CBS-TV 9 Tennessee Volunteers (SEC At-Large) | | | 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 At-Large) | | | | Pittsburgh 72, East Tenn. State 62 | | Friday, March 20 - CBS-TV 16 East Tenn. State (Atlantic Sun Champs) | | | 1 Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East At-Large) | | | | |
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Sunday, March 22 - CBS-TV
8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 At-Large)
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1 Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East At-Large)
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| 1945 National Champions (27-4) Western Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Utah: 62-37 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri Arkansas: 68-41 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri New York: 49-45 W - New York, New York | |
| 1946 National Champions (31-2) Western Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Baylor: 44-29 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri California: 52-35 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri North Carolina: 43-40 W - New York, New York | |
| 1949 National Runner-up (23-5) Western Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Wyoming: 40-39 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri Oregon State: 55-30 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri Kentucky: 36-46 (L) - Seattle, Washington | |
| 1951 National Fourth Place (29-6) Western Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Montana State: 50-46 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri Washington: 61-57 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri Kansas State: 44-68 (L) - Kansas City, Missouri Illinois: 46-61 (L) - Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 1953 Regional Finals (23-7) West Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Texas Christian: 71-54 (W) - Manhattan, Kansas Kansas: 55-61 (L) - Manhattan, Kansas | |
| 1954 Regional Finals (24-5) West Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Rice: 51-45 (W) - Stillwater, Oklahoma Bradley: 57-71 (L) - Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| 1958 Regional Finals (21-8) Midwest Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Loyola Marymount: 59-42 (W) - Stillwater, Oklahoma Arkansas: 65-40 (W) - Lawrence, Kansas Kansas State: 57-69 (L) - Lawrence, Kansas | |
| 1965 Regional Finals (20-7) Midwest Region | |
| Head Coach: Mr. Henry Iba Houston: 75-60 (W) - Manhattan, Kansas Wichita State: 46-54 (L) - Manhattan, Kansas | |
| 1983 First Round (24-7) 5-Seed, West Region | |
| Head Coach: Paul Hansen #12 Princeton: 53-56 (L) - Corvallis, Oregon | |
| 1991 Regional Semifinals (24-8) 3-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #14 New Mexico: 67-54 (W) - College Park, Maryland #6 North Carolina State: 73-64 (W) - College Park, Maryland #10 Temple: 63-72 (L-OT) - East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
| 1992 Regional Semifinals (28-8) 2-Seed, Southeast Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #15 Georgia Southern: 100-73 (W) - Atlanta, Georgia #10 Tulane: 87-71 (W) - Atlanta, Georgia #6 Michigan: 72-75 (L) - Lexington, Kentucky | |
| 1993 Second Round (20-9) 5-Seed, Midwest Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #12 Marquette: 74-62 (W) - Indianapolis, Indiana #4 Louisville: 63-78 (L) - Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| 1994 Second Round (24-10) 4-Seed, Midwest Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #13 New Mexico State: 65-55 (W) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #12 Tulsa: 80-82 (L) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| 1995 National Semifinals (27-10) 4-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #13 Drexel: 73-49 (W) - Baltimore, Maryland #5 Alabama: 66-52 (W) - Baltimore, Maryland #1 Wake Forest: 71-66 (W) - East Rutherford, New Jersey #2 Massachusetts: 68-54 (W) - East Rutherford, New Jersey #1 UCLA: 61-74 (L) - Seattle Washington | |
| 1998 Second Round (22-7) 8-Seed, South Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #9 Washington: 74-59 (W) - Lexington, Kentucky #1 Duke: 73-79 (L) - Lexington, Kentucky | |
| 1999 Second Round (23-11) 9-Seed, South Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #8 Syracuse: 69-61 (W) - Indianapolis, Indiana #1 Auburn: 74-81 (L) - Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| 2000 Regional Finals (27-7) 3-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #14 Hofstra: 86-66 (W) - Buffalo, New York #11 Pepperdine: 75-67 (W) - Buffalo, New York #10 Seton Hall: 68-66 (W) - Syracuse, New York #5 Florida: 65-77 (L) - Syracuse, New York | |
| 2001 First Round (20-10) 11-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #6 Southern Cal: 54-69 (L) - Long Island, New York | |
| 2002 First Round (23-9) 7-Seed, South Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #10 Kent State: 61-69 (L) - Greenville, South Carolina | |
| 2003 Second Round (22-10) 6-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #11 Penn: 77-63 (W) - Boston, Massachusetts #3 Syracuse: 56-68 (L) - Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2004 National Semifinals (31-4) 2-Seed, East Rutherford Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #15 Eastern Washington: 75-56 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri #7 Memphis: 70-53 (W) - Kansas City, Missouri #3 Pittsburgh: 63-51 (W) - East Rutherford, New Jersey #1 St. Joseph's: 64-62 (W) - East Rutherford, New Jersey #3 Georgia Tech: 65-67 (L) - San Antonio, Texas | |
| 2005 Regional Semifinal (26-7) 2-Seed, Chicago Region | |
| Head Coach: Eddie Sutton #15 Southeastern Louisiana: 63-50 (W) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #7 Southern Illinois: 85-77 (W) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #3 Arizona: 78-79 (L) - Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2009 Men's Basketball Championship (23-12) 8-Seed, East Region | |
| Head Coach: Travis Ford #9 Tennessee: 77-75 (W) - Dayton, Ohio #1 Pittsburgh: 76-84 (L) - Dayton, Ohio |
