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1949–50 season

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1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record12–10 (6–6 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1949–50 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Kansas State 8 – 4   .667 17 – 7   .708
Nebraska 8 – 4   .667 16 – 7   .696
No. 19 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 14 – 11   .560
Colorado 6 – 6   .500 14 – 8   .636
Oklahoma 6 – 6   .500 12 – 10   .545
Missouri 4 – 8   .333 14 – 10   .583
Iowa State 2 – 10   .167 6 – 17   .261
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 12–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record.[2] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his twelfth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
December 3, 1949*
 Texas W 65–48  1–0
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 10, 1949*
 Illinois W 55–47  2–0
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
December 17, 1949*
 at Illinois L 47–57  2–1
 Huff Gym 
Champaign, IL
December 19, 1949*
 at CCNY W 67–63  3–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 27, 1949
 vs. Iowa State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 66–57  4–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 1949
 vs. Kansas State
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		W 55–50  5–1
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
December 30, 1949*
 vs. Missouri
Big Eight Holiday Tournament 		L 42–44  5–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
January 6, 1950
 No. 17 at Kansas L 50–56  5–3
(0–1) 		Hoch Auditorium 
Lawrence, KS
January 9, 1950
 No. 19 No. 16 Missouri W 41–36  6–3
(1–1) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 13, 1950
 No. 19 Kansas State L 42–43 OT 6–4
(1–2) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 18, 1950*
 at Oklahoma A&M
Bedlam Series 		L 37–45  6–5
 Gallagher Hall 
Stillwater, OK
January 21, 1950
 Colorado L 43–46  6–6
(1–3) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
January 30, 1950*
 at Texas W 55–45  7–6
 Gregory Gymnasium 
Austin, TX
February 4, 1950
 at No. 11 Kansas State L 68–91  7–7
(1–4) 		Nichols Hall 
Manhattan, KS
February 6, 1950
 at Iowa State W 63–57  8–7
(1–5) 		Iowa State Armory 
Ames, IA
February 13, 1950
 Nebraska L 55–57  8–8
(2–5) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 20, 1950
 Iowa State W 76–48  9–8
(3–5) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
February 25, 1950
 at Missouri W 45–40 OT 10–8
(4–5) 		Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
March 1, 1950*
 Oklahoma A&M
Bedlam Series 		L 37–48  10–9
 McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
March 4, 1950
 at No. 16 Nebraska W 64–48  11–9
(5–5) 		Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
March 6, 1950
 at Colorado L 49–58  11–10
(5–6) 		Balch Fieldhouse 
Boulder, CO
March 11, 1950
 No. 19 Kansas W 52–49 OT 12–10
(6–6) 		McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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1950–51 season

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1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record14–10 (6–6 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas State 11 – 1   .917 25 – 4   .862
Kansas 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Missouri 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
Oklahoma 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Nebraska 4 – 8   .333 9 – 14   .391
Iowa State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 12   .429
Colorado 2 – 10   .167 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll[5]

The 1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 14–10 overall record, and finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 6–6 conference record.[6] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his thirteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1951–52 season

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1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–17 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1951–52 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kansas 11 – 1   .917 28 – 3   .903
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 19 – 5   .792
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Iowa State 4 – 8   .333 10 – 11   .476
Colorado 4 – 8   .333 8 – 16   .333
Oklahoma 4 – 8   .333 7 – 17   .292
Nebraska 3 – 9   .250 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll[9]

The 1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 7–17 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record.[10] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fourteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1952–53 season

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1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–13 (5–7 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1952–53 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 10 – 2   .833 19 – 6   .760
No. 12 Kansas State 9 – 3   .750 17 – 4   .810
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 11 – 9   .550
Iowa State 5 – 7   .417 10 – 11   .476
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 8 – 13   .381
Nebraska 4 – 8   .333 9 – 11   .450
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 10 – 11   .476
Rankings from AP Poll[13]

The 1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Seven Conference with a 5–7 conference record.[14] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his fifteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1953–54 season

