1939 Cowboy Basketball Schedule - Oklahoma State University Athletics

First season of Gallagher Hall.

The original structure, called the 4-H Club and Student Activity Building when it was built in 1938 at a cost of $1.5 million, and was dubbed the "Madison Square Garden of the Plains," standing as one of the premier sporting venues in the region. The arena was unveiled in grand fashion, as national basketball powers Oklahoma State and Kansas opened the facility on December 9, 1938, in a game that matched coaching legends Mr. Henry Iba and Phog Allen.

Before moving into Gallagher Hall, the Oklahoma A&M Aggies played in the original Armory (where the Business Administration building now stands) from 1907 until 1919, when they moved into the new Armory (old gym) which is now the Architecture Building.