Oklahoma State University Athletics
25 Years Behind The Mic
December 08, 2014 | Cowgirl Basketball
The 2014-15 basketball season is a milestone campaign for Oklahoma State women's basketball play-by-play man Kevin Gum. In his 25th season as the voice of the Cowgirls, Gum came on board for the 1990-91 campaign, which resulted in a school-record 27 wins and the school's first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. He has called two Sweet 16s since and countless achievements in between. Over the next five weeks, we will unveil Gum's top 25 memories during his time behind the mic.
25) All grouped into one … The countless games over the past years that I've been lucky enough to have my two boys, Landry & Trevor, with me whether in Gallagher or somewhere on the road. They've both grown up living the life of Cowgirl basketball. Thanks to great coaching staffs who have always included the Gum boys we've been to places together such as Vermont, Colorado, North Carolina, Duke, Dallas, Wyoming, Kansas City and many of the Big 12 venues. For 25 years, I've had the best seat in the house and I'm the luckiest guy alive to have had the boys with me for 15 of those. Working with guys like Casey Kendrick, Ryan Cameron, Mike Noteware, Dick Halterman, Julie Goodenough, Kurt Budke, Jim Littell, Bill Annan, Jack Easley … the list goes on and on. What a ride this has been folks!!!
24) OSU-73, OU-57—Feb 16, 2014: Three in a row! Jim Littell continues to build a home court that is tough for anyone to win on as the Cowgirls defeated Oklahoma in Stillwater for the third consecutive season.
23) Duke-77, OSU-68—Nov 14, 2008: Was I really calling a game in historic Cameron Indoor Arena?!?! The Cowgirls didn't win, but gave the highly-ranked Blue Devils a scare in a venue in which they never lose.
22) OSU-69, Texas-66—Feb 25, 1998: After being humiliated by the big-time Longhorns for so many years, the Cowgirls completed the season sweep of Hall of Fame Coach Jody Conradt.
21) OSU-82, Texas-61—Jan 3, 1998: For nine years, I literally thought Oklahoma State women's basketball would NEVER beat Texas. With the high flying Jennifer Crow leading the Cowgirls, OSU opened conference play with a stunner.