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1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–13 (4–8 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1953–54 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Kansas 10 – 2   .833 16 – 5   .762
Colorado 10 – 2   .833 11 – 11   .500
Missouri 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Kansas State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 8 – 13   .381
Oklahoma 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
Iowa State 2 – 10   .167 6 – 15   .286
Rankings from AP Poll[17]

The 1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–13 overall record, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Seven Conference with a 4–8 conference record.[18] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1954–55 season

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1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–18 (1–11 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1954–55 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Colorado 11 – 1   .917 19 – 6   .760
Missouri 9 – 3   .750 16 – 5   .762
Kansas State 6 – 6   .500 11 – 10   .524
Nebraska 6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429
Kansas 5 – 7   .417 11 – 10   .524
Iowa State 4 – 8   .333 11 – 10   .524
Oklahoma 1 – 11   .083 3 – 18   .143
Rankings from AP Poll[21]

The 1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 3–18 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record.[22] They were coached by Bruce Drake in his sixteenth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1955–56 season

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1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–19 (1–11 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1955–56 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 9 – 3   .750 17 – 8   .680
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Missouri 8 – 4   .667 15 – 7   .682
Colorado 7 – 5   .583 11 – 10   .524
Kansas 6 – 6   .500 14 – 9   .609
Nebraska 3 – 9   .250 7 – 16   .304
Oklahoma 1 – 11   .083 4 – 19   .174
Rankings from AP Poll[25]

The 1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 4–19 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 1–11 conference record.[26] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1956–57 season

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1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record8–15 (3–9 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1956–57 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas 11 – 1   .917 24 – 3   .889
Kansas State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Iowa State 6 – 6   .500 16 – 7   .696
Colorado 5 – 7   .417 14 – 9   .609
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 11 – 12   .478
Missouri 4 – 8   .333 10 – 13   .435
Oklahoma 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
Rankings from AP Poll[29]

The 1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Seven Conference. The Sooners finished the season with an 8–15 overall record, and finished last in the Big Seven Conference with a 3–9 conference record.[30] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his second season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1957–58 season

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1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record13–10 (5–7 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1957–58 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas State 10 – 2   .833 22 – 5   .815
No. 7 Kansas 8 – 4   .667 18 – 5   .783
Iowa State 8 – 4   .667 15 – 8   .652
Oklahoma 5 – 7   .417 13 – 10   .565
Nebraska 5 – 7   .417 10 – 13   .435
Missouri 3 – 9   .250 9 – 13   .409
Colorado 3 – 9   .250 8 – 15   .348
No. 19 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 21 – 8   .724
Rankings from AP Poll[33]

The 1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 13–10 overall record, and finished tied for fourth in the Big Eight Conference with a 5–7 conference record.[34] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his third season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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1958–59 season

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1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record15–10 (9–5 Big Seven)
Head coach
Home arenaMcCasland Field House
Seasons
1958–59 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas State 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 2   .926
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Colorado 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Kansas 8 – 6   .571 11 – 14   .440
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Iowa State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Missouri 3 – 11   .214 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll[37]

The 1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season college basketball season as a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners finished the season with a 15–10 overall record, and finished second in the Big Eight Conference with a 9–5 conference record.[38] They were coached by Doyle Parrack in his fourth season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

Schedule

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1949-50 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1949–50 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "1949-50 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  6. ^ "1950–51 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "1950-51 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "1951-52 Big Seven Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "1951–52 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "1951-52 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  13. ^ sports-reference.com 1952-53 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  14. ^ "1952–53 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "1952-53 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  17. ^ sports-reference.com 1953-54 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  18. ^ "1953–54 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "1953-54 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  21. ^ sports-reference.com 1954-55 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  22. ^ "1954–55 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "1954-55 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  24. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  25. ^ sports-reference.com 1955-56 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
  26. ^ "1955–56 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  27. ^ "1955-56 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  28. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  29. ^ "1956–57 Big Seven Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  30. ^ "1956–57 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  31. ^ "1956-57 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  32. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  33. ^ sports-reference.com 1957-58 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  34. ^ "1957–58 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  35. ^ "1957-58 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  36. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  37. ^ sports-reference.com 1958-59 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  38. ^ "1958–59 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  39. ^ "1958-59 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  40. ^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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