Oklahoma State University Athletics
Voices Of The Program
January 06, 2015 | Cowgirl Basketball
The 2014-15 basketball season is one of significance for the voices of Cowgirl Basketball, Kevin Gum and Casey Kendrick. For Gum, it is his 25th season calling the action, while Kendrick is now in his 20th season sitting courtside. To commemorate the duo's landmark season, Gum and Kendrick are counting down their top 25 and top 20 moments, respectively, with the program. Last week, the duo gave us Nos. 15-11 and this week they share Nos. 10-6.
Kevin
10) OSU-75, James Madison-68—March 31, 2012: This is the stuff movies are made of. Could the Cowgirls, after all this team has been through, really make a six-game run through the WNIT and put a bow on the nightmare that had been? Yes! In front of more than 6,000 fans on their feet, the Cowgirls would knock off James Madison to claim the WNIT Championship. The tears would again flow, this time with some happiness as Shelley Budke would cut down the net and point to the sky with a lot of emotion to honor her late husband.
Casey
10) Meeting Tony Dorsett—Another personal favorite. As a dyed-in-the-wool Dallas Cowboy fan since I was able to talk, it just makes sense that getting to sit and have a one-on-one conversation with Tony Dorsett was a great deal of fun. His daughter was a member of the Cowgirl program and Tony came to several of the games as well as the banquet and was as pleasant as you would hope as a fan!
Kevin
9) OSU-0, Grambling-0—Cancelled—Nov 18, 2011: The game that never happened. The Grambling team had already arrived in Stillwater when they learned the news of the OSU plane crash. Instead of points, there were flowers, lots of flowers, laid in Gallagher-Iba Arena by the Lady Tigers players and coaches.
Casey
9) OSU-70, Oklahoma-56—March 2, 1999: Megan Gregg guaranteed a win over Oklahoma. Coaches don't like it when you give the other team bulletin board material and Megan did just that, guaranteeing a win in the Big 12 Tournament over OU. If you proclaim it, you better back it up and that's exactly what Megan and her teammates did with a double-digit win over the Sooners.
Kevin
8) OSU-96, Rice-60—Nov. 13, 2011: The final game of head coach Kurt Budke's career. Little did any of us realize it at the time. Kurt had so much enthusiasm and hope for the chemistry and talent of this team. They wouldn't disappoint him as the season played out without him.
Casey
8) OSU-77, Texas A&M-70—Dec. 9, 1995: My first trip. This is truly a personal moment, but one of my favorite moments is the first broadcast for OSU. It came on a road trip to College Station, Texas. While it was my first trip Dick Halterman, Jack Easley and Kevin Gum made me feel like I had been there for 20 years already. And from that first trip I was hooked.
Kevin
7) OSU-70, Nebraska-57—Feb 10, 1995: This one goes down as the funniest moment ever. Casey and I have had our share of 'on-air' laughs over the years, but this one couldn't be topped … no pun intended. In a televised game in Lincoln, during a commercial break a cheerleader's top flew open when she was hoisted high on the court. When we came back from a commercial, Casey said, “Today's game can be seen on the boob tube.” He and I could not regain ourselves the rest of the game. I knew if we didn't get fired that day that we probably never would.
Casey
7) OSU-70, Chattanooga-63—March 20, 2010: The Cowgirls had to take on the Lady Mocs in the first round of NCAA Tournament without the services of Andrea Riley due to an NCAA suspension. Chattanooga had OSU on the ropes, leading by as many as 19, and it looked like the run might be over, but OSU put on a full court press led by Ally Clardy and the comeback was on making it one of the greatest in-game turnarounds ever!
Kevin
6) OSU-66, Bowling Green-70—March 18, 2007: After a 10-year absence, the Cowgirls were back in the Big Dance! The Cowgirls would dance in five of the next eight NCAA Tournaments.
Casey
6) 2014 NCAA Sweet 16 appearance—You can never go to the Sweet 16 enough. Oklahoma State's run last season to the Sweet 16 was extremely special. May we never take these moments for granted! It was the first trip to the Sweet 16 with Coach Littell at the helm. It's hard to rank memories and this one could have easily been Top 5 for me. As I stated earlier in this piece, the ride to the Sweet 16 trumps the actual Sweet 16 games. If you are enjoying the ride these games are incredible experiences. Until I experience an Elite Eight or Final Four this is the top of that ride for me!
